The Periodic Table Of Unfortunate Events (#1 Of The Chemistry Series)

Helium

Edited

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Helium is a chemical element that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, nontoxic, inert, monatomic gas.

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After seeing her collapse right in front of him, he completely forgot about the dying man and turned his attention to her.

"What happened?" He asked the paramedic, kneeling beside her.

"She fainted," The paramedic glanced at the device he placed on her finger. "117, 47"

No shit, he thought as he watched them wheel her inside the ambulance while preparing an oxygen mask.

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He went back to check on the revived man first before going to her. Her room was on the next floor. When he reached the room, her door was slightly ajar. He heard voices coming from inside the room.

"How can you be so careless?" He leaned by the wall to hear the conversation.

"I'm fine, J," she answered in tired voice.

"Fine?"

"J, I'm fine. You don't have to call mama."

"Of course, I won't call mama. She would probably demand you to grab the next flight back home if she heard of this."

She gave her brother a glare. She was finally regretting having arranged her brother to work with her here and adding him to her emergency contacts.

"A guy could have died if I didn't intervene," she said, exasperated.

"And you could have died."

She shut up when she heard his brother's voice lower when he said those words. Hayden stood stiff when he heard the guy named J said those words. How could she have died? he wondered.

"Ever since you left home, you have been pushing yourself. You barely eat on time. You can't even sleep for six hours straight!" He reprimanded her. "Just for what? The promotion? The money?"

"Stop it, CJ," she whispered.

"No," he firmly said to her. "You had an attack an hour ago. This will just continue."

"J, if I don't work those overtimes, how will you and Adrian pay your college fees?" She made her point. "How can mama and papa have their dream house and farm? You couldn't graduate as an engineer and Adrian won't be the lieutenant he's always dreamed of being."

"Yes. But we graduated and it's time for you to stop," he moved his arms around helplessly, "How old are you? Twenty-seven, probably a virgin and a NBSB."

"Hey!"

"All I'm saying is that, me and Adrian have graduated already. Mama and papa had their dream house and farm."

"What do you mean?"

"It's about time you give mama and papa grandchildren. Adrian's engaged, I'm happy with Claire," She could see her brother's eyes light up when he uttered his girlfriend's name. Her brother sat beside her, "Don't you think about your love life at all?"

"Well...actually," She scratched her forehead. "Mama and papa are pressuring Adrian for grandchildren, for you to get married, and for me to find a boyfriend."

"Precisely!" Her brother exclaimed, not seeing anything wrong with this.

Hayden decided to make himself known now. He watched her sit up and the guy- presumably her brother- helped her.