Love In The Ice

#5: Fever

Jaein: Ah chooooo..... ah choooo.... ah chooooo....

Jaein rubbed her nose vigorously after she sneezed a couple of times repeatedly. She placed her palm on her forehead and it felt slightly feverish. She got herself ready and went down to make breakfast as usual. After settling down to finish her breakfast, she took some Panadol and went ahead to school. The girls were only going to school later so she didn't see them at all when she left.

Jaein was sneezing repeatedly when she was on the bus, and even when she was teaching, she was still sneezing. Her last class for the day was with Jaejoong's class. And she was already feeling really sick and giddy through midday. She did not even have an appetite, so she just bought a packet of milk and sat in the campus lawn to enjoy it, hoping the fresh air and greenery will help decrease her giddiness.

Jaejoong was walking alone out of the canteen with a sandwich when he noticed Jaein strolling towards the lawn area and sitting down on the grass with a packet of milk in her hands.

Jaejoong's thoughts: Hmmm.... I wonder where this stupid woman's wandering off to...

Jaejoong followed behind Jaein and sat himself down a couple metres away from her, where she won't notice him.

Jaein sat down and stretched her tired and sore body, tilting her head from side to side. She opened her packet of milk and poked her straw in, and started sucking on it slowly. She took out a book from her bag and started reading it, while plugging in her ipod and slipping her ear phones into her ears. She always had a trashy romance novel and her ipod in her bag, in case she was bored and she could read it while listening to some relaxing music. Not long after, she was humming along to the songs she was listening to.

Jaejoong watched her from not far away and he could hear her humming softly.

Jaejoong (smile crawling across his face as he observed Jaein's non-teacher-like behaviour): *smile* Doesn't she look like a student here instead of a teacher? Sitting on the lawn drinking milk from a carton like a kid... Reading trashy romance novels and humming songs out loud...

He started opening the wrapped up sandwich he had bought.

Suddenly Jaein's humming stopped, Jaejoong looked up from his sandwich. Jaein was shaking her head from side to side again like yesterday. This time she had one of her hand on her temple.

Jaejoong's thoughts: Probably slept too late last night... Feeling tired now aren't you Ms Jun... Shame on you...

He turned back to his sandwich and took a bite from it. Jaein stopped shaking her head and continued drinking her milk. After some time, Jaejoong finished his sandwich, and Jaein, her milk. She gathered her things back into her bag and tried to stand up to dispose of the milk carton before she went for her class. But when she got up, she felt her head feel really heavy, and her world twirling round and round. She shook her head one more time hoping to clear her vision, but it didn't help. She fumbled backwards slightly and collapsed onto the lawn.

Jaejoong saw Jaein getting up, so he got up too to get back to his class. He was walking towards the trashbin when he heard something falling behind him. He turned around and saw Jaein lying on the lawn. He looked around if there was anyone around to help her, but most of the students had already gone back to their classrooms, so there was no one around.

Jaejoong's thoughts: Aigoo~ this woman is really nothing but trouble...

He ran towards Jaein and noticed that her eyes were closed.

Jaejoong (clearing his throat): Er hem....

There was no response from Jaein. Jaejoong kneed down beside her and tapped her on her shoulder.