Without You

Chapter 2

Wang Yuan's POV

"Hey! Li Mei!" Was all I heard before I saw Xiao Li get hit in the face with a dodgeball and collapse onto the ground.

"Xiao Li!" The rest of us cry worriedly, hurrying over to her.

Junkai picks her up and we all follow him to the nurse.

"What happened?" Mrs. Yi, the nurse, asks with a concerned look.

Mrs. Yi is a great nurse, she's caring and always makes sure the student is alright before sending them back to class.

"She got hit in the face with a dodgeball during gym!" I blurt out, frantically.

"Ok, ok. Calm down, everyone. Alright. I only need one of you to stay so when she's okay, you can walk her back to class." Mrs. Yi says.

"I'll stay with her." I volunteer.

"Alright, Wang Yuan. The rest of you, please head back to class and tell the teacher that Wang Yuan will stay here with Li Mei until she is okay." Mrs. Yi calmly tells the others.

They nod in agreement and head back to class.

Mrs. Yi gently shakes Xiao Li.

"Li Mei. I'm gonna need you to wake up, sweetie." She says in a soothing voice.

"Mmm... huh...?" Xiao Li opens her eyes.

"Good job, hon. Do you feel any pain anywhere?" Mrs. Yi asks.

"My nose hurts a bit." She answers, putting her fingers on her nose.

"Alright, that's normal. Take this ice pack. Your nose will be sore for awhile but it will get better, alright?" Mrs. Yi says, handing her an ice pack.

"C'mon, Xiao Li. Let's go back to gym." I say.

She nods as she puts the ice pack to her nose.

"Thank you, Mrs. Yi." She says with a small smile.

"Anytime, Li Mei. You be careful now." Mrs. Yi says with a wave.

The others rush over to us as we enter the gym.

"Xiao Li! Please tell me you're alright!" Qin Qin says, worriedly.

"Are you okay?" Qian Xi says, concerned.

"We spoke with Mr. Zhang. That girl's in the office right now." Junkai says.

"Yeah. I'm alright, guys." Xiao Li says.

RING! RING! RING!

~At Lockers~

Li Mei's POV

"Ok, then. I'll see you two at home then." Junkai says as Qian Xi and Qin Qin wave goodbye.

Wang Yuan and I head to the detention room.

"Li Mei? What are you doing here?" Ms. Lu, the detention monitor, asks.

Ms. Lu was nice and I liked her a lot. She's old and kind but if you get on her bad side, you're out of luck.

"Oh uh... I was disrupting class." I answer, taking a seat.

She nods.

"Wang Yuan. Welcome back." Ms. Lu says, glaring at him.

"Hello, Ms. Lu." He says, scratching the back of his neck.

"Take a seat." Ms. Lu says, plainly.

He nods and takes a seat next to me.

Makayla walks in.

"Hi Yuan Yuan! I got detention just for you!" She cheers.