The Geranji Ships

Yuanace #5: When your no longer good enough

The unfamiliar feeling of a cold skin rested on her wrist.

The scribbling of pen on paper screeched into her ear.

The bitter taste of ibuprofen lied at the back of her throat.

The lingering odor of plastic gloves and sanitized sheets tickled her nostrils.

Graceful's eyes widened in realization of where she was.

A nurse in pearl white gown had attended to her and had just left when Graceful came back conscious.

She looked around her to be more familiar with her surroundings. The last of her vision before she blacked out was of Xen reaching out to her.

He saw me in pain.. he cared.

When the nurse came back, Graceful, with hopeful eyes, asked the nurse, "May I know who and where the person who brought me here is?"

She gave her a puzzled look before checking her records. She looked back up at her and informed, "Yuan Xen".

Graceful's eyes lighted up, partially already knowing it was him, partially happy that it was him.

She was about to rush out the room, hopes of not keeping him waiting to long. Only The Lord knows how long she had really became unconscious because of her claustrophobia.

However, the nurse stopped her by a mere 3 words,
"He's not here."

Graceful stopped her footing and pivoted, pretending to act normal or to know it was true. However, nothing can stop the little sadness that enveloped her heart.

She continued, adding salt to her wounds, "He just brought you here with the principal and Tequila. And then he left."

I see. It was public duty.
I was public duty.

Graceful hoped she looked natural when she murmured, "Oh.. well after all there is class now. He should be busy. I wouldn't want him waiting anyway."

Even though the nurse could tell Graceful didn't mean what she told, she gave her a wry smile before telling her she can rest all she wants and attend her classes whenever she feels better.

Graceful smiled at her and thanked before the nurse made her way out.

Once the door clicked, Graceful sniffled a tear. The events of today could not get more worse.

Nothing could have pained her naive heart more than seeing her childhood crush since 9 with a woman so vile and promiscuous.

After the incident, he had helped her feel better of herself. Help her on her feet.

But maybe he forgot her. After he moved away to another town.

But seeing him again in Geranji, she thought he was back.. Karma brought them together. Little did she knew about his affair with Tequila. He didn't even recognize her.. her face or name when they met.

A male so beautiful it would keep any prince to shame. Gone were the nerd glasses and gone were those loving innocent black eyes she last saw 10 years ago. But the face and his lips.. they were the same.

Graceful's father started hollering from his bright blue Honda and gesturing Xen by waving his arms out of the car window like a cheerleader.

Graceful was still shocked beyond belief and had her mouth agape, shaped into an 'O'.

His eyebrows were twitched in confusion and then when her dad continued hollering his name non stop he realized it was one of the typical 'come-over-here-if-not-i-wont-stop' dad and lightly jogged over.