Keep Quiet

Chapter 7

~Chapter 7: I NEVER Meant to Hurt You~

*SaraBeth's POV*

So I just sang and he listened even if I much perfered his voice to mine. He didn't even notcie when I basically confessed the crus-NO! Not a crush >.<. Feelings of like is not why my heart is beating so fast. I'm just nervous. How do I solve this? Think of other things, I tell myself, ask him something.

"So Marni is your sister?"No! Not that! Why did that come out? I automatically knew it was wrong of me from the powerful "get away" aura emanating from Aiden. He just found out something shocking! How insensitive can I be?

"Whatever, I don't care."He says and gets up. Unsettled, I mirror his stiff movement.

"Wait, where are you going?!"

"Home!"

I want to apologize but soon he's out of sight as I see him walking from the school grounds and disapearing from behind a tree. My throat catches. What have I done? Uncertain, I run after him, even when it starts to shower water droplets.

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He's faster than me and taller with longer legs. It's a fact that infuriates me. I need to catch up but its also beginning to pour heavily. My clothes are getting drenched and I'm freezing but I think Aiden has it much worse because he's in shorts and looked in pain as he hurried away.

Breathing heavily, I keep him in my sights as I switch from jogging to full out running. Honestly, how can it rain this much? It's California. I suppose it's because I made Aiden sad. I used to believe rain was God's tears for the human race's mistakes and he was trying to wash away those mistakes. But he would give up sooner or later because of our free will we could never truly be washed of sin. It had always been such a silly thought that I had back then, with him.

Suddenly, Aiden's figure stops infront of a large house with the main color of green. It's a normal and average house. Ouside is an average loooking vechicle and a soggy lawn. The rain is slowly letting up but I still feel strangely fatigued and cold. Aiden looks uncertain and just stares. I briefly consider what's wrong with him but I race up to him.

"Ai-,"I suck in a deep breath,"den." I slowly let it out as he turns to glare at me.

"What are you going here?"He asks angered. I cough briefly.

"I came to apologize. I did something insensitive. I'm really sorry, Mr. Blu- Aiden,"I mentally make a note of never giving mental nicknames ever again as I hear my stupidity.

He ignores my screw up, or I hope he does.

"You need to leave!"He says. I cough violently and breath in and out as he continues to glare at me.

"You have,"I cough,"to accept..."

"Accept what? I don't have do anything!"

"Please, accept my apo-,"I break out in a coughing frenzy and afterwards I breath slowly in and out possibly searching for zen,"Accept my apologize. Please."

My vision blurs for a moment and I realize that I forgot my inhailer at school. Not only was I dyslexic but I also had asthma and there was no doubt that with all this rain and running was bad without it. Curse my stupidity! I close my eyes and shake my head to get rid of my fuzzy vision.

"Fine I accept but you really do need to go,"Aiden says and I detect fear in his voice. Now, I didn't like this tone. I didn't want him afraid.

"O-"I stutter out as I suddenly slide to the ground coughing and choking on air. Panic arises as I expirience hell. An asthma attack is just that. Gasping for breath in order live and expirinceing the hell of slowly losing your mind to the panic and pain. I truly hated this feeling. Sometimes I even wished for death but it was that bliss I never received.

"Wha? Are you alright?"Aiden kneels beside me and I shake my head still gasping for breath that seemed to never come.

"Asthma!"I choke out and look at him from the corner of my eyes to see very concerned blue eyes,"Too cold,"I whisper before blacking out.

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I wake up being carried by Aiden who appeared ghost pale and sweating from pain. I wondered why he was in so much pain. I was leaning against him as he dragged us both up his the stairs to his room. I felt too weak to be much help. My muscles were sore and I felt too cold and wet. Finally we reached to bed were we both collapsed onto. We stayed like that for a couple of minutes before I made to first move and slowly took off my soaking clothes.

He stared at me shocked.

"If you keep wet clothes on the higher percentage of a chance you'll get a fever. We have school tomarrow too. And after school I have an interview about the T.V. show,"I speak with a thick tounge. My throat is sore; slightly scaring me.

I'm down to my underwear and it seems like Aiden won't undress. I cock my head worried as he stands and wraps his arms around himself as if to protect himself.

"Privacy,"He murmurs and I nod turning around. He undresses even more slowly than me and after the sounds of covers lifting, I turn back around to see him already under them. Slowly with full on fatigue, I slump down onto the bed and climb under the covers with him. I spend a blissful evening getting warmed by my...crush, Aiden.

But of course, after peace, there's always war. I just didn't know that yet...

"What the hell am I doing?"Aiden asked himself and I quickly fell asleep, not knowing what to say.