Austere

001

Raemi's POV

I'd noticed, my vision became a bit blurry as I was walking home on the school's street with an earphone plugged into my ears. Taylor Swift 'Back To December' was on loop, and somehow, I feel slightly dizzy and cold, especially when the night breezes brushed against my bare skins.

Sigh.

This can only mean one thing...

I decided to check whether I still had a fever or not, so I placed a hand over my forehead, and it do feels feverish, making my eyes slightly rounded as I choked up at my own saliva and coughed.

I groaned.

"I hate you, fever," I sighed for the umpteenth times today.

It'd been four days since I had a feverish cold, and it's getting worse. I thought my temperature would go back to normal after had rested for straight three days at home, which had cause me to be absent, but apparently, I was wrong. Besides, I was too weak to walk to school, even to the nearby bus stand, and none of my family members were available at the moment to send me to school nor hospital either, and, for some reason, things didn't work out well for me, as every time I decide to ride on a bus, it would always be crowded. I cannot be in a crowded places because I had a trauma of being at crowded places, which could cause me an asthma attack.

I stopped at my pace, and turn left as I started to wave my hand as a signal to halt for a taxi.

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As I was about to hop in, I could feel a presence on my back, and out of blue, someone headlock me from behind, making me flabbergasted and coughed as I'm hitting that person's forearm to let go of me.

"Get in, crybaby,"

Raeni insisted as she shoved me inside harshly, making me grimaced in pain, and slides backward for her to sit, as I looked at her who was closing the door.

"Is everything alright, students?"

The taxi driver asked, as I made an unexpected eye contact with him through the rear view mirror, and before I could turn to look at Raeni, I slightly winced because of the short head ache.

"Yes,"

"To The Bang Tan Market please,"

She continued as he nodded and started to drive the car once again, making me snorted and grabbed her wrist as I look at her, didn't realised I grabbed her real tight.

"Go, get off this car,"

"I forgot my wallet,"

"I don't care. I'm tired,"

"I want to go home," I continued.

"NO!"

She disagreed, as she broke free from my grip, and later, had her arms folded over her chest, as she looked out of the windows. I death glare at her.

Stubborn pig.

I let out a defeat sigh, and as I was about to turn to look up ahead, but got stopped, as my eyes slightly widened at her reddened wrist.

"Give me your wrist,"

"What, so you can hurt me again? You're not even apologise to me so how can you expect me to put a trust on you?"

Pfft.

As if you had ever put a trust on me.

"Fine,"

"I'm sorry about your wrist. Better?"

"I can't hear you ~," She chimed, making me slightly snorted as I felt like pouncing on her.