It All Started With A Bet

A Lot to Handle

"I...I ..I ..." And he fainted on the seat .

Seeing Pat's unconscious body the blood drained out of my face . What to do ? What to do ? I tried sprinkling some water on his face. But it didn't help. Curse TV Shows.

My hands started trembling and I called Tyler.He picked up after 3 rings.

Adabelle: Ty.... I croaked .... Pat fainted. He is not moving. I don't know what to do.

Tyler: Okay Ady.... calm down ..... breathe .... where are you'll?

Adabelle: School parking lot . Please hurry.

Tyler: I will be there soon

Adabelle : I am scared Ty.
I was crying by now.

Tyler: Keep breathing Ady ... I will be there.15 max.... Just breathe okay ?

Adabelle: Yea

True to his word he was there in 12 mins.Tyler parked his car next to us and immediately rushed to the car. He opened Pat's door and carried him to his car . He placed him on the back seat.

We drove to the nearest hospital. On the way I dropped Pat's mom, Kyra and Liya a message. My hands were still trembling and I didn't think I could handle a conversation .

Just when I finished texting Liya my phone switched off. When we reached the hospital Kyra and Liya were already there . They saw me trembling and knew I wouldn't be able to talk much .

Tyler just sat there with me . Holding my hand. Trying to comfort me . Reminding me every once in a while to breathe.

In about 30 mins the nurse came out and said he's conscious and okay . That he fainted due to fatigue and dehydration.

That relieved all of us waiting there. As Kyra went to sign Pat's discharge papers Liya walked to me . I asked her whether she saw Pat after the school and she said no.

" Isn't it his and Jass' second anniversary today?" Liya asked. " Hmmm ... Yeah. Today they complete 2 years since they started dating . I totally forgot " I said.

" Maybe they fought ?" Asked Liya. " Maybe." I said . " Let's spend the evening over at his place . It's already 4.15 so I have missed Ballet." She suggested and I nodded . "Let me just tell Tyler..." she nodded.

I walked up to Tyler. "Thanks for being there today Ty." I said hugging him. " You know that I am there always right." I nodded.

"I am going to Pat's house today. Most probably Kyra will take us in her car. " I said. "Call me if you need me to pick you up in the evening . And chill out, don't drill him too much he's had a rough day." He said. I laughed

Kyra took us home. She liked me and Liya a lot. And loved having us over. We quickly went up to Pat's room . After making ourselves comfortable we got serious.

"What happened after school today Pat?" Liya asked in a low tone allowing Patrick to choose whether he wanted to answer or ignore the question.

"She broke up with me." His voice cracked towards the end. Me and Liya kept quiet. He was trying not to cry but we could see he was struggling.

"After school I went to the back gate. I normally meet Jass there before leaving, as you'll know . I had the evening planned. And I was gonna tell her what time to get ready and what all I had planned." He said. His eyes were swelling up and his voice was hoarse. He kept sniffling in between , the only way he could stop his tears.

"She was standing there , not really there though ,her head was towards the floor. She was nervously fiddling with the strap of her bag . I walked up to her . You know.... when she's sad or not in a mood she does this thing where she looks up, down , right , left , anywhere except the eyes of who she's talking to." His voice was just above a whisper. And we could see he was gonna cry again.

"She didn't even look at me when she told me we're done. She said she can't see it anymore . That love should give you wings and a high. And I am holding her back from a World of possibilities...." He wiped his eyes. His voice was steadily getting louder.

" She said she didn't feel the vibe anymore . Tell me Li what vibe takes two years to judge . Two fucking years." He was transitioning from sad to angry.

" Tell me Bell am I some machine that came with only a two year warranty ? Some book that she rented out and returned whenever she wanted. Some play thing she decided she was done with . " He was ranting . Me and Liya knew he had to let it out.

He started tearing up again " I begged her to stay. I begged her to give Us one more chance. She said she tried hard enough to get us to work , that she spent the last 6 months trying to make something work which was never meant to be. Meant to be, what a joke. "

He took a breath and started again " She knew it for 6 months, bloody and she tells me today . Today out of all days."

"She waited for our two year anniversary to tell me. "He screamed .His face was red. Kyra walked in. She brought some snacks. She asked us if everything was okay . We just nodded. And she left the room . Kyra was really chill. And she must have understood he needed that time to just be .

I got up from my seat and went to the bed where Pat was lying.I put my hand on his shoulder slowly rubbing circles to calm him.

" It's okay Pat. Shit happens. To the best of people also." I said trying my best to console him.

"That's not all ......" He said softly . I just nodded to him to continue. But he seemed reluctant to begin. Liya got up and sat on the bed to his other side. She took his right hand. And I took his left .

" We are there for you no matter what . Okay ? " I said.

His head was low and he began softly to tell us what happened " After she told me what happened. I started crying . I cried so much that I just fell to the floor where I was standing. All of a sudden Rosche appeared out of nowhere. He told me that he had heard everything from behind the wall. He took me in his arms and carried me to the nearest class. He sat me on the table. Then he started saying things like it's okay , you're strong , you're smart , you can get anyone and I just listened thinking that he was consoling me . Then his phrases became more complimentary ... you're beautiful, you're amazing , you have such mystical grey eyes. When I heard this I got off the table ." He stopped and sighed.

"Using my vulnerability and lack of energy to his benefit he backed me into a corner. I started trembling again because I didn't know what was happening. I think seeing my scared face something clicked and he stepped back." He stopped and looked at me , then Liya and then back down at the floor .

" He stepped back and said something like , I have waited patiently for so long, I can wait a little longer . He then said sorry and that he should've asked me on a date before he attempted something stupid like that . He then came close to me and whispered in my ears. 'Plaza , 8 pm tomorrow. I will pick you on my Harley' . "

I interrupted his story just to clarify " Did you agree? " That's when Pat looked up at me and said " He kissed me and ran. He fucking kissed me and ran . While running out the door he screamed 'Call me' . Can you believe this shit ?"

I couldn't read the look on his face . Was he sad , angry , annoyed or plain mad ?

" You know what the worst part is? I didnt feel repulsed or disgusted. I felt that rush of adrenaline. And when he ran out I felt bad that he didn't stay. Then when I realised what I felt I started crying . I cried for quite a while.

Somehow I made it to the front entrance where Bells was waiting. And I heard maybe few words that you said. After that my mind started relaying what happened and I blacked out ."

" Wow !" I exclaimed. I didn't know what else to say . Liya looked at me and then Pat. "Are you thinking about that date?" Patrick just nodded.

"Call him ." Liya said. I looked at her , she was also looking at me. In that brief eye contact I understood that we both didn't know what new twist this character would bring in our story. Would Pat say yes or no ?

Patrick picked up the phone , He called up Rosche. " Hi Rosche , Patrick here. Yes so about the date , I ...."