Damn! I'm Speechless! (Short Story)

First Part

Shiela

Flag Ceremony

*bell rings*

"Where is he?" I said as I look at the classroom again to check if he's there.

He wasn't.

"Where is he?" I said again worriedly. For the first time, he was absent. For the first time, I witnessed his absence. I'm feeling unwell.

Maybe. Maybe. Maybe he's just late. Mark, where are you?

Snacks time

I asked Mark's friends if he's here. They said, "No, I think he was exhausted yesterday." Then I talked to others, asked them the same question, and they answered the same answer. NO.

I think I have no choice but to talk to his brother, Tim.

As I saw Tim, "Tim!" Good thing he looked directly.

"What?" He said rudely.

"Is Mark absent?"

"Yeah, of course. Have you seen him?" saying to me sarcastically. I shrugged.

"Anyways, why?"

"He's so sick. He was practicing for dance, right? Then he played. In the rain! Then he dried up in the bus. He's abusing his body yesterday."

"Is he home alone?"

"Mom is there for him."

That's why he's absent. Oh Mark, why did you abuse yourself? Oh Mark... Oh..

"Why do you even care, Shiela? You have a crush on my brother?" Tim said with a smirk. Gosh Tim! I'm serious right now.

"Tim? Can you give me your home address?"

"Why? Will you visit?"

"Yeah?"

"As in right now?"

"Ay, Tomorrow, you want? I'll visit today."

"Heh. Like after class? Go to our house?" He laughed.

"I'm serious here, Tim. I'll do it now. As in right now. Not this dismissal, but right now."

"I'm also serious here, Shiela. You can't just leave school like this."

"For Mark, I will.. Now tell me your home address."

"Then I will tell everyone your secret."

Tim laughed, "As if you have against me." Oh yeah. Tim and I aren't close. How can I get the address? I got a plan.

"Yeah. You're right, Tim." Then I grabbed his I.D.

"HEY!" Tim said while I was running.

"Thanks Tim! You don't know how much this means to me!"

Then I ran and got a taxi cab.