Sweet As Honey

Chapter 4: The truth

Warning guys, the following chapter will touch on some very serious subjects, such as anxiety, please skip the chapter of its sensitive to you. However, it should be quite light!
-Mouse
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Luka's PoV
As she falls into my arms, I scream for help. A staff member runs in.
"Is mademoiselle ok? - OH MY!"
I pick her up after hearing his dismay and lay her down on her bed. Calling the hospital, I listen to them say to bring her because her fainting isn't as a big deal compared to her loosing a pulse. I do as they say and they place her on the bed.
"Can you please describe what happened?" A doctor, Dr Bellerose, asks.
"Well, I came to give her her pizza, when she suddenly started to struggle breathing and fainted."
Dr Bellerose nods, "was she doing anything out of the ordinary before?"
"No, she was just singing."
The doctor hums, "very well. Thank you."
Chloe's PoV
I wake up and start to panic. Why am I in a hospital? Unless...
"Chloe? Are you alright-"
Oh my gosh... I passed out. I feel my breath shorten. I don't want to pass out again.
In that moment, I decide to scream.
"HELP."
Just then, the boy walks in.
"HELP. ME. PLEASE!" I gasp for breath.
He comes to my side, "ok Chloe, take a deep breath. Breath in and out. Slowly now." I do as he says, taking care to deepen my breaths. Why do I feel at comfort.
"...thank you..."
He nods, "I'm going to come back in a minute. Wait here."
I slightly nod. Just then I remember to ask.
"Wait! What, umm, your name?"
He smirks suddenly in an almost devilish way, "my name is Luka."
I blush as he leaves and I look around, letting a sigh of exasperation out.
Luka's PoV
I immediately grab my phone and call Adrien and Marinette. I know those two will care since ADRIEN has talked about Chloe being his childhood friend and Marinette... well she's amazing right? She is so selfless and will do anything to make a fellow classmate feel better. Chloe walks out and looks around. I smile and she looks down, heading for the door.
"Whoah, hold on Miss Bourgeois, you can't leave now."
"I'm not leaving, I'm going to the children's ward."
Chloe's PoV
I guess, I lied. Some children at the hospital have heard me sing. I sing for them, to make them feel better.
"I volunteer here," I explain to Luka, "I've become attached to the children here. They're so sweet."
I head over to the kids and see a group of faces light up.
"Before, that kind of thing used to gross me out... but now, it's the only few smiles I get... and they're so innocent and happy when some of them are going through so much."
I look at Luka, who looked touched. I roll my eyes and sadly ask, "can you not tell Marinette and Adrien? Or anyone else really..."
The kids run around me and I laugh, "c'mon, you all need to sit ok?"
They nod and sit at their beds. It was pretty much their bedtime anyways.
I take a deep breath.
"Any requests kids?" I smile as I expect the same answer.
"I have a dream!"
I nod, "ok!"

As I sing, I watch the children smile. However, I notice one bed empty and I frown. She was there yesterday. She wouldn't have... just then a child walks in quickly and sits on that bed. I smile and dissolve into the song. They sing along, as they've had me sing this song every evening that I've come. Luka smiles, possibly shocked or mocking or impressed, but I don't care because all I care about is making the children happy.

At the end of the song, they all tiredly clap and lie down in their beds as the nurses help them to bed. Luka is about to lead me away but first I go to the girl who was missing at the start.
"Hello Zoe."
"Hello Madame Chloe!"
I ask, "how are you?"
"I'm great! I *yawn* am getting better they said! It's all thanks to you!"
I smile and hug her before going around hugging all the children.
"Goodnight Madame Chloe! Goodnight matrons!"
"Goodnight dears!"

Luka's PoV
I proudly smile at Chloe, "I don't understand. Why don't you want anyone to know that you are getting better."
"No. What my life is now is what I deserve. I am... happy, like this..."
I raise my eyebrows, "really? If that is so, then why were you crying? I don't think anyone in their right state of mind would say they're happy after crying not that long ago."
Just then Dr Bellerose grabbed us and took us to Chloe's hospital room.
"Miss Bourgeois, would you like him here?"
"...yes."
I smile slightly.
"Well, ok, (A/N: warning now, skip the chapter of you don't want to read about any sensitive content) Chloe... my name is Dr Bellerose and I am a psychiatrist."
"A psychiatrist? What, are you saying that I'm crazy?" she breathlessly asks.
"NO! No way. But, from what I've heard from Luka, and the records of you coming in from fainting at home, well, we think you have anxiety. But it's not a normal kind. It's Social Anxiety. And... on top of that, you are developing signs of depression..."
Chloe gasps, "what... no, b,but-" she starts to have short breathing again.
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So what do you guys think so far. I know I'm posting quite a lot of it but it's just because I feel like doing it.
-Mouse