Vets in Training: Refusing to Love (Book 1)

Chapter 5

After school, we talked at the Chinese restaurant, which was called Dim Sum.  We had decided to start rescuing pets soon. After we ate, we all went parted ways and went about our business.  As Sophie and I were walking, Robert  suddenly ran into us.  

"Hey crazies!", he said. "So, I heard that Matt likes you." He looked at me with amusement in his eyes. 

"So?", I asked. 

Does that matter to you at all?", he asked. 

"I don't care if the president likes me", I retorted with a roll of my eyes and a flick of my long brown hair. 

"Oh snap!", a boy said as he walked past.

"Shut up", Robert growled.

"You are not the boss of me", the boy retorted. 

"Oh, really", he said and he got in the boy's face.

"You don't scare me",  the boy hissed.

I looked closer and saw that it was Matt and his best friend Jack.   I could tell it was Jack because of his black hair, green eyes, and freckles that shone as plain as day.  Robert jumped on Jack and started to beat him up.  

"Stop!", Sophie called. The three of them ran out into the road. 

I looked and saw a large red Ford coming out of nowhere.  

"Watch out!", I called.

They  ran out of the way just in time, but Sophie had left her purse and was running back for it.  I ran after her and pushed her and her purse out of the way. Wham! The truck hit  me and I felt myself fly. Everything suddenly went black. The only thing I remember is hearing Matt cry out for me. 

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A week and a half had passed and I had stayed in the hospital bed.  When I was finally well enough to walk, Matt brought me back to the dorm rooms to prepare for exams that would be taking place in a few hours.  

"How's Robert?", I asked. 

"He's still in shock", Matt said. 

"I think everyone is still in shock", I said. 

After everything was over with for the day,  Sue took us out for a treat.  A new girl was welcomed into our group that night. Her name is Catherine.  She was a sweet girl and her mom had taken a professor's position in the college.  After we talked we went back to the dorm rooms.