Fires Collided

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We were done brewing."Now test them.If something goes wrong I'll handle it.I will see you two down by the lake."We both got our potions and walked to the dormitory."Princess?"I chuckled as I rolled my eyes at Ralph."First sweetheart.Second love.And now Princess.What do we have next?"He rolled his eyes."I'm kidding.What is it?""A week ago.When you first sent me a fire message you said my father's grip around your throat was tighter than mine.So you weren't making that up?"I chuckled."Why would I make it up?Thank God my grandparents were there.Or I might not have been here right now."

We got to the dormitory."I'll see you by the lake."I went to my room and changed.I met Professor by the lake."You go ahead while I wait here for Mr.Fern."I nodded and I took the potion as I jumped into the water.But then it all got dark.

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I was about to enter my side of the dormitory when I saw Mari walk into the girl's dormitory.With a replica bottle of what me and Rosalind used while brewing the potion.After she left the dormitory I followed her and she went into a room.I peeked and I saw her getting rid of the ingridients of a...sleeping potion?Holy-Rosalind!I got to the lake."Here you are Mr.Fern.We waited but you were nowhere to be found so Ms.Monroe went ahead."

"How long ago?"

"Just a couple minutes.Why?"I took my potion and jumped in.She was at the bottom.I could see her.I got to her and I took her out."Her potion was changed with sleeping potion.Professor Doom she's not breathing."He took her to the hospital and the healers got on working on her."Who did this?""Marigold Hatch.I knew she liked me but I never saw how far she could go.She's a first year sir.Who would expect something like this from a first year?"He sighed in agreement."When she wakes up...tell her she couldn't brew the potion.Don't mention me or Marigold.There is no need."Professor Doom found my request weird.I did too.Why would I care if a first year old newbie dies because of revange?

"I don't understand why but...alright.Is there a reason why you ask me this?""I just want her to know that she couldn't do it even though she probably did."Professor chuckled."You're a strange boy.Off you go now.I will wait for Ms.Monroe.It's dinner time."I nodded and left.I wonder what her little friend would think if he heard that she almost died and he wasn't there.I walked into the dining area and found him.Hey Bay.Have you heard the news?"He stood up and started looking around."What did you do to her?"I smiled."You figured out quicker than I thought you would Eaglewan.Too bad she almost died."I laughed and got to my seat as he and his clubmates ran out.Then a couple Lionclutches followed them.That's going to be fun to watch.

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I was furious with Fern.I turned to my clubmates and we all ran out of the dining area.Some students from other clubs followed us even though they didn't know what was happening.When I got to the hospital wing I stopped one of the nurses and asked where she was."I'm afraid you can't see her.She is still under the effects of the incident.Once we make sure she will make full recovery we can let you and...your friend in.But for now I will have to ask you to wait outside."All of us went outside and most of us were pacing around.

It was out curfew when we all finally left.We didn't want to get detention or get suspended.This went on like this for a week.After a week I was finally allowed to see her.

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I hate white rooms.They remind me of hospitals.I hate hospitals.Wait.Am I in a hospital?I'm not in my dorm room that's for sure."Ugh!My head."I wanted to move but my ribs were hurting."You little motherf*cker!Agh!"Then someone stood up."Rose?"I laid back down as I gave up on the idea of standing up."Hey Dex.What happened and where am I are my first questions."He laughed."Your potion didn't work.You drowned and fell at the bottom of the lake.Professor Doom saved your tiny ass from trouble."I chuckled even though it hurt."Tiny ass?Do you check me out Bay?"He started stuttering."I'm joking."Then I looked around."What are these stuff?"

"You have quiet the visitors outside.Wait for a minute."Then he left and tons of people filled the place.I barely knew them but they were there.Get well soons were all over the place.Some of them left after that.Some of them stayed."Hey girl.""Hey Ivory."Silver and Kendrick came too."Princess is awake."I chuckled."I thought it was a Ralph thing to call me a Princess for some god knows what reason."Kendrick laughed."I'm sorry.The whole club calls you Princess now by the way.Ralph has been talking about your potion failure nonstop ever since last week.You're pretty famous now."He did what?!

"I will throw him in a pit again if he doesn't stop.And maybe this time I will act like the child he is and do a little mistake that will burn him a lot."Then my ribs started hurting again."She's fierce.She should've been a Lionclutch."I chuckled."And you are?"He sighed."Rolland Medler.Second year."I smiled."I would shake hands but unfortunately I can't feel my arms yet.Or my legs.Or my body for that fact."We all laughed.I couldn't because it hurt."And I'm Cooper Lyre.""Let me try."I kinda reached for his hand and we shook hands."Come now.Leave the patient alone."

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A week and a half long physical therapy and I was back to normal."Ms.Hemlock take her to the dormitary will you?"Silver nodded and she took me to the dormitory.As soon as I entered everybody turned to me."Am I supposed to say something because I'm confused?"She chuckled then turned to the others."If you're not gonna say get well soon or something like that get back to what you were doing."She snapped her fingers twice like a bad bish.Then more than half of the club came over.They were all calling me Princess.Then there was Marigold Hatch."Get well soon."All the time she stared behind me.After she walked away I saw the way Ralph was staring at her.I made eye contact with him and rolled my eyes.

"Silver I'm going to go and get ready for bed.""Sure.If you need anything just send a fire message."I smiled and I went to my room.I changed into pyjamas and found a pile of letters."From my grandparents and my...mom?