Fires Collided

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Next time I woke up I was in a friggin hospital.AGAIN!"I'm fine.Why am I in a hospital again?"Alex came to my side."You're awake.I'll get your grandparents.""No.Don't get them."I took the needle out of me out and got off of the bed."Tell me what the doctor said.""Basically you were low on nutrition.So you fainted."I rolled my eyes."I'm fine.Get out so I can change.And don't tell them I woke up."He rolled his eyes."Why?"I sighed."Because I'm fine.And I just want to get out of here."He sighed."Promise me you'll eat something and I won't rat you out."I sighed."I will.Force feed me if you have to."He chuckled."Let's get out of here."After I changed he took me to a restaurant close to the hospital.He force-feed me.I'm ok with that.

Then grandma and grandpa found us."Thank God you're alright.You scared us both."They settled down with us and eat with us but...I was really more focused about getting out of here.I sent a fire message to Ralph asking what he wanted to talk about.But for weeks he didn't sent me a letter or a fire message.Not even once.I sent him one asking if he was ok or anything almost everyday.Not a single word.He would answer even if was dying just to tell me that I was annoying him.Nothing.I was getting seriously worried.One month before the school started I went to London to be with Dexter and his family.Then I got a phone call from an unknown number the day before we went back to school.

"This is all your fault!"I knew it immediately."Please you have to believe me!I didn't do anything!I swear.I would never!Tell me if he's ok.That's all I'm asking ple-"Then she hung up on me.How did she get my number?Then I noticed that Dexter was still there."What just happened?Who was it?"I took a deep breath."We need to go.Sorry.I need to go.Uh...see you tomorrow."Then I went to get the transportation powder and went to school.I ran into school and went to the tower as fast as I could."Ralph?"I ran to the boys part of the tower.I searched every room.His stuff was here.Then where the fuck is Ralph?

I was literally going out of my mind.Then I heard the door open and his father walked in."Look who we have here.""Phoenix."He chuckled."You got away with it last time.And...I don't even know how.But we'll see once I come to your funeral."Then he left without taking or dropping anything.Like he knew I was here and he came just because of that.Then he came back."He might have disobeyed me but...I haven't killed him...yet."I was speechless.I couldn't breath.I just stood there.As soon as he left I lost my balance. I almost fell down and hit my head.

Just when I was about to give up Ralph walked in."R-Rose?"I didn't turn.I know his voice way too well."You know your mother scared the shit out of me.She calls me.Tells me it's all my fault.And I'm conivnced.I'm conivinced and I'm...scared.Scared to turn around and look at you."He sighed."I'm fine.""If you're anything like me you're miserable.I know too well how to be 'fine'."He came next to me and grabbed my arm."Get up."I did as I wiped a teardrop."Look at me."He turned me to him but I avoided to look."Look.I'm fine."I turned around.He looked fine.But it was obvious...it was a glamour."Say that you're fine if when you don't have a glamour."

Following morning when the students slowly started showing up I turned back to my normal self.Care-free.Happy.Sassy.Troublemaker.Whatever comes to your mind.I hid my medication deep in my closet.Then Silver rushed into the room."I never thought I would say this but thank God I'm back."I chuckled."What happened?!""What didn't?!I started dating this mundane boy.And even after I broke up with him he almost told me he was in love with me.So before he did I had to get out of there."I chuckled."How was it at least?You gotta give some details Silver."

"So I met him at the beach and thought he was cute then-"I stopped him when I saw the first years going to the garden to get sorted."I'm sorry.I'm going to go check the first years."I went to the garden right before the first name was said."Ms.Monroe?Shouldn't you be unpacking?"I smiled."No.I came yesterday.I'm all done.Can I stay?"He nodded.He started calling out names and then one student got sorted Dragondeth and they all were scared of her."Come here."I held her hand and whispered."I'm a Dragondeth.Are you scared of me?"She shook her head."Because there is nothing to be scared of.You should be honored to be a part of this community.Believe me.I was afraid too last year.But now I'm like...this is where I belong.This is my family."

"It's not like they don't know me.I just want them to see there is nothing to be afraid of."I chuckled."I would know.My best friend is an Eaglewan.But if you make them believe that you're you...they'll stick with you."Then we high-fived and waited for everyone to be sorted.Not too many Dragondeths this year.

At dinner I found Kendrick.Last year it didn't end well for him.And even though we sent letters to each other he could've been lying for all we know."Whatcha doin?"Kendrick turned to me."You look different."Maybe my features changed a bit over the summer.I don't know.I look the same if you ask me.

"I think.Good?Bad?"He chuckled."Sit you ass down."I rolled my eyes and sat next to him.I whispered."How are you?"He sighed."I'm good.I'm over it now.I talked with my parents and...it's all good."I believed him because he did look better than the last time I saw him."You're graduating just like Baron."Then he placed his head on my shoulder and spoke up in a mocking way."Awe...you're going to miss me?"I pushed his head away."Of course I'm going to miss you dummy!"He chuckled."Did you get shorter?"I rolled my eyes and ate.

"We're all going down to the common area.Do you wanna join?"I shook my head.I had to take my pills and Ralph could be in the common area."No.You guys enjoy.I'm going to hang around here."Then I got a letter.Alex.They left and I read the letter.

Hey cuz,I was wondering if you had taken your pills and if you have something to talk about.Because I'm bored and I need an excuse not to go out of my room.

I sent a fire message and told him I was just going to take them.Until his letter came I went to the baathroom and took my pills.I hid them deep in the closet once I was done.