Love triangle

He shot me in the head. I gasped. I sat up with sweat dripping from my forehead. I looked around to see myself in my room. Natalie and Joy were sitting beside my bed. As I sat up straight a wet towel fell down from my head. Joy made me lie down again. They told me that I was twisting and turning in my sleep. I told them what had happened in my dream. They assured me that it was only a nightmare. I wondered that if the thing that happened with Natalie was a dream too. I thought so and sighed in relief. I had a relaxing shower and cleared all my thoughts. I got ready for the classes as I had been missing them from the last few days. Natalie and I walked to the academic block together but Natalie didn't say a word. I took a deep breath and entered the classroom. Dan waved at me and gestured to me to come sit beside him. I awkwardly walked up and got seated beside him. The only thing on my mind was the night in the car where he had confessed his feelings to me. It was a little awkward around him. He could not seem to understand why I was ignoring him. I couldn't keep it in longer and told him what had happened in the car. I just finished and looked at him when Natalie walked up to Dan. She whispered something in his ear. The things that had happened last night came back to me. Dan whispered bye in my ear and left. Natalie turned around and gave me a timid wave and left. I sat there all alone. I cupped my face in my palms and sighed. Then the thought hit me like a wave. I wondered if Natalie liked Dan. My mind went blank. I couldn't think straight. I thought that she wouldn't do this to her bestie but unfortunately she had. The whole day I changed classes but didn't see Natalie or Dan on the campus. It was almost evening so Joy and I were heading out to get a snack. Suzy was gone with her new boyfriend. As we walked out of campus I saw Dan and Natalie getting out of the same car. After they got out, they hugged each other. My heart stopped. I asked myself why Dan hugged every girl he met. They turned around. Natalie waved at Joy and me. Joy waved back but I couldn't. My hands won't move. I just turned around and ran as fast as I could. As I was running I saw Ryan. I ignored him and just ran. After that for two hours I ran in circles at the field. I was exhausted but I just ran. After finally running for 3 hours straight I fell down. I saw Ryan coming towards me with a jacket hung over his shoulders. He tried to make me stand up but I couldn't. I was exhausted and my legs had given up. Ryan picked me up in his arms and took me to a bench. He sat on his knees in front of me. I cupped my face in my palms and just cried. Ryan looked at me with sympathy and love in his eyes. Without thinking anything I jumped into his arms. It felt like he was the only one that cared. I hugged him tightly and buried my face in his chest. I just cried my heart out. I looked to my right and saw Dan with a worried look a little away. I just hugged Ryan even tighter. He patted the back of my head and I felt relaxed. He said that everything was fine. He was the only person I believed at that moment. He slowly helped me up. He put the jacket over me. I brought my hand up slowly and touched my forehead. I realised that it was burning up. I held Ryan's wrist and brought it up to my head. His face expressions changed from sympathetic to worried. He picked me up in his arms and started walking. He walked past Dan and made his way to the infirmary. He laid me down on the bed and called the nurse. She checked my temperature and gave me some medicines. After she left, Ryan sat down beside me. I told him that he could go back and that I was fine but he refused to leave. I thanked him for being there for me. He said that I could tell him anything. I told him that I was hungry. He smiled and got up. He brought us some pasta from the cafeteria. We sat and had dinner together. He made me laugh. I felt so much better. After having dinner I laid back down and pulled the blanket over my head. I took hold of his hand and placed it under my hot face. His hands were cold and I felt a tingling sensation. I closed my eyes as he patted my head gently humming a song. It felt as if I was at home and it was my mom patting me on the head and humming me to sleep. It was almost 6 in the morning when my eyes opened. I saw the nurse towering over me with a thermometer in her hand. She helped me sit up and put the thermometer under my tongue. I looked around for Ryan but couldn't see him anywhere. I was still thinking about him when he walked in his pajamas. He looked at me worried. It was the first time I had seen him in that outfit so I couldn't stop myself from laughing. Ryan at first looked confused but then got to know what was going on. The nurse joined me. I had my medicines and left the infirmary. I walked back to the dorm with Ryan. I thanked him and walked up with a heavy heart. I did not want to talk to anybody and I just wanted to be left alone. I walked in the room. Everybody was still asleep so I just packed the things I needed for the shoot and left.