2 PITY, RIGHT?

Cyrus' POV

I was just about to say something when an announcement was heard in the entire campus,

"Good day students! Calling the attention of Mr. Doxon to please proceed to the office. Now. Again. Calling the attention of Mr. Doxon---"

"Oh, that's me. Gotta go guys. Bye!", waving my hands while quickly running away.

Before I forgot. Today is the first day of the second semester, last semester before I graduate. No more classes, instead we will be having our internship in a company that we chose.

*knocks at the door*

"Come in.", said the voice from the other side.

"Good morning Ms. You called for me?"

"Oh yes. Have a sit. Mr. Doxon, its regarding the company you will be having your intership, Lennox Corp. Are you sure you don't want to intern on your father's?"

Oh yeah. We also have our own company, The Doxon's. Pa said that I could have my internship there but I told him that I wanted to have a change of environment, besides it would help me to learn to cope up with other employees, to also adapt and adjust in an unfamiliar workplace. Also I already had a company that caught my interest, the Lennox Corp.. They are a well-known company and ever since reading one of their brochures, I wanted to have my internship there.

"Yes, Ms.", I replied.

"Well then, I think your minds already settled. Internship will start a week from now. Don't be late on your first day. Here are the documents you will need. By the way, there will be another one who will be with you. For this week, even if you don't have classes, you still have to come to school on time to report to your homeroom advisers. You can go now."

"Okay. Thank you", and here I thought, I wouldn't have to wake early even just for a week. So much for some peaceful sleep. But, I wonder who I will be with. I hope it's not some homophobic jerk or bitch. It's tiring having to listen and try to make a conversation with someone where your words would just pass through on one ear and then come out to the other right away.

Free time for the whole day.

Sooo… I'll just have my practice then. Oh, right. I already said, that I was a taekwondo player and a black belter holder, of course.

Taking a turn to the Taekwondo Practice Room which is also happens to be connected to a fitness slash Gym Room, upon entering there were a few students who were warming up and a few who were working out in the gym area. I, then saw Lyla and Tyl sitting on the floor. They really know where I would go next, knowing that we have nothing to do for the rest of the day.

"Hey guys! Where's Colt? ", I greeted.

"Oh, he's still having his orientation with his internship.", Lyla replied. "So, your father's company?", she then continued.

"Nope. Its the Lennox Corp. I wanted to have a change of scenario.", I replied.

"Nah. You'll just slack off if you intern in your company knowing that you would still end up with good feedbacks.", Lyla ratted out.

I laughed out then wiggled my brows, "And that's the other reason. You know me too well." It also made Tyl laughed.

Lyla was about to continue when,

"What's funny?", Colt asked upon arriving.

"Cyrus will have his internship at Lennox Corp. instead of his fathers'. He said and I quote, 'he wanted a change of scenario' but in fact he'll just slack off if he would intern to their company knowing that he would still end up with good grades", Tyl explained while laughing.

It also made Colt laugh.

"So Lennox Corp.?" I nodded, "Oh right, you're the other person I'm going to be with. Yes! This is going to be fun.", said Colt while fist pumping.

Thank goodness. It was Colt. And I totally agree, this is indeed going really well.

"That's great dude, so don't you dare be late.", I reminded him.

I won't deny that I'm also late when coming to school but trust me when I say that no one could beat Colt in the Most Late Award. During first classes, he would always arrive five to ten minutes or a little bit earlier than that before the ring bells and mind you, he still got the balls to just enter the classroom and sit on one if the empty chairs while the professor is already red in the face and an imaginary steam was coming out in his/her ears. I don't know what he does at night that he can't get up early in the morning.

Scratching his head,

"I'll try my best."

I was about to knock some sense on him when something unexpected happened which I wish I wasn't there when it happened,

"Ahh! F*ck! *coughs*", cursed by a guy whose chest was getting crushed by a barbell.

Of course, instead of walking out there immediately so as to not see the scene unfold further, this idiotic and masochistic brain of mine decided to turn my head and witness the scene unfold.

The barbell is too much for the guy that his arms gave out. The metal bar that holds the weight on both sides was pressed against the guy's throat making it hard for him to breath, what's worst is, his left arm was bended the other side. I think the left arm took all the weight of the barbell.

It shock the hell out of me that made me freeze my sight on the scene.

People around immediately help the still struggling guy.

I was looking at it for too long. And I didn't expect the pain that suddenly came crashing on my right arm that I can't endure it. My throat feels like its closing up as well that it makes it hard for me to breath.

"Ahh!", I hissed while holding my right arm and breathing in and out, getting air as much as I can while trying my best to relieve the pain. But the pain didn't lessen at all. I guess, no more practice for me.

I have to get out of here.

I heard someone gasped.

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that I was diagnosed by a rare condition called Mirror-pain Synesthesia. It lets me feel the pain of others whether physically, emotionally or mentally. But only those kind of pain that were recognize by my brain as severe ones, like this one. Another thing is, up until now it still has no cure.

Pity, right?