Chapter - 4 First encounter

"Miss.Gu wake up." Autumn said in a worried tone.

Miss.Gu fainted right after drinking water. Everyone thought she died because of Autumn.

Everyone began to move away from Autumn and Miss.Gu.

"We need to carry her to the Medical room...!" Autumn shouted and looked around.

Everyone was whispering and no one was ready to step up and offer help.

"You did this.... You are the reason why Miss.Gu is like this... Why should we involve ourselves with you what if something bad happens to us too." A guy said.

'Oh my god! These people are true block heads... If this goes on Miss.Gu may suffer even more... I need to do something without their help.' Autumn thought.

Autumn stood up and carried Miss.Gu on her back.

She then ran towards the school..... She went straight to the Medical room and laid her down on the bed.

No one was there... Not even a single person. Autumn ran to find the doctor.

She brought the doctor back with her in a while.

"Doctor... Please check her.. She fainted right after drinking water....before that she looked tired and she said she didn't had breakfast and it's already noon.... She was also trembling and panting before fainting." Autumn explained frantically.

"Alright, I'll check her...." The doctor said.

After checking Miss.Gu the doctor said.

"You said you offered her water, right?" The doctor asked.

".. Yes, Doctor..... Did I do something wrong?" She asked in a worried tone.

"No.. You did great... This is a severe case of dehydration, malnutrition and heatstroke... I'll put her on an IV drip... Ask her to eat healthy food and drink lots of water....and she will need plenty of rest.." The doctor said..

Autumn sighed in relief.

She stayed by her side.... The IV drip was completed and removed.

It was already evening and it was getting late and dark outside...

Someone came running towards the Medical room...

" Is Miss.Gu here? " He asked.

His voice was quite husky... It was deep and....seductive.... He was tall and fair.... His black hair were shining because of the dim sunlight of the evening.... His face was not visible because of the dim light...

".. Ah... Yes... Miss.Gu is here.... But please keep it down, she is sleeping right now.." Autumn said...

"Oh.. Thank god... I thought I was too late..." He said in a low voice..

Even his low voice was seductive.... Autumn was attracted to his voice... She felt as if she was sinking down in his deep voice...

"Umm..... Who are you, if I may ask?" Autumn said in a formal tone...

"Oh... I'm her cousin brother.... We got a call from the school telling us about what happened so, I came here as fast as I can.... I thought I was late and she might be alone but that doesn't seems to be the case.." He said.

'Miss.Gu is quite beautiful so maybe her brother is handsome too.... Oh.. No what am I thinking... I should ask him to verify if he is telling truth or not..' Autumn thought.

"... Um.. How should I believe that you are her brother? I mean maybe you are right but what if you are not trustworthy?" Autumn asked carefully.

He giggled... Even his laugh was attractive...

"You don't have to worry about that.."

He took out his phone and dialled a number....

The phone in Miss.Gu's purse began to ring.... He took it out and turned the screen towards Autumn...

"Baby brother " was the name of the caller.....

It was obviously him Autumn was flustered....

'Oh God... this is embarrassing.... Well... I did it out of concern but.... Ah! Whatever... I should just tell him what the doctor told me and leave.... He will definitely take good care of Miss.Gu and take her home.' Autumn thought..

"Ahem... Um... The doctor said that she fainted because of severe dehydration, malnutrition and heatstroke.... So she needs to eat healthy, drink lots of water and.... have plenty of rest...." Autumn said.

"Alright, thank you for looking after my sister.... May I know your name?...oh...I mean I will have to tell her that you were looking after her, if she asks so...." He said.

" Autumn.... That's my name..." She said.

She was feeling shy..... It was the first time someone talked to her so politely.....

She was happy that a boy was talking to her...

This moment was definitely going down in her diary.....

She stood up, took her bag and was about to leave.

"Take care of her.... I'll be leaving then....and...no..never mind.." Autumn said.

He nodded and smiled.

As she was leaving, he stepped aside and Autumn saw his face clearly this time.

He was more handsome than Autumn thought.

He had black hair which were beautifully shining because of the dim light, beautiful pair of green eyes which were deep enough to swallow you whole, red lips which smiled brightly, fair skin which looked completely flawless.... Chiseled jawline which made his facial features more well defined.... He was tall and it could be seen by his build that he has quite a well maintained body underneath his white shirt...

By the looks of what he was wearing it seems like a school uniform...

The toned muscles of his forearm were visible because of his rolled up sleeves....

Autumn was stunned to see him.... He was so handsome that it was almost difficult for her to believe that they had a conversation..

He was looking at Autumn.

'Oh.. He saw what I look like... He might be regretting that he had a conversation with me... Well he is handsome but his reaction wouldn't be any different from others.... I should leave silently without saying bye because he probably won't respond to it and things will become awkward.' Autumn thought.

She left without saying anything..

".... Bye.... Stay safe.. It's already late outside... Should I....drop you off?" He said..

Autumn was shocked and confused to hear him...

She thought that maybe he was just being polite because she took care of his sister.

She refused and left without saying a word..

He watched her leave...

" Hmmm... Should I have said that one more time.... I mean it's pretty late... Well maybe she lives nearby....." He said.

He took Miss.Gu to the car parked downstairs and left.

'He was handsome...and I'm happy we had a conversation but I don't think we will ever meet or talk again..... Even if we meet again he will just pretend to not know me... Hmmm.. I should just forget about him and our conversation that we just had.....' Autumn thought as she was waiting for the bus..

"Oh! I didn't even ask for his name..." Autumn said suddenly..

"Hm.... Well now I think it will be easier to forget about him.." Autumn said as she sighed.

She got home but no one asked her as to why she was so late...

Her patents and her brother were watching a movie together..... She thought that maybe her existence or absence doesn't make any difference to them...

She went to her room and wrote everything about today in her diary..

She use to write everything in her diary everyday to take everything out of her heart because there was no one who was actually willing to listen her....

At the end of the day she was still surrounded by darkness and loneliness...

She sighed.....

"Maybe everything will be okay.... Tomorrow is a new day..... Haaaa..... I have a long~ way to go...I should cheer up....." Autumn said.

The next day there were many types of rumour circulating about the incident of Miss.Gu....

All those rumours were related to Autumn... It was going to be a hectic day.... for Autumn..

Everyone was whispering that Autumn made Miss.Gu faint.... And that she was the reason why Miss.Gu was absent..

Autumn didn't care about all the rumours but she was worried about Miss.Gu.....

'Maybe her situation is too serious that's why she is on sick leave... Is she alright.... Should I call her and ask or maybe text her... But what if she is resting and I disturbed her....' Autumn thought.. She was conflicted.. Whether to call her or not...

The day at school went by in flash..... The entire day Autumn was dazed and was feeling down..... She was unable to pay attention in the class..

Everyone in the school avoided her like plague... But she didn't pay all that any attention.....

She went home and went straight to her room...

She was silent even when she having her dinner....

Alex knew what was going on but he didn't asked her anything...

Her mother noticed that she was quite..

"Autumn.... Is everything okay?" Her mother asked.

She was deep in her thoughts that she didn't even hear.....

Her father saw her and thought if she was being bullied at school.

"Autumn... Did someone bullied you at school?" His father asked.

She didn't replied to that either.

"Autumn..."

"Autumn!" Her mother said in a loud voice.

"Ah.. Yes... What... Sorry?" Autumn said frantically..

Her parents got worried..

"Autumn.. Is something wrong?" Her mother asked.

"Huh? No.. No... Everything... Is fine.... Don't worry." She said.

"Did someone bullied you at school?" Her dad asked.

'I was always bullied at school since I was in kindergarten..... It's not like you don't know.... I started learning boxing because I knew even if I told you, you will just try to explain that I'm different and nothing else... But now you want to show your concern..' Autumn thought.

"....No..." She said.

"I'm done with the dinner... I'll head upstairs...." Autumn said and left.

Her parents saw her plate it was untouched except for the soup.

Alex saw her leave and felt bad about his sister but still he didn't said anything.

The next day Autumn went to school she saw Miss.Gu heading towards her class.

She went to her class and saw Miss.Gu was waiting for her in her class.

"Miss.Gu... Are you alright now?" Autumn asked.

Miss.Gu turned towards her and held her hands..

"Thank you so much for that day, Autumn... If it weren't for you, this would have ended up much more seriously.... Thank you so much for offering me your help and looking after me.... How can I repay your favour?..... My brother told me that you were looking after me till it was dark..." Miss.Gu said.

"That was what I was suppose to do... You don't have to repay me or anything.... Are you alright now, Miss?... And please do not skip your meals... And rest properly." Autumn said trying to reassure her.

"No... No one else helped me... you did... Let me repay you otherwise I will feel like an ungrateful person." Miss.Gu said.

"Then treat me to an ice-cream next time." Autumn said with a smile.

Miss.Gu nodded and smiled at Autumn..

She left but what she said and did was soon spread like wildfire and till the end of the day not even our school but the school in the neighbourhood also knew what happened....

Everyone began to talk about Autumn in a positive light but that positive light was not something that was going to benefit Autumn.

Autumn didn't knew what rumours were going around but the next day was going to be the most unexpected day of Autumn's life....

That unexpected day was going to turn Autumn's life in an unexpected way....