Chapter 11

"Today, we'll be having the science festival. If you have inventions, you can approach me as I am the in charge person of the said event." Our teacher was inviting us to the science festival and I was getting bored because I felt sick about my body. However, I couldn't control my body now. My arms and legs were shaking and I was feeling unwell with my head. "Hainz!" "Nana!"I heard them calling my nickname before everything went black. I roamed my eyes around me. "Where am I?" I looked at Aya who was sleeping beside me. She seemed so tired as she was looking after me. I heard a knock from the door but I closed my eyes. I heard them teasing someone I know. It was Nick and his friends. I heard the sound of plastics and the sound of drinks placed on the table. "You're worried about her." Kim was arranging the fruits on the basket while Felix was pouring the water into the pitcher. "Of course, he is. Look how he carried her." Felix was teasing Nick and chuckled. "Yes. I saw it with my own two eyes. It was manly of him." Kim hugged Felix as he was carrying him too. They were all happy teasing Nick."Just stop it." Nick was annoyed and he threw the small tissue at them.On the other side, I saw Graham tap Aya's shoulder. "Let's eat." Kim and Felix were looking at them. They were grinning like a fool."Looks like I'm not the only one." Nick was staring at the two. I opened my eyes when my stomach growled. This made me feel embarrassed around them. I didn't eat the whole day and my stomach wanted to be full of food now. "You must be really hungry." Nick offered me the porridge. "Here, eat this." His sincerity made me warm and his presence wanted me to make him stay with me. He was too caring for me and I think I didn't deserve this. All of them were making fun of us. Kim and Felix were giving me chills when they portrayed me and Nick. Nick smiled silently when Graham noticed him. "Looks like I'm getting in love." "With who? Aya?" Kim teased them and they giggled. "Me? No." Aya was blushing at them. She was hiding her face by looking down on the floor. "Your face looks red like a tomato." Felix was pointing at her. They were all laughing at her red face. "Stop teasing us, please!" She was annoyed at them and clenched her fists. "Who said that you should be noisy like that here?" The school physician was giving us a terrifying look. He was grumpy at all times like this. We apologized to him and they hurriedly went out of my room. Look how cowardly they were. "Stay safe in this room." He left me too and I checked the time. It was already 5:00 pm. I need to go home now. Nick was there at the school gate. He was waiting for me. No, he wasn't waiting for me. I shook my head as I came forward at him. "What's wrong? Are you okay?" He was sincere and I felt it in my heart. Why should he act like this? "I am fine." I acted coldly at him and I started walking again. "Just let me head home with you." He insisted that was why I allowed him. I didn't know why I was allowing him to do this easily. He waved his hand but I made him stay. Just like the other night, I made him coffee and shared snacks with him. We were silent at all times now. "Just let me know if you're feeling unwell." He started the conversation as I sipped my coffee. "You don't need to be worried about me again." I looked directly into his eyes to make him learn that I didn't need him. In short, I was discouraging him about his feelings if my instinct was true. "No, I must be worried about you." I felt the sincerity in his eyes. No matter how I ignored his actions, I might be falling into it after all. "Okay. Thank you for your concern but I don't need it." I franked, giving him a hint that I rejected him. "If you said it, I have to follow. Just let me know." He seemed hurt about what I said but I never thought this would be easy for him to follow. After this, I waved goodbye to him as he went home. As I turned off the light, I crawled to my bed. I need to rest for a while. I think I got sick because I didn't have any regular sleep because of him. Maybe I should stop wondering and thinking about him all the time. I didn't notice myself getting involved so much with him and now, his friends were almost telling the truth that I wasn't dreaming about his actions towards me. It was for real and I made him feel that his actions and feelings were invalidated for me. The conscience I have now was making sense. I checked the time and it was already midnight. It was hard for me if I didn't think about him all night. "I think I am crazy now. Why him? He was such a jerk when I met him." "He's not for me." I was kicking on my bed and tried many positions to sleep but I couldn't. "He's driving me crazy." "I'm tired of this. I want to sleep now." I checked the time and it was 1:25 am. I started calming myself and not thinking of him. I need to relax from what I was thinking the whole night. "I need to sleep." I decided to drink milk and it calmed me. I started counting again and again until I fell asleep.When I woke up, things were blurry. I checked the time and it was 10:00 am. "I am too late now."I made my late breakfast and started finding a stress reliever online. I need to relax for a while and sleep gently after all this night. I didn't want to make myself unhealthy. I prepared for a short exercise. I need to boost my energy and distract myself from thinking about him. He was so annoying. I kicked in the air and sighed. My head was aching after a short exercise. Indeed, he was like a poison to my mind. Everything was with him. "What will I do now? It's making me crazy." I sat down on the floor and drank my energy drink. I was calming myself and the doorbell rang. I checked the monitor and Aya was waving her hand. "Hi. This is Aya. I'm here to give you this." I opened the door and welcomed her. She was holding two plastic bags of vegetables and fruits. "What's this?" I was curious about what was she giving me. "Let me look in your fridge." She opened it before I stopped her. Her jaw dropped when she saw my empty fridge. She gave me a furious look and grabbed the vegetables and fruits. "You don't need to do this. I am fine." I felt embarrassed about what she was doing now. This was the first time that I received help from a friend. "Just accept this. I know you're not having a healthy living now since you're far away from your family." She crossed her arms and looked seriously. She sighed and added, "He brought you this.""He?" "Nick. He's probably worrying about your health. This is not the only day you got sick. He's right. You're not eating well." She prepared the vegetable salad in front of me and I had nothing to do but let her do this thing. "What is he trying to do now? I am confused." I talked to myself. "I know the answer." She met my eyes and she added, "He's trying to win your heart." "My heart? Eh?" My eyes widened and my heart started to flutter. "He will not do this for you if he's not interested in you, right? I think he doesn't like you." She was seriously making my heart in discomfort. "Wha-what do you mean?" "He loves you." My sweat was running down my cheeks and my palms were sweaty too. "I don't know about that." "Just see it for yourself." "What should I do now?" I was panicking inside my mind. "Just let him be by your side before opening your heart for him. It's not easy. Just try it." She was finished making the vegetable salad and she grabbed the fruit juice for us. "I think I am right for having the hints from him. Although I always reject him, he's always there for me." She pinched my cheeks and she was annoyed. "Why did you reject him? Wake up. He's a nice guy now not the old him." Maybe, she was right. He was getting matured and his likes must be changing now.