My Heart Beats For You |bxb|

Chapter 7

"P.E. time!"

"Cooper, don't be so excited. You know you can't participate right?" Adrian said.

Right. I can't. Sometimes I wonder how amazing it is not to have some illness.

"I know, I know. It's just that at least I can see you two enjoying yourselves." I said. Sigh. So envious.

"Don't get me that look I know what you're thinking. Think it like this: not joining this means you'll not sweat and get dirty."

"Ehhh why is Cooper not taking part? Mr. Abel will be mad if you're not joining." Kristine said, confused as to why I'm not partaking this running time.

"Nahhh he will understand. I have a congenital heart disease, so p.e. is not for me." I said.

"Oh. Cooper I'm sorry I didn't know that you are sick. Ugh! I should have asked before saying that he will be mad at you." Kristine said, her face frown and her lips turned down.

"It's okay! I really don't want to run right now, sooo I'm good here. I will just cheer you two up."

No, it's not okay! I want to run too, but I can't. Stupid disease.

"By the way, what is... congenital heart disease? If you don't mind me asking." Riri awkwardly said, thinking that she might offend me, which I'm not, so I gladly answer her question... If Adrian hadn't preceded me.

"Congenital Heart Disease or you can call it Congenital Heart Defect, is a problem with the heart that is present at birth. CHD can change the way blood flows through your heart. Some mild symptoms of CHD will not affect your daily life but a complex deflects, however, can cause life threatening complications." Adrian said in one breath. Wow...

"Wow... Thank you Evighle!" Riri jokingly said.

"Umm... Is Cooper's case a mild one or not that severe? 'Cos I totally didn't know that he has one."

"You didn't know because I'm always energetic right?" I ask.

"Yeah... Are you okay right now? Do you want to sit?"

"Riri I'm okay, don't worry! I'll just need to avoid running or anything that makes me short of breath AND eat healthy foods, even if I don't want to. Now off you go you two or else you will have punishment."

"Okay okay! I don't want to be punish." Riri said. "I heard that Mr. A's punishment is so cruel that one time when someone just didn't cooperate with him, he made him run five laps in the sun! Do you know how big this field is? It's one freaking acre! Just the thought of that punishment makes me ughhhh!" After she said that, she shivered. That's...not good. It's good that I have an excuse if ever I didn't do his bidding.

After a while Mr. Abel whistles his whistle and makes everyone run.... Except for that guy.

I'm sitting on the bench and I see him sitting far beside me. He has a hoodie covering his face and an earphone in his ear.

Wait... This... Calvin?

I thought that he will not be here but I guess I'm wrong but he's not running like they were and just sitting here like me... Is he sick too?

When I was about to approach him, I remember what Riri said to me: Stay away because I'm making him uncomfortable. But I will not ask him about him being beaten, if that was making him uncomfortable. I'll just ask him that why is he not running... yeah! Good thinking Cooper! You deserve a pat on the head.

I slowly slide towards him, making sure that I do it quietly as possible so that he won't notice I'm planning to talk to him again. I have a feeling that he will go away once he notices that I'm here.