Fading Away ✅

Chapter Three

I walk into the girl's locker room to see most of the girls half naked.
Some strut through the room in their bra's and underwear looking confident
I search around the locker room hoping to find a place where a few people are or if I'm lucky nobody at all

Fortunately,there is nobody at the farthest part of the locker room and I quickly strip off my leggings and sweatshirt.
I do the same in putting on my gym clothes and roll my arm sleeves on

Thank God we are allowed to wear arm sleeves. If not,I don't know what I'll do about these scars

My gaze moves to my legs and it lingers there calculating all my flaws. I set a quick reminder to shave my legs–not that I'm even going to have the strength to do it

Everything takes effort these days and thinking about it makes me exhausted

I sigh trudging out of the locker room. I hate gym. What is the importance of exercising anyway?

According to research,the rabbit is a hyper active animal,always running around and chasing other little creatures but it's highest life span is nine years whilst the tortoise does nothing,is recorded as one of the slowest animals but its life span is a whooping fifty to hundred years

I know I shouldn't be comparing human beings to tortoise but it's showing that exercising everyday isn't really helping anyone. Be like the tortoise.

"Gather around, Mr. Duane yells.
Today, we are going to be having my favorite activity"

"You can decide to feign sickness but remember the race track would be your fucking best friend during our next lesson and you would not stop until I see you sweating like you just got out of the shower because you will be on it the whole period"

Mr Duane isn't one to set good examples. He's always telling us we're already fucked up and he's not the one to teach us good morals.

There were grumbles around the gym but no one dared to speak out loud.

"Divide yourselves into two, ten on both sides. Ames and Hale do not even think of being on the same team after what happened the last time"

Blaze and Lucas smirk at each other and do as they are told

I wasn't in school that day but according to Layla,Blaze and Lucas were throwing the balls towards each other and it accidentally hit Blaze in the groin.

Imagining it doesn't make it hilarious like I'm sure it would have been.

I move to the end of the gym and I'm about to slip under the bleachers when

"Magnus,get your ass here. Now"

I grumble under my breath and move to the group formed closest to me

As soon as the game begins, it's about to end.

Blaze and Lucas are going at it towards each other. Soon,there are only four people left.

Me because I wasn't partaking in it. I was busy hiding behind people trying not to get hit.

Lucas beside me because he and Blaze were throwing the balls at each other.
Nobody interfered with them.

And a tall guy beside Blaze

The tall guy hurls a ball at me and luckily I duck in time.
Lucas in turn does the same to him and the ball hits his leg.Lucas winks at me and I roll my eyes.

It is two to one now, Lucas and I against Blaze. They are both going at it towards each other. Everyone's eyes are on them, they keep throwing and dodging balls whilst I stand there awkwardly–not knowing whether to walk away or continue the game.

I look towards Mr. Duane to see his steely gaze on me.

His gaze makes my heart start racing and my palms sweaty.

I shut my eyes and take deep breaths reminding myself to remain calm.

I shut my eyes for two seconds

Only two seconds and a heavy force hits me,reeling my head backwards and I fall. Slowly,sound diminishes and  my vision blackens.

I open my eyes, immediately shutting it back from the migraine that hits me. Slowly,I open it,blinking my eyes to adjust to the light in the room and I try to raise my head to see where I am.

Fuck, what got dropped on my head
I try to remember what happened
Gym class, dodgeball, shutting my eyes,the ball to my face.
I grunt and try sitting up on the bed.

The nurse immediately comes to my side to help me sit up.

"How do you feel?", she asks

How would you feel when you get hit on the fucking face with a fucking dodgeball

"Not good and a little dizzy", I reply

She hands me an aspirin and a glass of water

"School already ended so Blaze",she points to Blaze who I just notice is standing in the doorway.
"Will take you home".

"Right Blaze?", she asks in a clipped tone.

Blaze sighs and nods reluctantly.

"I can go home by myself, he doesn't have to take me home",I try arguing with her

"In your state, no way. Blaze is taking you home and that's it. Just remember to rest when you get home"

I grunt in agreement as she lifts me and I support myself on her. She calls Blaze forward and leans me on him directing his arm around my waist

The contact of his body beside me and his arm on my waist  warms me up. The moment we step out of the clinic, Blaze unwraps  his arm around me muttering under his breath. He walks away leaving me to support myself with the lockers and stagger behind him

I drag myself behind him as he quickens his pace
He turns to me when we arrive in the parking lot and scowls at me

"One, I am not taking you home, you have legs so use them.You got hit on your head, not your legs and two, next time a game of dodgeball is going on, do not get distracted
It's called dodgeball for a reason, you are supposed to dodge the balls"

Who the hell does he think he is to be scolding me

Layla is really behind on her news. She didn't mention him being a corky,arrogant ass.

"First of all, I am not begging you to take me home. I am not a damsel in distress"

"Secondly, if you aren't such a lousy aimer and player, this will never have happened. Next time you decide to play dodgeball, fucking aim for the person you are trying to hit and do not aim for the person's face", I reply and stagger away.

Self-centered ass.

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A/N: Third chapter up. I hope you enjoyed it and as usual if you liked this chapter

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