The Private Academy: Lumity story

5. please find time for me before you go

There's an awkward shuffling of a dress most likely lilith's, the tension in the air making my heart jump into my throat and my eyes water. Eda groans angrily at her sister, her heel snapping a loud thud onto the hardwood floor.

"Lilith you need to go take a long walk-"

I can hear lilith go to backtalk like a child when eda says sternly

"NOW!-"

looking up I quickly snap my head back down to look at the flooring as lilith storms down the stairs, luz looks at me and her tone immediately changes

"A-ami?? Are you-"

I shake my head roughly no to stop her from talking

"I think I should go.."

I mutter and slip out the doorway, down the stairs, and out the door.
Luz worriedly rushes down the stairs to catch me

"Ami wait!"

But I'm already down the stone path and heading home. Cutting a left to the forest path I look at the flowers littering the pathway, I feel less stressed as I go further into the wood.
Turning around when I hear a pair of footsteps running to me I sigh when I see luz half out of breath, her breath excaping in heavy wheezes.

"Im sorry..."

She manages to whisper, my face falls as she starts choking as if she's hyperventilating, then my eyes widen. Gripping luzes shoulder softly my other hand wrapping around her waist she looks at me from the side her eyes glistened with tears as she struggles to get air into her lungs. She looks away from me her tears falling onto the dried pine needles, her nails digging at her neck to hopefully get some air in

"Luz hey! Hey... look at me luz"

Her eyes lock with mine as she turns her head to mine I begin panicking, her lips start turning purple as she coughs heavily. Gently standing her up I hold out my hands remembering the instructions eda gave me back in late 2019

"Give me your arms luz.. please"

She looks confused but then rests her forearms on my palms, smiling reassuringly I lift her arms above her head and place her hands on the top of her head, then lock eyes with her.

"I know it'll hurt very bad...but breathe in as deep as you can luz don't stop until you are certain your lungs are entirely filled"

She nods her eyes turning dry despite the tears as her lips turn further purple, inhaling deeply at a slow pace the pooling blood fades from her face leaving her skin pale and her lips slightly white as she exhales, she repeats the exercise four more times then slips her hands down to grip her knees. Luz starts shaking as her breath levels, pulling her close I press kisses into her hair and mutter gentle 'shh's' rocking her in my arms.

"I got you it's ok..."

Sitting down my hand gripping hers I pat my lap, she sits down onto me and presses her body tightly against mine her face burying into my neck, her arms wrap tightly around my upper half as her body shakes heavily.
Gently kissing her neck I hug her close,

"Shh...it's ok let it pass- I got you..."

Rubbing her back slowly, my lips brush kisses onto her neck comfortingly causing her breathing to settle even more, smiling as her body starts settling down I ask quietly just to know.