Strings Attached (gxg)

CHAPTER 14: WORRY

"Ano bang ginagawa niyong mga bata kayo?" Someone suddenly spoke out of nowhere, we both look at their direction caught off guard by their presence.

"Bawal na ang mga estudyante dito pero ano pa ang ginagawa niyo dito?" Tanong ng kasama nang janitor na mukang professor sa ibang department, we both breath nervously and look at each other to try to communicate of an escape plan.

"I lose my vision" Sierra said, acting like she's dizzy then held her head as if she have a headache. I press my lips together and tried hard to stop myself from letting a laugh escape.

"She lose her vision" I said, playing with whatever she's up to. I was trying hard to keep my face straight but her face got me so a small wheeze escape my lips, but I immediately cover it with a cough.

"How many fingers am I holding?" I ask, holding up four fingers in front of her.

"Twelve" She said acting extremely weak, I'm keeping my face straight as possible but she's making it impossible when I saw her roll her eyes like she's possessed.

Her acting seems effective when the professor shows concern to Sierra, she continue acting dizzy and weak while I just stand there witnessing what she's doing. I'm supporting her plan by being worried to her, we both know that we're about to get in trouble if we mess this up. The university's system can be strict sometimes and the professors can be quite hard to students so a little mistake can get you in trouble, that's why I dislike the university for its childish and perfectionist environment.

The elevator was still broken so all us walk down the stairs with Sierra being supported by the janitor and professor who still look worried to her. I saw Sierra lower her head when I glance at her, I'm glad the plan is working out but I'm a little concern about her acting since it looks so convincing that it made me kind of worried. The stairs are never-ending and so exhaustion are visible to both janitor and the professor faces, I offer to help them carry Sierra and they both agreed to let me substitute the professor.

I feel her body temperature when our body comes in contact, she's burning hot and her whole body feel so light when you touch her. That got me worried because I thought it was all an act but I was wrong, I put my arms around her waist as support to her body. Every step gets harder and harder because of the heavy weight she's putting on me, it's a good thing that the janitor is there to help me with carrying her. Sierra's mouth is slightly open and her eyes looks sleepy, she looks lifeless when I check on her face.

We walk faster when her weight gets heavier and her head drops on my shoulder, she was out of it and the professor attempted to wake her up because she becomes half conscious so we try hard to keep her awake. Worry consume my mind when I notice that she's not walking anymore, what will I do to arrive at the clinic faster than our pace right now? An idea pop in mind so with all of my might, I carry Sierra's body on my arms and carefully walk faster down the stairs so I won't trip.

The adrenaline is flowing in my body so my strength is doubled and I move faster than before, my body is lighter and my mind is only on her. Her short breaths got me more worried and her body burns on my skin but I didn't give it any attention because my mind is focus on putting her in the clinic as soon as possible.

Wala akong magawa kundi mabilis na lumakad pababa ng hagdanan dahil ang clinic sa campus ay nasa ground floor ng lugar. Nakasunod ang janitor at ang professor sa mabilis kong paglalakad, hindi ako nakakaramdam ng pagod kahit na may dala ako at lakad-takbo pababa ng hagdanan.

Paulit-ulit kong tinitingnan ang muka ni Sierra at nagbabakasakaling dumilat siya, ramdam kong wala siyang malay kaya kumukuha ako ng lakas upang mahina siyang alugin. Ilang baitang na lang ay makakatapak na kami sa ground floor kaya mas niliksihan ko pa ang paglalakad hanggang sa makarating na kami sa ground floor at dali-dali akong tumakbo papuntang clinic. Nagkakandaugaga ako nang makarating kami sa clinic, nagulat pa nga ang nurse at doctor nung bigla akong pumasok.

"She's unconscious, please treat her immediately" I said in a hurry then put her on the clinic's bed.

"What happened? What made her unconscious?" The doctor ask while the nurse gets all busy with Sierra.

"We're walking down the stairs from the 12th floor then she suddenly felt weak and her body was burning hot" I said, constantly checking on the girl laying on the mattress.

"Does she have asthma?" The doctor ask, walking around the clinic.

"I don't know doc we just met but I know that she never use stairs her whole life" I said, massaging the back of my neck.

"What? What person never uses stairs? Never mind, just seat there and we want talk to someone who knows any of her parent's number so we can contact them" The doctor said then I saw the nurse checking Sierra's vital signs and breathing then they perform a first aid to her.

The nurse close the curtains so I lose sight of Sierra's state and while I was waiting for her recovery, the professor arrived in the clinic so we exchange words then he left the clinic afterwards when he's already sure that we're both okay.

The doctor advice me to let her rest and give her water when she wake up because apparently she will be very thirsty after being unconscious because of extreme exhaustion. I left the clinic and run to the cafeteria to buy two bottles of water and a light meal for her to eat when she wakes up.

I never expect that this will happened and who would expect that she will fall very ill by walking down the stairs? I feel very guilty because of what happened, I thought that she's only acting so I was laughing at her when the truth is that she does feel dizzy and sick. She looks horribly sick when I was running down the stairs with her on my arms.

I was laughing at her misery like what kind of a bad person I am? I'm a terrible person and I will be sorry to her because of what I acted so I plan on finding something to do in order to apologize, I guess there's no other way but to take care of her as an apology. I hope she gets better soon because I'm not use to that weak state of her. It's something only those close to her would see since that's her lowest point and her most vulnerable.

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G: I saw your comments and I'm so grateful for your heart-warming support, I never felt so appreciated and the only thing I could say is thank you so much. I will never forget the few people who's supporting me, you know who you are.

As gift of appreciation I added some of the memes I saw HEHE.