Love Life At School (Chapter Twenty Two)

“Let them go, you brutes,” a voice said.

Hebe: Arron! Quick. Save Angela!!

Arron: I’ll save you first. Let her go or I don’t know what I’m going to do. (clenching his fist)

H1: Why should I? You wanna fight? Lets fight. (not realizing he let go of Hebe)

Arron: Hide!

H1: What? (Hebe quietly went somewhere to hide) Now, what was I doing just now?
Arron: (say to himself) Stupid. Let prisoner go also don’t realize.

Arron ran to Angela and H2 and H3.

Arron: Let her go.

H2: Why should I? I mean we.

H3: Yeah.

Arron: Didn’t you know?

H2: Know what?

H3: Yeah.

Arron: I called the police. (slowly take out his phone, hiding it from H2 and H3, signaling Hebe to call his phone)

H2: I don’t believe you.

H3: Yeah.

Arron: Are you deaf? Can’t you hear?

Arron’s phone rang and it was the police sound. On the way to the park just now, he had seen the three guys bullying Hebe and Angela so he made a plan. He changed his ringtone. And it came in use.

H2: Oh no!

H3: Yeah.

H1: Run!!!

The three humans ran off, thinking the police were really after them. Hebe came out from her hiding place and ran to Arron and Angela. Arron was trying to carry her but she seemed so weak that he was afraid he might break her bones. Angela was so weak and frail, she could not walk or even sit up. Even raising her head was painful for her. All over her body, her hands, her face, her legs, there were injuries, bruises and cuts. In the end, Arron called for an ambulance.

In no time, one came. And the nurses quickly brought out a stretcher and carefully placed Angela’s injured body in it. Angela had fainted. They quickly brought her to the hospital with Arron and Hebe.

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Calvin: How was it?

H1: Er... sorry master.

Calvin: Why?

H1: Er... (told the whole story to Calvin)

Calvin: Are you stupid as you look or are you brainless? (it’s the same thing I think, lol) I told you her friend was a guy not a girl! And how can you be so dumb to tell her my name? She’ll know its me now.

H1: But master, you didn’t tell us to not mention your name.

Calvin: Oh, NOW you remember. (giving him a look)

Calvin’s phone rang. He answered it. “What!!! I’ll come immediately.”

Calvin: I’m going out now. When I come back, I’ll deal with you.

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Hebe and Arron were waiting for the doctor who was examining Angela to come out. In the meantime, they had informed their friends. Jiro and Selina appeared first.

Selina: How is she?

Jiro: What happened? (Wu Chun and Ella appeared)

Wu Chun: Sorry if we’re late. What happened?

Ella: Tell us. Tell us.

Hebe: Wait. There is one more person. And I think this person is important.

Few seconds later, Calvin appeared.

Calvin: Sorry I was late. Held by the jam. So what happened?

Hebe: You are seriously asking me that?

Calvin: Huh?

Hebe: After what you did to her, you’re actually ASKING ME THAT!?

Calvin: What do you mean?

Hebe: (tell the whole story) So, who else knows me with the name Calvin?

Calvin: I..I..

Ella: How could you! She’s our friend.

Selina: And a girl.

Jiro: A skinny one at that.

Wu Chun: A harmless one.

Arron: And a nice one. How can you!

Calvin: I..I..

The doctor came out.

Hebe: Doctor, how is she?

Doctor: She’s fine. Surprisingly for a small body, she actually pulled through.

Selina: Can we see her?

Doctor: Yes, but don’t wake her up. She needs a lot of rest.

Ella: Thank you. Lets go.

They went in. Calvin walking the last. Afraid of what he will see. And when he saw, he felt like dying. On the bed, everyone saw a sad picture. Of a girl, a harmless one, who was attacked, looked so forlorn, weak and frail. Her whole body full of injuries, bruises and cuts. She was too weak she needed to stay in bed and can’t move for any movement even slight would be too painful to bear. All this happened, all this, because of Calvin.

He felt a feeling he never felt before. Full of pain, misery and regret. His heart was splitting. He could not control his emotions. He just broke down and tears came.
“Angela. I’m so sorry. I didn’t know it was you. How can I forgive myself? I...”

Hebe: What did you mean, you didn’t know it was her?

Selina: You mean, the attack was meant for another person?

Ella: Who? How can you!

Wu Chun: Who was it for then?

Jiro: Yeah. (sounding like H3)

Calvin: .................................. Arron. (in a small voice)

Arron: Me! Why?

Hebe: I know why. You’re jealous because Arron’s with me. Aren’t I right?

Calvin: (nodded)

Arron: But why? We’re friends. Even if you’re jealous, how can you do that?

Hebe: Do you realize, even if you did that to Arron, I would still be with him? No matter what happens, I’ll always be beside him. And no one can take me away.

Calvin: I’m sorry.

Ella: Sorry indeed. Look what you’ve done to an innocent girl.

Calvin: (look at his friends then walked away)

Selina: Hey! You can’t just....

Arron: Leave him alone.

Selina: But he..

Jiro: He regrets it. We know. Just leave him alone.

Selina: (sigh) If you say so.

-brenda, co-written with ratana-