Case of Amber Hark: Death is The New Birth

Chapter 9: Fire Between Them

GICCA'S POINT OF VIEW

Eliote and Lance are now sitting on the opposite side of my bed. They can't be together because for sure another fighting scene will arouse. Lance hates him a lot, he treated Eliote like a criminal or someone that would just harm me. He is being overacting with things he is just making up. I guess he is doing things that would make me disgust with Eliote or something that would make me hate Eliote.

Like, what he said earlier that Eliote is stalking me which I never felt... (unless I will hallucinate for that thing) which means, he is indeed making up things that would ruin Eliote's name to me. He really hates him that much to the extent that he would engaged himself with this unbelievable doing. This is actually not Lance's doing, maybe his anger towards Eliote urged him to be like that.

On the other hand, this cuckoo brained Eliote fuels the firing anger of Lance towards him. He doesn't want to adjust, and I hate it.

I will admit, I blushed when Eliote said he wants to protect me from something I don't know. And I also blushed when Lance showed how much he wanted to protect me from Eliote. Lol. This is insanity. They don't get along but both of them wants to protect me. So touchy.

I know I must choose Lance over Eliote, he is my best friend! I've known him since high school and Eliote is someone I just me—not worth to be fighting for, I must say. But, I need his help badly. His rare skill can be a help for me. I see no one else can help me, it is only him. That is why I cannot turn my back to Eliote.

knock! knock! knock!

A repeated knock caught our attention. Lance got up and opened the door. Ali and Rique's presence was exposed. Their faces are marked with being worried as their gazes landed on me.

"How are you feeling now?" Ali asked as she stepped inside and sat beside my bed.

I threw a smile, "I'm okay, but I'm still feeling a little stingy on my head." I reported.

She clicked her tongue, "Good. Are you aware that there are bad guys roaming in our university? They've drugged the poor girl's body. She is in critical condition now." she paused and released her sigh, "Who did that is not a human." she added.

I nodded with sadness on my face. "I heard of it too. They are so evil to do that. I wonder what kind of key they are looking for... That might be so important to them that they are willing to take one's life just to have the key." I said.

"By the way, we bought something for you. Some snacks, medicines and vitamins for fast recovery." Rique entered the conversation.

I nodded and beamed at him, "Thank you." I said.

"That is weird. Why don't they reproduce a new key? The same to what they are looking for. That is so basic to do. Why do they have to do the drugging thing?" while knitting her forehead, Ali spoke.

"Perhaps, it is not a key." now, Lance joined the conversation.

"Then why did they call it red key if it's not a key?" Ali asked as she leveled her palm on her shoulder.

"What I am trying to point out is, perhaps it is not a literal key." Lance clarified his words by emphasizing the word 'literal'.

Both Ali and Rique nodded. Rique put the cellophane containing what they bought on the table near me and he sat on the sofa where Eliote is sitting on.

"Anyway, Gicca. How are you feeling?" worried Rique asked.

Ali just gave a quick sigh and I saw her rolling her eyes on Rique, "I have already asked her that." she said.

Rique shrugged, "So what?"

She rolled her eyes once more, "Ugh. So nonsense, Rique."

They are starting again. Ugh. After stressing myself to Lance and Eliote, I will again, stress myself with these two. Oh gosh. Am I a mother here who scolds and teaches her children?

"Guys, just lesser your noise. We have a patient here. She needs a peaceful ambience." Lance made the two calm down. That is so nice for him to say after giving me a chaotic ambience earlier.

I nodded and smiled, "Yeah, he's right. So, avoid being in a war. Okay? Can you, Ali and Rique?" I asked them as I concentrated my sight to them.

They have both nodded like it was against their will to nod on what I asked. I nodded too upon receiving their response. "And, can you as well do the same, Lance and Eliote?" I asked as I put my sight to them one by one. Just gently moving my sight to right and left.

I first looked at Lance, he paused himself and threw his sharp look at Eliote who is just emotionlessly sitting next to Rique. "I can, but... I will say my advance sorry to you." He is now looking at me, "If someone will try to hurt you, I will surely conduct more than a war. No one hurts our Gicca. If someone will pursue in doing so, I will kill him." he added in an uplifting tone. Alluding something...

I coughed, moved my face sideward and covered my mouth as a sign of excuse but I did that on purpose. I don't really want to cough, I just want to bite my lower lip because Lance is being so sweet, giving too much thrill to me and causing me to blush! D*mn it. I want to hide it.

"O-Okay." I said as I went back to proper sitting on my bed. "How about you, Eliote?" I asked him and put my gaze on me.

He just smiled innocently. His eyes are as well smiling at me; his cheerfulness is infectious. "I will, Gicca. Sorry to what happened earlier." he started it smiling and ended up removing the curve on his lips. His sorry is sincere

I smiled back and nodded. "I hope this peace will last, not just for temporary." I said.

"Don't worry much about us, Gicca. We promise not to give you a headache. Just rest now and take yourself away from messy things," Ali said as she tapped my back.

"Do you mean she will take herself away from you?" Rique teasingly asked as he tried to hold back his laughter.

Ali immediately threw her sharp look on him. Ugh. Here they are again, after saying that they will avoid being noisy. Psh. *rolled my eyes* I spoke immediately before Ali could fight him back.

"Stop it.." I calmly said.

Ali bit her lower lip and glared at Rique as she clenched her fist—he is just giving her a teasing grin. Rique is indeed a bully master. He is pro at it, no doubt!

I breathe heavily then a realization sank in while doing so. I knitted my forehead and looked at them one by one. I observed them and found out that they are still in uniform. How did I not noticed that earlier?

Why are they in their uniform? What time is it? How long have I been sleeping? I looked at myself and found out that I am, as well, in my uniform.

"What time is it?" I asked them while knitting my forehead.

Lance took a look at his wristwatch, "19:40" he answered.

"I passed out for only 7 hours? Am I not that critical? Why didn't you bring me in the hospital?" I asked simultaneously.

And there they told me everything. In fact, they wanted to take me to the hospital right away, but Eliote refused. He was stubborn and did not want to let go of my collapsed body. He said it would be better if they will just take me home and let mom just take care of me since it didn't seem like I had hit badly. Eliote and Lance even fought for that, but Eliote eventually won. They took me home to mom. I don't know why Eliote was seemed to be paranoid.

I wasn't hurt badly that's why it just took me 7 hours of sleep. Wow.

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