Chapter 3

It's 7 in the morning. Yet Sasha still not getting off from the bed. Mrs Emily knocking hard the door.

"Sasha,. My dear. Wake up! It's time to go to school"

-silent-

Mrs Emily decided to open the door herself. She patted Sasha's shoulder. Something feels off,

"oh my god! You're running a fever." 'I'm a nurse, yet i couldn't take a good care of my daughter'. Mrs Emily cried.

Sasha awake. "what's the matter?" Her mother looks sad.

"You catch a cold"

"I do?" Sasha put her hand at her forehead. 'maybe I overdo it' she put a nighter last night in order to complete the novel. She sighed.

"let me go to school. nothing serious" Sasha shove her quilt.

"No! You can't force yourself like this. Please. Just stay home" Mrs Emily gets up and walks out to bring a glass of water.

"here. Take the pill. And have a rest. I'll inform your head teacher"

- -

Jay stared at Sasha's empty seat. 'She seems fine yesterday. Why would she suddenly catch a cold?'

Then suddenly,

A young and tall man walks into the classroom. Everyone pays attention to him. They already know that a new teacher is going to teach them starting that day. But no one expecting him would be very handsome.

"Hello every one. My name is Sam Kayle. Your new teacher" He greeted. Sam looked through the class and saw an empty seat.

"Who is absent today?"

"Sasha, sir. She is having a fever" Said Lisa.

"is it serious?"

"no... I guess. But her mom is a nurse so she's gonna be fine" said the class monitor.

Sam nodded. He then begun the lesson.

- -

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

"who is it?" Mrs Emily rushed from the kitchen to open the door. "ouh. It's you guys."

Jay and Lisa greet her politely.

"come inside. Sasha is upstairs." Said Mrs Emily. He closed the door and went back to the kitchen.

- -

"Sasha! You won't believe it!" Said Lisa, rushing into her room.

Sasha slowly get up from her bed making Lisa feels guilty.

"Oops. I'm sorry" She helped her to get up.

"No, it's okay. I'm used to it" Sasha giggles.

"Are you feeling better now?" Asked Jay.

Sasha nodded. Being indifferent to him.

"What's the news?" she asked.

"okay. Okay" Lisa take a deep breath. "We got a new teacher!!!"

Jay shakes his head. "you desperately want to come here to tell her that?"

"Hey. It's important." Lisa slapped Jay's arm. "He is too handsome! I'm in love with him right now" She smiles while imagine Sam's visual.

"Really? What's his name?"

"Sam Kayle! And he just 7 years older than us, So..."

A sharp pain suddenly attack Sasha's chest.

She fall to the floor. Jay and Lisa panicked.

"OH MY GOD! SASHA!" shouted Lisa.

"Lisa. Hurry up and call her mother!" Jay try to calm Sasha down. Lisa already running downstairs while shouting for Mrs Emily.

- -

"what's wrong?! Are you okay?" Mrs Emily looks through her conditions. It's the usual illness that she often get since she was young.

"try to control your breathing. Calm your mind. Calm yourself."

"Jay. can you reach for her pills there?" Mrs Emily asked Jay to bring the medicine from the drawer.

"No. I don't want to take it" Sasha tries to sit.

"Why? You need to take it. To ease the pain" Jay pass the medicine to Mrs Emily.

"it makes me feel sleepy. Besides, it didn't hurt so much. So I'm okay" Sasha tries to convince them.

"But, why does your illness suddenly strike when you hear our teacher's name? did you,...by any chance got attacked by him?" Lisa was joking. She tries to lift up the mood.

"Don't be stu.."

"maybe". Sasha cut Jay's words. Surprised. Well, maybe Shasha just joking around.

Mrs Emily gets up. "have a proper rest, my dear. I need to check on my cooking." Sasha nodded. She watched her mother walked away from her room.

"Are you sure that you're fine?" asked Jay. He is worried about her since he knew that Sasha once got into the hospital because of that.

"yea."

'something is wrong with them'.. Guessed Lisa. 'oh well, I'm not gonna butt in their business'.

- - -

"Goodbyee Sasha!!! See you soon!" Lisa and Jay waves at her from the street.

"Alright. Be careful on your way back". They nodded.

Sasha closed the curtain. She quickly grabs the medicine along with a glass of water. Yes, she is lying. There's no way she could hold the pain without taking the pain killer. She had difficult time to breathe, her chest is throbbing so much. She is in extreme pain. Her hands is shaking. A moment later, she collapsed.

- - -

Sasha slowly opened her eyes. but she is not in her room. strange, it's so familiar.... 'Hospital? It must be it.'

She looks through the ward. Her mother is not there. 'i hope no one knows about this' she sighed. The clock is ticking. It's midnight now. Good things that she didn't passed out for entire day.

Mrs Emily opened the door. With a plate of fruits.

"you finally awake. Are you feeling better?"

Sasha realize that her mother's cheeks are red. Is she crying? But it doesn't seems like that. She wanted to ask, but she held it down.

"you didn't tell my friends about this right?" She asked.

"No, i didn't. But it's all up to you to tell them or not"

Sasha get up from the bed. "I'm going to school tomorrow."

"Don't push yourself! Please" Mrs Emily holds her daughter's hand.

"I had to"

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