My Man 2

‘Hi good morning everyone, please settle down.’ Cy give them a minute to do so. ‘Okay, welcome to Red Cross…’ She looked awkwardly at Rae. ‘I’m not good at this.’ She said and cleared her throat. ‘Well, I’m Cybil Krizia Wilson. I’m 19 years old, a student nurse and I’m also one of the volunteers here. This month I’ll be handling all the trainings and stuff.’ Someone raise a hand. ‘You have a question?’

‘Are you still available?’ a student from Cybil’s school asked her.

She pushed her glasses forward and looked sternly at him. ‘Please I don’t-’

‘Okay,’ Rae interrupted. ‘I’m Rae Willis 22 years old and I’ll be handling the community. As of your question, my friend here is single but unavailable. But I’ am.’ Rae said naughtily and winked at the guy.

‘Rae...’ Cybil hissed. They heard Ms. Rachel cleared her throat.

‘I’m just kidding. So obviously I’ll be handling the sophomores. I’ll conduct our orientation to our community, later. For our transportation, there will be a school bus available for us. Are their any questions or concerns?’

‘Miss Rae where will we meet for the bus ride?’

‘We’ll meet here. The school bus will leave at seven so I’ll check your attendance at 6:45.’

Cybil was just standing beside Rae awkwardly. She felt someone was staring at her but she didn’t dare looked for it. She was well aware Brent’s group was silent as if they were all studying them. She was also nervous about her demonstration. A lot was running from here mind. What if I didn’t pass that demonstration? What if I lost count on my compressions? What if my ventilations didn’t reach the green line? What if…

‘Hey,’ Rae whispered. ‘Are you okay? Someone asked about the training.’

‘Sorry…’ She cleared her throat and pushed her glasses up. ‘Pardon me?’ she asked politely.

‘Miss… who will be assigned to handle our group? I mean we’re here for the training.’ Brent asked Cybil politely.

She stared at him and sighed. Unfortunately… ‘I’ am, Sir.’ She said. Rae throws her a mocking looked. ‘Any concerns?’

Brent smiled at her. ‘Nothing… nothing at all.’

‘RIGHT…’ she said unconvinced. She saw someone raised his hand. ‘Yes?’

‘But Miss Krizia, if you’re assigned to them so that means…’ the juniors all looked at Ms. Rachel’s direction. Cybil and Rae too looked at their Mom’s direction and they both suppressed their laughter. There at one side of the RC’s conference room, Ms. Rachel was standing and looking stoically at the juniors. Ms. Rachel has this reputation that made students fear her. But in Cybil and Rae’s case, they just laughed about it.

Rae and Cybil looked at each other. Cybil bit her lower lip, closed her eyes and looked down. After a minute she looked at the juniors. ‘Ms. Rachel will handle your group.’ They all winced at Cybil. ‘And oh… we haven’t set a date yet but there will be training for Advance Life Support for you guys but its optional. We’ll talk about it later.’

One of their colleagues entered and whispered something to their Mom. Cy saw Ms. Rachel nods at him. ‘Miss Cybil. Can you come here please?’

She first looked at Rae before she started to walk towards their Mom. ‘Yes Mom?’ she whispered. Cybil was only inches away from Brent and she was well aware that he was staring at her.

‘Can you help Ann? There is a blood donor waiting downstairs and Ann’s new. She’s not confident to do the procedure. Everyone is preparing for the demo.’

‘Okay Mom but I’ll be the one to perform the procedure?’

‘Yes dear. She’s new her so she’ll assist you.’

‘Can I do the other way around?’ she teased.

‘Cybil?’

She readjusted her glasses. ‘I’m just kidding.’ She said laughing at their head.

She marched towards the door. ‘Okay, no more questions? I think it’s time for a tour here.’ Cy heard her Mom said before she closed the door.

Cybil prepared the materials she needed the moment she arrived in the room. Ann was just staring at her. ‘Hey, Ann right?’ she didn’t wait for her answer. ‘I’m Krizia by the way. Are you going to assist me here or what?’

‘Oh…’ Ann immediately gets cotton that was wet in alcohol and started cleaning the injection site. ‘Sorry Miss.’

‘No problem but next time, please anticipate okay?’ she said matter-or-fact.

They were both quiet for a while. Cybil started inserting the needle and she smiled as blood flows from the tubing. She sighed, removed her wire-rim glasses and covered her eyes with her hand. This will be the most tiring day in her life! She just came back from her out of town trip and was looking forward to see her collogues in RC but she just can’t savior the moment. She was too tense! She didn’t actually expect to have trainees from other schools; she didn’t even expect to encounter Brent in such place. She sighed. One thing for sure, she’ll have enormous and stressful workload this month. Cybil sighed again and frustratingly ran her fingers through her hair. Long and straight jet black strands of hair were falling into place as if she never touched it.

The door flung open and the RC head entered the room followed by Rae and a lot of noisy students. Ann saw something or someone and shrieks helplessly. ‘Ah…’ she said with a sigh. ‘He is so… yummy!’ she said dreamingly. She even combed her hair with her fingers and straightened her shirt.

Cybil flinched and threw Ann a weird look. She then shook her head and massaged slowly her temple. She was having a headache with all of this! She do hope everything will turn out to be okay.

‘BJ, we should inform the head here. We’re excused with this training.’ Van whispered.

‘You know what Van,’ He said while looking at the girl he talked a while ago. ‘I’ll train here. CPR… first aid… I think it isn’t that bad.’ He said boastfully.

‘But we promised coach to ditch this training.’ He said without looking at BJ. His gaze was caught on something. ‘We need to practice and win this season-’ he looked at him. The guy wasn’t even listening to him. BJ was smiling by himself and staring at someone. He followed his gaze and was shock. It was the girl who introduced herself as Cybil. Van find her mysterious, snobby, Miss know it all and beneath all he find her kind and nice. ‘Snap out of it dude! The girl’s a nerd!’

BJ’s smiled broadens. ‘She’s interesting…’ he said staring at her. The girl has a long jet black hair; it was so silky and shiny, he was tempted to touch it a while ago. But looking at it now, it sure needs some combing to do. She got thick russet brows with long lashes. Her eyes were indeterminate color because of the thick lashes and the disgusting glasses. From their short distance awhile ago, he saw black spots lined on top of her nose, it was black heads! She needed a total make over! The girl is a total mess… but still…

‘Whoa she’s not your type.’ Van said immediately. ‘What about Clarisse? You’ll just give up on her?’

He faced his best friend. ‘Of course not! I will not give up on her.’ He said proudly.

‘So that means…’ he saw BJ nods at him. It was only meant one thing… BJ found his object of amusement. Van sighed and looked at the girl intently. There was something in Cybil that made her different from other girls, other than her looks and choice of clothing. ‘BJ spare her, please.’ He said. That girl really can’t handle the ‘real’ BJ. ‘Please just this once.’

BJ snorted. ‘You like the girl?’

Van didn’t know exactly the answer to BJ’s question. He didn’t know if he liked Cybil or he just felt sorry for her, but one thing is for sure, he can’t let BJ lay hands on her. Van saw BJ making his move towards Cybil. He reached for his arm and pulled him slightly. ‘What do you think are you doing?’

‘Just enjoy the show dude.’ He pulled his arm. ‘No one can resist me.’ He said proudly and moved toward Cybil. She still had her glasses on her hand. She looked exhausted. BJ stood next to her and smiled at her companion, who was dreamingly stared at him. ‘What is his blood type Miss?’ he asked sweetly at Cybil. He was referring to her patient.

Cybil sighed. ‘Are you one of the students having a tour here Sir?’ she asked formally without looking at BJ.

He stared at her. ‘Y-Yes-’

‘I have some questions for you.’

‘O-Okay…’ BJ didn’t actually expect this. He looked at Van’s direction.

‘What is the universal blood type donor?’ she asked still without looking at BJ’s direction, she was just staring straight ahead.

‘What?’ he asked blindly, he was totally confused! Okay this girl is creepy, he thought. ‘I’m not-’

‘O negative…’ Van answered. He nods to BJ.

Cybil looked at them. She can’t see them but pretends to. ‘That’s correct. Why-’

‘Why are you throwing questions on us Miss?’ BJ asked confusedly.

‘That’s my way of saying mind your own business.’ She said stoically. ‘You guys suppose to listen to Ms. Rachel over there.’ She pointed straight ahead. Van and BJ looked at each other. It was late Cybil had realized she can’t see anything. She immediately put on her glasses. She instantly saw Brent’s confused reaction. Oh boy! She said silently and tried not to wince.

She looked at the direction she pointed and she could swear to died on the spot. She pointed the wrong direction! What’s gotten into her?! She cleared her throat. ‘But anyway, you should listen to Ms. Rachel.’ She looked at Rae and secretly pleaded for help. Luckily for Cy, Rae got it quickly and in an instant she was standing at her side.

‘Rae I’ll prepare the dummy I’ll use for the demonstration.’ Cybil said totally ignoring the two basketball players standing just inches from her. That is Cybil! Her golden rule, when embarrassed ignores it. ‘Can you please finish this for me? Ms. Ann will assist you.’

Her best friend looked suspiciously at her before she answered. ‘Okay. Third door on your left, that’s the storage room.’

Cybil stood on the ground nervously with the dummy inches from her. Their demonstration will start pretty soon but she wasn’t ready. She wasn’t able to practice. Not long enough she heard a deafening sound of a siren and a fire drill and was followed by screams from the conference room. She sighed. ‘Everyone panicked! Who wouldn’t?’

Later Rae came out from the building looking harassed. ‘Are you okay?’ Cybil asked her.

‘Do I look okay?’ she sighed. ‘My god Cy, I’m so glad I’m not assigned with the trainings this month.’ The students were quietly sitting on the ground. ‘I mean handling two groups with different majors?! C’mon.’

Cybil sighed and tied her hair with her handkerchief. ‘I know what you mean.’

‘Cy, your hair is a mess…’

Cybil just shrugged. Cybil cleared her throat. ‘Please pay attention everyone. You’ll have to perform everything individually at the end this month.’ She paused for a moment then she told them the scenario. It was earthquake and collapsed building. ‘For CPR, the person here is choking and had lost his consciousness.’

The demonstration starts. Cybil seated in front of the computer and was preparing it for her demonstration. After rechecking everything, she watched the demonstration. She was amaze! Everyone was doing their best. ‘Wow! Everyone is amazing!’

‘Of course! They are the RC’s volunteers.’ Rae said proudly. ‘It’s almost over. You should get ready.’

Cybil nods at her and without a word she walked towards the dummy and seated next to it. After five minutes her colleagues were finished with their demonstration. Cybil faced the trainees. ‘Okay everybody please pay attention.’ She said. She removed her glasses and started the procedure.

At exactly two minutes Cybil finished the whole cycle. She got a standing ovation from the trainees while her fellow volunteers clapped their hands at her. While Cybil was coughing helplessly and she was splitting her saliva.

‘Whoa Krizia that was great!’ said Ryan. He was one of the volunteers. ‘The timing was exact, your compensations weren’t bad at all and your ventilations were consistent- are you okay?’ he asked.

She wiped her mouth with her hand and glared at him. ‘A lot of alcohol was inside-’ she coughed again. ‘his mouth!’ she said still coughing.

‘Oh…’ Ryan step back a little. ‘Sorry about that.’ he said guiltily. He was the one disinfecting the dummy’s mouth and there were a lot of alcohol left inside its mouth Cybil had drunk almost all of it while doing the mouth to mouth.

It took Cy a minute to get hold of her composure. She cleared her throat, stood up and put her glasses. ‘So… any questions?’ she asked. It was a mistake. Almost all the students sitting in the ground raised their hands and throwing questions on her, at the same time. ‘OKAY…’ leaving without much of a choice, she answered every question the students asked her.

Cybil ran through the rains. It was quiet a down pour. She immediately entered her brother’s school. There she found them waiting for her. One was sitting patiently and looking at the window while the other was walking back and forth and from time to time looking at his watch.

Cybil stopped at the door far from his brother. They may look exactly a like but still their personality varies. She sighed. The wonders of twins! She thought quietly. ‘Hi guys!’ she greeted them gaily.

Kent, the one who was sitting, whirled around and immediately gave Cybil a smile, while Kyle glared at her and said. ‘You’re late! You’re suppose to be here-’

‘Okay, I’m just 5 minutes late Kyle.’ She said lamely.

He snorted. ‘A lot could happen in 5 minutes.’

‘Stop that Kyle.’ Kent said. He moved towards her, planted her cheek with a kiss and hugged Cybil. ‘Sis did show up, that’s all that matters.’

Cybil smiled while hugging back her brother. Kent was always sweet, compassionate, expresses his emotions freely… in other words, the total opposite of her. While Kyle, Cybil could see herself in Kyle’s personality. She pulled back. ‘Let’s go.’

They waited for a cab just outside her brother’s school. They were standing there for a couple of minutes but still no cab passed. Cybil noticed Kyle was shivering. She took off her jacket and put it on Kyle. Another minutes passed, still there was no cab.

Finally there was one cab stopped in front of her. Cybil immediately ran towards it and open the backseat, the twins followed her. But instead of climbing inside the cab she motioned the old man instead. ‘Hey Grand you can take this cab.’ She said to the old man standing just inches from them. Cybil wasn’t selfish at all. Her unselfishness lands her to the RC. But it was also her annoying side. Most people abused her unselfishness.

The old man seemed a bit surprise. ‘Are you sure my dear?’ he asked. Cybil just nods at him. He instantly got inside the cab and rolled the glass window. ‘Bless you my dear.’ He said.

Cybil smile broadens. She looked at her brothers. ‘We should-’

‘Miss hop in!’ shouted a guy not far from her.

Cybil looked for the owner of the voice. She found herself staring at a guy in a black BMW. The guy was looked worried, she can tell in those expressive hazel eyes of his and those perfectly curved brows were drawn towards the center. She stared at the guy. He was the guy she least expected to see at the moment. It was the basketball hottie Brent Justine Reynolds!

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I'm so sorry for the delay., I got sick so.....
but still enjoy this chapter., I never thought you like it! but from the comments i got, thank you....

Cybil and Rae were not teachers but volunteers in RC...
i guess i failed to mention that in the first chapter...