Sunrise: Chapter 13 - Hurt

Chapter 13 - Hurt

I love you Jacob, my lips softly whispered as I wiped the tear from my right cheek in the locker room. I don't know what happened at the gym, but all the people in the gym said Brian hit you coz you were swearing. Luckily my heart didn't believe it, so I came after you searching for you in the locker room. But seeing you injured spitting blood, was like getting stabbed right at heart. I cried in front of doctor also when you went unconscious. I was so scared, seeing you laying there with such a pale face, I felt I lost you before I could tell you what my feelings for you are. Thank God you gained consciousness after 15 minutes.

I really love you Jacob and I will confess my love to you at this year's end when we will get our result. I know you love someone else but if I will tell you at least you will know what I feel for you before I will leave for Paris next year. I know by doing this I will be digging a grave for my own heart, but I want you to know that I love you and will always love you no matter what happens. I wish I could say this to you right now, but I feel waiting will be the best option.

"Hey Amy, is your ankle okay now?" Beth said entering the locker room with her cheer leading team and our volleyball team following them.

"Huh?"

"Your ankle, Alex said you sprained your ankle in the court."

"Yeah, it's better now." I said remembering the excuse I made at the gym to get out of there.

"So are you going home today by bus or still staying at the library?"

"No I will be completing the work today."

"But how will you come home walking with your sprained ankle?"

"No I am fine, see." I said standing up.

"Okay, if you say so." She said turning and going towards the shower room.

I had already changed so I grabbed my backpack and started walking towards medical chamber. I don't want to disturb his rest, but I will ask him to go home.

"Hi," he said as I stepped in the chamber.

"You are awake?"

"Yeah just woke up five minutes before." He said raising himself in the bed and wincing in pain while doing so. I quickly went to his side and helped him sit on the bed.

"Don't hurt yourself please." As I said this I realized my mistake. The hurt in my voice was clearly visible.

"What happened?" He asked looking at me with those brown eyes so like mine.

"Amm... What?"

"Anything wrong?"

"With me?"

"Yeah."

"No, nothing at all. Why did you ask?"

"I thought your voice stirred when you told me not to hurt myself."

"No, really nothing. Don't try to say I care for you." I said faking a laugh and trying to pull back the stinging tears that were trying to coat my eyes.

"No, I really don't expect that." He said smiling.

"But don't hurt yourself."

"Why?" He said with a teasing smile on his face.

"Coz we have to do the practical, so prevent any other injury. I don't want to do the practical all alone." I said. He laughed at my reply and then squeezed his eyes shut because of the pain he must have felt during laughing.

"Sorry. You should go home, you are not well. I will complete the work."

"No, you promised, and I want to finish my work." He said smiling.

"Okay, I will help you get down the bed, just wait." I said rounding the bed and keeping my backpack on the bench.

I supported him while we walked to the library. I had to return to the medical chamber for our backpacks. When I reached there the doctor was collecting her things and getting ready to leave for home.

"Thanks doctor."

"It's my work Amelia, but I am happy that Jacob has got nice friends as you and Andrew. Andrew came five minutes before you and told Jacob to call him when he wants to go home after library so that he can give him a ride home. And you care for him so much. I saw tears in your eyes when you brought him here. He has got nice friends. He is a lucky boy." The doctor said smiling.

"Thanks doctor." I said smiling politely and picked our backpacks and started walking towards library.

"So here's your backpack." I said keeping it on the table in front of him.

"Thanks, should we start?"

"Yup." I said sitting beside him.

We started working on our project. Twenty minutes later, I saw Jacob putting down his pen and reading his notes.

"Amelia?"

"Yeah."

"I have finished, do you want to have a look at it?"

"No I trust you enough Jacob. I know you would have written it right."

"Thanks. How much have you finished?"

"I am on the last one, just five more minutes."

"Okay I am going to drink some water, do you want some?"

"I will get the water for you," I said stopping my pen and looking at him.

"No please I am fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I will be back in a minute." He said standing up and walking towards the door.

"Okay," I said looking at him walking out of the door. He should have asked me to bring the water for him. I should complete the work till he comes back so that we can go home after that. He needs rest.

My work got finished, but Jacob didn't return till that time. He must have taken a bit more time to reach there because of his injury. I packed his and mine things and carried our backpacks till the corridor outside the library, but the sight I saw there was enough to break my heart into zillion pieces.

Jacob was standing there with the slut of our school holding her wrist while her index finger traced his left cheek.

"Are you okay darling?" She asked him.

"Harriet..." He stopped when he saw me standing there.

"Oh, I am sorry. I completed my work so I thought to bring your backpack so that we can leave after that. Doctor said Andrew will pick you up, so I think I should leave now. Bye, get well soon." I said giving him his backpack and walking away from there with my eyes fixed on the ground, and my mind screaming at my heart to stop beating and on my eyes to stop crying.

I dried my tears before walking out the main door of our school. As I went out I saw Brian standing there beside his car.

"Hi. How is your ankle now?"

"Why are you still here?"

"Beth said you are staying back at library today for your work and you are not going home by bus, so I stayed back for you to drive you home. I can't let you walk home with sprained ankle."

"No, I am fine now, but thanks for the concern."

"May I drive you home now?"

"Coz you have waited for me then I should go with you."

"Thanks", he said opening the door of his car for me.

I slipped into the passenger seat and Brian rounded the hood of his car. I looked outside the window and felt a tear tracing my cheek, slipping down, kissing the corner of my mouth and continuing down followed by another tear. I quickly wiped it off before Brian could notice it.

"So as your ankle is fine may I ask what you thought about going out with me on Saturday?" Brian asked as we reached outside my home.

"Huh?"

"About the date I asked you for. Will you come?" He said showing his cute smile.

"Hmmm. Okay I will come." I said getting out of the car.

"Thanks," he said smiling.

"Just message me the time and place."

"Okay," he said driving off.

I turned and walked inside my house. Just because someone has broken my heart, I can't break someone else's heart. Well I shouldn't blame Jacob for this, it's me who has broken my own heart, dug my own grave, and now it's the time to bury my heart. I entered my room and started grieving for my dead and buried heart with some endless tears. Love hurts!

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Sants - Thanks for waiting... and I am happy you liked it. I hope you will like this one too. Take care.