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I slowly began to flutter my eyes lids. They felt heavy & were unwilling to fully open. Specks of dust swirled in front if my face working together to blur my vision. It was dark, but I could just about make out the shape of a chair lying on its side under a table. Some papers were scattered around me. Shutting my eyes in confusion I realised that I was lying on the floor on my front. My right arm stretched out above my head, my fingers were still clutching the note book that Dr Green had just handed me. Thinking of him had my senses rushing back. Victor and I had stayed behind after class. Dr Green had just handed back my homework book when there had been a deafening boom. North had been right. The bomb threats had escalated from empty boxes to actual explosives.
My mind immediately wandered to where the guys would be, desperately hoping that none of them had been near the explosion. I felt a growing anxiety as I thought of them all. Silas & North were off campus with the football team & Nathan out doing something for the Academy, but Luke, Gabe, Kota, Dr. Green, Victor & Mr Blackbourne had all been on site. Swallowing down my panic I realised that I at least could look after Victor and Dr. Green.
Scrambling up off of the floor I heard a crunching sound. Glass was scattered everywhere, the windows must have been shattered when the bomb had gone off. I stood gingerly, careful to avoid cutting my hands and knees on the glass. My right leg felt numb & I lent on a table to take the wait off of it. I guessed I had landed badly on that side when I'd fallen. I immediately spotted Dr green lying on the floor. As I reached him I saw the he was already stirring. Bringing his hands flat to the floor he pushed himself up to sitting. Gingerly stepping over debris I made my way to him.
"Dr. Green. Sean. Are you ok?" My voice croaked out. My throat hurt from breathing in the dusty air that still hadn't quite settled. I coughed a little to clear my throat.
"Yes." He mumbled. For a moment he looked a little bewildered and then I could see the change in him as his medical training kicked in. Rising quickly he grasped me by the shoulders "Are you ok Sang?"
"I just fell on my side. Nothing's broken." I coughed out. One hand moved up to hold my neck, the other wrapped around my back pulling me in for an embrace. His thumb tilted my chin up and his sift green eyes gazed into mine. Mumbling something I didn't catch he leaned down and planting a delicate kiss against my lips. Even under these circumstances I could feel a blush heat my cheeks. Really, when was I going to get used to them kissing me?
"Where's Victor?" Dr. Greens voice calm & assertive. Exactly what I needed to hear.
"I don't know. He was standing beside me when it happened." Turning I made my way back to where I had been lying. The dust had settled now and it was easier to see around the room. Dr. Green followed me switching on a light from key ring torch. My heart stopped for a moment as the light settled on a bloody hand poking out from under an upturned chair. Dr Green moved the chair revealing Victors prone body. A gash as his forehead was bloody heavily. I gasped throwing myself to the floor beside his head. My breath came out in short bursts.
"Don't panic Sang. It's probably not as bad as it looks. Head wounds can bleed profusely." Dr. Green sounded confident and my anxiety dropped a notch. Victors face was deathly pale & my fingers shook as they gently brushed at his cool cheek. I wiped some of the blood away with my hand in an attempt to clean him up a little. Dr. Green was all business his fingers automatically going to Victors neck to check for a pulse. "See, his pulse is strong. Thats a good sign." He passed me his phone. "Here, call Mr Blackbourne and tell him where we are. I'll need help moving Victor out of the building." Just like before when Gabriel been injured, he was putting me to work.
I stabbed at phone pressing the buttons that would call Mr Blackbourne. The phone a answered on the first ring. "Sean." Came the assertive voice of Mr Blackbourne.
"Mr Blackbourne, it's Sang. We are in room 212 and Victors been hurt."
"I'm on my way" he hung up
"He's coming." I relayed to Dr. Green.
"Help me to get him up Sang. I would feel safer if we were all out of this class room."
The adrenaline of the last few minutes had subsided leaving me feeling weak & totally shattered. Thinking I might be close to fainting I leant against the class room door frame looking out at Dr. Green and Victor. I knew that my voice would sound impossibly small even for me as I called for Dr. Green.
"Dr. Green?" I managed in a whisper.
"Just a moment Sang" I saw that he was busy settling Victor onto the floor of the hallway. Checking his eyes again to see if they were reactive. I could wait a little longer I was sure. Leaning against the door frame exhaustion slowly crept through my body. I almost couldn't feel my right leg at all now. It was the first time since waking up in the gloom of the wrecked class room that I'd looked at myself. Holding my hands out I saw that they were dirty & covered in blood. Victors blood. My chest tightened & I struggled to take a breath. He had to be ok. There wasn't any other option. They had all promised never to leave me & I believed them. Trusted them. So he'd be ok. I would see his fire eyes again. I absolutely ould. I had to hold onto that.
Feeling a little hazy & unfocused I looked up as I heard rushed footsteps coming up the stairwell. My finger fluttering to my lower lip.
"Miss Sorenson?" Mr Blackbournes commanding voice penatrated my conscience, waking me up. His intense eyes flickering over my face and body seemed to soften as he realised I was ok. His gaze continued to hold mine as he strode from the top of the stairs to kneel by Victor.
"The others?" I croaked out my emotions getting the better of me.
"All fine & accounted for Miss Sorenson. They are helping with any injuries & directing the students to evacuation points." His intense gaze searched my face. "Are you ok Miss Sorenson?"
My automatic response of yes faltered on my lips. I had promised to be honest with them. "Dazed. A bit bruised I think." My side was definitely going to be black & blue tomorrow.
Mr Blackbourne nodded. "Sean, how's Victor?" Mr Blackbourne commanded of Dr Green.
"I think he'll be fine." answered. "However, there could be a nasty concussion & maybe a hairline fracture. We need to get him to the hospital to confirm."
Victor was going to be ok. The others were ok. I sighed softly in relief. Taking a deep breath I did my best to rally myself. Straightening my back I wiped bloody hands down my body in an attempt to clean them. I frowned as my fingers came into contact with something with something from under my skirt at my outside right thigh. Lifting the skirt material I glanced down and with a curious sense of detachment I saw a piece of glass protruding out from my leg. Thinking of the knife I had pulled from Gabriel the month before, I automatically reached for the glass & tugged it out. It didn't hurt. I didn't really feel much of anything. I held it in my hand. The blood glistened against the glass as it dripped off and plopped on to the floor. My eyes followed the drops watching them gather at my feet. There was a small pool of blood collecting around my right foot. Too much to have come from the shard of glass. Frowning, I followed the dark blood trail back up my leg and sucked in a shallow breath as I saw blood gently pulsing from the wound where the glass had been.
While Dr Green continued to check Victors limbs for injuries I heard Mr Blackbourne on the phone calling for medical assistance. Did he just mention a helicopter? I wasn't sure. I felt like I was beginning to fade again. Glancing down I saw that the puddle of blood at my foot had grown rapidly. A small gasp escaped my lips.
"I'm sorry" I breathed to them both. Mr Blackbourne frowned at me and Dr. Green looked up from Victors motionless body.
"I think I need you Sean" my small voice cracked as I looked to the floor. Their eyes followed mine settling on the growing pool of blood. The only noise was the clatter of Mr Blackbournes phone dropping to the floor.
"Sang" they both called out in unison. Although I heard them rush towards me I couldn't see them as dark spots began to erupt before my eyes. The floor disappeared from beneath my feet as I was carried from the doorway. I could smell Mr Blackbournes spring soap scent as he gently placed me on the ground.
"Miss Sorenson? Sang?" Mr Blackbournes voice seemed to be coming from some distance away. I could feel Sean working on my leg and a sharp pain in my thigh made me gasp, snapping me fully lucid. "Miss Sorenson. Stay awake. Stay with us. You're going to be fine" Mr Blackbournes hands cupped my face and gave it a little shake. "I promise." His steel eyes demanded that I respond. As the pain in my leg receded I gazed into his perfect face. I knew what I had to say, what I needed to say. Something that I had known for a while, but felt that I couldn't say aloud. I had thought that to say it to them would be wrong, but in this moment I knew that it was the only thing that mattered. My hand fluttered up to settle on Mr Blackbournes cheek. My voice was weak but I forced the words through my lips.
"I love you Owen. I...1 love all of you." Shock register on his beautiful features, but the last thing I saw was the beginning of his millimetre smile.