Chapter 3 away! Prepare to have your minds blown! (Heh-heh, not really.)

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"Carly! Carly!"

I turned around to find three girls rushing up to me with anxious expressions.

"Um, hi." I said awkwardly.

"We heard what happened!" the first girl said. "About the accident!"

"Is Freddie ok?!" the second girl asked.

"Yeah, he's fine-" I began then was cut off by another outburst.

"He must've been soooo brave!" the third girl said with a dreamy look on her face.

For some reason, these girls' sudden interest in Freddie made me angry, jealous even. I didn't know why. All I knew is that I wanted those girls to stop swooning over Freddie so much.

"He's such a hero!" the first girl said.

"Can you tell us what happened?!" the second girl asked eagerly.

I forced a smile. "Sure, I'll tell you what happened." I said. "Freddie saved my life. He saved me and not you."

I shut my locker and walked away, leaving the three girls puzzled.

"Carls!"

That's it! I thought. I turned around. "What?!"

Sam staggered back. "Woah, Carls. Don't bite my head off."

I sighed. "Sorry."

"It's cool." Sam replied. "So, what up with all the aggravation?"

"I don't know." I said. "I guess it's because of all the girls keep coming up to me asking about Freddie."

"Yeah, it's gross." Sam said and made a face. "People have been coming up to me, too."

Before I could reply, a group of students came up to us.

"Uh, hi." I said.

"What do you want?" Sam asked.

One of them held out a card. "Will you give this to Freddie?"

Sam and I glanced at each other. "Umm, sure." I answered.

I took the card and they walked away, whispering something that I couldn"t understand.

"Give me that." Sam said, reaching for the card.

She took it from me and opened it. "What the chiz?"

"What?" I asked.

"They're calling him a hero." Sam said, grimancing.

"He kind of is." I said quietly.

"I'm not denying it." Sam said, handing me the card. "Just seems a little overdone."

That's when the bell rang.

"Get to class!" Ms. Briggs screeched, coming down the stairs and shooing everyone away. "Go!"

"Let's go." I told Sam, shoving the card in my bag with out a second thought.

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After school, I visited Freddie. I knocked on the door.

"Come in." he called.

The door opened with a creak and he turned, a smile appearing on his face. The kind of smile that ripped a hole in my chest.

"Hey, cupcake." Freddie said.

"Hi." I said, walking to his bed.

Upclose I could see that he was propped up on two pillows, his leg elevated on one. His bandages had been freshly changed and he was wrapped loosely in his Galaxy Wars blanket.

"How're you feeling?" I asked.

"I'm fine." he said, shifting so he could see me better. "I just woke up about fifteen minutes ago."

I smiled and looked up, noticing the TV was on. "Whatcha watchin'?"

He glanced at the TV. "Oh, nothing. Mom was in here when I was sleeping folding clothes. Looks like the Mexican Food Channel."

"Oh." I said.

"What's wrong?" Freddie asked. God, he knew me so well.

"Nothin'." I replied.

"Carls..." he said.

I met his eyes, and the card came to mind. I reached into my bag and pulled it out. It was crinkled from my books.

"What's that?" Freddie said.

I handed him the card. "Just somethin' from your fans at school."

He laughed, knowing I was teasing. "They found out, huh?'

"Yeah." I said, shrugging.

Freddie opened the card and read it. Then he smiled and shook his head.

"What's it say?" I asked.

"They're calling me a hero." he said, putting the card down. "I'm not a hero."

"Freddie, you saved my life." I said. "That makes you a hero."

"No, it doesn't." Freddie said.

My phone beeped before I could argue and checked the screen. "Spencer." I said sadly. "I gotta go."

"Ok." Freddie said, his face falling.

"See you tomorrow." I said.

"Bye."

I left the room with all the events of the week rushing in my mind. Little did I know what would happen tomorrow...

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The end! I'm sorry to say that Chapter 4 won't be up for a while because there's a lot going on at the moment. But it will be put up as soon as possible. Promise. So leave your comments below and I'll start working on Chapter 4! Thanks!