Ch. 8 New Feelings
She was surprised to see that is was Francis that came in! As he closed the door behind him she noticed he had two water bottles under his arm and washcloth and a bowl. He turned to find that Alex was awake and had a feeling of relief as he smiled. He walked towards her and tried to start a conversation.
"Well it's comforting to know that your goanna be just fine. How do you feel?"
"Oh you know aches, pains, the usual you get when you take a beating from yourself."
Francis let out a small laugh and Alex laughed with him.
"Oh here, I got you some water; you're really going to need it. You lost a lot of blood after that beating you took."
"Speaking of beatings. Wait where's Zak? Is he ok, I want to see him."
"Take it easy, you shouldn't be out of bed right now. You need to rest."
"Uh, did you not see how hard I knocked him off his feet? He could be hurt or worse."
"Listen to me, its ok. Zak's parents took him to his room. You didn't give him any serious damage he'll just be out for a while."
"Well then what about your dad? Is he ok?"
"My dad is out cold too. He did take a lot of damage from that parasite, but then again so did you."
When Alex heard him say that she had to turn her face to hide it, as it was turning bright red. Francis got up and took the bowl and filled it with warm water. He brought it back and took off Alex's bandages. She was shocked to see how it was still bleeding. Her whole arm was red from the blood. Francis took the cloth and dipped it in the water. Then he started to clean the wound; Alex clutched her hand into a fist as she felt the burn of the water against her wound. He did the same thing to her leg; only it wasn't as bad as her arm. When he was done he put a new bandage around her leg then her arm.
When he was done she stood with Francis at the same time. They stared into each other eyes, light rays shined through the window and onto Alex. Neither of them dare spoke a word for fear of ruining the moment. Francis then began to lose his self, as he got lost in the gaze of Alex's eyes. The two of became closer and closer, until they could go no further. Francis then had a new feeling in his heart that he thought he never have or experience before. The two of them felt closer and closer with each passing minute. The silence between them was gone when Alex spoke.
"Look Francis even though Zak doesn't like you, I want you to know that I do." Alex said
"But my heart belongs to someone else." She continued.
After she said that, he felt his blood run cold and he could practically feel his heart stop. He began to studier as he tried to talk.
"What... I don't... I don't understand. I'm aware that you like Zak Saturday, but what do you really see in him?" Francis asked
"I see a young boy that tries so hard to protect the ones he cares about. Only when you came around he acted different."
"So what's wrong with the way you see him now?"
"What's wrong is that he wasn't the boy I meet in that town. When we first met he made me smile, he made laugh, he stole my heart. I liked that boy, and I like you too, but these feelings for Zak are just as strong. I'm really sorry Francis I hope you and me can stay friends."
Before Alex left she kissed Francis on the cheek, but she said one more thing before she left to search for Zak.
"One more thing, you will always have a special place in my heart." Alex said
She closed the door and left Francis with his thoughts. He was thinking to his self. "Maybe it's for the best. Even though I know that this might be the one and only time I'll ever experience this feeling. It might be best if she grows to like him and he grows to like her." He said to his self. Meanwhile Alex was running down the halls as fast as she could, looking for Zak's room.
She remembered that Zak showed her what hallway his room was on, so she tried to find it again. While on the way down the hall she ran into Zak's parents, they knew that she was looking for Zak's room so they told her that he was just down the hall. After that she ran as fast as lighting straight to him.
