Hello guys. Here I am again to disturb you with my story. Haha. Hope you enjoy reading.

Nina

I hear someone enter the bathroom, just as I was about to finish taking a shower. Thinking it may be Amber, I finish showering and move the shower curtains. I saw that it was Alfie. He immediately covers his eyes with his hands. I was a little taken aback. I mean, he just entered the bathroom without checking who was in there.

"I'm sorry. I did not see you there", Alfie tried to explain as I cover myself with a towel and a bathrobe. He sounded genuinely sorry, not to mention a little embarrassed. It was clear he was telling the truth, so I tell him, "It's fine Alfie."

"No, it's not. I'm really sorry Nina. I don't mean to barge in, and please don't take me as some kind of pervert."

"It's okay Alfie, it really is.", I try to reassure him. His hands were still covering his eyes, so I tell him, "You can open your eyes now, Alfie." He slowly uncovers his eyes and opens them. He was still facing the mirror, but I know he can see me through its reflection.

He stuttered out the words, "Uhm… I'm g-going n-now Ni-na… I think I saw his cheeks blush a little bit, even though I got my whole body covered by the towel and the bathrobe. Alfie quickly leaves the bathroom. I come out a bit later, and head to our room.

I dress quickly, as breakfast was already starting, and walk to the kitchen, where everyone else was in the chair. They were chatting with each other inaudibly so I felt relieved. It seems that nobody noticed.

"Hey Nina," Amber greets me. "Hey Amber." I look towards Alfie, who was looking downward. I had to say something.

"Hey, Alfie, are you okay?", I ask. "Y-yeah Nina, it's just this headache.", Alfie replies, and it seems that he really had a headache. Trudy, hearing the conversation, asks, "Are you okay, dear? Can you manage getting to school today?"

"I'm fine Trudy, thanks for the concern.", Alfie tries to force a smile to make himself look less sick.

"Okay Alfie, just make sure you're fine."

We start eating breakfast, and I find myself looking at Alfie every now and then. He seemed a little less enthusiastic today than yesterday, seeing as he was not eating the food at the same rate he was eating yesterday. The others must have noticed it too, because they were looking at him as well. Finally Jerome asked, "Are you sure you're fine, Alfie? Cause it does not look like it." He reassures us, saying, "don't worry guys, I'll have some aspirin after breakfast."

We soon finish our breakfast and we get ready for school. Eddie and I were supposed to go to school earlier than the others because we had to know our scheduled classes.

Our last subject for the morning was English Literature, where I was seated on the back. I find myself looking over to the side to see Alfie was asleep on his desk, and Jerome trying to wake him up. Sure enough, Madam Andrews spots Alfie, and so clears her throat as loud as possible.

"Mr. Lewis!", she calls toward him, and at that, Alfie starts to stir up a bit, muttering to himself inaudibly. Then he faints and slumps back to his chair. Mrs Andrews, looking a little concerned, asks Jerome and Mick to carry him to the clinic, which they do.

The bell rings, and it was dismissal time. Trudy told us that she won't be in Anubis house for lunch, which meant that we had to go to the cafeteria. We girls sit on one table, Joy and Patricia at one side, Amber and I on the other, and Mara was on the corner.

We talk a bit about school stuff, mostly I was asking the questions, as I was new here. Which brought us to what happened just a while ago.

"Hey, guys, how do you think Alfie is now?", I ask. Patricia answers almost immediately, "He's going to be fine, Nina. Trust me on this." The others agree.

We start to eat, and I notice that Trudy's cooking was a lot better than this, which was as I expected, considering that it was a cafeteria. We finish eating after some time, in which Joy asks us, "What do you think happened to Fabes?"

I'm a little puzzled. Who was Fabes? Mara sees that I was lost, so she explains to me, "Fabes was Mick's roommate. He suddenly disappeared yesterday morning, just before you came in." "Oh, really. For what reason?", I ask. "Victor said he had to leave for a family emergency of some sort, but I don't buy it. There's just something that feels 'wrong'.", Joy tells us. "Don't be a lunatic, Joy. You're making it sound like there was some foul play involved.", Patricia told her. Joy just made a face and then we continue taking.

I look at them, studying their styles. I observe that Mara seems to be the smart one, Amber the fashionable one, Joy was a kinda sensitive girl, and Patricia was one who seemed not to like to let her feelings be known to anyone else. That was all I got…

We go back to class after lunch break. Alfie was not anywhere to be seen in class, so he must still be in the clinic.

I was in World History class when I sit next to Jerome, who was sitting on the back for a while. I ask, "How's Alfie?" "He's fine, Nina. He just left the clinic and went to Anubis house." He eyes me suspiciously, and then he asks, "Why are you so concerned about Alfie anyway?" "Oh, I'm just concerned. Thanks Jerome", I reply with my cheery tone.

I finish my afternoon class, and head towards Anubis house. Once I reach there, I open the door and see Alfie sitting on the sofa opposite the kitchen, playing what seemed to be video games on his phone. He was completely oblivious to his surroundings, so when I greet him, "Hey Alfie!", he jumps up, a little surprised. I chuckle a bit, as he mutters "You scared me there for a little bit, Nina." He smiles towards me.

"Are you okay, Alfie?"

"I'm fine now Nina, I was just not feeling very well a while ago."

"Okay"

We chat for a while as nobody else was in the house. I get to know Alfie more, which was nice, I think. He was real funny, and he had a lot of interesting stuff to say. He was not who I expected him to be, judging him from yesterday. He was a nice guy, if not for his sometimes childish behavior. He was friendly, and I found out we had some similarities in taste. His favorite color was blue, and so did I. I can't enumerate the others for the meantime. He was more than alright, and it seems that I kinda like him.

I had to get changed, so I tell Alfie, "I will be right back in a moment Alfie. I just have to get changed." "That's okay, Nins!" He yells back after me.

I'm starting to think that I have too much time in my hands. I ask some questions in the previous chapters, and I think I'm updating too fast. Please let me know if you want more to the story, as I sometimes feel that no one may be reading this at all. But that's cool.

I promise to finish this story, no matter how it takes. I have tried to write stories before, never here, and somehow I always run out of steam, so I really need your help. Please review.

I will update once again if there's one more review.

Peace, y'all.