Chapter 4 Gone from the world

" You should have just not messed with Sasha " James cried out holding my face in his hands. His tears was sprawling down his cheeks as he stared at him with those pathetic brown eyes

For a moment, his sight remind me of someone, someone who look as pathetic as James right now, but that person is gone.... Gone from this pathetic world

" I'm gonna be fine " I mouthed amidst the tons of pain that house in my lips, my mouth and my face in general " you don't need to worry"

James shot me a glare with his misty eyes " you're not gonna be fine " he snapped " you're badly injured "

Yeah! I am badly injured, after all, I've been hit by Jacob... Someone who has a crush on Sasha. He'd claimed I've ruined his crush beautiful face... Trash!

No! Maybe I'm not really stupid for allowing someone like Jacob to thrash me. No! Even if I wanted to fight back, I know I'd end up half dead

Jacob was stoic, he was lean and muscled, like someone who'd worked out since he was born

If I was never aware that men don't have more than six packs, I would have swear that Jacob has more than nineteen packs

" Let just go to the clinic" James said worriedly

" No" I shook my head. Going to the clinic was totally a bad idea for me

He opened his mouth to argue with me, but I beat him to it " I don't wanna go to the clinic " I winced as the side of my lips burned feverishly

James let out a defeated sigh, but not without sending me one his glare and mouthed something that sounds so much like a giant centipede " I'll go to the pharmacy and buy you a drug then " he said

" Yeah! That sounds like a good deal " I said lowly

Even the pain was too much, it was kinda bearable, my back hurts or say my whole body aches

They said our scars means that we're strong, but to me, my pain now means that I've succeeded in my first goal... And that's, getting Sasha heartbroken and seeing her looking pathetic!

James placed the comforter above my head before he slowly placed my head on it. His touch gentle and soft and I was sure he was trying not to touch my injured face

" Thanks buddy" I managed a small smile at him

" Just go to hell " he rolled his eyes

I'd have laughed hard now if not for the blinding pain on my lips, but still, I managed a small laugh

James suddenly grabbed my hand and I lifted up my gaze to his to see a droplet of tears in his eyes " please be strong for me " he said sadly, peeking at me with those worried brown eyes

" Wtf!" I snapped " not like I'm gonna die "

His eyes searching mine and his hand softly squeezing my hand, he leaned forward and planted a soft kiss on my temple " please be fine " he whispered

A big lump formed on my throat and my eyes heated up, my tears fighting to be released.

Why did he have to be this emotional?

James sighed softly and his gaze lingered on me for a seconds before he retreated his steps " please " he finally said and walked out

I wiped the little tears that's formed in my eyes and swallowed past the big lump on my throat.

Maybe I really wasn't fair enough for James !

*

I slid my eyes opened when I felt a soft touch on my face. I groaned lowly

" C'mon Martin" a familiar voice whispered in my ear, still prodding me with his soft hand " come and have your food "

I opened my eyes widely to see James face swimming before me, a wide smile plastered on his pink lips " you are back " I sighed

" Yep " mouthed James. He helped me up and made me leaned on the comforter " and I made you food "

Maybe I heard wrong! The James I know will never cook, no! He never knows how to cook

" Like you can " I mumbled

He hit me playfully on the arm and I let out a small groan " damn! That hurt man"

" I'm sorry " he said. He hold my hand gently in his hand and rubbed my arm tenderly and softly " I'm really sorry "

" It's fine " I mumbled

James leave my hands and draw a table closer " it's the only thing I can manage to cook" he said opening the dish

Oh yuck! The sight was horrible, and now I'm in no doubt that James really cooked this thing called noodles

" I thought you'll need to eat before you take your drug " he said innocently

" Yeah, I do need food " I whispered... But never this kind of food

I stared at the noodles that looks like a lot of worms was swimming in a pool accompanied by a whole carrot and onion " who taught you this ?"

" I searched online for it...how to cook noodles " he smiled as though he has achieved something new. Oh! Maybe he has! " My first time cooking "

No doubt!

I didn't want to complain, yet I found it really appalling to eat this so-called noodles " I wonder how it'll taste "

Sure enough, the taste will be more horrible than the sight

" Delicious" cooed James

I smirked, like he'd have a taste

I breathed out and shot out a tentative hold to the fork, but James best me to it. With his lips still wide in an undoubted happy smile, he said " I'll feed you "

He stabbed the fork, no! He searched the pool full of worms with the fork and finally, he'd come up with a lot of worms and he brought up to my mouth

I closed my eyes and opened my mouth, expecting the worms to find their way into my mouth and well... They did

Oh God! I've never tasted something so deliciously terrible like this.

With the intention of vomiting it back, I opened my eyes which landed on James expectant expression

Damn! What does he want me to say? Delicious?

" How's it ?"

" Deliciously..."

" Yeah!" James cut me off, punching the air, he was happy no doubt but only if he knows what I was going to say " I don't know I could be this good for a first timer " the happiness was so glaring, in his eyes, and even in his voice

I swallowed the food so hard and cover the bad tasted with a wide fane smile. I'll not be an ingrate and so stupid to tell him he was no good

If I'm not fair to him in everything, I'd let this happiness of his last longer

" Eat up" he implored me and I gladly opened up

I ate all the food, gulped down a whole bottle of water to wash it down before I took my drugs

" Your good now " James beamed. He came to my side, wiped month with the napkin and gently lay my head on the pillow " wait for a moment before you lie down " he warned

" Sure " I mouthed

James ruffled my hair before he packed the dishes to the kitchen and again, be reminds me of someone... Someone who also has gone from this pathetic world!