On the balcony.
Serena eyed Kieran in front of her, marveling at how time had made a boy of a man so quickly.
Strands of his hair swayed in the breeze.
"What do you want to say?" Serena looked at him. Kieran looked unprecedentedly solemn.
"Do you know why I have been pestering you since the first grade of elementary school?" He started.
Serena was also curious about it. She'd not been an easygoing kid but Kieran had been enthusiastic to her since the first day of school.
Memories took her back to the time when they were both kids.
Young as he was, Kieran was very thoughtful.
Once she forgot to bring an eraser for an exam and was too shy to borrow it from her classmates. When she looked at the mistakes on her paper helplessly, Kieran threw an eraser to her.
He was also the one who found that she had sprained her ankle and carried her to the infirmary.
She had never told Kieran her birthday, but he remembered it every year.
He'd prepared creative gifts for her every birthday.
She also remembered the ridiculous farce when her period came for the first time.
She had a stomachache that day and Kieran soon found something was wrong with her.
"What's wrong with you today?" Kieran asked with concern.
"Nothing," Serena answered simply.
They happened to have a running test that day.
Serena felt fatigued but she took part in it anyway.
Before she made it very far, the pain intensified and she felt something flowed out of her lower body.
But she didn't stop.
She was sweating like hell and her face was pale.
"Serena, are you okay? You look like you need a rest immediately."
"I'm fine. I can make it." Serena said, gasping.
"You have blood on your pants! You're hurt!" Kieran shouted when he saw the red smudge on her trousers.
The next moment he swept Serena up.
Regardless of her objections, he carried her to the teacher to ask for a leave.
"Sir, Serena is injured. I must take her to the
infirmary."
Seeing Serena's pale face, the teacher agreed and let them go.
Then he stormed to the infirmary.
"Doctor, she's bleeding. Help her!" Kieran said nervously.
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