Chapter 15: Caring?

Noah's POV:

I went to Astrid. She was still lying with her eyes closed. I guess the doctor has advised her to lay down more.

I sat beside her silently and she opened her eyes.

"Have you eaten anything?" I asked her.

"No.. I'm not feeling hungry" she replied.

"You have to eat. Just wait here" I said and then I went to canteen.

I brought some of the food I saw her eating the other day, I think she likes it.

"But Noah, I'm not hungry" she said again as I opened the food beside her.

"Eat it" I said.

"Noahhh" she dragged out my name. I liked the way she called me.

"Astrid, you have to eat otherwise you'll don't have energy to work and then you'll need glucose and if you didn't even have that then that injection—" I tried to convince her.

"Okay, okay, I'm eating!" she said suddenly.

Then I served her the food and she ate it.

"Where's... Lucas?" she asked, and this vanished the whole happiness on my face.

"who knows?" I replied.

"Noah, Questions are not answered by another question" she said.

"I don't know the answer" I said.

"Okay" she became sad.

Oh. I wish she knew that she's happy and safe as long as he's away.

Astrid's POV:

I was quite hungry, but I never expected to see this side of Noah. He's so caring. But God. Why are you putting me in this situation? I don't know who's right. What should I do? Well.. Lucas.. He didn't even come here. I need a good explanation for this.

After serving me and after I ate this, I asked Noah about Lucas. He didn't know. Well, it’s totally fine but I liked that he was smiling. But why did he suddenly become sad?

"Class will soon be over" he said.

"What? How long was I here?"

"Around.. Three hours?"

"What"

"It's not a big deal! It's fine. But Now you have to go home"

"Yeah.. I will"

"Hm.. Do you need me to drop you??" he asked.

"N-no, it's fine"

"Tell me if you want"

"No it's fine"

"Okay" he said.

After a while I got up from my bed.

"Let's go" I said, and he followed me.

I was walking out with Ava. I asked her where she was, she told me that Ms. Sophie called her to ask about me and then when she came to know that Noah is here for me, she stopped her from going.

"But why did you call Noah? I mean Noah wasn't even in the ground.." I asked her.

"Yea because after you fainted, I couldn't carry you! I went to class to take other girls, but no one came.. All were busy... So, I proclaimed it and then Noah came to help you" she said.

Oh. Wait. What? Noah came to help me when I fainted, and she couldn't carry me???

"So.. Did he.. Did he carry me all the way to the infirmary?" I asked.

"Yeah he did"

"Really Ava!! How can you let him carry me??" I asked really shocked.

"C’mon Astrid! It's nothing" she said. "Don't make a fuss about it!" she added.

"Okay.." I said but still somewhere I thought about it and my cheeks turned red.

No. I shouldn't blush on thinking about other boys when I still have a boyfriend. What kind of cheap girl I've become!

After some time, I parted with Ava as I got home. I went inside and got a message from Lucas.

"Hi" he said.

"Hello" I replied.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah" I replied.

"Good" he said.

"hm" I said and then he went offline.

Is he really ignoring me? But.. He asked if I'm okay... What's going on! Oh God.

Noah's POV:

I went home because I didn't want to talk to her about it more. I got a message from that bastard.

"You did a mistake by bringing Charlotte in this" he said.

Charlotte, his sister. Oh shit. What.. What is he going to do now....

"Lucas... Don't you dare do anything.. If I said anything to you, you should fight with me" I messaged back.

"Oh, are you scared" he messaged back.

"Lucas.. I'm not joking.. I know Charlotte is in her coaching right now" I tried to threaten him.

"Noah!!" he texted.

"Don't do anything to Astrid, I'll spare your Charlotte" I said.

"Noah! You're so stupid. My sister loves you. I don't know what she saw in you!" He replied.

"Yes. That's the same thing. I don't know what Astrid saw in you!" I replied back.

"Don't hurt Charlotte or you'll lose your Astrid"

"Same" I said and switched off my phone.

I don't want to talk to that scoundrel more. It’s enough. He knows he shouldn't do anything now. But if I'm being honest, I respect Charlotte. She's a nice girl. She's unlucky to have such a brother and I'll never hurt her. But for now, that's the only card I have.

Astrid's POV:

I started to do some of my assignments. After a little while, I got down and went to help my mom in her work. Everything was going well. Oh no. Tomorrow's the day... The day when my dad left me forever.

I know my mom needs more empathy than me. I'll prepare something soothing for her tomorrow. That may be the reason she's not happy today.

My dad was a normal and happy businessman. But that day, when he was going for a meeting, he met with that dreadful accident. Now, I'm the one who will go in business after growing up. I will keep his business alive.