Chapter 32: Clinic Battle

Lex's POV.

I held the door, staring at the both of them in silence for a few seconds longer. I wanted to react; every fibre in me was pushing me to react. I had it all planned out in my head: walk over to them, grab London by his shirt collar and punch him so hard in the face that he loses balance and even consciousness for about a minute. But it was going to be chaos if I did that in front of the nurses and the few patients who looked so calm lying on their beds.

Instantly a new idea came into my mind, and just then I walked right through the door, approaching them slowly.

"Hey, Landon," I called out his name as I walked slowly towards them, and immediately his gaze turned to me. I saw the look on Landon's face instantly change; he looked less excited than he was when I stood at the door watching them.

Before I could say another word to Lisa, he was already standing face to face with me, blocking my way from reaching her.

" what are you doing here Lex why are you even here?"

He asked me that ridiculous question standing right in front of me, and I couldn't suppress my amusement.

"Come on, Landon, this is a clinic, not just any clinic; this is a school clinic, a school..."

"Controlled by your family's wealth, right? A school where you get immunity even if you're wrong? Oh, I get it; you don't have to say it."

I felt a sting of irritation watching him say that.

"That wasn't what I was going to say, Landon." My response was rather calm, not because I was not offended but because I was rather surprised at the way he was acting up now.

He was being all cocky and rude this was completely different from the attitude i ever expected from Landon. Was it because of her?

"Oh really, I expected that much from you because what else do you do than remind us of how wealthy you are in this school?"

At this point I couldn't take it anymore, i moved closer to him so close we could feel each other's breathing.

"I do not know why you're doing this, Landon, but it's just not right. We hate each other right now, but I still do not think I deserve all of this attitude, especially in public," I whispered to him, my voice low and pleading.

Instead of responding to me or saying anything that makes sense he took some steps away from me staring at me with that same cocky look.

"Oh really, tell me about it, Lex; I am completely curious to know. Why are you even here in the first place? What exactly brought you into the clinic?"

For the first time since I entered that ward, I turned to Lisa, who was staring at the both of us with all her attention before slowly turning to Landon again.

"I had this terrible migraine, and I needed medication for it," I lied, touching my forehead gently.

" then I really think you should go and get your medicine and leave us alone" He fired at me.

"Us?" I repeated.

There were a few seconds of awkward silence between us as I slowly turned my gaze to Lisa.

"What is this thing about the both of you dating now? Is it true?"

I asked her, trying to be calm and polite, but before she would respond, Landon stood right in front of me again.

"You do not have the right to talk to her or ask her that kind of question, Lex. Get yourself out of here," he commanded.

I was trying to be cool, and it was taking more from within me than I expected. I mean, this was a perfect moment to punch his nose so hard that it would break, and somehow I was hesitating.

It was supposed to be a perfect, justifiable moment for me, yet I wasn't taking it.

"Why are you being so rude to me? I mean I came here to talk to you and you're being all loud and angry, what's going on?"

I asked, pretending to have no idea why he was acting that way. I could see the surprise on Lisa's face as she sat up on the bed looking at the both of us. I already understood what London was doing; he was trying to bring out all of my faults before her and make me look like the devil he wanted her to see me as, but right now I was ready to beat him at his game.

"So now you're going to pretend?" He asked me to come even closer.

"Pretend about what? I mean, we are supposed to be friends. Why do you seem like you hate me already? Did she tell you to fight me?" I asked as I began to recoil, pointing my index finger at Lisa, who was now shaking her head in disagreement.

"I didn't say anything," she said from behind him in defence of herself.

"So why the heck are you acting like this, Landon? What is going on with you?"

"You're crazy, Lex; you are really crazy. You think I do not know what you're doing, right?"

He asked me, but at the moment I was acting even more clueless.

"All right, that's okay, Landon. I understand that you must be mad at me for what Selena did to Lisa, but that is not my fault. "Tell me what you want me to do to fix it, and I will just do it. Don't take it out on me like this."

I said to him, but at this moment he folded a fist and was raging at me.

I didn't recoil anymore; I stopped walking back and stood there waiting for him to get to me and hit me right in front of everybody, but just as he came close, close enough to punch me like he did before, Lisa's voice cut in.

"Why do I feel like the both of you are out of your minds? Landon, I thought you were better than this, and Lex, isn't this too much for one who claims to suffer a migraine?"