episode_0182

Appleton, who suddenly collapsed, was carried to the infirmary by a teacher who came in to prepare for the next class.

“Umm… Where does it hurt?”

“I think you’re weak.”

“That’s right. We didn’t do anything and then suddenly collapsed.”

“Yeah. Jeff did nothing wrong. Appleton is weak. ”

I let out a small sigh at Shine’s words.

I was secretly looking forward to making my first friend, but who would have thought that Appleton would suddenly collapse?

I took out my phone and started searching for a gift for my friend who was in poor health.

“What are you doing?”

“Yeah, Appleton seems to be feeling weak, so I wanted to give him something healthy.”

“Can’t we just give her the green juice that Amy prepared?”

I nodded to Shine’s words.

Yes, the green juice that Amy prepared for us was very good for the body.

If we, who are already healthy, feed it to Appleton, who seems to collapse often, rather than drinking it, she can become healthy.

“That’s a really good idea.”

I said, thinking of the dinosaur water bottle in my bag.

It was never my intention to feed Appleton food I didn’t like.

Amy would surely praise me for feeding my friend who was weaker than me.

“Rain thinks so too?”

“Yeah. That’s a really good idea.”

Lane also had some green juice from Amy.

The three of us agreed.

The teacher who took Appleton to the infirmary returned to the classroom and class began.

I looked around, resting my chin on the desk in the boring class.

The classroom was quiet, and everyone was studying without anyone chatting.

I also moved the pen to solve the problem.

Hands moving without any hesitation, it’s clear that they’ve never been able to solve problems this fast before.

I tilted my head as I recalled the study sessions I had with Amy.

“Why?”

“Hmm… Something feels strange. I feel like the stuffiness has disappeared.”

I closed my textbook while answering Shine’s question.

“Is it working out better than before?”

“Yeah.”

“Jeff has to do better than the other kids. That’s natural.”

“Really?”

There was no one in this classroom who solved the problem faster than me.

Everyone was moving their pens with focused faces, trying to solve a problem.

I put down my pen with a heavy yawn.

Shine also solved the problem at a similar speed as me, so she also put down her pen.

Boring class.

Boring time.

I couldn’t stand the sleepiness.

Lane was already asleep, face buried in his chick bag.

Since when have I been sleeping?

The teacher, who was standing at the podium and conducting the class, noticed Lane sleeping and tried to open his mouth to say something.

His mouth opened for a moment, and his eyes met mine. He noticed me and quickly closed his mouth.

Then, as if he hadn’t seen Rain, he turned away and started going back to class.

It was an incomprehensible reaction.

I recalled the contents of the comic book that Rain had brought me.

A female teacher comes to wake up the protagonist who fell asleep during class.

He looked down at his sleeping disciple for a long time, then gently touched his soft lips.

The protagonist, who had been sleeping, wakes up with a start.

After that… no, that’s not it.

I shook my head and lowered my face at the following content.

The flesh-colored petals in full bloom do not leave my mind.

“Jeff, what are you thinking?”

“No. I didn’t do anything.”

“Hmm…”

Shine smiled slightly at my answer and crouched down on the desk.

White hair pours down and covers the desk.

Her gaze looking up at me furtively.

My plan to lower my head and hide my reddened face was all in vain.

I covered my face with both hands to avoid Shine’s gaze.

As the two of them spent time like that, class quickly ended.

I started to press Rain’s cheek while he was still lying down and sleeping.

Rain is smiling with his mouth wide open, as if he’s having a pleasant dream.

She frowned and turned her head away, as if the sensation of the finger poking her cheek was painful.

“Rain. Wake up.”

This time I poked Rain’s armpit.

Then, Rain’s eyes flashed and he raised himself up with a strange scream.

“Eww!”

“Are you awake?”

Slightly open eyes, an open mouth, and a small tongue visible between them.

And even the lips that are shiny and covered in saliva.

Rain looked around with a blank expression.

“Is class over?”

“Yeah.”

“Ah…”

Rain groaned softly and stretched out his arms and legs as if to loosen up his stiff body.

Still, the rain was short.

I looked around and frowned.

Even though class is over, no one gets up from their seats.

Everyone was busy keeping an eye on us.

I didn’t like this atmosphere.

“Hey. Guys.”

My voice carried through the quiet classroom.

It wasn’t that big, but because the classroom was so quiet, it seemed like every child couldn’t hear my voice.

The children’s eyes were focused on me.

I looked back at them and slowly opened my mouth.

“I want to be friends with you all.”

“No. I said one.”

It was Shine who answered my question.

Shine, who grabbed me as I stood up and pulled me into her arms, rested her chin on my shoulder and whispered in my ear.

“I said one person.”

“But we’re in the same class, so it’d be nice if we could become friends.”

“I don’t like it.”

I couldn’t break Shine’s stubbornness.

Of course, if you push hard, she will reluctantly give in.

But then Shine would definitely get hurt, so I had no choice but to nod to her stubbornness.

“Okay. Okay. ”

Eventually, I gave up on trying to find another friend and left the classroom.

As we left the classroom, the children began to move as if they had been waiting.

I want to change that stiff atmosphere, but how can I do that?

First, I wanted to go to Appleton and ask her what she thought.

But they’ve been with those kids longer than we have, so shouldn’t they know something?

Rain, Shine, and I headed to the infirmary, each holding a water bottle full of green juice.

Thanks to Lane, who knew the layout of the school, I was able to find my way to the infirmary without getting lost.

As the building was large, the infirmary was also large.

Seeing the small, private rooms with one bed each, it looked more like a private hospital room than a ward.

The school nurse was nowhere to be seen.

Judging by the way the empty chair was shaking slightly, it seemed like he had just gotten up from his seat.

The three of us started walking slowly and examining the bed.

Appleton was able to discover it shortly afterwards.

It was not only because of her unusual hair color, but also because there weren’t many students lying on the white bed.

She still had her eyes closed, as if she hadn’t come to her senses yet.

We approached Appleton’s bed and sat down next to her, placing a bottle of water next to her.

“Should I wake you up?”

“Should I do that?”

As Shine and I began to talk to the sleeping Appleton, Lane said:

“Didn’t you say she was sick? I don’t think there’s any need to wake her up.”

“Um…”

Rain’s words weren’t wrong either.

As I was debating whether or not to wake Appleton, Appleton’s eyebrows twitched and his closed eyes began to open.

“Oh. You’re awake!”

I looked down at Appleton, who was blankly opening his eyes, and jumped up from my seat and shouted.

“Appleton!”

Appleton, who was looking up at me with blurry eyes, as if he hadn’t woken up yet.

After a while, she began to rub her eyes with the back of her hand.

“Appleton. Where does it hurt?”

She was the first friend I made at this school.

It’s only natural to worry.

I walked closer to the bed and placed my hand on her forehead.

Shine flinched and glared at Appleton from the side, but did nothing more than that.

“Gasp…”

Appleton looked at the hand on his forehead and began to tremble.

I thought it might be because she was cold, but her body temperature seemed perfectly normal.

“Wake up. We brought you a present.”

“Seo, a gift?”

“Yeah. And I told you to speak comfortably?”

“ㄴ, yes! No, no! ”

I grabbed Appleton’s hand and sat him down on the bed.

She was still rolling her eyes from side to side, as if she was anxious.

“Okay. This is it.”

“This is…”

I placed Shine, Rain, and my water bottle in front of Appleton.

“I brought you something healthy because Appleton seems to be feeling weak. You have to drink it all without leaving any behind. Okay?”

“Seo, a gift?”

Appleton asked me back in a trembling voice.

I nodded and handed her my dinosaur water bottle.

“It’s good for your body. Drink it quickly.”

She quickly reached out and picked up the water bottle, as if she didn’t even dare to disobey me.

So she started drinking the green juice from my water bottle.

Appleton’s face contorted as the green liquid began to flow into her mouth.

Green liquid began to flow slowly down the lips.

Before the drop could wet the bed, I reached out and wiped her chin.

“Drink without spilling.”

“Ugh…”

Appleton drank the green juice without even taking his mouth off the bottle.

Judging from the fact that you drank it all in one go, it looks like you like green juice.

I took back the empty water bottle and handed Shine her water bottle.

“Ugh…”

Appleton groaned and began drinking the juice again.

The white face turns blue.

I’m clearly feeding him healthy food, so why does he look like he’s going to collapse again?

But to my dismay, Appleton was also able to drain Shine’s green juice.

“Gasp… gasp…”

Appleton gasped and covered his mouth.

“This is the last one.”

I finally handed Rain his water bottle.

Appleton hesitated for a moment.

Her gaze locks with mine in the air.

“Come on.”

At my urging, Appleton grabbed the water bottle and began drinking the green juice again.

Gulp, gulp – the green liquid flowed all into her stomach.

“Ugh…”

Appleton drank the last drop, put the bottle down in his hands, and collapsed again.

“Appleton?”

Appleton, who had fallen, showed no signs of getting up no matter how much he was shaken.

How can you be so weak…

I had something to ask her, but I couldn’t wait for her to wake up.

I left the infirmary, promising to bring the green juice again next time.