Casse

Ch.04

Karina hadn't gone to college for a week, making her best friend worried. "Oh my gosh, where's she? Contacted for a week but no answer." "Be patient, Zara. She will give you an answer later," Zara is currently close to Luke. Luke initially approached Zara just to play around. But seeing Zara's reaction, she often ignored him and was unfazed by his presence. Now Luke pursued her wholeheartedly. Unlike most girls who he had met before who were immediately flustered, Zara became annoyed when Luke came to her. She knew Luke was a 'player'. She seemed to have lost her temper when he approached her.

"But I'm worried about her. She has never been like this before." "Is Karina's problem serious?" "Hm. I sometimes feel sorry for her. But what can I do? She doesn't want to pity," "Okay, just wait for her answer. I'm sure she will tell you soon," Luke said reassuringly.

"LUKE!" Luke and Zara looked at Justin, who called out. "I'll go there first, okay?" "Okay," Luke just left Zara and went over to Justin.

"Dating, huh?" "Envy, huh?" "This one, until when?" "I don't know. I think I'm going to stop playing. I really like this one," "Why? You love her?" "I think so. I don't know yet. My intention was to break up with her after two weeks of dating. But it's been more than two weeks since I met her, and we haven't become a couple yet," "Good. Don't be a 'player' all the time. That's not good,"

Kananda was hanging out with the other Xavier members at headquarters. While they were talking, someone suddenly appeared who came in and immediately slapped Christian with a red face and tears in her eyes.

"WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!" Christian was, of course, shocked and angry. This girl slapped him for no apparent reason. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU? YOU'VE MADE JENNA IN A COMA IN THE HOSPITAL, DAMN IT!!" The girl was still angry and crying as she slapped Christian's cheek again. "I have nothing to do with this and I don't care about your sister, Karina Wallters," Yes, that girl, Karina Wallters. The girl who hated Christians so much. Because it was his who put Jenna in a coma.

"You said there wasn't your business? You were the one who pushed Jenna into the pool until she was unconscious. You knew that Jenna had a heart condition! And I'm sure you're not stupid enough to know that a person with a heart condition shouldn't swim, Christian!" "I was the one who pushed her and I didn't know that she had a heart condition," Lies. He knows, absolutely. That Jenna had a heart condition. He was just playing around when he initially pushed Jenna into the pool, not realizing the consequences. He even witnessed Karina being treated harshly by her father because of the incident he caused.

"You, why are you like this, Christ? Your business is with me. Jenna has nothing to do with you at all," Karina burst into tears and knelt before Christian. She had no intention of kneeling. Actually, it's just that his body went limp, and she just fell in front of Christian. "I beg you. Don't make my parents hate me even more, Christian," For the first time, Karina begged someone just to defend Jenna, her older sister, who probably didn't care about her at all.

"Hey, wake up. Don't be like this," Kananda had been watching silently. He hadn't said anything. He just wanted to know what she was like when she was desperate.

"I can't take it. I don't want to be hated by my parents. I have no one anymore," Karina sobbed even more.

Seeing Karina, who is still nineteen years old. But the problems she was having were already this big. As she tried to step outside, she suddenly fainted. Kananda and the others panicked, and they immediately rushed her to the hospital because the infirmary was empty.

"How is Karina?" Kananda asked the Doctor in a panicked tone. "You're her family?" "I'm her brother" "Karina's stomach ulcer had flared up. Her stomach acid has also increased. It seems like she hasn't been eating enough and has been drinking too much coffee." "It's not serious, isn't it, Doctor?" "Not really. But when I checked earlier, she seemed to have overdosed on antidepressants." "Antidepressants?" Kananda and the others were shocked. Zara even covered her mouth in disbelief. The usually cheerful Karina was taking antidepressants. Ah. By the way, Zara came earlier because she was contacted by Luke.

"It would have been fine if she had taken her medicine as prescribed by the doctor. But she took too much, until she's overdose," "Can we visit her?" "Yes, excuse me," "Thank you, Doctor," They let Zara go in first, because she was the closest to Karina.

"Christ, I want to tell you something," Kananda walked after saying those words. Christian followed him. They talked in the hospital garden.

"What happened?" "You really pushed Jenna into the pool?" "Yes. But it's true, I didn't know it would be like this." "I know you don't like being contradicted, Christ. When it comes to life, you're going too far. We don't mind if you beat someone up, but if they end up in a coma like this, we can't understand, Christ. When we attack people, we never put them in a coma. Do you remember our principle? Never put someone to death or into a coma," "I'm sorry. I really didn't think that far. All that was on my mind was how to get revenge on Karina," "Don't do that again, okay, Christ. Theproblem here isn't Jenna. It's Karina who's been affected. You saw how she got thrown out of her own house because of this problem? You also saw how she's condition earlier. She looked depressed."

Christian was silent for a moment. But something occurred to him. "Why do you care so much about her?" " There is one thing I want to tell you. But don't tell it to anyone, especially the person concerned. Christian just nodded.

Karina was conscious and in her room there was Zara who always to hold her hand. "Karina. Don't be like this again, okay?" "What happened? I'm fine now. See? I'm still strong enough to slap you," Karina clenched her fit. "I'm serious," Hearing Zara's tone of voice sound serious this time made her shrink. "Don't make me worry. I don't want you to be hospitalized again. Don't get sick again. And . . .. Do not take any more antidepressants,"

Karina was shocked when Zara mentioned antidepressants, even though she had kept it tightly under wraps regarding the medicine she always takes. "Yeah, I won't, okay. Don't be sad anymore, I will also be sad," to make Zara happy, she said yes.

"By the way, did you know I was here? Earlier, at the headquarters, there was only Xavier's." "Ah, that. Luke contacted me earlier," Zara answered nervously. The thing is, Karina didn’t know about her being close to Luke. "Luke? You and Luke?" "I—I’m not dating him, we’re just close." "Huh?" Karina was, of course, shocked. She hadn’t been to class for a week, and when she came back, she got this surprising news from her friend. "Since when?" "For a long time." Oh my god, Karina was shocked again. She didn’t know that her friend was involved with a member of the campus's famous gang. "Crazy, I’m so surprised." "Don’t faint again, I’ll explain later." "Hmm, you owe me an explanation."

Kananda poked his head into Karina's room. "Still busy with Zara?" "No, why?" "Nothing, just wanted to check on you." "Alright, I'll go out instead, I want to go to the cafeteria first." Zara stood up and quickly left, leaving Kananda and Karina alone. "How are you feeling?" "Better." "I brought you some food. I bought it at the hospital cafeteria earlier." "I don't want to eat it yet." "You can't skip meals. Just eat a little," Karina pouted in annoyance. Kananda giggled while ruffling Karina's hair. He cared for Karina as if she were his own little sister. Because of that, Kananda really looked out for her. They chatted together, ignoring the person standing silently at the door.

It was such a coincidence that Karina and Jenna were treated at the same hospital. Karina could watch her secretly to make sure Jenna was awake or not. She didn't want to look at Jenna openly. She was still afraid of being hit by her father again. As she passed Jenna's room, she was startled by a pat on her shoulder.

"What are you doing?" Ah, it turned out Karina had still been noticed. Even though she had tried her best not to be caught. She had to prepare herself for another slap. "I—I came to visit Jenna." "She's already awake." "Alright, then I'll go back." As Karina was about to walk again, suddenly her father grabbed her arm.

"Why are you wearing a patient gown?"

"I—I fainted yesterday." "You are just causing trouble. Who’s going to pay? Do you even have money?"

"I’ll pay for it." Kananda’s voice suddenly rang in Karina’s ear. She was surprised because she didn’t know anything about the administration. "Come on. You need to rest. Remember what the doctor said." "Yes."

Karina walked, guided by Sky, while Kananda stayed there in silence.

"You remember me, right?" "You’re the training leader, right?" "Still don’t remember, huh?" "Remember what? Don’t try playing games with me." "I’m Kananda Ann." Kananda left after saying that, leaving David standing there with a pale face.

"Where have you been? You left without telling me," Zara hugged Karina with a panicked face. "Sorry, I went to visit Jenna earlier." "Why do you still care about her?," Justin interrupted, making Karina annoyed. "She's still my sister." By the way, Luke is still here because Zara threatened him. Whatever Zara said to him, now he's more afraid of Zara and Karina than of the professor. "The doctor said you can go home today," said Sky, who had been watching the drama Zara was putting on all that time. "Alright,"

Three days were enough for Karina to rest. She had already missed too many lectures. Today, she returned to class as usual. While waiting for class time, she sat quietly in the cafeteria and became the topic of conversation among other students. Ah, Karina really hated hearing that. In the end, she put on earphones to shield her ears from the meaningless chatter of the students.

"Karina" ah, damn. She hasn't even covered her ears yet, and someone is already calling her. "What?" Karina answered curtly. She was feeling too lazy to talk to anyone right now. Except, of course, for Zara. "How are you?" "If I weren’t fine, I wouldn’t be going to class today." "Aren’t you going home?" "And get slapped by dad again? No way." "Dad is calling you again." "Ugh, tell dad I'll come home later, if my mood is good." "Karina" In the middle of Karina’s conversation with Jenna, Kananda suddenly appeared. "Why?" "Zara’s looking for you." "Where?" "At the base." "Alright." Kananda just nodded, and before leaving, she scanned Jenna from head to toe. Of course, it made her feel awkward. "Enough, I want to hang out with my friends. And also, don’t try anything. I don’t want to get slapped by Dad again." Jenna just watched Karina leave with a forlorn look. Feeling a little guilty, and sorry for her. But what can she do? She’s just too weak.

"Why, Zara?" "I thought you had already left." "Where to?" Karina was confused. Where did Zara tell her to go? "Today is Wednesday." She was silent for quite some time and finally remembered what happened on Wednesday. "OH MY GOD, I FORGOT, I NEED TO ASK FOR LEAVE TODAY!" Karina shouted while running, which confused the members of Xavier. "What's so special about Wednesday?" "Visiting her mom."

~to be continued~