Cold air hit her exposed skin with such starkness, the goosebumps rose instantly. Her mind was completely taken off from the events taken place. Her mind was only on what happened last night with Edward. His melancholic expression, and the strange request he provided.

The feeling rose in the pits of her
stomach again, the taste of bile filled her throat but she didn't eat anything. Had she been catching a virus this whole time, is that why she had been usually tense?

No, that is merely being what a teenager is, just tense. For you don't know what your fate leads to, and it is simply a mystery. Whether it was a pit or a ladder she didn't know, but she knew her fate was going to be completely chaotic.

"Miss Angelli!" A voice called out, breaking Talia's train of thought. Instead of being startled, she slowly picked up her head and idly stared at her teacher. "Are you alright? You look sick" Mrs. Larkin pointed out.

"She always looks sick" A girl pointed out, turning back to laugh with her friends. This made Felicity wince a bit, though she was skeptical of Talia, she never dared to make fun of her.

"That's quite enough Nessa" Felicity spoke out. Natalia lifted her head again to look at her defendant, her eyes discretely thanking her.

Felicity saw this, the girl was finally warming up to her. "Agreed Felicity, Nessa there is no time for petty remarks. Natalia, you're pale and sickly go to the nurse" Mrs. Larkin said, handing her the pass.

Natalia breathed heavily as she carefully took the pass from her teacher. She opened her mouth to speak but at first words never came out. "Thank you" she managed to croak out, before hurrying to the door.

The bile taste was still there, she felt so weak. "Natalia?" A voice said behind her. She slowly turned around while clutching her stomach. She spotted Jonathan, Martha, and Lisa.

Her stomach churned even more at the view of Martha in front of her. Martha looked fine however, merely a façade.

"Are you alright girl? You look paler than copy paper" Lisa said, earning a jab from Jonathan. Natalia tried to speak but she felt herself grow weaker, and she let her legs go out.

Her head came into contact with the floor, she was sprawled on the floor with sweat beaming down her body. Jonathan ran to her aid quickly and grabbed her body towards him.

"Get the nurse now!" He yelled to both Lisa and Martha. Lisa ran to catch the nurse, yet Martha stayed put. Jonathan furrowed his brows, yet Martha kept her eyes on Natalia. Tears brimmed her sockets, and she clutched her palm tightly.

Jonathan snapped Martha out of it by yelling out her name. "I-I don't want any- any of this" Martha said as she ran with Lisa to find the nurse.

Natalia breathed out in consciousness. She looked Jonathan directly in his eyes and motioned herself close to him.

People in the hallways were stunned by her sudden outbreak. Edward saw the pair aswell, on the floor together. He walked closer but this time only looking at Natalia. She caught his eye and looked at him with great saddness. He discretely returned it, and she looked as if she was greatful for it.

The nurse came eventually and easily lifted up Natalia and carried her to her office. Jonathan followed her inside.

"What was that for? Your little outburst" Lisa asked a flustered Martha who didn't look at her friend. "This happened before, a long time ago, one of the reasons why left Talia alone to fend for herself. Whenever she would come near me, she would fall out of consciousness. I know why and I hate myself for it. I-I-S-he, I have no idea what went on in the previous class before but if someone was making fun of her or something like that, she would have an episode. It's because of what her father did to her, he humiliated her, called her names, and made her feel worthless, she most likely felt that same energy and it overcame her" Martha explained in a fit of guilty cries.

"Martha, you didn't make her feel worthless, you never called her names, or humiliate her, what could you possibly done like Dennis" Lisa asked softly only for Martha to cut her off.

"I abandoned her, just like he did, the worst of all" Martha said quickly. Lisa was loss at words, she wanted so desperately to say it wasn't her fault, but she knew it would only upset her more.

The nurse wiped spare sweat off of Natalia's forehead and Jonathan clutched her hand. "As I continue to fall and hit my head, I feel as if I lose a part of myself Nurse" Natalia remarked. "This isn't the first?" Jonathan asked. The nurse shook her head, and caressed Talia's cheek. "I don't think she will be in the mood to speak about it, I'd have to call Lilith about this again" The nurse said.

"Lilith is tired, if you bring it up again she will homeschool me" Natalia said. "Isn't that what you want?" The nurse asked in confusion. "I don't know what I want" Natalia said calmly.

"You never know what you want, but do you want to go to class?" The nurse asked but Talia shook her head. "No I wanna go home"

The Nurse simply nodded and went over to call Lilith. Jonathan squeezed her hand and she looked over at him. "Thank you Jon" she said sweetly. "You're welcome"

"About what Martha did, I apologize on my behalf" Jonathan said but Natalia shook her head. "You do not need to apologize of behalf of her, she knows what she needs to do to appease me but for now, she is dead to me" Natalia said coldly.

"I-I" Jonathan only said as her green eyes pierced his blue ones, he shivered at the mere sight of it. "Do not speak with her, she will hurt you like that way she hurt me Jon, you are not against me are you?" Natalia asked as she cupped his face. "I'll always be on your side little flower" Jonathan said as he hugged her tightly. She hugged him back smiling into his neck, she looked up to see Edward looking at the pair through the window.

It was her time to make him flustered, she smirked at him and kissed Jonathan's neck. "Promise you'll rid of her" Natalia asked him, still staring deeply at a confused Edward.

Jonathan was torn between his best friend or the girl he had grown fond over yesterday. It seemed far fetched, he simply didn't want to abandon her because of her emotional circumstances.

"I-I promise" He said, hugging her tightly. "Good" she breathed out. Edward touched the glass with his hand, Natalia merely lifted hers.

He smirked and noticed figure to his right. It was his sister Felicity staring at the abnormal scene. "I don't know what you're trying to start, but its already morbid" Felicity said to her brother. "Mother warned you Ed, do not do this" She pleaded and got closer.

"Bold of you to assume I'm doing something, can't I persue a girl I like?" Edward asked. "Rumors circle, Jonathan already cares for her" Felicity said. "I do not care what Jonathan feels, weirdly enough you do. Listen if the Agnelli girl shares my infatuation, Jonathan is free to be yours, you like that?" Edward said, making Felicity gasp.

"I advise you to butt out, you've wanted him we all know, this is your chance. Just don't fuck it up because that night when you saw Talia and I, you didn't tell mother. You knew the circumstances that come with our union, Jonathan being free and vulnerable." Edward cleverly stated, and Felicity was at a loss of words.

"I'll keep out" She weakly said. "Mother is going to kill you". "I'll die an accomplished man" Edward said, leaving his sister in the hall.

She vowed to keep shut, but not because she liked Jonathan. She didn't want him hurt by Natalia, if she was with Ed it wouldn't have happen.

She only hoped it would go as planned.

to be continued