Health class. What's even a health class? Oh right, it's a class that is healthy. Or maybe not. Is it a class that's about health? Yeah probably. Health class was a minor subject to gym class. We had the same teacher who took us for practicals.

I was standing in the middle of the hall, which was also both the basketball court and the gym room. The football field was just right outside the doors to the gym. To say Western High was a huge school, yeah that was an understatement, because this school was a huge ass building. People were standing around the gymnasium, girls in their short shorts and guys in their muscle shirts both ogling each other from opposite sides of the court.

They disgust me so much, I puke in my own mouth and swallow it!

This was health class and in health class we usually learned things about... Well health. Once we learn about them in the homerooms and get familiarized with how to do CPR and shit, we do them practically and even though this wasn't gym class, we still had to get changed because of some peculiar reasons as our gym teacher slash health teacher, Mrs. Zach always says. Oh yeah, I actually agree because last time we had to do CPR and this other jock must've did it way to hard on a little puny nerd that he pucked! Poor guy must've broken all his ripcages.

"Alright class! " Mrs. Zach walked with two other unfmailar women into the gymnasium silencing all of us. Just a reminder, when I say no one talks, breaths --at least near her--, eats, laughs, chokes, sighs .... and do other things that is possible to the human body that doesn't consider as to what Mrs. Zach says you do, you're going to regret it big time.

"So today, again taking up my gym time we-"

Someone coughed.

"-you there the one with the pink dyed hair! ten laps around the field Now! "

See?

The girl looked up flushed, "But ma'am I-"

"-Make that twenty laps!"

"-but I have a-"

"Damn, child you sure love to run huh? Say another word and the number keeps coming! It's no work for me because I'm not the one gonna be running am I wanna be
P!nk?"

She shut her mouth and hung her head loosely.

I definitely wouldn't want to be her right now.

"-As I was saying, we have been ditching gym class because these two fine women," she paused motioning to the two ladies beside her, sarcasm raw from her tone. Wow Mrs. Zach, sure couldn't be more settle huh? "-have came to visit us and teach us a little something about health and CPR for the past two week. Thank God today is their last week! " she said not caring that her tone was dripping from pure relief as if she'd be dreading the moment until they leave. She even yelled it. Yelling was her thing.

"Okay! " she yelled.

See?

"Today they're gonna teach you little good for nothing twigs a few things about health, health issues, health care and... Other things that involves boring healthy stuff. It's as good as gym class but whatever. Take it away ladies," she turned to them and gave a calm smile.

"Okay class, " the first woman stepped forward, I think I remember her name being Ashley, "I have a paper of your names here that's already sorted you guys into pairs, so if I call your name, please step to the side with your partner. "

She smiled and looked down at her bedazzled clipboard, "Mandy Hazeldine and Eugen Hernández. "

I turned around slowly and looked at the trio standing at the far corner of the gym room--Usher, Aldan and Eugene. They were all talking, so lost in conversation that I don't even thing Eugene heard his name.

"Eugene hurry up already! " Mandy cried on the opposite side of the gym room over to him.

He looked up at the high pitched voice that called his name and groaned slowly but surely. Then to both of his friends said, "I swear her voice sounds like a dehydrated frog!" low enough for only the three of them to hear, but not now enough because well I heard it.

They both laughed and slapped him on the back and pushed him away playfully but harshly, "Have fun! "

"Can't wait, " Eugene replied with sarcasm dripping from his tone and rolled his eyes making his way over towards Mandy.

"Will you hurry up Eugene! " she exclaimed stomping her foot like a baby who didn't get what they wanted.

"Geez, can't a man be a little at peace before he walks into his doom? " he mumbled to himself and made his way over to her standing subtly a little away from her until she decided to close the distance and move near him.

I rolled my eyes and folded my arms looking back at Ashely. She was almost done halfway calling out names as people went and paired up with themselves in corners of the gym room when finally I heard my name.

"Page Edison and... Aldan Prince. "

Pluck my life.

"Okay class, does everyone has a partner?" Ashley asked looking at all of us, making some us responded with happy yes's, some with sad yes's and some with I'd-rather-die yes's.

I was probably one of those people with a sad yes.

I noticed Aldan making his way over and stood still in my spot. When he arrived he didn't speak. He was probably upset about the issue that happened in the hallway and at the nurses office. I didn't mind not speaking to him, I was actually happy really. For once, he decided to shut his mouth. God I wish that it was like that all the time.

"Last time when we came, we learnt about how to perform a CPR. Okay now, even though a slight incident happened involving someone almost breaking bones by which was totally confusing since we were trying to perform 'how to save a life' and not 'break a person,' this time we've decided that we'd try something different. Same topic, just a different method. Now who's familiar with the mouth to mouth stradgey?"

A couple of people lifted their hands, even Mandy. Yes Mandy, we all know what kind of mouth to mouth stradegy you do.

I mentally rolled my eyes.

"That's great, so I guess this won't be a problem for you, " she went on explaining about how, when and where exactly to put pressure, when to blow, how many chest presses you do including the part when she said 'make sure you do it lightly, ' while looking at Sam, the jock who almost broke the nerd.

I stayed silent almost all throughout her explanation until she finally told us to get into it and try it out. I slightly turned and looked at Aldan who couldn't care any less. He was leaning against the wall staring at everyone else argue about who was going to be the victim and who was going to play hero.

"Aren't we gonna do this or what? " I finally asked getting sick of the awkward silence that was between us.

He folded his arms and looked at me with a smug expression glued to his face. His green eyes looked bored and emotionless, "I'd rather not. "

I sighed and looked at him, "We have too. They get extra credit from this and it's important for me. "

He pushed up from the wall, "Exactly Page. It's important for you, not me. "

"Well, can't you just help me out?" I argued getting frustrated.

He was being a little whimp. He was acting like a little girl just because I blew him off for helping me. Okay fine, maybe I was being an idiot but who cares, forgive and forget right? Let the by gones be by gones even if was just this morning.

"I tried Page, it work didn't out the first time," he sighed softly giving me a bored look.

I turned and looked at everybody else who were on the ground. Some were laying down while some were on their knees giving CPR to the ones laying down.

"It's both you and I our grades Aldan, don't you worry about that? " I argued looking at him. Any moment and I was going to explode.

"Nah, I'm good. " He kicked back, leaning on the wall again looking chilled as ever.

I took in a long breath, "Stop being a girl. Okay fine! Fine Aldan fine! I'm sorry that I didn't thank you when you gave me back my books! I'm sorry that I don't thank you when you came to check up on me! I'm sorry that I didn't thank you when I found out that you were the one that brought me to the nurses office but were too scared to stay with til I woke up because you were sacred that if I woke up and saw you I'd be pissed! OK, I'm sorry! "

I finished and let out a long breath. Not realizing that I was breathing so hard at the moment. I wasn't yelling but I did catch the attention of a few students. I looked at Aldan whose face was still grim as stone until, he grinned.

"Apology accepted, " he kicked off from the wall for the second time and came towards me, "Now let's go play doctor shall we?"

I groaned and turned around following him to where the rest of the class was. Some of them were complaining about the other one wasn't stable enough or how much of a bad actor they were at playing dead. I paused in the middle and stopped Aldan.

"What? " he asked.

"Who's dying and who's playing hero? " I asked hesitantly.

He rolled his eyes, "Obviously, I'll be the one playing hero. Now C'mon and play dead. "

I sighed and walked over, laying down in my position on the mat that was spread on the floor.

"Okay so get into your positions, " the second lady, whose name was Cherrie, said coming towards the whole class. "Now the key for doing the mouth the mouth procedure isn't as hard as it looks but isn't just as easy either. You might be thinking that it's not a lot of work and that if anything, all you gotta do is breath into the person who's dying mouth and they'll be back like they were never gonna go. "

I sat back up a little and rested my back on both my elbows tilting my head over to look at Cherrie who was now showing us pictures with steps and procedures of doing the mouth to mouth CPR.

After she was done she clapped her hands together making a loud echo through the gym room, "Now, let's get those little mouths and hands working. After you feel like you've done it right, swap with your partner and then swap with the pair beside you. "

"Okay, down Page, " Aldan said standing beside me as I layed back down closing my eyes.

Wait. This is CPR right?

"So what do I do now? " he asked hesitantly once he was in bended knees, hands at the ready to pump my chest.

I sighed and opened my eyes, "I'm dead remember? Or at least on my way to being dead, so don't ask me. That's why you should pay attention in class more. "

"Just shut up and be dead. I've got this, " he mumbled rubbing his palms together.

"That's what they all say. "

"Can you please shut up, I'm trynna save your life. You wanna live or not? " he asked annoyance sounding so clear from his tone though he didn't sound rude or mean. I guess I was use to it though, because anyone would've thought that he was being an ass.

"Okay I'm ready, " I said heart beating so fast. You guys do know what this is right?

"You do know I'm gonna perform a mouth to mouth CPR procedure right? " I hear him ask. I can ready hear the smirk from his voice.

"Yeah whatever, just get with it, " I say trying not to sound all panicky.

Suddenly I could feel the heat radiating from him. He was close. I could feel his breath tickle my cheeks. His fingers brushed my cheeks slightly making me frown a little until he told me to keep still and I did. I held my breath and waited until I felt my nose being shut by his warm fingers. By the time I could count to ten, Aldans lips were connected to mine. They were soft. Ew, it was unbearable!

Don't breath, I thought clenching my eyes shut.

Then he lifted his lips from mine as I felt little pushes on my chest and then the mouth to mouth thing again. I could taste a little mint from his lips. It's weird that I can say that. After a few more minutes, I sat up straight and looked at him.

He was smirking, "Enjoyed it a little too much did you? "

"You wish. Now shut up, it's my turn," rolling my eyes I stood up and we sailed pistons. He laid down and I got up and stood on my knees.

He sang, "Wow someone's eager to kiss me. "

"Not! Just shut your face and do it now. "

He held his hand up in surrender and layed down. I kneeled down beside him as he closed his eyes. His eye lashes were super long and I was fighting the urge to pull them out because, all girls die for those kind of eyelashes.

I leaned in and put my pointer and thumb pressing his nose together and leaning in but then stopping when I heard a faint whisper come from Aldan, "We all know you wanna kiss me. "

"Shut up!"

He mumbled an 'alright' and sighed lightly awaiting the procedure to start. I was ready to lean in when instead I heard a voice cry through the gym room.

"Be careful Danny, you don't want any mouth disease from the freak. Gross." it was Mandy, I was sure.

I turned around to see that Mandy was staring at me like she wanted to roast me.

"I mean, she kinda has a spitting problem if you asked me, " Her other friend said again smirking. I gaped at her and stood up shocked. They were all giving me death glares, especially Mandy. It's like, of looks could kill, boy would I still be here?

I am not going to let them get to me.

"Look at her face, she looks a baboon," one of Mandys' minions commented.

"A baboon is pretty cute, she's ugly as hell, " the other one added laughing so hard making everyone burst into laughter.

Okay, I lied. It's working.

I straightened up and looked over at Mandy, "If anything, I bet you're the ones who have mouth diseases I mean, who knows, I bet you even make out with dogs. "

She gasped and I smirked turning around and walking out of the gym room. I was pissed off but I was also sad. I was trying to hide the sad face and cover it up with the angry one. I pushed past the doors and went outside not aware that someone followed me out.

From the scent that I could smell from a mile away, I knew it was Mandy.

"Hey you little twerp! " she said grabbing me from my collar from the back of my shirt and spinned me around. "You can't talk to me like that! "

"Let me go! " I snapped and shrugged off her hand from my shirt roughly.

"You have no idea what you're getting yourself into, " Her stare hardened, "I can make your life a living hell. "

Cliche but true. Witches can be witches.

I stiffened and locked eyes with her. She looked like a mad woman.

She walked towards me, "You stay away from Aldan OK? He's mine. "

I scoffed, "You can take him. I don't want anything to do with him. "

She laughed and stepped forward shoving me making me topple and fall over landing on my ass. I winced and looked back at her.

Oh boy, when I get up I'm gonna pluck all your fake lashes out!

I kicked off the concrete and stood up shoving her, "What the hell is your problem?"

She stumbled and gasped at me, "You're my problem. Now unless you wanna-"

"No you listen! " I snapped cutting her off, "Stop acting like you own the school because newsflash Mandy, you don't! And Aldan? Yeah, you can have him. Eat him if you have too! "

I turned around and walked away running around the bleachers to the school parking lot. My eyes were watery. I don't know why I wanted to cry. I mean, I stood up for myself didn't I? So why am I shaky and feel like this was the end of my life? Oh right, because I knew Mandy was going to ruin me.

When I arrived out front in the lot, tears were already oozing out from my eyes. One thing about me, when I cry, my whole face gets puffy and it looks super ugly. I can look angry but sometimes I'm so angry I cry. It's weird I know.

"Stupid tears, " I mumbled wiping them away roughly from my cheeks.

I stood giving my back to the school building and field wiping my tears even though they kept coming when I heard someone sigh softly behind me.

"You OK? " Aldan asked softly.

"They won't stop coming, " I faked a laugh wiping my tears away.

"Page, are you OK? "

I groaned and gave a ginger laugh, "Oh yeah I'm perfectly fine like you even care! "

"You're lying," he stated. His sneakers grazing the road indicating that he was walking towards me. I didn't dare to turn around. He'd laugh at my face. He always does.

"Yes I'm lying Aldan! " I cried turning around deciding that no matter what, he'd always make fun of me. Crying or not. Yeah, he's was that much of an ass. "I'm not OK Aldan Prince! I'm tired! Tired of being pushed around and you being one of the minor reasons why! "

His face paled when he saw me.

"Page I-"

"No, just don't! Stop and let me talk just for once! Your stupid girlfriend thinks that I'm competing to get you! Well guess what? Screw you and her! I hate this. I can't keep pretending that this minor bullying or whatever you call it doesn't bother me because in reality it does! I can't say that I'm fine because as each day rolls by, the less self esteem I have because of her and her little friends! "

He moved even closer, "Page I'm -"

I laughed bitterly. It wasn't the type of laugh you do from something funny, it was more like, shut the hell up, kind of laugh. "Oh you're what? Sorry? Because sorry's all you'll ever say! Sorry doesn't cut it Aldan! I'm tired! I've said that already, I know but I am freaking tired."

Tears came streaming down. They couldn't stop.

He inched closer and was only a couple feet away, "Please stop crying. " His deep voice softenend and he came toward me again. Now we were mere inches away from eachother.

"I can't! " my voice cracked, "I can't stop! I can't keep pretending. I hate you! I hate you brat! I hate you so much! I hate your girlfriends! I hate this school! I hate my life! I hate everyt-"

Before I could finish my sentence, he pulled me towards him and kissed me.

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