My Beloved Stepbrother

her a moment to recognize that this was the roof of the infirma

k again, trying to dive into her mind, replaying the series of events that had led her to end up here. Suddenly

bright and relieved smile

ad. "But my head is still very dizzy,"

Alexa's shoulder. "Really, I still can't believe how you

her into distraction, Alice's words s

"I don't know,

urse y

oyed. "What do

Maybe it wasn't just a curse that Alexa would t

the hundred-meter race

w made it even better to remain unconscious and

athing as much oxygen into his lungs a

e important. Maybe not only him would judge him, but probably all the A class students woul

... Ouch!" Before Alice could continue, h

y friends with? Hi

"Sorry, because I feel a little sorry for him." Sh

ief. "Trying to protect me

sper, "You don't remember how you b

her eyes couldn't capture every detail easily. It was probably true that she had

last step. Then you both fell down, but his arms were around you, as if to protect you from getting h

s surpri

continued her words, "I was, too. Yeah, though it could have been a r

digested by Alexa's brain, so the girl

ad to be injured besides his legs. But at least his head isn't ble

she could be thankful for. When things had go

*

close her eyes to reduce the dizzines

resh scent entered his nostrils, a perfume that was quite familiar to her nose. If she recalled, she didn't

sneezing interrupted her, sounding clear and

somewhere she had accidentally heard it. Unfortunately

ed. A shred of hope grew, wanting the sneeze to continue before finding its ow

urtain beside her, closed. Slowly, her right hand reached out to touch

lint there. Lying on his side like her, his eyes were lo

touch the curtain, but could not move to close the cloth again. The only thing she could do was bre

ent of his perfum

rm when Jonathan's gaze did not leave her eyes. How ridiculous, what

es him on the worst day of the fall,