The Private Academy: Lumity story

16. when bad decides it's going to worse

(Amity's pov)

Weeks pass and I'm here walking around the schools wide campus on a Wednesday. Luz jogs up to me having seen her disappear an hour ago, her Jersey slung messily over her shoulder probably to be used to wipe away sweat or water from her face.

"Hey luz have fun running the entire school??"

She nods gently catching her breath as she slows to a walk

"Keeps my ass fit and it does this really easy"

She flexes her bicep at me earning a soft blush, pulling on her Jersey she pokes at her stomach

"I don't even know how it happens- I get like... really chubby but then jogging a few miles takes it all away- I remember all the popular girls asking me for techniques and exercises, but I never could answer because- even I didn't know how I lost it that fast."

Chuckling gently I take her extended hand, looking down at her wrist I raise an eyebrow

"Is that a Fitbit??"

She nods slightly angry with the electronic device on her wrist

"My doctor told me to wear it and all that stupid junk to see how far I go and what pace I do it at- he's gonna flip when he sees I ran... hm.. how far a radius is this school's campus- screw it nevermind whatever comes up, comes up- I don't really mind- all I know is that my lungs are getting better by the day."

I laugh at her happy demeanor and side hug her, she smiles brightly at me her eyes shimmering in the sunset. Looking out at the moon I sit down on a bench

"Beautiful night tonight.."

Luz nods slowly slinging her arm over my shoulder, leaning against her I glance my eyes at the stars finding every constellation I know. She rests her head on my shoulder to look up at the darkening sky, I can see every star and galaxy reflect in her eyes every pulsar.. every blue.. every giant- each and every star imaginable.

"Y'know luz?... I look up at the sky at night but my eyes only stare at pulsars- you can see them flicker two HUNDRED times a second and their beauty responds with the crack of a supernova.. but they never blow up- they just stay there rotating an endless cycle- and I do that because I get reminded of you.. you hit every day off with a bang- you just keep on going. You never forget to keep on walking the world one step at a time."

She smiles gently at me her eyes glowing as the moon steals the night to it's beautiful darkness. Hugging her closely I kiss her softly and continue staring at the night sky, standing up luz holds out her hand to me

"Let's head inside it's getting chilly am"

Raising an eyebrow I roll up my sleeve to see how my skin reacts to the air

"But luz- it's still very warm... are you okay?"

She presses her hand to her forehead and nods yes her expression confused as all hell, sitting back down I put my arms around her causing her to snuggle into my body for warmth I can only assume. Rubbing her arm slowly I look up at the stars again taking in it's beauty, luz looks up at me then to the sky being trapped by it once again. Luz adjusts herself uncomfortably to lean down and look at the grass, looking over at her I see her gripping her chest alot tighter than the usual. She looks at me and stands up breathing in deeply