HIDDEN

Chapter 14

Bam! went his door as Nathan closed it behind them.

He went straight to his two-way cupboard and opened the door of the second part containing shelves.

"You can have a seat", Nathan said while looking through his shelf.

"No, thank you. I'm good", Mia said while standing ever-so closely to the door.

"Suit yourself", he said while grabbing a brown bag and handing it to her. "Take this."

"What is it?"

"It's a bagel."

"No, thank you. I'm not hungry", Mia said cautiously.

"Hmmm. Well you should be, after everything that went down today. Unless, the panic and fear made you lose your appetite. Either way, -you should eat. You need the energy", Nathan said sincerely still stretching out his hand, "Also, I bought it right after we carried you here from the alley, so it's not expired or anything."

"They carried me all the way here," Mia thought embarrassed, "How did they get here without anyone noticing them. Most importantly, which one of them carried me?"

Mia hesitated for a while then took the bagel in the bag and ate it cautiously. She tried leaning on the wall but winced when her back made contact with it.

Nathan noticed that and went to a small cabinet beside the wardrobe.

"Hey. Catch!" he said as he threw something to her.

She caught it instinctively without knowing what it was. She opened her hand only to see it was a drug in a plastic bag. She immediately freaked out.

"Thank you for the hospitality but I-I really need to get going! Don't worry about taking me home", she said quickly as she opened the door trying to get out of there.

Nathan immediately realized what she was thinking.
"HEY, WAIT! Your wounds! It's for your wounds!"

Mia stopped in her tracks on hearing that but still held unto the door.
"Oh", she said enlightened, now feeling a little embarrassed.

"Why do you always expect the worst from me?!" Nathan asked as he ruffled his hair in frustration.

"Umm.... Sorry, about that", Mia said shyly still holding the drug in her hand subconsciously.

"Anyway! It's a painkiller. You're wounds seem to bother you so this will help. That's the main reason I brought you here", Nathan explained.

"Ibuprofen?", Mia read out the name of the drug, "I appreciate it but no offense, I don't think you're supposed to be administering drugs", Mia said cautiously.

"Excuse me! You're talking to a future doctor, doctor-in-training, whatever. I'm the one who cleaned your wounds you know."

Mia didn't know whether to feel grateful, embarrassed or suspicious.

"The drug is mostly used for joint pains and tooth ache but it can work for pain caused by injuries as well. Look, if you don't trust me, you can check it online."

It was then that Mia realized that she wasn't with her bag, though she normally wouldn't have her phone in there anyways (doesn't bring her phone to school).
"Oh no! It must have fallen down in the alley", Mia panicked aloud.

"If you're looking for your bag, it's with Dale. He picked it up after we handled the teras", Nathan pointed out.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that. What did they do to that thing", Mia thought, curious but frightened.

"You can use mine if you want", Nathan said as he gave her his phone which was already on google.

She took it and looked up the drug. After reading it carefully, she gave it back to him with a perplexed expression on her face.