BuzzNovelChapter 262
“Look, | know you might think I'm meddling, but as someone who's studying medicine, | have to say something.
Don’t push yourself so hard. If you let yourself relax a little, it'll actually help you in the long run. Try to get more
rest and stop staying up so late, okay?”
“I'm not you.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, an awkward silence fell between them.
A voice called out from the hallway, breaking the tension. “Zachary, you ready? Let's go grab lunch!” His
seatmate jogged over from the next classroom.
“Yeah, I'm ready.” Zachary slid his things into his backpack and stood up.
“Seriously, being wound this tight isn’t doing your grades any favors.”
With that, he headed out, leaving Ignatius alone in the classroom.
Rumors travel fast, and sure enough, Zachary barely made it down the hall before his friend was at his side,
grinning. “So | heard things got pretty wild in your exam room today? People are saying you swooped in and
worked smagic on Ignatius-like, one minute he’s collapsed on the floor, the next you've brought him back
to life. I've known you all this tand you never toldyou had secret
skills like that!”
Zachary blinked, surprised. “That story's already making the rounds?”
His friend just shrugged, utterly unfazed. “Con, with how tense things are at our school, gossip is all
anyone's got to keep themselves sane. It’s not like that other school across town, where everyone's chill and
laid-back. Wait-hold up, you really did save Ignatius, right?”
He grabbed Zachary’s arm, eyes wide with curiosity-more interested in the than in any actual heroics.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtZachary couldn't help but laugh, his voice gentle. “You've been watching too many TV shows. He just had a
stomach cramp from nerves. All he needed was a short break and swater to settle down. Everyone's so on
edge lately that the stories get blown way out of proportion. Don’t believe everything you hear.”
“Yeah, yeah, don’t worry.” His friend nudged him with an elbow. “Say, did you figure out the answer to that last
problem on the test? | only got one solution... Actually, never mind, don’t tell me. If you did, | might lose my
appetite.”
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But rumors had a way of growing wilder with every retelling.
By the end of the day, everyone at Crestview High seemed to know the story: sstudent fainted during a
test, and the class's top guy-handsome, of course-had miraculously saved him.
“Word is you played hero today. Not bad, Mr. Dawson's star pupil,” Stella teased when she spotted Zachary after
school.
He gave her a weary smile, already tired of repeating himself. “People are exaggerating. It really wasn’t a big
deal.”
As usual, Zachary was waiting by the entrance for Alessia, looking slightly embarrassed as she approached.
“Hey, letintroduce you. Queenie, she just got back from overseas.”
“Nice to meet you,” Queenie said.
“Nice to meet you too. Alessia’s mentioned you before.”
Zachary scratched behind his ear, bashful.
“We'll get going, then,” Alessia waved, saying goodbye to both of them.
Once Alessia and Zachary disappeared down the street, Stella and Queenie turned in the opposite direction.
“Alessia’s second brother and her third brother couldn't be more different, could they?” Queenie remarked.
Stella nodded. “Yeah, her third
brother used to play gigs at a
bar—he’s got a req fol@pecs6naity.
The sedsr@brother, though, he's
gentle, more like Alessia’s mom.”
“When the exhibit's over, we should
go visit them,” Queenie suggested.
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“Sounds good.”
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“So, was today the first tyou checked someone's pulse outside the clinic? How did it feel?”
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