My Bestfriend's Brother Shouldn't Know How I Taste
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Bailey's pov

The searing pain shot me like a dart as I grasped my foot, clad with socks. I hated running with myshoes and now regret not wearing them, though J doubted they would've protected me much.

"Bailey!" Kaleb yelled with a rose of panic and concern. He raced across the field, barreling towardme with a speed I had never seen him use before.

I clutch my foot, clenching my teeth as I look down at the damage. Blood had now stained my socksred but I could not see the culprit of my wound on my foot. My fingers are painted with the warmwetness of my blood as I try to stop the bleeding.

"Baby," Kaleb falls beside me, his trembling hands reaching out for my foot. I hissed and he froze,looking at me worriedly.

The P.E teacher was beside us and some of the concerned students surrounded us too. " Whathappened?" The teacher demanded, his eyes scanning the field for any signs of the culprit.

"Something sharp," I wince clutching my foot and Kaleb quickly lifts me into his arms, his eyes alsoin search of the culprit. Then his eyes narrowed on the spot my foot had just been on and his jawclenched.

"There's fucking glass in the grass," he sneered angrily. And sure enough, there was glass shardsin the grass, barely noticeable but my blood on some pushed it into our vision better.

" Why is there glass on the field?" That shocking question came from Juliet who looked down at myfoot worriedly.

"Sir we shouldn't be running on a field that isn't safe," she continued, turning to Kaleb. "You shouldhurry and bring her to the nurse to get it checked out. There's probably still glass in there."

The P. E teacher rushed everyone off the field and said he would alert the school authorities asKaleb ran with me across the field to the school.

"This is the second time I'm getting hurt today," I whispered as I clung around his neck.

He looks down at me gently, his eyes field with worry. "Do you think those pieces of glass werepurposely planted to hurt me?"

I ground my teeth when the pain shot up my leg. Hell. This is going to be a bitch.

Kaleb's lips turned into a line as he frowned. " Could be. But how would they have known you'd bethe only one to step on the glass?"

He shoulder opened the nurse's office door and stepped in with me in his arms. The nurse gasped,standing up. "What happened again?" She demanded as Kaleb set me on the bed gently.

"She got hurt again," Kaleb answered her, his eyes dropping to my foot. "This time it's her foot."

She rushed over, her brows drawn into an expression of concern and urgency. She inspected myfoot carefully, her lips lining into a frown. She gently removed my sock and reveal the damage theglass had done to my poor foot.

I winced, clutching the edge of the bed and bit into my lip harder to not let out another scream. Thisone hurt far more than my hand did.

"The wound is deep and there are fragments of glass still embedded in your flesh." She saidgravely.

"We need to get these shards out quickly," she murmured, her voice firm as she prepared to removethe shards.

I winced and grabbed Kaleb's hand, squeezing it hard as she carefully extracts the glass pieces outof my skin. I ground my teeth at the pain and Kaleb didn't seem to mind the grip I had on his hand.

In fact he came closer to me, making me rest my head on his shoulder as he soothed his free handdown my back.

When the woman was done removing the glass shards, she then cleaned the wound beforebandaging it up while murmuring. "I've done everything to make sure it doesn't get infected but I'llcall the medical assistance to bring you to the hospital just as a precaution. I'll have the office callyour parents to let them know what's going on."

I nod, fisting Kaleb's shirt. "I'm going with her," Kaleb uttered.

The nurse looked like she was about to argue but thought better of it before nodding. "You'll goanyway." She sighed and turned around to get rid of the bloody tissues.

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- At the hospital -

"If you don't get out of my way," a very familiar voice blasted and I clench my eyes inembarrassment. Mom.....

I looked at the doctor sheepishly as my mom pulled the curtains aside harshly, her wide panickedeyes easing with relief instantly when they land on me on the bed.

"Oh thank God," she cried, rushing over to me and not caring that she nearly ran the poor doctorover. She wrapped her arms around me and squeezed me until I tapped out, tapping on her arm asI gasped.

"Mom," I gasped. "I'm dying."

She loosened her hold and Kaleb shot us an amused glance. He had not left my side and stoodbeside me even when the doctors were tending to me.

"I'm so happy you're okay baby," she breathed. "Your dad is on his way."

"Mom it's just a small wound," I whispered. "It's nothing too serious."

She pulled away and shot me a glare. " A deep wound!" She correctly, looking pissed off. "And theschool filled me in on everything. About the gift box, about everything. I told your dad and he hasalready called your grandma Ryn. Whoever is targeting you, they better count their days."

I winced knowing Grandma Ryn was not to be messed with.

"Mom," I whispered, peeking behind her shoulder to stare at the doctor who looked at her as thoughshe had grown a second head in a matter of minutes. "You don't need to add Grandma Ryn to this.I'm sure she'd much rather spend her days with Grandpa Ace."

Mom shot me a look of disbelief. "You must not know your grandfather very well. He will bedefinitely joining her. These two will have the best time replaceing that evil woman or man who isthreatening you. Let's just hope your Grandpa Ace doesn't go back to his old ways. You know howmuch his grandbabies mean to him."

I gulped. I know exactly what she meant. Grandpa Ace was once the leader of a well known Italianmafia and he was seriously not one to be messed with.