Old Times

While Luke is in a deep sleep, Ana is trying to keep her focus on school, even visiting Luke every day, and still training with Justin, the two of them seem a little unfocused, and anxious at the same time, but they can't be consumed by their anxiety, they need to keep their minds busy, not least because it's exam time, Ana tries to concentrate as much as possible on the exams, she hasn't been talking to Scoot or Caroline anymore, they used to talk at break time, she left the electoral slate, there will be one last debate before the student council elections, but they are waiting for Luke to recover, Ana ends up staying in the library at break time so she can concentrate and study better, Justin sometimes accompanies her, while his brother and companion is not present, she even knows that his company will be temporary, but Justin's company is pleasant in any case, although he is very worried about his brother, Ana is only bothered by the fact that Justin's training sessions are usually heavy, this week it was physical training, fighting and defense, and he even invented a hunting game, so they can train more realistically, facing their own emotions, for Ana it's almost a heart attack when he decides to train his hunting skills, she always has to run a lot, and hide as much as possible from him, when it's not the other way around when she's in the hunting role, and she always gets caught somehow, her magic skills have made incredible progress since the incident, she seems to control the water element better, she still hasn't fully mastered the wind, as it is the main element that must be in harmony with the elements of earth, water, and fire, or it can cause real damage if she doesn't master it completely. She seems out of breath after this last hunting practice and says:

“Ohh, enough Justin, I can't keep up with you, you're trying to kill me at this rate.”

Justin laughs, puts his hand on Ana's head and retorts:

“The goal is for you to learn to defend yourself, you don't need to hunt me down, you're doing very well as a support, your magic has improved a lot Ana, just don't use it against me ok?”

Ana understands that she needs to improve her defense skills, but as she still doesn't have full control of the elements, she's afraid that she might hurt Justin in some way, so she always ends up repressing her power, and this causes her to fail in her “hunts”.

Her best friend Davi has finally arrived in the country, he's already turned 18 and is staying at her house. Ana's father thought it would be better to bring his friend along as it would help her not to be so anxious and worried about Luke and somehow distract her, Everything seems fine, she's happy that her friend is coming, and that it's already been spread on the school blog, that he's Ana's boyfriend, it's fake news, but Ana had invented a fake boyfriend, so she ended up letting the rumor spread, but deep down inside, she's very distressed, she starts to wonder:

(I miss Luke so much, even though the days have gone by, Luke has been asleep for a week now, hasn't he gotten tired of sleeping? He's usually so strong, I just wish he'd open his eyes again, and finally come to his senses, could he have some trauma? God, I hope he wakes up well and healthy, that's what I'm really asking for, I hope to see him smiling, his smile fills even my saddest days, he's like the sun).

I wonder if Ana is in love with Luke, that's what she's been asking herself during this time of waiting, she misses him a lot, his annoyances, his singing, the laughs she used to have with him, and his company, or it could just be nostalgia.

...part 4