Tenacious Sky novel Chapter 35

By the time we got back to campus, everyone on the fencing team was still doting on 'little Sky' who won the first meet. Everyone got a little worried when they heard I passed out but they were happy to see I was okay now. Before our first class back, everyone heard about everything that happened during our fencing meet. Leo was extra watchful over me. Every breath I took had his attention, and people started to notice.

"Leo, you're really worried about your kid, aren't you? I heard what happened at the meet. Are you okay, Sky?" Cody asked as he approached our table before class started.

"Sky is okay now. That's all that matters," Leo said vaguely. Cody glanced at me with a small smile before going back to his seat. After this weekend, people were less inclined to mess with me. I guess winning in your sport here earned some merit. After class, I followed Leo to his swim practice since varsity fencing team earned a break from the win. Unfortunately, today's practice involved the starter gun. Before practice even started, Leo was already noticeably anxious as he eyed the gun. I put a towel over his dry shoulders for warmth and pulled out my headphones before placing them in his ears. I played calming music from my phone as he looked at me. After taking a few deep breaths, he was a little better. I smiled at him gently as his eyes stayed on me.

"Thanks," he said softly. Leo was okay for a little while until the gun went off. He jumped before running to the locker room, the headphones ripping out of his ears. It was so fast, I would've missed it if I blinked. I followed to find him huddled in a corner, hyperventilating. I sighed sympathetically as I took his face in my hands gently.

"Leo, it's okay. Everything is okay. Look at me. I'm right here," I coaxed him gently before wrapping my arms around him. Slowly, but surely, his breathing slowed back to a normal pace. Once I was sure he'd calmed down, I pulled away to hold his cheeks gently.

"Are you ever going to tell me what happened? Maybe talking about it will help relieve some of the anxiety. It worries me to see you this upset," I admitted. Only being able to help Leo in this way had started eating at me. He was always there to cover and protect me, but the most I could ever do was hug him. Leo sighed before taking one of my hands in his.

"I'll be alright," he tried to assure me, but it didn't work. I sighed in defeat as his thumb rubbed over the back of my hand.

"I'll go ask the coach if I can take you back to the dorms early," I said before standing. After getting the swim coach's permission, Leo changed back into his normal clothes and we went back to our room. Leo didn't even bother to hide how tired he was. He went straight to his bed and laid down. I took my wrap off and changed into more comfortable clothes before I sat on the edge of his bed and moved his bangs out of his face gently.