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Tom experimentally released his injured arm to see if he could flex it, and immediately a sharp pain radiated out of his elbow and up and down his arm. He could feel tears welling up in his eyes then, although he'd tried to hold them back.
He sniffled and looked up at the professor.
"N--no. I landed on my elbow."
He wondered if the professor were going to try to touch it. He watched the man's hands suspiciously in case he made a move.
Tom was distantly aware that the girl who had knocked them all down was hovering nearby and apologizing profusely and repeatedly. Honestly, it wasn't her fault. Well, okay, it was
totally her fault, but Tom knew that it had only been an accident so he didn't blame her or anything.
Honestly he kind of hoped she'd calm down and stop apologizing, because she was making him anxious. He looked up at her to tell her so, but then he got a good look at her for the first time and realized that she was rather pretty, and his plan underwent a major revision.
"It's okay," he managed to say instead in a strained voice.
"It was just an accident." The girl looked up at Sabbath with wide eyes, she looked so frightened and guilt-stricken. Oh, No! Was she about to cry!! Sabbath felt an odd surge of protectiveness towards her. He stepped forward to console her. Being careful not to frighten her further, he reached across and gave her shoulder a little squeeze trying to reassure her. He left his hand resting there,
“Everything is going be Ok. Here, look, the professor is going to help him” he said gesturing towards the hurt boy with his other hand. The injured boy looked up at them with a pained and anxious face, but his expression changed immediately when he noticed the girl standing there. Sabbath didn’t fail to notice and glanced quickly between the boy and the girl. Sabbath understood, he really did, he wouldn’t want to be caught whimpering in front a cute girl either.
The injured boy spoke, “It’s Ok, it was just an accident”, he said. But, it was easy for Sabbath to see the boy was putting on a brave front, Merlin knows, he’d do the same thing if it were him.
“That’s true, it was just an accident”, Sabbath said to the girl,
“try not to feel bad”, he gave her a wan smile.
“Is there anything we can do to help, professor? Can we go and find a nurse or something?” Sabbath said, gesturing between himself and the girl with his free hand.