Really, I fell out of a tree...

"I fell out of a tree."
He'd thought his alibi was flawless. The splinters, the bruises and the cuts could all be explained by falling out of a tree, couldn't they?
"I'm sorry, boy. The fact you haven't broken any bones make that hard to believe."
Why didn't I think of that?
"Uh...maybe I was just lucky?"
Okay, Felix. Think fast. Why didn't you break any bones?
He couldn't come up with a reason for the life of him. He'd have to go through who-knows-what if he said he's been in a fight, but he couldn't think of a good excuse.
This would be the perfect moment for someone to interrupt...

The nurse seemed taken aback at the girl's sudden entry.
"W-well, I guess that's possible..."
She turned to Felix.
"All right, then. Just sit over there and we'll get you a bed in a minute."
Thank you, random stranger.
Felix walked over to the seat, noticing the girl was still there. He waited until the nurse was out of sight before talking.
"Thanks. You really saved me back there. I wasn't sure how to explain what happened..."
He felt bad for lying, but he wasn't sure if the girl had figured out he wasn't telling the truth - and if she hadn't, he didn't want to give himself up.

"It's okay. I'm Felix."
He was smiling outside, but inside he was confused by the girl's idea of making friends.
"But why did you help me even though you didn't know what was happening? I could have been trying to dodge class for all you knew."

Felix smiled. Elatrion seemed like a nice enough girl.
For a moment, though, her eyes turned to her own feet, as if trying to end the conversation.
"Uh, are you alright?"

"Fight. Some kid with some sort of enchanted paper beat me up because I was telling him to stop smoking. I guess they really do start young these days..."
Felix could tell Elatrion was struggling to maintain the conversation.
Oh, well. Some people just have trouble being social, I guess.