Chapter 225

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*- John says goodbye to Seraphina*

This is the 225th chapter of *unORDINARY.*

## Summary

A kneeling John holds the unconscious Seraphina in his arms. He wonders whether their fight really wore her down that much. John coughs violently, spewing blood. He looks up and sees a nervous looking Zeke approaching him. Zeke asks John how he’s doing, and offers to carry Seraphina for him. John is through trusting Zeke however, and slaps his hand away, ordering him not to touch Seraphina. John coughs blood again. Zeke looks at the weakened King with unrepressed rage, and prepares to take him on.

Suddenly, Vaughn and Keene appear. Zeke hastily tells them that he was trying to help John and Seraphina, but Vaughn tells Zeke to stop, and says that he will take over from here. Vaughn tells John to hand over Seraphina to Keene, so that the head of security may take her to the infirmary. John complies, knowing full well the circumstances he has put himself in. Vaughn asks John if he can walk. John tries to stand up shakily, but drops to his feet almost instantly and coughs blood. Vaughn lends John an arm and supports him, as a confused Zeke looks on.

In the infirmary, Darren has just finished healing two students, who tell him that they’ll see him soon, to which Darren expresses his disgust. Remi and Arlo are seated in front of Darren. Remi compliments Darren’s skills, and asks him why he became a nurse. Darren says that he doesn’t want to talk about it. Darren looks toward the door and is dismayed to see Keene carrying the unconscious Seraphina and Vaughn supporting the badly injured John.

Keene greets his friend cheerily, but Darren screams, questioning why even more students were showing up. Remi and Arlo glare at John, but the King looks at them with an expression akin to sorrow. Vaughn tells Darren to prioritize John and Seraphina. Darren looks daggers at Vaughn, and tells him not to tell him which patient to care for first. Vaughn looks calmly at Darren, and concedes. He then asks the nurse to send him John and Seraphina after they are done with their treatment.

Later, when John has healed sufficiently, the headmaster asks him to explain himself in the office. John tells the headmaster that he hates Wellston: its students and the atmosphere. Vaughn regards John carefully and says that it would be best if John took some time away from the school and work out his life better. John agrees. Vaughn tells John that since there is no disagreement, he will arrange John’s departure for the next day. John asks Vaughn if it would be possible for him to leave that night itself, as he doesn't know how much longer he can hold himself together.. Vaughn ponders over this, and agrees.

In the late evening, Seraphina is still unconscious. This troubles Darren, who is both worried for her, and also fearful that he’ll have to work till late yet again. Darren wonders how Seraphina got her ability back, and at that moment, he gets a text message from Leilah. She conveys that her manager was very impressed with Darren’s skillset and intended to hire him. With his dreams of leaving this stressful dead-end job on the verge of coming true, Darren heaves a sigh of relief.

His moment of placidness is interrupted when John, with bags in his hands, barges in and asks him if Seraphina is still there. Darren questions what John is still doing here, and tells him to go back to his dorm, presumably unaware that the King intended to take leave. John begs Darren to let him see Seraphina, as he won’t take long. Darren sighs and indicates Seraphina’s resting place to John. He sees Keene behind John, carrying some bags. Darren asks Keene what happened, and the head of security tells him that John has been suspended indefinitely, and he wanted to see Seraphina before he left.

John looks at the unconscious Seraphina with sadness, wondering when she will wake. He speaks to her, as if she was awake and listening to him. He tells her that he is going to take some time to sort his life out. He tells her that he might be gone for a while, but that he is truly grateful to her for never giving up on him, even when he gave up on himself.

Later that night, John waits at Wellston’s airport for his flight. He boards his plane, and awaits the two hour forty five minute flight. He thinks about what Seraphina told him in the last moments of their fight, where she declared that he wasn’t a monster. Exhausted, John falls asleep. Later, in the wee hours of the morning John arrives in New Bostin, and is greeted by William, who is happy to see his son after a long time. John gives his father a weary smile.

## Appearing Characters

* John
* Seraphina
* Zeke
* Vaughn
* Darren
* Keene
* Arlo
* Remi
* William
* Leilah (text)

## Notes & Trivia

* John gets suspended from Wellston Private High School.
* The plane John flies home on bears the logo of real-world airline British Airways.