Fortunately, I was fully clothed, since the whole shower thing was a lie.
The old Caleb would’ve questioned me angrily. I could already hear him saying, “Didn’t you say that you were taking a shower? Why are you dressed? And why were you on the phone?”
But this time, he was unexpectedly calm. “I just remembered that Brian told me that the wound on your head hasn’t healed yet, so it can’t be exposed to water.” Not only did he not question me, but he also spoke with concern.
Since he wasn’t paying attention to my phone anymore, I changed the topic and complained, “I haven’t taken a shower in days. I feel so dirty.”
“But your wound might get infected if it gets wet,” Caleb insisted stubbornly.
I softened my expression and tried to reason with him.
“Don’t worry. My injury’s on my head, right? As long as I’m careful, I won’t let the water touch my head. It’ll be fine.”
After pondering for a while, he agreed.
“Okay, wait a moment. I’LL help you.”
“Wait. What?”
My cheeks blushed furiously.
He’d help me take a shower? Was he crazy?
Caleb, on the other hand, didn’t seem to see the error in his ways.
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Before I could protest, he had already started gingerly wrapping my hair in a bath cap.
When he saw that my ears were burning red, he looked at me playfully.
“Debra, are you blushing? What did you think I was going to do? Huh?”
“You jerk!”
I was so angry that I reached out to push him away.
But he was too solid. Even though I pushed him with all my strength, he stood perfectly still, Like an iron walt.
“Don’t worry. I won’t touch you,” he said with a chuckle.
“I’m not some monster who would force a recovering patient.”
“Just get out! Now!”
I was so embarrassed that I didn’t want to see him anymore. I opened the door and yelled, “My hands are fine. I can take care of myself.
It’s just a shower. I don’t need your help. Get out!”
“Are you sure about that?” This time, all sense of playfulness was erased from Caleb’s face. He looked at me with unmasked worry, his hand firmly pressed against the door so that I couldn’t lock him out.
