“Debra, don’t be scared,” she said with a smile, reaching out to hug me. “I will always be with you. Remember, there’s a very strong power hidden inside you. If you can tap into it, you’ll be able to protect those you love.”
My mother’s embrace felt so real and warm, like a sudden burst of sunlight piercing through the storm clouds.
I felt like my body gradually recover its strength. ©
Suddenly, I opened my eyes.
What I saw in front of me wasn’t my mother, but Caleb’s tired and worried face.
He looked terrible. He was sitting on the edge of the bed in dirty clothes and disheveled hair, eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep. It seemed that he hadn’t gotten any rest in several days.
Seeing him look so haggard was so alien to me, and I couldn’t help but laugh. ©
Caleb immediately looked up, stunned.
He stared at me blankly. Suddenly and without warning, he Lowered his head and kissed me.
This time, his kiss wasn’t possessive and fierce, but full of love and care. He was more gentle than ever, as if he was handling the most precious, most fragile jewelry in the world.
This kiss was short and light, but it was enough to send my heart racing.
“Debra, I’m so glad you’re awake. I’m so sorry. This is all my fault. I was too Late. I wasn’t able to protect you.” Caleb gently rested his forehead against mine, his voice hoarse and raspy.
I shook my head and looked at him gratefully.
“You’re not Late. You came just in time. I’m alive, aren’t 17″
I smiled at him weakly. I knew that it was Caleb who saved me again.
Without him, I would’ve been raped by those two scumbag kidnappers and they would’ve recorded the whole thing.
He came to save me Like at my most critical moment, as though he was my guardian angel.
What I didn’t understand, however, was why I saved him without hesitation when that boulder rolled down the hill.
“Because you love him, idiot,” Ivy answered me softly.
Love?
I smiled bitterly.
What a beautiful but heavy word…
“Maybe,” I replied with a sigh.
Unfortunately, the gap between me and Caleb was too big. This wasn’t a problem that only love could solve. Everything in the future was still uncertain. Even if I Loved him, that didn’t change anything.
“Debra, I’ve been thinking a Lot while you were unconscious.”
