A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

*John…”

“I’m sorry I was late,” John said.

Cordy frowned, wondering if she was imagining it.

Somehow, this John was different from the usual John, who was more aloof.

Now, he seemed to feel emotions like humans do

Still, she wiggled against his hold, not sure what he was talking about.

“Did you get the wrong door? Let me go…”

Seemingly not feeling her resistance, John whispered into Cordy’s ear, “Now, I’ll always be here for you.

It sounded just like a promise.

“Look, just… ah!”

Cordy suddenly yelped as John abruptly scooped her up in his arms

Does he have some sort of fetish for carrying people?!

“You’d hurt your leg,” John said quietly into her ear just then.

Cordy was left speechless.

She actually thought that he was really drunk, but she somehow noticed her foot injury…

So, he was actually not drunk?!

Once that clicked, Cordy did not wait another moment and she started to struggle violently!

While John was not drunk, his body still felt a little floaty. Carrying her was no issue, but it was strenuous carrying her while she flailed around.

“Stop,” he said with restraint, but threateningly nonetheless.

“Let me down. I can walk on my own,” Cordy protested nonetheless.

not assure before that he was not

Liar!

could not care less about what he said and she continued to

her room, but just as he glimpsed her bed, she shoved him so firmly that he

left feeling dizzy

make him budge

“Please don’t test

to catch his breath, and there was an

Cordy finally settled down

end, adults could always get the

her as

blush on her fair cheeks, and he wondered if

about that.

not even come up with

go.”

a breather,” John said

bit her lip and stopped

took a few deep breaths

then, and the temperature looked like it would only rise instead of

bedside drawer. “Achoo!” John sneezed-it was just early spring, and the nights were still

air from the air conditioner, he felt

mouth, he asked Cordy, “Where’s

toward it, and she soon heard unrestrained puking Cordy

turned

out of bed-it was in the news just days ago that someone drank

when she heard the toilet

was just taking

their eyes met, Cordy blinked and quietly shut

down, measuring himself just

it really

while and explained, “I

before adding sternly, “See you,

stay silent and leave, closing her

did not watch him

were clenched into fists for a long

needed eye bleach. And it would take up to a month to

up the next morning with dark circles

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