At the very last second, someone grabbed Sylvia and pulled her into a tight embrace, rolling with her off the street and onto the sidewalk.

All around them, people were screaming, but Sylvia could only hear her own ragged breathing-well, that, and the pained grunt of the man holding her.

Instinctively, she clung to his shirt, knuckles white.

Sensing her fear, the man tightened his hold just a bit more. "It's okay. Let's get up."

His voice snapped her back to reality. Sylvia glanced up at him, a swirl of emotions tangled in her chest.

It was Rupert.

Or maybe it was her imagination, but his lips looked a little pale.

"You..." she started, but before she could finish, a concerned bystander rushed over to help them up.

"Are you two alright?"

Sylvia shook her head, but the words got stuck in her throat.

When she looked at Rupert again, he was as calm and composed as ever, giving the Good Samaritan a grateful nod.

Just then, the SUV driver rolled down his window and, in classic jerk fashion, started yelling.

"What the hell are you doing? Flirting in the street? You wanna get yourselves killed? Don't drag the rest of us into your mess!"

With that, he stomped the gas and sped off, dumping all the blame on Sylvia and Rupert.


Sylvia made a move to chase after the car, but Rupert caught her wrist.

exactly what he

someone had shoved her into the road, and the SUV had come barreling out of nowhere

wasn't an accident.

about it made her shiver. Was this how people tried to

to Rupert, when she spotted the college

against the flow of people

bad feeling jolted through her. She

need to go.

glanced down at their joined hands, his voice low. "You're not

who pushed me is coming over." Rupert's eyes flicked sideways, then he steered her away

senses, she

Why are we


"If we let them go

Planting her feet, she refused to go any further

"No! Your injury-"

too much, and tried to let go

But

holding her close

you

Sylvia

you said

the dim streetlight.

Sylvia

esca Oka

step back, trying to

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