Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 689 "Corley, I'm here!" Roseanne called out with all her might.

The tropical section of the botanical base, dense with its jungle-like vegetation, was a maze for anyone not familiar with the terrain.

Although Corley had asked Mamie for directions, he only had a rough idea of where to go.

The deeper he went, the dimmer the lights became, until there was no light at all.

It was pitch black, impossible to see your own hand in front of your face.

He had brought a flashlight, but the area was so vast that the light it cast was but a small beam. To be safe, he kept calling out her name as he walked.

Luckily, his luck hadn't run out yet.

After about half an hour of trudging through puddles, just as he was about to try another direction, he heard Roseanne's response.

"Don't move! I'm coming-"

"Okay!"

Her voice sounded normal, which meant she probably wasn't in life-threatening danger. Corley let out the breath he didn't realize he was holding.

Following the direction of her voice, he finally found Roseanne between two large rocks! Though his flashlight only swept over her briefly, Corley could see her disheveled state. She was covered in mud, her hair a mess, and her backpack torn.

He quickly went over to help her up.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

When Corley had gotten the message, he had feared the worst. Seeing Roseanne conscious and with no visible bleeding, just covered in mud, was a huge relief.

Roseanne shook her head. "Nothing serious, just sprained my ankle. Are you alone?"

"I came as soon as the base started gathering people. They should be on their way too."

took off his jacket and draped it around her. "Which

I can make a splint to

an ankle

gently. Roseanne hissed in pain, clearly hurting

about here?

like a bone injury, but just to be safe, let's make a

tore off some vines to wrap and secure the makeshift splint. "...There. You can't walk on this, so

into Corley's back, her hands awkwardly placed

was the

her thighs

discomfort, Corley advised, "The ground is uneven; you might want to hold on a bit tighter." After a moment's hesitation, Roseanne crossed her

slightly, starting the

back?" Roseanne broke the silence, seeking

I did

area on

way

let's get you somewhere dry and comfortable

and silence fell again. Corley broke it.

really didn't meet up as planned, so Mamie and

would've sought help immediat

there are no large predators in the park, just

"You're pretty laid-back about

can I

be a

have emotions

chance to

her westward. However, within five minutes,

on alert, they were soon relieved to see a flashlight beam

voices and suspected it might be Roseanne, leading him directly to

frowned, his first words full

is it?! How big is the