Love Coming from the Least Expected

“Not well.” I shook my head whilst pulling a morose expression.

Christopher panicked. He touched my forehead and examined the wounds on my arm. “Does it hurt? I’ll get the doctor.”

“Don’t leave!” I hurriedly called after him as I rubbed my belly pitifully. “I’m so hungry. I’m craving a big slab of meat.”

Christopher stood frozen for a couple of seconds before bursting into laughter. “Little scamp! You gave me quite the fright,” he said as he felt my forehead to ascertain that I was feeling better.

took out a lunchbox from the counter and offered it to me as if he was bearing gifts to royalty. A delicious scent of chicken soup met my nose as I opened it. “Eat up! Good thing I had

me a spoon. Instead, he tried to feed me. I had taken merely a sip before raising my hand to stop him. “It is my left arm that is

you!” He did not relinquish the spoon, but brought another spoonful of soup to my lips, looking rather serious. I decided to cooperate by opening wide and letting him feed

Glancing out of the window, I deduced that it was the middle of the night; everybody would have been asleep.

gaze upon him as soon as I woke

me tightly. “Do not harm yourself ever again, do you understand?” he chastised,

in this manner out of concern for me. Nodding obediently, I replied. “I will only eat and drink what you give me,

sigh. “No matter what

for his own number. Next to it, he added the words “Little Dog”. Chuckling at his ingenuity, he saved his number to speed dial. “Keep your phone with you at all times, don’t lose

as you say.” I snuggled in his embrace. Gazing up at his haggardness and bloodshot eyes, my heart ached for him. “You should get some sleep; I’m feeling better already. My right

snuggled underneath the quilt together. “Sabrina

control. Lyle would not be willing to lose face. I did not believe that he would actually make a big deal out of this and place himself and Crystal in the spotlight. As for Mr. Wilson, I did not want to think about how he found me. I suspected that he had planned

felt drained of energy, in addition to my brain feeling foggy and heavy. I fell asleep quickly in Christopher’s arms. In the peripheral of my consciousness, I felt a pair of hands touch my