“Eve, promise me you won’t make me worry about you like this anymore.” Christopher planted a kiss on my cheek. His hands were still wrapped tightly around me. It was almost as though he was afraid I would disappear as soon as he let go.

 

“I will. From now, I’ll be extra careful and take good care of myself.”

 

At that moment, I swore that no matter what happened, I would protect myself. Never again could I let Christopher cry over my safety.

Next, he helped me sit up on the bed. He fed me very carefully in small bites. Before each mouthful, he would blow on the soup to make sure it had cooled down before putting it into my mouth.

awake and talk

sleep. I’ll be

embrace, I slowly shut my eyes and drifted off to sleep. Outside the window, Darius and Julia were looking in on us. They could

Darius? I’m so glad she’s all

 

prepare

it grand. I want the entire city

until the next morning. Sunlight shone through the windows, but it

 

were furrowed. It seemed like he was dreaming of something unpleasant. I gently ran my fingers in between

my hand on his cheek. His eyes fluttered open. I could tell that he had been awake for some time now. Without saying anything, his gaze fell onto me and carefully scanned every inch of my body.

lips pressed against his. We did not do anything, just stared at each

flowed all around us. It was a

afternoon, Christopher went out for a bit. Coincidentally, Sabrina came over. She was bundled up thickly with a baby in her arms. As soon as she stepped in, she looked me over with concerned eyes. After making sure I was all right, she sighed

group of armed robbers. My God! How unfortunate can you be? The chances of something like that happening are so low. I’ve never encountered anything like

been two days, but he already looked so different. It was odd

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