Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 143 No One Is Perfect from Head to Toe

Thinking back to that near-death moment, I felt like my voice had just up and left me. I stared at him, dumbfounded, for a few seconds before managing a weak, "Thanks." "That's it?" His voice went up a notch, clearly not satisfied.

"What else do you want?"

I was struggling to breathe under his weight and tried to push him off, but he was like a freaking statue.

"If you're not gonna offer yourself, at least a kiss, right?"

Even now, Faris was still cracking jokes.

The gratitude I felt a second ago vanished, and I shoved him harder.

"Get off."

Right then, the door got kicked open.

Bobby and the others rushed in, flashlights blinding us.

"Are you guys okay?" They surrounded us in no time.

Bobby shouted, "Faris, your leg!"

A few guys hurried over to lift the wooden beam together.

I had a bad feeling. But Faris seemed chill, still wearing that faint smile.

After they moved the beam, they helped Faris up from on top of me.

Bobby's flashlight hit Faris's leg, and I almost lost it.

His jeans were soaked in blood.

Bobby said, worried, "Faris, your leg looks bad. But we can't get down the mountain now. What do we do?"

One of the guys sighed. "I checked earlier; a tree behind the house fell and hit the roof, breaking this beam. Faris, you have the worst luck!"

Only I knew I was the unlucky one. If Faris hadn't saved me, I'd be the one crushed.

Faris just smiled nonchalantly. "It's nothing, just a scratch."

But seeing his pant leg drenched in blood, it was definitely more than a scratch.

"Bobby, got any hemostatic stuff?" I asked.

Bobby thought for a moment. "I think we have some hemostatic powder."

I nodded. "We need to stop the bleeding first."

Everyone decided to move Faris to the bed in the next room. One guy supported his head, two held his waist, and the others took his legs. Faris couldn't help but chuckle as they carried him. "I can walk, you know. One of my legs is still good."

Bobby said, "We don't know if you broke anything, so we gotta be careful. You're still young."

After Bobby found the hemostatic supplies, he also brought a bottle of hot water and handed me a towel.

I took it without hesitation, ready to clean Faris's wound.

saving me, I wouldn't ignore

so I asked, "Bobby, got

nodded quickly and went

the soaked jeans revealed Faris's bloodied

of blood. But luckily, my

off his leg and said, "I might touch the wound, so bear with

his head, looked

sound, I'm not a man,"

blood, I could see a deep wound. It was hard to tell if

clean cloth Bobby found.

prepared a bowl of electrolyte water for

in the room,

sky lightened, the snow

the mountain with their toolkits, and soon

the kitchen, saying he'd

sky was fully bright, and light

lay on the bed, wide awake, smiling at

are you smiling at?" I

the bed frame with his

you gonna give

a moment, said softly,

bitterly, "I bled so much to save you, and I might not even walk again. Doesn't

"I'll go check if Bobby's oatmeal

Ethan, about to knock. He looked serious,

group of Faris's buddies

what happened to

leg injured? Is

Richard. When he saw me, his quick steps slowed,

forward and slapped Richard hard

"You?"

stared at me in disbelief, raising a hand to retaliate. But Ethan

him with pure hatred. Every word I spat

a fool? Seems like you didn't learn a damn thing. If we had known, we wouldn't have busted our asses to

and his jaw moved slightly. He clearly didn't like me. But knowing he was in the wrong, he said

the kitchen, probably saw

get down. Faris's leg is messed up; you guys need to get him to a hospital, pronto." So,

buddies carried him down the mountain, and Ethan

"Let's go home."

first thing he said to me since he

How

of snow and hail, the path down the mountain was super slippery. I slipped several times, but Ethan held me steady, keeping me

of my hand and squatted

I'll

his broad back, I hesitated for a moment before

and Faris's group walked ahead

carrying Faris, and Ethan carried me,

the mountain, I finally mustered the courage to say softly, "There's nothing between Faris

knew it was

responded with a sound. But I couldn't tell if it meant he believed me or if it

not as good