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.

been injured saving me, I wouldn't ignore him

jeans were too tight, so I

quickly and went to get

pant leg while two guys held flashlights. Pulling back the soaked jeans

blood. But luckily, my nursing instincts

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

his head, looked like he

I'm not a man," he

deep wound. It was

sprinkled the powder and wrapped the wound with the clean cloth Bobby

everything was done, Bobby prepared a bowl of electrolyte water for

the end, everyone gathered in the room, waiting for

lightened, the

went up the mountain with their toolkits, and soon

went to the kitchen, saying he'd make

bright, and light streamed in through

bed, wide

smiling at?" I

frame with his hand

gonna give

and, after thinking for a moment, said softly, "I didn't

so much to save you, and I might not even walk again. Doesn't that make you feel guilty?" He was

said, "I'll go

He looked serious, glanced past me at Faris on the bed, and stepped

seem surprised. Moments later, a group of Faris's buddies rushed in

what happened

your leg injured?

When he saw me, his quick steps slowed, and

took two steps forward and

"You?"

disbelief, raising a hand to retaliate. But

him with pure hatred. Every word I spat out was dripping

to jail, a father now, and still acting like a fool? Seems like you didn't learn

He clearly didn't like me. But knowing

who was cooking oatmeal in the kitchen, probably

he said excitedly, "If you can get up the mountain, you can get down. Faris's leg is messed up; you guys

the mountain, and Ethan took my

"Let's go home."

he said to

have a ton of questions. How should I explain

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

hand and squatted in

on. I'll carry

broad back, I hesitated for a

walked ahead like he was

Ethan carried me, so

finally mustered the courage

was the

I couldn't tell if it meant he believed me or if it was just a

not