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

so I asked,

nodded quickly and went to get

flashlights. Pulling back the soaked jeans revealed Faris's bloodied flesh,

reeked of blood. But luckily, my nursing

wrung out the towel to wipe the blood off his leg

his head, looked like he

I make a sound, I'm not

deep wound. It was hard

and wrapped the wound with the clean cloth Bobby found.

prepared a bowl of

the end, everyone gathered in the room, waiting for

the sky lightened, the

guys went up the mountain with their toolkits, and soon

to the kitchen, saying he'd make

fully bright, and

lay on the bed, wide awake,

are you smiling at?"

tapped the bed frame with his hand outside the blanket,

you gonna give me that

for a moment, said softly, "I didn't ask you

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

"I'll go check if Bobby's oatmeal

to see Ethan, about to knock. He looked serious, glanced past me at Faris on the bed, and stepped

Moments later, a group of Faris's

what happened

leg injured? Is it

me, his quick steps slowed, and he looked all kinds

steps forward and slapped

"You?"

disbelief, raising a hand to retaliate. But Ethan grabbed his

him with pure hatred. Every word I

father now, and still acting like a fool? Seems like you didn't learn a damn thing. If we had

like me. But knowing he was in the wrong, he

the kitchen, probably saw the sudden influx of

mountain, you can get down. Faris's leg is messed up; you guys need to get him to a hospital, pronto." So, we didn't get to eat

carried him down the mountain,

"Let's go home."

said to me since he showed

figured Ethan must have a ton of questions. How should I explain it

path down the mountain was super slippery. I slipped several times, but

suddenly let go of my hand and squatted in

on. I'll carry

I hesitated for a moment before climbing

group walked ahead like

took turns carrying Faris, and Ethan carried me,

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

it was

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

not as good as you think, would you leave