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.

he hadn't been injured saving me,

tight, so I asked, "Bobby, got

and

held flashlights. Pulling back the soaked jeans revealed Faris's bloodied flesh, making it hard to see the

blood. But luckily, my

off his leg and

with his hands behind his head, looked like he was

sound, I'm not a

deep wound.

sprinkled the powder and wrapped the wound with the clean cloth Bobby found. Faris didn't make a sound

everything was done, Bobby prepared a bowl of electrolyte

in

the sky lightened, the

mountain with their toolkits, and

saying he'd make some

sky was fully bright, and

lay on the bed,

are you smiling at?" I

frame with his hand outside

you gonna give me that thank-you

was taken aback and, after thinking for a moment, said softly, "I

expected this and smiled bitterly, "I bled so much to save you, and I might not even walk

up and said, "I'll go check

opened the door and was stunned to see Ethan, about to knock. He

Moments later, a group of Faris's buddies rushed

happened to

leg

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

two steps forward and slapped Richard hard across the

"You?"

raising a hand to retaliate.

him with pure hatred. Every word

fool? Seems like you didn't learn a damn thing.

tightened, and his jaw moved slightly. He clearly didn't like

was cooking oatmeal in the kitchen, probably saw the sudden influx of people and hurried

down. Faris's leg is messed up; you guys need to

down the mountain, and Ethan took

"Let's go home."

he said to me since

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

hail, the path down the mountain was super

suddenly let go of my hand and squatted in front

on. I'll

at his broad back, I hesitated

group walked ahead like he was their real

Faris, and Ethan carried me, so our pace was

courage

it was the weakest

meant he believed me or

day you find out I'm not as good as