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.

injured saving me, I

so I asked,

nodded quickly and

while two guys held flashlights. Pulling back the soaked jeans revealed Faris's

air reeked of blood. But luckily, my

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

hands behind his head, looked like he

a sound, I'm not

could see a deep wound. It was hard

wound with the clean cloth Bobby found. Faris didn't make a sound the

everything was done, Bobby prepared a bowl

in

the sky lightened, the

guys went up the mountain with their toolkits,

kitchen, saying he'd make some

the sky was fully bright, and light streamed

bed, wide awake,

are you smiling at?"

tapped the bed frame with his

are you gonna give me that thank-you

moment, said

seemed to have expected this and smiled bitterly, "I bled so much to save you, and I

go check if Bobby's

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

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

happened to

is your leg injured?

to come in was Richard. When he saw me, his quick steps slowed, and he looked

and slapped Richard hard

"You?"

hand to retaliate. But

glared at him with pure hatred. Every word I

acting like a fool? Seems like you didn't learn a damn thing. If we had known, we wouldn't

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

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

the 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

the mountain, and Ethan

"Let's go home."

thing he said

How should I explain

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

hand and squatted in front of

on. I'll

I hesitated for a moment before climbing

group walked ahead like

Faris, and Ethan carried

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

it was the weakest

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

out I'm not as good as you think, would you leave