âDebra, donât be scared,â she said with a smile, reaching out to hug me.
âI will always be with you.
Remember, thereâs a very strong power hidden inside you.
If you can tap into it, youâll be able to protect those you love.
â
My motherâs embrace felt so real and warm, like a sudden burst of sunlight piercing through the storm clouds.
I felt like my body gradually recover its strength.
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Suddenly, I opened my eyes.
What I saw in front of me wasnât my mother, but Calebâs tired and worried face.
He looked terrible.
He was sitting on the edge of the bed in dirty clothes and disheveled hair, eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
It seemed that he hadnât gotten any rest in several days.
Seeing him look so haggard was so alien to me, and I couldnât help but laugh.
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Caleb immediately looked up, stunned.
He stared at me blankly.
Suddenly and without warning, he Lowered his head and ki*sed me.
This time, his ki*s wasnât possessive and fierce, but full of love and care.
He was more gentle than ever, as if he was handling the most precious, most fragile jewelry in the world.
This ki*s was short and light, but it was enough to send my heart racing.
âDebra, Iâm so glad youâre awake.
Iâm so sorry.
This is all my fault.
I was too Late.
I wasnât able to protect you.
â Caleb gently rested his forehead against mine, his voice hoarse and raspy.
I shook my head and looked at him gratefully.
âYouâre not Late.
You came just in time.
Iâm alive, arenât 17â³
I smiled at him weakly.
I knew that it was Caleb who saved me again.
Without him, I wouldâve been r@ped by those two scumbag kidnappers and they wouldâve recorded the whole thing.
He came to save me Like at my most critical moment, as though he was my guardian angel.
What I didnât understand, however, was why I saved him without hesitation when that boulder rolled down the hill.
âBecause you love him, idiot,â Ivy answered me softly.
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I smiled bitterly.
What a beautiful but heavy wordâ¦
âMaybe,â I replied with a sigh.
Unfortunately, the gap between me and Caleb was too big.
This wasnât a problem that only love could solve.
Everything in the future was still uncertain.
Even if I Loved him, that didnât change anything.
âDebra, Iâve been thinking a Lot while you were unconscious.
â