Chapter 28
I was so unlucky. There was no one else I knew who had to face death on a hike.
Jade and the others were shouting anxiously above me, but my ears were ringing, and I couldn’t hear anything at all. All I was focusing on was the vine I was clinging onto, praying that it was strong enough.
to hold onto my weight.
I was terrified that if I died like this, my parents wouldn’t be able to bear it. I was afraid I would be buried in darkness forever, never to see the light again.
This was a tourist attraction, and there was a rescue team on the mountain. They arrived very soon.
When I was rescued by two young men, Felix finally ran over to me, holding hands with Lilac. “Why were you so careless, Luna? Are you okay? Were you injured?”
Wasn’t this a stupid thing to say? Who wouldn’t be injured if they fell off a cliff?
For the convenience of hiking, I chose to wear a short–sleeved T–shirt and denim shorts.
My bare arms and legs were all injured to varying degrees, and I was covered with blood. It looked
terrifying even to me.
The injuries were extremely painful, and fear took up all my thoughts. I was unable to answer his
question.
Lilac squatted between the two of us and blocked the arm that reached out toward me. She said gently.” Don’t be anxious, Felix. Lulu will definitely be okay.”
I had just gotten out of danger, and the terror of barely escaping imminent death still enveloped me. I felt cold and was shivering like a leaf. I didn’t want to see them act lovingly toward each other in front of me.
so I closed my eyes.
My friends‘ expressions changed when they saw me shivering so much, and they all asked me questions
all at once.
The rescue team carried me down the mountain, and the ambulance arrived. Some of my friends sat with me in the ambulance, which rushed toward the hospital with its siren wailing.
All the way down the mountain until the moment I got into the ambulance, Felix protected Lilac attentively as they followed behind us. The only people around me were my good friends.
At that moment, my heart became completely cold.
I didn’t mind if he did not like me, and it was fine if he just saw me as a sister. But we had grown up together and lived together for 19 years. How could he be so unconcerned when my life had been in
danger?
He was really cold!
If a puppy was in danger, anyone would come and help it, right?
Was I worth even less than a puppy to him?
The ambulance stopped at the hospital entrance, and I saw my parents rush over to me. My friends had called them, and their tear–filled eyes were full of heartache when they looked at me.
I had gone out so that I could avoid Felix, but he had completely ignored my plight. My parents were the ones who were weeping for me.
I was lucky I had them. At least someone cared about me.
When I came out from the emergency room, I was covered with bandages, as if several large white flowers had bloomed on me. They had all been expertly done by the deft nurses.
I stayed in the hospital for four days, and my parents took care of me day and night. Uncle Austin and Aunt Mel came every day with fruits and meals, which must have been tiring.
I felt bad about it, and I felt sorry for them too. My parents and I told them again and again that they didn’t have to keep coming and that we didn’t lack anything here in the hospital.
But Uncle Austin and Aunt Mel still insisted on coming. They didn’t say much either. They just waited for me to eat and drink, then tidied things up and went back to prepare the next meal. I could understand how they felt. They were trying to make things up to me through their actions.
They felt sorry for me, and also, they sincerely liked me.
Honestly, they didn’t have to do this. Felix was Felix, and they were separate from him. I wouldn’t just lump them together.