Chapter 56

• She wasn't worried for herself but him. Her eyes had popped out in fear when she saw the vicious snake wrapped around his legs. But his reply startled her even more. The way he explained things, it implied that the snake didn’t wrap itself around his legs but he himself wrapped it so that it would not scrawl up and bite Claire and the slightest groan he had let out from his lips must be because the snake was biting him. Claire was too stunned to say anything. Words were frozen inside her mouth and she didn’t know what to say. She still couldn’t believe that the helpless orphan boy who had no relation with her was not only helping her in such a severe situation but also risking his own life to save her.
• After a long time William managed to get back to the road. The snake was still wrapped around his legs and had bitten him several times. He was in utter pain yet he kept moving forward, saying, “ It’s all God's will. Your father began the car before I could count the money in his wallet. When I opened his wallet I discovered that there was a lot of money. Probably thousands times more than the actual price of what I sold him. I kept shouting and running behind your Dad's car but he didn’t notice me. In the end I was left far behind. I couldn’t keep that much money so I had to chase after him. When I reach at the turning point, I saw the signs of accident and then I saw your Dad's car hanging in the air. Thank God, he forgot his wallet so that I came to return it otherwise I wouldn’t have seen you and you… ” he paused, thinking that he might be scaring the little girl while Claire's eyes were fixed on his legs that was bleeding.
• “ Put me down… ” said Claire.