Chapter 4 Hospital 2

• "N,no. I, I’m feeling better now. Thank you so much for helping me last night. I'll look at that with great gratitude. I'm sorry if I have to bother you and—"
• I took my gaze away from our eyes and moved it to his side of the lip, which was obviously damaged due to a few blood clots. My eyes widened, and I tried to reach his wound, but nothing came out of my mouth, and I just closed it tightly because I felt so annoyed. Look at what you've done, Ava.
• "I'm sorry. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have gotten that. You don't have to do that, so ... thank you."
• I waited for a few seconds for him to say something, but his jaw tightened and he focused sharply on the small window. I could do nothing but bend down and play with my finger and look at the device attached to my hand. If it weren’t for me, nothing like this would have happened, I wouldn’t have been hurt, and no one else would have been hurt. If I had just worked hard on that project, I would not have had to fulfill Oli's favor with me.
• "You rest. We will be needing your statement once you get out of here. We will file a case against those idiots who did this to you."
• I don't know how many more times I will be shocked today, but my ear tingled when I heard that from him. No. He didn't even pay attention to what I said, and I was the one he really targeted.
• "Case? N-not anymore. They didn't do that much to me. I'm fine, and one more thing, it doesn't matter anymore because I also don't have the money and time ... to be allocated for that. "
• I swallowed the lump on my throat when I met his eyes, which were starring so darkly at me. It seems like I said something wrong that I need to regret, and he will never forgive me. I don’t know how I convinced him not to continue what he was saying, but when I saw myself in the windshield of his car as he drove me to the Solidad’s house, I already knew what he was up to.
• I have a sore on the side of my lip, and it is a different color because of the bruise, but it is not as bad as his. There is also a cast that supports my hand because the swelling in my left arm is so large that the doctor advised me to take a break because if it is moved, it will slow down the recovery and I may not be able to go to school yet.
• I never saw myself sitting in the car of a man who would rescue me, with a man I didn’t even fully know. Now that I can see him up close I can clearly see how delicate the curve of his nose, his jaw, and the neat arrangement of his hair, his tight grip on the steering wheel showed even more the perfect shape of his arm to wrist like yesterday there was an armor watch.
• I would have liked to thank him again for the kindness he showed me, but I was afraid that he might think I was too thankful. Maybe one thank you is enough, because he ignored me before. I was able to deliver my gratitude already. Now, whether he accepts it or not, I will still be grateful. I saw the crack of his lip and his next swallow.
• He cleared his throat and said, "Take your medications. It will take some time for you to recover. Do you study?"
• He turned to me for a moment, and I nodded and smiled sweetly. He just nodded and cleared his throat again.
• "It's better if you stay at home for now."
• He tapped the steering wheel a couple of times and looked at me again. I didn't even take my eyes off him and just stopped at what he said, waiting to see if there was more to come.
• "It's ... according to the doctor."
• I just smiled and shook my head. "I'm okay. I can still write, and I can move my body."
• I looked at the sea, which I could already see, signaling that we were close to the land of the Solidads.
• "And one more thing, I can't miss class because our exam is coming up."
• I said next as I looked along the road where we were. I feel that no matter how much peace the sea brings me, it seems like here I will be okay, and with all the fatigue I have experienced, this is my rest.
• "You are so stubborn."