A Graduation Gift

Chapter 62 The Storm

A heavy silence permeated the elevator. Cassandra glanced at the redness spreading over Rufus' hand, and felt her heart squeeze in pain.

She tried to keep the tears in her eyes from running down her face.

"Rufus… You… You asshole!"

The words burst from her. She struggled to get her emotions under control, barely noticing that her fingernails were dug into her palms. Her voice trembled with emotion.

Her reaction made Rufus's face soften.

He looked away from her, wanting to conceal the swirl of emotions in his nebulous eyes.

Each droplet of tears that escaped from her eyes splashed straight onto his heart.

His heart became heavier and heavier.

As soon as the lift doors opened, Cassandra rushed out. After a second Rufus realized that she was heading not toward the carpark, but towards the exit.

While he stood there stunned, Cassandra disappeared into the heavy rain.

He dashed to the main gate, but Cassandra was nowhere to be seen.

The swirling sky above him, was dark as ink. A traffic light stood out in the storm, a beacon in the night.

He stood for a second, and then spun back toward the carpark. Climbed into his car, he sped out of the building right away.

The car seared through the thundering weather; the wipers screeching hopelessly against the downpour. He peered through the rain, barely able to see the road. He had no idea how he would find Cassandra.

But Rufus was determined. Slowly, he circled around the block, driving back and forth for some time before finally spotting a bedraggled woman at the corner of the street.

She was huddled under a ledge outside of a darkened shop. The ledge barely kept the rain from her, with water lashing at her on either side.

As he parked the car and leapt out of the door, he saw her sitting on haunches and staring blankly at the rain.

He ripped his coat off and covered her with it.

He crouched down and put his arms around her, almost flinching as he felt how cold and drenched she was.

"What were you thinking? Do you know how severe this typhoon is?"

tried to keep the anger and fear out of his voice. The rain streamed across his face, and the wind ripped the words from out of his mouth.

tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the rain pouring down her

at the spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her need to escape

to her face, getting in her eyes and

and heavy, and the cold had

didn't know where to turn. She needed to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to

see a way forward. And she couldn't go back either. Cassandra kept running.

by the rain, she tripped and fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered in dirt

her lips together, unaware of how blue they were turning, and her body was trembling so much that she could

this weather

him again, now, emerging like a hero from the rain, but why did the sight of him

when he saw the frightened look on Cassandra's face.

me take you to tidy yourself up," the

eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the

wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew back in shock

you? I'm with you. Don't worry. It's okay," the man tried

and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a

use his body

a little, and her eyes looked momentarily up at him, and then

couldn't waste another second asking her how she was feeling.

his chest. He brought her carefully to the passenger seat of his car, buckled her in and brushed some of the hair out of her face.

a secret from his family, spending nights here at times instead of at the

but not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy

on Cassandra's face, but her body still trembled

of the hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick again.

could stop you from acting out?"

feel the warmth in the

her

the water seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering

just... 'Oh no...' she

his uninjured hand, Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her body up.

as the mirrors steamed up in the room, a blush rose to

she spoke softly, "I

turn her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus just ignored her small request.

little woman didn't firmly resist. He would definitely

love this kind of treatment from him, but he

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