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?"

anger and fear out of his voice. The rain streamed across his face, and the wind ripped the words

she had heard him. The tears streaming out

moment. She was almost knocked flat by

her face, getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining around her throat.

clothes were soaked and heavy, and the cold had seeped deep into her flesh

to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in

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

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

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

this weather would be. In

rain, but why did the sight

he saw the frightened look on Cassandra's

take you to tidy yourself up,"

anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and

grew more worried. He reached out a hand to wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he felt how cold she

okay,"

her look so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent

him, he tried to use his body

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

realized that he couldn't waste another second asking her how she

against 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. He wished he had

family, spending nights here at times instead of at the office.

expensive but not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained.

face, but her

just recently come out of the hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her

even a typhoon could stop you from acting

the warmth in the gentle way

still could not move, he respectfully helped her peel

to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering

had just... 'Oh no...' she thought,

water over her shoulders to warm

and as the mirrors steamed up in the room, a

she spoke softly, "I can

turn her head back to look at

so rare that the little woman didn't firmly resist. He

love this kind of treatment from him,

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