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?"

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.

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

she leapt into the rain at the spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her need to

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

and the cold had seeped deep

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

she couldn't go back either. Cassandra kept

hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing up

her lips together, unaware of how blue they were turning, and her body

of the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind of

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

saw the

you to tidy yourself

just cry more tears. Her eyes looked

her face, and nearly

you. Don't worry. It's okay,"

never seen her look so much like a corpse, and

tried to use his body

eyes looked momentarily up at him,

couldn't waste another second asking her how she was

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 a blanket to give her. He drove to his

spending

but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus would

but her body still trembled all

that she had just recently come out of the hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick again. His heart hammered at the

not even a typhoon could stop you from acting

warmth in the gentle way that he handled

respectfully helped her

to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began

just... 'Oh

hand, Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her

her face, and as the mirrors steamed up in the room, a blush

spoke softly, "I can do

head back to look at the man behind

that the little woman didn't firmly resist.

who would love this kind of treatment from him, but he would only do this for Cassandra.

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