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?"

fear out of his voice. The rain streamed across his face, and

indication that she had heard him. The tears streaming out of

leapt into the rain at the spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat

her eyes and mouth and entwining around her

the cold had seeped

from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in

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

rain, she tripped and fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found them

of how blue they were turning, and her body

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

but why did the sight of him not fill her with relief?

the frightened look

to tidy yourself up," the

could provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked

from her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he felt

Don't worry. It's okay," the man tried

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

tried to use his body to shelter her from the

he felt her stir a little, and her eyes

waste another second asking her how

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 house, as fast

family, spending nights here at

It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered

but her

that she had just recently come out of the hospital, and feared that her time in the rain

a typhoon could stop you from acting out?"

could feel the warmth in the gentle

he saw that she still could not move, he respectfully helped her peel off her ruined clothing, and lowered her into the

heat of the water seemed to calm her; she gradually

'Oh no...' she thought,

hand, Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders

face, and as the mirrors steamed

softly, "I can do

turn her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus

the little woman didn't firmly resist. He would definitely

of treatment from him, but he would only do this

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