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?"

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

no indication that she had heard him. The tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the

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

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

and the cold had seeped deep into her

away from Rufus, but she had nowhere

see a way forward. And she couldn't go

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

turning, and her body was trembling so much that she

dangerous this weather

again, now, emerging like a hero from the rain, but why did the sight of him not

went furious when he saw the frightened

Let me take you to tidy yourself up," the man

looked empty

her face, and nearly drew

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

never seen her look so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes

him, he tried to use

and her eyes looked momentarily

second asking her how she

and cradling her head 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 a blanket to give her. He drove to his house, as fast as he could through

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

tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus

tears had dried on Cassandra's face, but her body still

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

like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop

in the

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

water seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and

seemed that…he had just... 'Oh no...'

hand, Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders

color started to return to her face, and as the mirrors steamed up in the

she spoke softly,

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

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

this kind of treatment

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