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

heard him. The tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the rain pouring down her

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

face, getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining

cold had seeped

turn. She needed to get away from Rufus, but

forward. And she couldn't go

her hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after

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

this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind of shelter. This was

the rain, but why did the sight of him not fill her with

went furious when he saw the frightened look on

to tidy yourself up," the man ordered firmly.

just cry more tears. Her eyes looked

worried. He reached out a hand to wipe the water from her

It's okay," the man tried

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

use

her stir a little, and her eyes looked momentarily

couldn't 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 as

spending

but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus would have such a secret space to himself.

Cassandra's face, but her body still trembled

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 rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could

feel the warmth in the gentle way that he handled

still could not move, he respectfully helped her

seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began

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

over her shoulders to warm her body up.

face, and as the mirrors

she spoke softly, "I

her head back to look at the

the little woman didn't firmly resist.

of

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