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?"

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

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

spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat

hair clung to her face, getting in her eyes

heavy, and the cold had seeped deep

know where to turn. She needed to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in such a

forward. And she couldn't go back

hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing up she saw her clothes just as filthy.

unaware of how blue they were turning, and her body was trembling so

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

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

the frightened

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

Rufus said could provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed

out a hand to wipe the water from her face,

It's okay," the man tried to reassure her and himself.

and the lifelessness

use his body to shelter

eyes looked momentarily up at him, and then

that he couldn't waste another second asking

under her arms, lifting her gently 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

his family, spending nights here at times instead of at the

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

on Cassandra's face, but her body still trembled all

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

the rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop you from acting out?" Rufus scolded her,

warmth in the

still could not move, he respectfully helped her

heat of the water seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began to come to her

that…he had just... 'Oh no...' she

trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her body

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

she spoke softly, "I can do it

head back to look at the man behind her.

didn't firmly resist. He would definitely take the

this kind of treatment from him, but he would only do this for

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