Sean pursed his lips at her sneeze. “I have a lighter in my pocket. You can use it to light some firewood for warmth.”
Natalie’s eyes brightened at his words. “You have a lighter? Why didn’t you collect some wood and build a fire sooner then?”
“I can’t walk,” Sean muttered as his gaze landed on his crooked leg.
Her eyes widened as he followed his gaze. “Your leg-”
“It is broken,” Sean interrupted and finished her sentence. His nonchalance made it seem like they were talking about dinner instead of discussing his broken limb.
Natalie’s voice shook as she commented, “No wonder you said you can’t walk.”
“Oh, both my arms are dislocated as well,” Sean added.
Natalie took a deep breath and looked at him in pity. “Damn, that’s really unlucky of you.”
She had merely suffered minor scratches and cuts from the fall.
The state of his injuries were shocking.
“Yes.
know what had possessed him to place himself beneath Natalie as the branch snapped. She was relatively unscathed because he had used his own
would never have done that in a million years; yet, he did not feel regret at the sight of his injured
have
smile appeared on his
him.
right pocket, just above my thigh.” He indicated the exact spot with
at the placement of his lighter. She felt reluctant to retrieve
looked at her and teased, “Why? Are
glared at him. “Who says
her hand into
could care less
the lighter. Though it was out of shape, it
some firewood; wait for me here,” she said to Sean and
the recent rainfall. The fresh air in the mountains
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