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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