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.

 

lightly, Sean said, “Yes. I was very

what had possessed him to place himself beneath Natalie as the branch snapped. She was relatively unscathed because he had used his own body to

 

million years; yet, he did not feel regret at the

must have gone

self-deprecating smile appeared on his

walked toward him.

my thigh.” He indicated the exact spot

felt awkward at the placement of

at her and teased, “Why? Are you scared you’ll touch something

glared at him.

hand into his

much for propriety. I could care less

out of shape, it worked fine, so Natalie sighed

for me here,” she said to Sean

shrouded in mist after the recent rainfall. The fresh air in the

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