Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 694

Vivian lay in Finnick’s arms, choking and sobbing. She had no idea where her boundless emotions sprouted from, nor did she think she was capable of producing so many tears; but she hadn’t cried like this for a very long time.

As he patted Vivian’s shoulder, Finnick’s heart filled with self-blame. She must have been really scared to be bawling so violently… why didn’t I search for her sooner?

“Try to calm down, okay? Let’s find a way out of here. We have to deal with your injury first. Also, the temperatures here are too low. You might get hypothermia if we don’t get you out soon.”

A bright pink flushed across Vivian’s face. She felt embarrassed; she had never expected to cry so miserably in front of Finnick. She broke away from his embrace and wiped her tears. “My foot’s injured though, how do we get out now?”

Finnick suppressed the gut-wrenching pity that surged in him. He needed to be calm. He eyed the height of the pit’s walls and said, “Step on my shoulders. You should be able to get to the top. Then once you’re out, I’ll jump out of this pit by myself.”

“Okay,” Vivian nodded. They had to try, there was no other way.

He eyed her red and swollen foot warily. What if she gets

great concern in his tone, Vivian’s face flushed pink. “It should be fine. This

for now, okay?” Finnick petted Vivian’s head. He continued, “Climb onto my shoulders

his back facing her. At this, a tear trickled down

her hands pressed against the soil wall before her. “Okay, I’m on. You

cautiously. He didn’t want to risk making big movements that could

little until Vivian’s body made it halfway out of the pit. Vivian grabbed onto the

starting to feel uneasy. He asked, “Are you out yet, Vivian?

yourself?” Vivian responded. The pit was definitely not

be okay,” Finnick’s voice echoed from below. “You should stay away from the pit. I don’t want to

darted farther from

of the pit. Using their sharp ends, he carved out dents that were big enough for his feet to grab onto in the soil wall. He ran a couple of steps