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.

her red and swollen foot

Vivian’s face flushed pink. “It should be fine. This is the only way to get

with it for now, okay?” Finnick petted Vivian’s head. He continued,

down Vivian’s cheek again. Even she had to admit that

shoulders. To steady herself, her hands pressed against the soil wall before her. “Okay, I’m on. You can slowly

mark, Finnick stood cautiously. He didn’t want to risk making big

reached upwards, little by little until Vivian’s body made it halfway out of the pit. Vivian grabbed onto the weeds near the pit’s opening and gradually pulled

Finnick was starting to feel uneasy. He asked, “Are you out

get out by yourself?” Vivian responded. The pit was definitely not shallow. It made her worry if he

voice echoed from below. “You should stay away from the pit. I don’t want to bump

Vivian darted farther

he carved out dents that were big enough for his feet to grab onto in the soil wall. He ran a couple of steps in place to prepare himself. Then he lunged at the two dents in the wall and climbed up with his