Christina had never expected him to be the first one who found her.She curled up into a ball in the narrow platform up the slide and tilted her head up a little.

With blurred eyes, she saw the man standing under the dim street lamp who had appeared out of the blue.

Patrick.

She considered his familiar and angelic face.Her eyes turned red and watery.She had so much to say to him but it all got stuck in her throat, so she just gazed at him as if he was just a phantom that would disappear once she called him.

"How long are you going to stay there?" The man yelled at her impatiently.

Seeing her stay motionless, he frowned annoyedly.

"Come out!"

His voice was deep, melodic, and overbearing as it'd always been.

She didn't move.

Patrick's face sank.He bent down and reached out one arm to grab her wrist in a bossy manner.

With one yank, he pulled her out.

It happened so suddenly that Christina stumbled down the slide headlong and hit her forehead.

As if he didn't want to touch her, he released her immediately after he dragged her out and looked down at her, who was down on her hands and knees with messy hair.

"You should have more self-awareness before you try to invoke sympathy, or you just end up looking stupid!"

His eyes were penetrating and his voice was scornful.

In his eyes, she was worthless.

As if she hadn't heard him, Christina propped herself up slowly with her hands on the muddy ground.

down so her hair hid the pallor of

long and her legs went numb and felt a dull pain, so she grabbed one

and thought that she was going to fall on her face

Patrick stepped forward and held

me you sprained your ankle.What's the

off and clasped

She was bony.

words sounded

felt

was not a crier but she couldn't help it when

responded, Patrick scoffed with a sullen face, "Are you playing tough guy, or are you trying

didn't want the alimony.But she kept silent now.She didn't want to get divorced.She didn't

said they would

the early winter

remote and quiet

was blinking

ran out

Christina up and scooted to his black

subconsciously, which only

his arms around her as a

the passenger seat and

because of the bang and

he walked around the front of the car and sat into the

he sped up and

know where to hide" He said gloomily and turned

the highway soon and headed

realize that he didn't

familiar white

protested loudly, "I'm going to

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