Stuck in you

Jonathan shook his head with a smile.

After a while, as Tracy was about to fall asleep, she suddenly heard her husband calling out her name.

She opened her eyes and frowned. "What's wrong?"

There was long silence before he finally spoke again. "Jack and Rachel are incredibly troublesome."

It turned out that he was also concerned for them. Tracy's heart rose uneasily as her sleepiness dissipated.

The old man sighed. "Well, we can just agree to let them divorce if they truly wouldn't get along with each other."

Her eyes widened. "What? Are you sure?"

"What else can I do?" Jonathan shrugged helplessly. "He isn't young anymore. He might as well do what he likes."

The woman gaped at him. Her mouth opened and closed like a fish blubbering for water.

"Besides, Rachel is already a grown woman." He smiled. "We're using him to make up for her loss, but look at the way he treats her.

Don't you think it's just plain torture? Doesn't she deserve better?"

Tracy pursed her lips and tilted her head. "Do you know something?"

"What? No." He shrugged. "I just thought about it now. Let them handle their own matters. They're not children anymore."

"That's true." Tracy sighed. It was much easier to tell Jack what to do when he was much younger.

In the hospital, Rachel moved under her sheets. "I can't sleep," she uttered.

Hearing her words, Jack couldn't bear to lie down anymore. He sat up and looked around, only to see her lying quietly.

Her eyes were as black as night.

As the rain splattered against the window pane, Jack pushed aside his quilt and got out of bed. He quickly fetched her a cup of warm water.

Rachel shook her head, implying that she didn't want to drink it later. He set it on the bedside table.

"What's wrong?"

After a moment's silence, her fingers fidgeted.

She hesitated at first before replying, "Every time I close my eyes, I feel scared."

Jack's heart ached at her words. He quickly sat on the edge of the bed and reached out his hand. He smoothed over the messy strands of her hair.

"I can't sleep either. What are you thinking about? Talk to me."

Rachel tilted her head. "You can't sleep either?"

Something flashed in his eyes. His gaze quickly fell on her lips.

her, he said, "Your lips are a

"What?"

from one of the hospital's drawers. Without missing a beat, he poured it with water and dabbed it against

no need. I want

on the

leaned against the headboard and let his arm support her head. She took a

was done, he put away the glass,

tried to make little room for himself. However, seeing as the hospital bed didn't suit his tall height, he had to curl one of his legs just because he was afraid

were still unhealed wounds around her body, so

up, she couldn't help but lean against his hold. In such a way, his warm hands gave her comfort that she

me? Didn't you

she teased.

"Of course I did." He moved

no one's around to scold me." He

but be surprised by his

your wound still

the bandage wrapped around her head. She smiled bitterly. "It's

sew up the wound on her head, they needed to shave strands of her hair off. At

Jack's words were interrupted by

forgotten what he had told

in

her mind couldn't connect things

fingertips grew cold as she pulled the hem of her clothes. She wanted to ask him, wanted to clear all the misconceptions in the air,

thought that she was just uneasy from not being able

you fall asleep?" he asked, gazing down

gaze was filled with tenderness. Shocked by the sudden show of affection, she tried

up soon

You look

up her eyebrows as she tried to remember what

he trying to ask for my forgiveness then?' she

as I close my eyes, I feel

she couldn't go back to

eyes, the fear of being suppressed under the rubble appeared in her mind over and over

eyes immediately as her heartbeat raced in her

she turned her head, she could smell the soil underneath her, as if trying to suffocate her

lamp couldn't soothe

"Give me a minute."

watched him as he let go of her hand

bed. The bed wasn't that narrow, so

fact, it was enough for them to lie side

body to adjust

in his arms. She could hear his heartbeat as her

room for

was going to do, she

his arm and wrapped it around her