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.

he said,

"What?"

Without missing a beat, he poured it with water and dabbed

need. I want

the cotton bud on the table and

against the headboard and let his arm support her

was done, he put away the glass, but

as the hospital bed didn't suit his tall height, he had to

around her body, so he was very

hold. In such a way, his warm hands gave her comfort that she

do you have to sit beside me? Didn't you hear what

she teased.

smiled. "Of course I did." He moved closer to

no one's around to scold me." He

help but be

your wound

the bandage wrapped around her head.

doctors need to sew up the wound on her head, they needed to shave strands of her hair off. At the thought, she snorted. She must look ugly

woke up that day, Jack's words were

forgotten what he

in

happened back in the rubble, but she found that her mind couldn't connect things together. It was partly due to her exhaustion. Her body still hadn't recovered

to what Jack had said and did. Her 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,

just uneasy from not being able to fall

can't you fall asleep?" he asked,

the sudden show of affection, she tried

gave up

wrong? You

she tried to remember what Jack had said to

ask for

I feel like I'm being buried

she couldn't go back

suppressed under the

her eyes immediately as her heartbeat

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

the lamp couldn't soothe

"Give me a minute."

let go of

wasn't that narrow, so he didn't need to

fact, it was enough for them

body to adjust her

up in his arms. She could hear his heartbeat as her head was

for himself

what he was

his arm and wrapped