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.

of answering her, he said, "Your lips

"What?"

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

I want some

on the table and helped

and let his arm support her

done, he put away the glass, but

didn't suit his tall height, he had to curl one of his legs just because he

unhealed wounds around her body, so he was very

a way, his warm hands gave her comfort

beside me?

she teased.

did."

here while no one's around to

but be surprised by

wound

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

they needed to shave strands of her

woke up that day, Jack's words

what

rose in her

her mind couldn't connect things together. It was partly due to her exhaustion. Her body still

had said and did. Her fingertips grew cold as she pulled the hem of her clothes. She wanted to ask him, wanted

was just uneasy from not

can't you fall asleep?" he asked, gazing

filled with tenderness. Shocked by the sudden show of affection, she tried to withdraw her hand, but he didn't

gave up soon

wrong? You look

to remember what Jack had said to her in

he trying to ask for my

eyes, I feel like I'm

sleeping pills, she couldn't go back to

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

would open her eyes immediately as her heartbeat

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

lamp couldn't

"Give me a minute."

watched him as he let go of her

wasn't that narrow, so he didn't need to lie on top of

fact, it was enough for them to lie

to adjust her position

gentle that she couldn't help but cuddle up in his arms. She

room for himself to snuggle

he was going to do, she

and wrapped it around her