Sweet Divorce

Rita helped him up, but in haste, she mistakenly grabbed on his wounded arm. She could feel he spasm of pain.

Hurriedly, she took her hand off him. “Sorry, did I hurt you?”

“You did…you better start to think about what you can do to make me up, sweetie.” Still pale, he smiled slyly. For the moment, he became the funny Oliver again.

She backed off a step from him. “I think you’re fine, you can still joke.”

“No, I’m not.” He grabbed her hand, his pale face inclining forward towards her. “How about giving me some encouragement of love? Sweetie.”

Encouragement?

Rita wrenched her hands away from her. “I’m sorry. I don’t think I help you with that. Save yourself.”

She whirled to leave but heard him groan in pain.

She couldn’t just leave him here.

He carried her to the infirmary when she hurt her leg.

He probably forgot it, but she would never do.

Always repay other’s virtue, that’s her principle.

She turned back around, glanced at his bleeding arm, said gravely. “We better go to the hospital.”

“No!”he scowled, passed a bottle of alcohol to Rita. “You help me wrap the wound.”

“But…”

“No more ‘but’, sweetie, or you might be attending my funeral later.”

He interrupted her before she could finish. She paused a moment and then took the bottle.

She dipped some alcohol on a cloth to cleanse his wound. Oliver’s wounded hand shook violently when the cloth touched him.

She knew how hurtful it could be since she just hurt her leg no longer ago.

To distract him, she asked. “How did you get this?”

“Fight.”

She would never expect that to be the answer. She paused for quite a few seconds. “For what?”

“…”

Oliver didn't answer so Rita took it as he didn't want to talk about it.

So she didn’t persist.

After all, everyone had their own secrets.

“They said my brother was a cripple. They talked shit about him.”

The anger in his voice broke the silence. Rita turned to look at him. “So you started a fight with him.

He nodded. “Nobody mocks my brother! Whoever dares to do so, I’ll kick his ass.”

“That’s really touching and admirable, but you should’ve acted more rationally. One on a dozen? That’s really unwise.”

A frown crept up on her face when she saw how deep the wound was. She grabbed the bandage and stared wrapping.

“I could only think of one thing at that time. I won’t let anybody insult my brother and I had to make them remember it.”

bet they learned the lesson now. Otherwise, next time it will be

joke though it seemed to be, Rira

like this before. She was truly

even started to wonder what kind of person his brother was. What kind of man would Oliver put his

she kept binding up the wound and didn’t notice Oliver’s fierce

other than his

her, he felt warmth flow through inside him.

done. Make sure that you won’t wet the bandage the flowing days.” Abruptly, she jerked her head up and their eyes

averted

on the surface,

of

What’s happening to him?

in water and drink it when you get home, that’ll help. I got things to deal, I have to go now.” wiping her

too long or she wouldn’t

grabbed when she stepped out

you be

Rita was stunned.

What?

her to start

again after

He’s fooling around again.

really have something to do now, I

mouth was sealed by something wet and

was even more of a shock than

she’s still in

to look at him,

He’s serious?

No!

Impossible!

her, she’s just a cripple,

this because

why he approached her in the

a thick layer of ice on her face. “It’s not funny,

“I mean it, I…”

in her eyes. “I don’t care what happened between you and Liam,

when he heard Liam’s

caught it although it

She’s right.

a layer of ice crept up in

stuck Oliver with

he fanned out his arms and smiled. “Come on, it’s just a joke. Don’t

sweetie, you don’t want to be mad, it’s gonna put wrinkles

“I’m wrong. I promise I won’t do anything like this

explanation only

would joke about

“Still mad?”

you think?” Rita’s

about I

lips outward towards Rita as

her mouth twitched. “No, thanks. I’ll pass, save it for

you still mad, sweetie?”

she’s

she dared not say that anymore. Who knew what madness

up. “No, I’m

“Good.”

took a long breath out intentionally to hide the frustration

smile disappeared as Rita disappeared in his