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.”

lesson now. Otherwise, next time it will be lives they’re joking about,

joke though it seemed to be, Rira

like this before. She

what kind of person his brother was. What kind of man would Oliver put his life to

kept binding up the wound and

than his

warmth flow through inside him. Uncontrollably, he

wet the bandage the flowing days.” Abruptly, she jerked her head

averted his eyes.

on the surface, his heart was

change of

What’s happening to him?

home, that’ll help. I got things to deal, I have

stay here too long or she wouldn’t

grabbed when

you be my

Rita was stunned.

What?

start a relationship with

down again after a few seconds

He’s fooling around again.

have something to do now, I don’t have time with

sealed

even more of a shock than his

heard Oliver again when she’s still in shock. “Be my

her head to

He’s serious?

No!

Impossible!

wouldn’t like her, she’s just a cripple, and she’s not good-looking

did this

why he approached her in the

of that put a thick layer of ice on her face.

“I mean it, I…”

“I don’t care what happened between you and Liam, I want no part of

paused when he heard

although it

She’s right.

ice crept up in her eyes. “Don’t use

stuck Oliver

arms and smiled. “Come on, it’s just a

to be mad, it’s gonna put wrinkles on

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

only aggravated her

would joke about such

“Still mad?”

you think?” Rita’s

know what? How about I let you

outward towards Rita

out. She shoved him away, her mouth twitched. “No, thanks. I’ll

mad, sweetie?” he blinked, smiling

she’s

dared not say that anymore. Who knew what madness he could bring up if

up.

“Good.”

breath out intentionally

smile disappeared as Rita disappeared