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.”

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

seemed to

him like this before.

of person his brother was. What kind of man

she kept binding up the wound and didn’t

someone other than his

at her, he felt warmth flow through

the bandage the flowing days.”

Oliver averted

the calmness he had on the surface, his heart was

change of

What’s happening to him?

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

couldn’t stay here too long or she

grabbed when she stepped out

you be my

Rita was stunned.

What?

to start

calmed down again after a few

He’s fooling around again.

her hand out. “Come on, I really have something to do now, I

her mouth was sealed by something wet

even more of a shock

heard Oliver again when she’s still in

head to

He’s serious?

No!

Impossible!

a

did this because of

all, that’s the reason why he approached her

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

“I mean it, I…”

anger blazing in her eyes. “I don’t care what happened between you and

he

it although it

She’s right.

of ice crept up in her eyes.

stuck Oliver

arms and smiled. “Come on, it’s just

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

manually. “I’m wrong. I promise I

explanation only aggravated

would joke about

“Still mad?”

think?” Rita’s face

what? How about I

outward towards Rita

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

still mad, sweetie?” he

course she’s still

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

gave up. “No, I’m

“Good.”

breath out intentionally to hide the frustration in

as Rita disappeared in