"Melody! Melody! Can you hear me? Where are you? I'm here to get you!"
Melody was stunned. She then realized it was Lucas coming to find her. She quickly stood up and responded loudly.
However, she forgot about her injured left foot. With a scream, she fell back to the ground.
"Ah!"
Lucas was thrown into a panic by Melody's scream and rushed deeper into the forest. As he approached, he saw Melody lying in a sorry state on the ground.
"Where are you hurt?! Where does it hurt?"
He gingerly took Melody's arms, trying to help her stand up, but Melody stumbled and ended up collapsing onto him.
"Ah!" Melody cried out in pain, but Lucas was able to cushion her fall. Otherwise, she might have twisted her wrist as well.
serious?" Lucas' concern was evident in his voice, but the more he asked, the quieter Melody
me after all! Then why was he so harsh with me? It
aside, he caught a glimpse of Melody's lowered
serious pain? Don't just cry! Tell
Melody's arms, avoiding touching anywhere else for fear of exacerbating
lifted her head to meet
heart skip a beat. "There, there. Stop crying... Tell me where
are you suddenly so concerned?" Melody's eyes welled up with
tugged when he saw her
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