Chapter 50 – Awareness

“Rest for a bit. Here, have some water.” He picked up a bottle from her bag and gave it to her.

“Thanks.” She sat on the ground but he remained standing. He saw a clipboard in her bag and borrowed it. No matter how good his memory is, he couldn’t remember so many numbers.

When she felt better, she got up and faced the tree.

“Seriously, stop when you can’t continue. If you pass out again, I’m going to kiss you.”

She coughed upon hearing his threat. Uh, was it? He can’t be serious, right? But then again, he already kissed her, albeit on the cheek.

“I won’t.” She promised and quickly began. She didn’t dare to get distracted.

Jared maintained a serious expression until she went over the fifteen-minute mark. He was slightly smiling after that, still keeping an eye on her condition. Time still seemed to slow down. After a while, he audibly inhaled as he began to squint. As for Polly, she clearly heard his intake of breath. Was it a kind of signal? She thought it was so she counted to ten be