Chapter 25: Help us

I jumped in a panic because of the loud voice that called to me and at the same time shook my body. I could feel the wetness of my whole body, even the sweat. When I finally opened my eyes, I saw Lorenzo’s worried face. For the first time, it wasn’t the scary and bad Lorenzo I saw. I saw the other side of him; I saw his real worried face, not fake.

The stewards quickly ran towards us as they handed me the water. Even the female steward I could see her worried face. My forehead was still full of sweat even though the aircon was on. When I looked outside, it was already dark. How many hours did I sleep? The steward left, and Lorenzo took the glass the steward had given me. I breathed to calm my strong heartbeat because of the dreams.

Lorenzo touched my forehead, then wiped it with his hand because I was still weak. I didn’t argue anymore. “Are you sure you can do it? Look, you have a fever. You must have said so for us to cancel. Even your skin and lips are pale.” His two eyebrows are s