Marion looked at the bandages on the table. "Weren''t you just crying from the pain a second ago?"


    "It doesn''t hurt when I remove it myself. But when you do it in front of me, I feel bad and want to cry," Debra replied.


    Marion didn''t know what to say. He sprinkled some medicine on her wound, and she immediately felt a cool, soothing sensation.


    "Did you used to eat candy when you were hurt?"


    "No."


    "Huh?"


    "I don''t like sweet stuff. It''s Drake. We used to go on missions together. He was hot-tempered and often got hurt. He didn''t bother carrying any candy, so he''d always stuff it in my pocket. I didn''t know if it worked or not, but it seemed to help him."


    "No wonder."


    "There you go. Just rest for now. Don''t think about anything."


    "Alright." Debray down but poked her head out from under the nket. "Aren''t you curious about how I made it back?"


    "I don''t want to ask."


    "Why?"


    Everyone else had been eager to know.


    She noticed his frown and said, "Actually, it was..."


    Marion quickly covered her mouth. "Time to sleep."


    Debra nodded, smiling. Only then did Marion pull his hand back.


    ...


    The next morning, Debra woke up naturally.


    Marion was still beside her, giving her a warm sense of relief. It was good to be alive.


    A knock came at the door. Marion immediately opened his eyes Debra quickly closed hers pretending to still be asleep.


    Randy''s voice came from outside. "Rise and shine. Time to discuss strategy." "Got it," Marion replied.


    Randy walked off but soon came


    mind off but soon came


    back. "Don''t sleep in. You havee c


    down


    belongs to swnovehets


    Marion grabbed a pillow from the bed and threw it at the door. Randy ran off.


    Marion turned to look at Debra. "Stop pretending and get up."


    Debra opened one eye. "How did you know I was pretending?"


    "Someone stared at me for a long time."


    "So, you were pretending."


    "Woken up by you. Come on. I''ll help you get dressed and wash up."


    "What about brushing my teeth?"


    "I''ll brush them for you."


    stairs, Randy nced at the


    time it''s been 20.1inutes. Thes didn''t fall back asleep, did they


    Erica was speechless. "Come on. Not everyone is like you."