Never Late, Never Away Chapter 97
Vivian felt like she had gone back in time. Before her was not the Fabian in suits, nor the Fabian who mocked her. It was the Fabian who was in a white T-shirt and jeans; the Fabian who rode around the campus and smiled like a boy at her.
Fabian did not notice the slight change in her gaze. He was still scowling at her, “Vivian, you’re a girl. Why are you pretending like you’re a hero?”
Vivian was stumped for a moment. Then, she burst into a chuckle.
Her lips curved into a bittersweet smile.
She still remembered that this was the very line that Fabian used to say to her when they were studying together.
He would say this to her whenever she was pulling all-nighters for her scholarship; whenever she spoke up for fellow female classmates; whenever she would register for a marathon when she was on her period…
He would hold her in his embrace and sulk. “Vivian, have you forgotten that you’re a girl?”
Then, the sirens of the ambulance could be heard. Fabian picked her up and took no heed of the crowd’s curious glances. He rushed toward the ambulance.
Vivian was in a turmoil of emotions as she laid in Fabian’s arms. It felt so familiar, yet so distant.
run even thought she was on her period. She fainted from the pain at the finish line. Fabian also picked her up and dashed
of reliving those
a nice place to visit, but not the right place to
to leave right after tending to her wounds. However, Fabian made a mountain out of a molehill and used his identity to secure her a private ward. Vivian’s protests
out to settle the bill. When she was coming up with an
the sight of the caller
It was Finnick.
to tell him about herself getting hurt. However, it was not an option to ignore his call
“Hello…”
are you?” Finnick
voice went weak. “I’m
What are you doing
him, and the bandage would be a dead giveaway anyway. So, she could only
There was a hint of anxiety in his voice. “Which hospital are
“First Hospital.”
ward just ten minutes after their phone call. He must have rushed here. Vivian was even worried that he might have run
saw