YOU ARE SAFE

MONALISA

I didn't know why I ended up crying. It wasn't something someone like me would usually do in such a situation.

Perhaps because my situation was pathetic or I had almost lost my life, I felt very emotional. Adam held my hands and lifted me up, pulling me into his arms.

Our clothes were both wet but in his arms, I felt warmth."

"Shh, it's okay. You are safe," he whispered.

When I finally became quiet, his arms left my body and I moved back a little.

He remained quiet as the minutes ticked by. Perhaps he was waiting for me to be comfortable enough to speak. Yet I could not look up at him.

I felt ashamed and wondered what he would think of me when he got to find out the reason I had arrived with Clay.

The sound of a tree falling right in front of his jeep, made me cry out in fright. He got out of the car, closed the door, and inspected the damage the tree had caused to the car.

I was shivering both from cold and fear but I could not say a word about it. The mere fact that I was w