Chapter 86 His explanation

I cannot stop crying. I feel so guilty.

Out of anger, I came so far away and put myself in danger. Because of me, Lance got hurt. I shouldn’t have acted impulsively. I could have stayed at the resort and questioned him.

"Sorry." I apologize to him again.

"Stop crying," he consoles me. "Listen up. The rain is getting heavy. We need to take shelter somewhere."

I don’t know how far the village is from here. Since it is getting dark and raining, nothing is clearly visible. Furthermore, I don’t know how the people will be. As I look down at the three people lying motionless on the ground, I cannot help but shudder.

I don’t want to put my trust in the villagers. I’d better head to the next bus stop.

"There…" Lance pointed to the right. "I can see a building there. Let’s go."

I also spot a building-like structure in that direction. But I am reluctant to go there. I tug on his wrist and stop him.

"I'm not sure what danger lurks there. What if we come across more goons like these?" I nodded to