Penny was silent for a while. Then she looked at the man again. “Is that why you pitied me? Because I'm pregnant?” She asked.Renny's lips moved a bit. “Um… I…” he tried to speak. But it seemed like he didn't know what to say.But Penny chuckled. “It's okay,” she said. “I don't see anything wrong with that.”Renny took a deep breath. “To be honest, I'm not sure. I think I would still have wanted to talk to you even if you were not pregnant,” he said.He thought that there was something about her that made him want to talk to her. He just felt familiar with her, even though they had just met.Penny smiled. “You are so easy to get along with,” she said.Renny smiled back. “I think it's time you talked to my dad. The earlier you find out something, the better,” he said.And Penny nodded. “Yeah,” she said.…When the two of them walked downstairs, Renny led Penny to one of the tables in the restaurant.He ordered some tea for them as they waited for his dad.He didn't take long, but he st
Renny sighed deeply, but he still left. But first, he went to the kitchen and got some food for Penny.Penny had just woken up when she heard a knock on her door. She went to open it.Seeing Renny, she smiled and opened the door for her. But somehow, the food he was holding attracted her attention more.Renny didn't miss that. And he couldn't help but chuckle a bit. He had to admit that she looked somehow cute.“It is for you,” he said, giving her the food.Penny took it, but she looked at him teasingly. “Is it drugged?” She asked.Renny burst out laughing. “If I wanted to drug you, I would have done it a very long time ago,” he said. But he felt very comfortable around her.Penny chuckled and began eating. She had been starving. So when she got that fresh looking food, she couldn't hold back.Renny stared at her calmly as she ate. “So, did you have a good rest?” He asked.“Yeah, a very good one,” Penny answered absentmindedly. All her concentration was on the food.Renny shook his he
The man looked at her calmly for a while before sighing. “That didn't make you mad, did it?”Penny sighed and shook her head. “No, I'm good,” she said.Seeing that she was still talking to him, he knew that she wasn't mad. So he extended his hand to her.“I'm Renny, by the way,” he said.Penny shook his hand. She thought that she could try to trust him. “I'm Penny…”“It's nice to meet you, Penny,” he said. Penny only nodded back. She didn't know if it was nice meeting him yet.She realized that the man kept talking. He was trying to make her feel comfortable.“There's a way you can help, by the way,” she said in the end with a blush.The man was a bit surprised that she had asked. He had known from the beginning that she wasn't fine. But since she had refused to admit it, he had decided to just talk to her.“Okay,” he said calmly.Penny was quiet for a second before sighing again. “I'm looking for my dad, but before I get him, do you know of a cheaper place I can stay before then?”T
“Are you lost or something?”Penny was brought back from her line of thought by a young man's voice.She quickly looked at him, her lips dry. She was thirsty, but she didn't have any money left to buy herself some water.“What?” She asked. She wasn't sure whether to tell him that she was lost.The man seemed to be a little older than her. He was tall, with an athletic body. He was handsome, too.The man sighed and walked towards her. Penny suddenly backed away. “Don't come closer,” she said in fear.The man immediately stopped moving and raised his hands. “Whoa!” He said. “I mean no harm. It's just that I have seen you shutting here for a while…”Penny was silent for a second before sighing. “I'm just taking a rest,” she said.“Okay,” the man nodded. He was silent for a while as he looked at her. Then he sighed. “Do you need some help? You look stranded,” he said.But Penny shook her head. “No! I'm fine,” she said.She knew not to trust anyone in a new town. She didn't know who was a
When Finn looked at the old man, he realized that he had been shot in the side of his belly.He was bleeding a lot, and it looked like he was about to pass out.“Hey…” he called worriedly, trying to apply pressure on the wound. “It's going to be okay…”The old man looked back at him. “Jojo… and Nill… they are in the tunnel… I don't think they went far…”“Okay…” Finn nodded his head in understanding. “I know they are fine. But we have to look at you first…”Luckily, some of his men were trained on how to deal with bullet wounds. Their work was always dangerous. So, taking care of injuries was part of their training.They carried the old man inside. While they took care of his wounds, Finn rushed downstairs to look for Jojo and Nill.…Jojo and Nill were hugging each other tightly when the entrance to the tunnel opened.At first, they didn't know who it was. So Jojo, though in panic, pointed the gun towards them.Finn quickly raised his hands when he saw her. “It's me…” he said.Jojo th
After waiting for a while, Jojo and Nill began hearing gunshot sounds. They were so terrified, but they sat against the door and waited.They were determined not to leave the place without the old man. They knew well that he wouldn't leave without them either.At times, many gunshot sounds were heard at the same time, while at times, it was one, some silence, then another.“Do you think he is going to be okay?” Nill asked. He looked scared and tired.Jojo pulled him closer to her and hugged him. “Pops has been in the woods for so long. I'm sure he'll have something up his sleeve,” she said.But she was worried. It felt like she was comforting herself more than she was comforting Nill.A few hours passed by, but the old man had come back to them. Jojo began fearing that he could be dead.The sounds of the guns had died down a bit. What if they had killed him, and now they were looking for them?She hugged Nill even tightly, praying in her heart that everything was fine.Then suddenly,