Chapter 74

"It's okay. It's just a minor injury." Tom withdrew his arm before he rummaged through the first aid kit and found a roll of gauze. "Just wrap my wound up." I immediately took the gauze and started tending to his wound. I felt so embarrassed when I thought back to the earlier moment. It was simply too awkward for me. The moment I was done wrapping up Tom's wound, I rushed into the toilet to splash some water on my face. Only then did it feel cooler. However, I kept thinking back to the moment when Tom pinned me underneath him. "What's wrong with me? Am I going out of my mind? Come on. Snap out of it!" Then, I hastily splashed more water on my face. I had Dawn to thank for this. It was her fault for filling my head with nonsense all the time. Seriously! I didn't know if I could face Tom again. … I avoided Tom for two whole days. On the third day, I tiptoed out of my place and closed my door. I was about to head out for work when Tom's door swung open. "Top of the morning,