SAVING ME
CHAPTER 6 – UNSPOKEN AGREEMENT
Rin came to consciousness slowly, blinking her heavy eyelids as they adjusted to the light. She looked around the room and saw that she was alone; it was highly unnerving for it seemed the last three days the stranger had persistently been by her bedside seeing to her every need. She rose into a sitting position and mustered her energy to leave the bed. It was hard considering the only thing she had been able to stomach was broth. Clad in her nightgown which she assumed he had washed since it was clean, Rin made her way into the living room. The house was really messy, but it reeked of wealth and class. Dirty clothes and garbage littered the floor, a lot of the furniture were covered with dust and misplaced, most cluttered with empty beer cans and bottles and she wondered what kind of man could so tenderly take care of an unknown woman when he couldn't take care of himself.
She moved to the fireplace, her eyes catching some picture frames that had been put to rest upon their faces. Curious, she lifted one and gasped. It was the stranger, smiling and happy, dressed in a tux with a beautiful woman by his side, radiant and smiling in her wedding dress. There was a soft click as the door opened and he stepped into the room. She looked to him as he closed the door, bags in hand he finally saw her and froze, looking at the picture in her hand. Rin saw a look of pain flash in his eyes before he dropped the bags to the floor and moved to her. He took the frame from her hands and returned it to its position on the shelf.
"I didn't know you're married." She whispered softly and watched as his eyes became hooded.
"I'm…a widower. She died four years ago from cancer. She was five months pregnant and refused to do the treatment because it would have killed the baby. She thought she would be leaving something for me, but in the end, she couldn't hold out…and I lost them both." He admitted and turned to her with a blank stare, shocked that he had so easily revealed the cause of his suffering. "I'm sorry…" she whispered and he turned away from her, maybe he had heard, maybe he hadn't but he moved to the three bags he had dropped and brought them to the couch, emptying them to reveal various articles of clothing.
"You can't keep wearing my clothes, or that nightgown. Besides…you don't have any underwear." He said and they both flushed. Rin moved to the couch and finger the 2 new pairs of nightgowns, shirts, shorts, a dress and various panties. She blushed at the thought of what he had endured to buy these for her. She also saw a toothbrush, deodorant, a wash rag and strangely, a bra. She lifted wide eyes to him and they both seemed to flush.
Somewhere along the line, an unspoken agreement had been reached. She would be staying.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thank you reviewers as well as all the persons who has added this story to their favourite lists. *screams* THANK YOU! Lol ^_^.
Has anybody else noticed that up until now she still don't know his name? lol. Please read and review.
JELLISA: lol, yea, the love is definitely gonna bloom between these two.
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