My heart felt as if it had been suddenly clenched tightly. My knuckles turned white.
Everett was taken aback for a moment, then said, "When he hit you, you could have dodged. Standing still like that, of course you got beaten up like this."
There was a moment of silence in the ward.
I could almost imagine Aria's heartbreakingly quiet gaze.
"What are you staring at me like that for?" Everett felt a bit** under her stare.
Aria didn't say anything.
I could sense that silent exhaustion.
Everett thought he was showing concern.
But he never understood.
His so-called concern was no different from saying "How are you"?
Then Aria finally spoke.
"How do you know I was standing still and letting him hit me? I can barely even walk a bit faster. How do you expect me to dodge?"
Her voice wa
