I let out a sigh of relief as I slowly lowered the opened umbrella to see Carl standing in the doorway, completely blocking the outside with his massive structure. It didn’t take long, though, for my eyes to spot the bandages on his arms and legs, making me realize that I wasn’t the only person here that had been injured last night.
But as I continued to slowly lower the umbrella, I realized that I must be in worse shape than Carl, as a sharp pain surged through my ribs, making me drop the umbrella on the floor between us before my arm moved to cradle my ribs. Carl rushed to my side, looking down at me, as tears once again began to impair my vision from the pain. But now that I knew it was Carl that was here with me and that I was safe, I let the tears freely flow from the corners of my
