Sean pursed his lips at her sneeze. “I have a lighter in my pocket. You can use it to light some firewood for warmth.”
Natalie’s eyes brightened at his words. “You have a lighter? Why didn’t you collect some wood and build a fire sooner then?”
“I can’t walk,” Sean muttered as his gaze landed on his crooked leg.
Her eyes widened as he followed his gaze. “Your leg-”
“It is broken,” Sean interrupted and finished her sentence. His nonchalance made it seem like they were talking about dinner instead of discussing his broken limb.
Natalie’s voice shook as she commented, “No wonder you said you can’t walk.”
“Oh, both my arms are dislocated as well,” Sean added.
Natalie took a deep breath and looked at him in pity. “Damn, that’s really unlucky of you.”
She had merely suffered minor scratches and cuts from the fall.
The state of his injuries were shocking.
Coughing lightly, Sean said, “Yes. I was very unlucky.”
He did not know what had possessed him to place himself beneath Natalie as the branch snapped. She was relatively unscathed because he had used his own body to cushion her.
He would never have done that in a million years; yet, he did not feel regret at the sight of his injured limbs.
I must have gone mad.
A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.
Natalie walked toward him. “Where’s your lighter?”
“It’s in my right pocket, just above my thigh.” He indicated the exact spot with his gaze.
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