Chapter 52: Stay safe from the Sharks
Was this it? Was sSharks.ng to die here? Who would take care of her son? Who would be there for Tobi?
The plank—it was so close to her. Why had she decided to walk through this door, into this room? She should have just ignored it, just like Kelvin did, and everything would have been fine. But here she was, about to be crushed by a plank that bore most of her weight.
Rose closed her eyes, the sadness within them shutting along with her lids. Everything felt like the end. She had already imagined terrible things in her heart, her hand instinctively raised as if to shield her face and body from the falling plank.
Then, she felt a rush of wind. She wasn’t fully aware of what had happened, but her eyes caught a glimpse of the wood crashing down. Yet, somehow, she was no longer under it—she was on the other side, far away from where it had fallen.
Rose blinked, feeling a slight ache in her body. She coughed as dust filled the air—there was dust everywhere as the plank had crashed down.
She was fine, okay? She was all right. Nothing had happened to her. The plank hadn’t crushed her. She was alive—completely fine.
Rose bit her lip, subconsciously wiping away her tears as they fell onto her collar. She called herself stupid for even thinking she would lose her precious son.
A groan came from beside her, and Rose swiftly turned, only to find Mr. Kelvin lying flat on the floor—with her resting on top of him.
He looked like a mashed potato that had been completely flattened, and she was the masher.
Rose’s cheeks turned an awkward shade of rosy from both embarrassment and gratitude. Mr. Kelvin had saved her.
He was covered in dust, and he seemed hurt from the crash. He had taken the fall to protect her. Without him, what would have happened to her?