The Right Way (Sequel to The Wrong One)

Chapter 4

⚔ The Right Way ⚔

Kallm couldn't believe it.

He had found his Lavender. In a day no less.

The shock of his discovery had him sitting on the ground in front of her. The woman who had taken his heart without even leaving her name. And Kallm couldn't find anything wrong with that.

He watched her eyes cloud up with tears, the water nearly tipping over the edge and Kallm nearly laughed. It seemed that whenever they met, she had been crying.

"What's wrong Lavender?" Kallm still didn't know her name, but he was perfectly happy calling her his Lavender. It was a story to tell his grandchildren.

Kallms eyes followed hers as she gazed down at the wrist she was cradling, the joint look red and stuck out in an odd shape. Kallm took a deep breath in and reached his hand forward to touch it. To his amazement Corin didn't flinch, simply looking up at him with her blue-green eyes, her innocence and pain written across her features.

Kallm stood up, bending down to brace her arm as he helped her up. She stumbled slightly and he wrapped one arm around her waist to steady her. The hand on her wrist began burning and he could only guess how much it was paining her. His own face mirrored hers as she winced whilst looking at him. He could tell she didn't necessarily remember his face, it was his voice that had her staring at him.

"Hey man, what," Rineo came out, holding a pizza bread, the loaf hanging form his lips as he noticed Kallm holding a blonde woman.

"Where's the hospital man?" Kallm called out, not taking his eyes off Corin. The drops of water that had previously decorated her eyes had begun to drop, leaving a trail of guilt in their wake. Kallm couldn't help using a finger to wipe the tears away. He hadn't mean to come out of the store that fast. He hadn't been looking where he was going.

Rineo glanced down at the discarded cheese bun and looked back up at the woman in Kallms arms. Silently, Rineo started walking towards the other end of the street, attempting to hail down a cab as Kallm continued to hold Corin.

Kallm nodded at Corin before letting her arm go slowly. Her mouth twisted as the pressure on her arm left but she waited for Kallm to take off his jacket and tie it around her, the sleeves going around her neck to produce a make-shift sling. Kallm didn't know how badly her wrist was hurt but he was sure it was at the least a sprain.

Rineo called out to let them know he had finally attracted a means of transport and opened the door, helping Kallm lead Corin in first, then settling himself in the front giving directions to the nearest hospital.

As they approached the hospital, Kallm continued to keep an arm around Corin, holding the wrist in place. Getting out of the cab first, Kallm extended an arm back and helped Corin out, all the while keeping an eye on her face. He had realised early on that she could not hide what she was feeling from her facial expressions, even when she didn't speak.

Walking inside, Kallm took her straight to the reception, waiting impatiently for the young receptionist to finish taking her personal call and smile smugly at them. Corin grimaced and Kallm had had enough. Leaning forward, he made eye contact before smiling back at her and pressing the disconnect button.

"Hey! You can't do that."

"Unless you want me to call someone else, you might want to have a listen to what I have to say."

Corin hadn't heard his smooth voice take on such a hardened stance before, granted she had only heard it a couple times before, and she didn't know why she had gotten goosebumps.