Bella gasped as Felix's body went slack against her, like a marionette whose strings had been cut off abruptly.
Fear, panic and anxiety… all three of them appeared in front of her eyes at once.
The fear of something happening to Felix… panic of that thing being dangerous to his health, and anxiety of not knowing why he had suddenly fainted.
And the overwhelming feelings had made her weak in the knees for a moment, but she braced herself, trying to stay upright for his sake, knowing that it wasn't the time where she could afford to be weak.
Felix had always stood strongly by her side whenever she was in need, and now, when he is in need… she must do the same.
But his body weight was too much for her to handle by herself, and she placed one foot behind herself to steady both of them.
