I thought I had imagined it at first. Fever, exhaustion, hunger…I blamed all of it. But then Liam shifted, his lips moving again, more audible this time.
“I’m sorry,” he murmured. “I shouldn’t have… made you go through all that. It was selfish.”
If the ground could open itself, I would have wished it would open and swallow me.
I've been blabbing thinking he was fast asleep. I can't believe he heard all of that.
My face heated up from embarrassment, and all I wanted at that point was to run off and cool down.
“I wish I were half as strong as you,” he said before shutting his eyes.
I just stared at him, not sure how to react or what to say.
For all I know, he could be dreaming. It could even be the fever.
There was no way I could know if he really meant it.
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