âHey!â Emmeline flinched. âDonât move! I wonât run anymore. The branch canât bear our weight. Itâll break!â
âThatâs good! We can fall together!â
Abel pinched her chin and forced her to look at him. âWasnât you teasing me? Beg for mercy! If the branch breaks, maybe Iâll help you.â
âI wonât beg you! I havenât done anything wrong!â
He squeezed Emmelineâs mouth.
âYouâre so stubborn!â Abel pinched her hard. âYou kept refuting me, then threw stones at me. I wonât let you go!â
âWhat do you want?â Emmeline was in his arms and dared not to move.
If she moved, the branch they sat on would have a creaking sound.
She worried the branch would break and they would fall. But Abel did not seem to care about that.
He could see that Emmeline was afraid the branch would break, so he deliberately moved a few times.
The branches started shaking.
âA⦠Abel.â Emmeline trembled. âThe branch canât bear our weight! Itâs about to break. Please jump down first. I donât want to fall to death.â
âNo.â Abel snorted coldly. âIâm not worried about falling to death. If I fall, Iâll make you my cushion!â
âAbel, Iâve never had any grudges against you. You canât be so vicious!â
âYou hit me first! Itâs the consequence!â Abel hugged her tightly and sneered sinisterly.
âI wonât do that again.â Emmeline was about to cry. She felt aggrieved and scared.
She felt the branch under them was going to break.
âItâs too late!â Abel did not accept it.
âWhat do you want?â Emmeline curled up in his arms. She could already hear the branches start to split.
âI want to gag your mouth,â Abel said, âYouâre too noisy!â
âIâll shut up,â Emmeline said, âPlease jump down quickly before itâs too late.â
Abel also felt the danger and was about to jump off when he heard a sound.
Crack!
âAh!â Emmeline hugged Abel tightly.
The branch broke under them, and they fell together.
âAh!â Emmeline screamed, âI donât want to die!â
At the critical moment, Abel reached and hugged Emmeline into his arms. But he hit the ground on his back.
âOuch!â Abel gritted his teeth in pain.
Emmeline lay in his arms while covering her eyes.
After a pause, she realized she was all right. So she opened her eyes again.
Abel was lying on the ground, and she was in his arms.
What happened?
Emmeline was a little confused.
Abel frowned. âYouâre heavy like a pig! Youâre going to crush me to death!â
âLucky! Iâm fine!â Emmeline was in great joy when she understood the situation. âFate is doomed! You said you wanted to make me your cushion, but you fell instead! Hahaha, Abel, you miscalculated!â
âGet up quickly!â Abel shouted, âYouâre heavy!â
Emmeline got up quickly and pulled him up. âAbel, are you okay?â
Abel stood up and cleaned the grass and dirt on his body. âYou almost crushed me to death! Youâre heavier than a pig!â
âIâm not that heavy!â Emmelineâs eyes turned red.
âForget it! Iâll go back. Itâs so dirty. I want to take a shower.â
When Abel walked down the mountain, the night began to darken.
Emmeline dared not to stay alone, so she followed behind him while muttering.