Love him, so she feels inferior; love him, hoping he can have better. He is truly wonderful, so wonderful that she feels unworthy of him. She is too self-deprecating; all she can do is escape from him, far, far away.
But no matter how she tries to escape, she cannot get away; she is still within his circle of protection.
She once drew a line for herself, thinking she would be forever trapped within that boundary. She walked alone in her own darkness, not wanting anyone to disturb her. But one day, she discovered that Sam Noah had barged in. He came in, bringing a ray of light that illuminated the deep darkness before her.
He held her hand and kept walking, finally leading her out of the dark dungeon.
She once wanted to be a bad person. When her kindness was trampled time and again, when she was hurt by good intentions gone unrewarded, she thought being a bad person would make her life a little easier.
So she discarded her kindness and became cruel.
However, she ultimately could not become an absolute bad person. She could not be completely cruel to Sam Noah because of his existence; deep down, she still retained a glimmer of kindness.
This glimmer of kindness was eventually awakened by him, and she finally recognized herself.
Thelma, with Sam Noah around, you can never be a bad person in this lifetime.
This journey took her a long time. The weather was harsh, but her heart was clear and bright. She understood everything; she had figured it all out. From now on, she would no longer travel alone.
The day she returned, the weather was beautiful. Sam Noah and the child were not at home. She climbed up to the attic, sitting on the roof where the view was wide, allowing her to see the entire villa’s yard.
About a year ago, they moved to this villa area, where the yard was planted with her favorite grapes and strawberries.
She saw a car drive in through the gate, and then Sam Noah and Tyler got out of the car.
Tyler was already in kindergarten. Over the years, she had avoided him, but she had also quietly watched him grow up. He was very well-behaved, always sitting far away from her, telling her stories.
She looked at his innocent smile; it was still not too late, was it? It was still time to start loving him.
Tyler walked over and quickly noticed her sitting on the roof. Sam Noah also saw her, but his smile suddenly froze, and then he hurriedly ran inside. A moment later, he appeared on the roof. Thelma, sitting on the attic roof, was half a floor away from him. Sam Noah slowly walked over, cautiously saying to her, “What are you doing up there? Come down quickly.”
Thelma was puzzled by his expression. Did he think she climbed up there to commit suicide?
Sam Noah reached out his hand to her, “Come down, we can talk when you get down.”
Thelma looked at the man before her, feeling a bit speechless. However, she was also afraid of worrying him, so she didn’t explain much. She got up and walked towards him, but at that moment, all her thoughts were on this man. After so many days of travel, she had already figured it out. She had finally stepped out of her inferiority and no longer forced herself to be a bad person. She wanted to be with him properly.
She wanted to become an excellent person for him, even if it was difficult, even if it would take a long time, but she wanted to try.
She missed him so much, really missed him, and she didn’t know if his head injury had healed. When she saw him, her gaze involuntarily focused on his face.
In this way, she lost her focus and didn’t pay attention to her feet. The attic roof was built like a small flat house, so standing on it wasn’t very dangerous. However, she didn’t pay attention to her footing, and when she was about to jump down, her foot slipped. She lost her balance and fell directly down.
Sam Noah was quick to react, rushing to catch her, but his movement was slightly off. She slipped from his grasp, fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and when she stopped, her head hit a flower pot on the roof, probably causing a cut, and blood immediately flowed down from her head.
Sam Noah rushed over, and seeing her bleeding from the head, he was also startled. He reached out to support her, but suddenly lost focus, kneeling heavily on the ground and coughing violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
After hitting her head, Thelma felt a bit dizzy. Seeing him spit blood made her very worried. She wanted to ask him what was wrong, but her vision gradually blurred. She heard him call her name a few times, and then she lost consciousness.
**
In the yard behind the hospital, wintersweet flowers were blooming, and a faint fragrance wafted over. Thelma stood under the wintersweet tree, gently touching the buds that were about to bloom.
