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‘How did I end up like this?’
I slowly rolled my eye and was dazzled by the light shining through the clear water.
‘Jess is about to fall into the lake…I jumped in after. And after that, I save Jess…..’
Short breaths made me instinctively move my limbs.
But my body was already sinking to the bottom of the water, causing me to panic.
It didn’t seem like there was any point in moving my body anymore. I reached out for the light but I felt like I was already far away.
I closed my eyes slowly, so very slowly.
“Iris, Iris!”
Through the dark, I heard a voice calling me out anxiously.
“Ugh….”
“Are you out of your mind?”
Lifting my heavy eyelids, I could see Serena’s face, the oldest in the nursery.
She was just as drenched as I was, as if she had saved me from drowning.
“Sister Iris….!”
Jess, the reason I fearlessly jumped into the lake, was in my arms.
Her face was full of tears, worried that things might go wrong and I have drowned instead.
“.............”
Normally, I would have wiped away Jess’ tears and smiled that it was okay, but unfortunately, I didn’t have time to do that right now.
“Iris, are you really okay?”
Likewise, as Serena put her hand on my shoulder, I didn’t move.
Something caught my attention even though he was far away and hidden behind a tree.
I was staring at it.
Theo.
His red eyes.
“There doesn’t seem to be any major problems, so if you get a good rest, you’ll be fine.”
“Thank you.”
Ms. Hailey, the counselor in charge of the nursery, rolled her eyes as she looked at me smiling mischievously.
“Iris. I know you wanted to save your little brother* in front of you, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good thing for you to jump into the water yourself. If something like this happens again in the future, I won’t even give you a bed.”
It was almost threatening, but there was a hint of deep concern in it.
“Hehe. I’ll be careful.”
“Somehow, every time, you get hurt trying to help other kids. You have to think about your own body too.”
Listening to Ms. Hailey’s nagging, I couldn’t help but laugh.
What can I do? Maybe I’ll have to risk my life to help this time…..
*They treat each other like siblings
Note: I love this novel and I wish more people would try to read this since I noticed these were dropped by the previous translators. Please do tell me if there's any incorrect translation and I'll edit it. I have no fixed update schedule so stay tuned~
Lanilyn, thank you so much for picking up this gem