Love Unspoken

Abigail finished up cooking the crabs and decided to try one herself. These river crabs didn't have much meat, but hey, there were plenty to go around.

She offered one to Landon, but he just turned his nose up at it. Meanwhile, Abigail plopped down next to him, munching away happily.

As she was chowing down, she suddenly heard a faint noise.

Abigail paused and glanced over at Landon.

Landon was trying to be all sneaky, placing his hand on his stomach, but his belly had other plans and let out a loud growl.

His face went through a whole range of emotions, and a blush crept up his pale cheeks. He shot Abigail a fierce look and snapped, "Keep staring and I'll gouge your eyes out!" Abigail just stared at him, dumbfounded. Two seconds later, she couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.

"Didn't you say you weren't hungry?" she said, still laughing.

Landon couldn't keep his cool anymore. He turned his head to look out the window, ignoring her.

Suddenly, a crab was shoved in his face.

He glanced at it and then swatted Abigail's hand away. "Take it away!" he barked.

"If you're hungry, just eat. Stop acting all tough. Don't wait until your wound's not fatal, but you starve to death first," Abigail said, trying to persuade him. He didn't budge.

Abigail shook her head and sighed. 'So stubborn,' she thought.

She took back the crab and kept eating. Halfway through, she asked him again.

But Landon would rather starve than eat anything she offered.

Abigail ignored him, looked at the sky, and realized they couldn't keep driving. She decided to crash here for the night.

While there was still some light, she took a stroll around the area and picked some weird-looking fruits. She handed a few to Landon.

"I forgot you don't eat," she said.

She was about to take them back when he suddenly grabbed the fruits from her hand.

She raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but take another look at Landon.

Landon didn't look at her. He just took a tissue and started wiping the fruits. Abigail rolled her eyes and muttered to herself about how picky he was. They slept in the car that night and hit the road again the next day.

Landon hadn't moved much in the car, so his wound was holding up for now.

After driving for another whole day, Abigail finally spotted some buildings. It looked like a village, but it was different from other villages she'd seen. The houses weren't packed together like before. Here, the houses were all spread out without any apparent pattern. You'd only see a house every now and then.

As the car rolled into the village, every household had their doors locked. Even when they saw people, they quickly ran inside and shut their doors, like the car was some kind of monster. "Where the heck is this place?" Abigail murmured, feeling strange.

She slowly parked the car by the roadside. These villagers were not friendly at all.

Landon didn't answer her, he just said, "Keep driving."

"Okay," Abigail agreed and kept driving for about ten more minutes before Landon told her to stop.

Before she could say anything, Landon opened the car door and got out. He clutched his abdomen, walking unsteadily, and headed straight to a house.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door. Moments later, a middle-aged man opened the door from inside. His expression changed when he saw Landon. "Landon?" The man noticed something was off and asked, "Are you hurt?"

Landon nodded and stepped into the house.

Abigail was a bit surprised. He actually knew someone here?

She got out of the car and quickly followed, only to find Landon standing in the middle of the room, not moving.

"What are you doing..." Abigail hadn't finished her sentence when she saw someone sitting in a chair ahead.

It was none other than Walter!