4 The Descent of the Savior

Up until I left that town, I still didn't see Abraham.

I followed my mother to Elsingborg and stayed there.

Life there was very different from the town. There were a lot of things that I have never seen before, and a lot of personalities that I didn't understand.

On my tenth birthday, I was cornered by a group of female thugs in the woods behind our school. They surrounded me, sizing me up with expressions of disgust and jealousy.

Leona, the only girl I know, reached out and rubbed my hair so hard that it hurt my scalp. I swat her hand away, feeling a little scared inside. "Leona, I think there's a misunderstanding between us. If I've done anything to make you feel uncomfortable, you can tell me about it."

"Did you kiss Myron?" Leona stared at me aggressively.

"Of course not. I only spoke to him a few times in class."

I didn't understand where such rumors even came from, but I understood what Leona meant. Myron was known at school as a good-looking, well-to-do boy who received love letters every day. Leona must have been one of his admirers.

Leona didn't seem to believe me at all even after I denied it. "You're still trying to deny it? Everyone in class knows about it! Myron is my future husband. How dare you lay your eyes on my man? I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

After saying that, she started instructing the girl standing beside her, who had a tall and heavy build. "Slap her! Beat her until her face is swollen!"

The heavy girl nodded and raised her hand at me. I subconsciously turned around to run, but someone hugged me from behind. Another girl grabbed my hair and stopped me from moving.

"Beat her to death!" Leona roared.

The heavy girl raised her plump, calloused hand high in the air and jerked it toward my face.

I closed my eyes and resigned to the impending blow of pain.

However, what came next wasn't the sound of a slap, but a scream. I quickly opened my eyes. The heavy girl had already fallen in front of me. She covered her hands and a pained expression came all over her face.

Following that, the surrounding girls started screaming and covering their hands.

I figured out the reason for one of the girls' screams. A pebble had struck her wrist.

Leona was furious. "Who's hiding in the dark? Come out now!"

No one responded.

I had no idea what was going on, but this was the best time to run.

While they were still looking around for someone, I turned and ran. But to my surprise, one of the girls, even with a sore hand, had no intention of letting me go. She grabbed me by the collar and yanked me to the ground.

I wanted to resist, so I reached out and grabbed her wrist. Before I could even break it off, another pebble flew towards us.

I saw it clearly this time. It flew from the right and hit the girl's shoulder. The next moment, the girl clutched her shoulder in pain and let go of my hand.

I scrambled to my feet and kept running. Once Leona saw me, she ran towards me, but it only took her two steps before a pebble hit her ankle and she fell to the ground.

The heavy girl got up too. She wanted to grab my hair, but the next second, her arm was hit by a pebble and she instinctively retracted her hand.

And just like that, I ran ahead of them. Anyone who tried to grab me from the back got hit by the pebbles and it was too painful. They could not longer continue chasing me.

I ran all the way to the front door of my house. After making sure that they weren't behind me anymore, I heaved a sigh of relief.

I was depressed. I didn't expect this to happen.

At the same time, I felt very lucky. The person who played with the stones had helped me greatly.

Just as I took out my keys to open the door, someone called me from behind, "Emma, it's been a long time."

Though I had only heard him speak a few words, those sentences had repeated countless times in my heart.

I quickly turned around. Abraham was standing on the road. The huge banyan tree behind him emitted rays of light that sprinkled on his cute and quiet face. There seemed to be stars in his eyes. They twinkled brightly and captured my heart.

"Abraham!" I rushed over and hugged him. I was indescribably happy. "You've come to Elsingborg too?"

"Yes. I didn't expect you to be here. I came with my uncle."

"That's great. I thought I'd never see you again."

He took my hand. "I think we're in the same school. I saw someone bullying you earlier, so I helped you."

"It's you? You were the one playing with the stones?" I was filled with joy.

Abraham nodded. "It's me. Don't worry. If anyone bullies you in the future, I'll help you."

I was initially worried that they'd be looking for me when I go to school tomorrow. I hadn't expected Abraham to appear before me like a savior.

His eyes were sincere and clean, reminding me of the trickling mountain springs in the mountains. They reminded me of the soft moonlight spilling down from the full moon. I was mesmerized by his eyes since that day.

Abraham fulfilled his promise to protect me, even till now, when we're about to walk into the wedding hall.

The corners of my lips kicked up into a smile just thinking about it.