Chapter 318

They embraced without speaking. Even when Matthew ended up in her room, Serena said nothing. Having done enough fooling around during the day, she crawled quietly to one side and fell asleep. Matthew wrapped her in his arms, and it was a little hard to see her in that slightly bowed, protective sleeping position. Most people are insecure like that, but Serena's nature is so stubborn that while other girls greedily draw security from their significant others, hers is to shut herself off and rely on no one. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hair, closing his eyes with her. They were both incredibly quiet that night. When Serena woke up, Matthew was gone and she cleaned up and went straight to Scarlett's place. Scarlett, though still emaciated, had some blood on her face when she saw her coming. She was too weak to walk properly, and Daniel got her a wheelchair, which Scarlett wheeled around outside in the sun every day by herself. Daniel intuits that he doesn't have the face