He did not hide, allowing the bunch of flowers to puncture his face and fall petals all over the floor.

'What a wonderful flower, but it's a pity that you destroyed it.' Grace smiled wryly at himself, gave him a hard look, then choked back the heartache and turned to leave.

He was dazed and wanted to go after him, but Alice held him back.

Alice cried and hugged his bleeding knee and whispered, 'Carl, my knee hurts...'

'Go in and bind it up.' He smiled helplessly and ...