Chapter 1461
Chapter 1461 But I Can’t Bear to Leave You (1)_1
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The night was gloomy.
On the dimly lit path of the Base, the streetlights elongated the passing shadows of people, stretching them long and far.
Becca Reyes’s upper body was almost entirely leaning on Flossie Wright, hopping along on one foot.
The other foot truly couldn’t move.
Even placing it on the ground would intensify the severe pain.
Becca suddenly felt that even the last time she was stabbed, it wasn’t this bad.
The two didn’t talk.
It wasn’t until halfway, when Becca was drenched in sweat from fatigue, that she came to a firm stop.
She tilted her head to look at Flossie at her side.
In those shimmering large eyes, for the first time, was filled with genuine bewilderment.
Flossie stopped, slightly tilting her head to meet Becca’s gaze.
"Do you think I should go?"
Her voice was slow and low, as Becca lowered her eyelids, and the clear depths of her eyes suddenly darkened.
Turning around, Flossie faced her directly.
"You should."
With a single word, the syllables were simple and crisp.
As always, clear and concise.
Flossie’s expression was indifferent, as if she concealed all emotion, or as though she never had much emotion to begin with.
𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Behind her was a blur of flower beds, with faint light spilling from her side, casting half her face free of shadow and even more distinct.
Those narrow eyes remained clear and tranquil, yet the shadows cast by her eyelashes seemed to hide something.
"But, I might not come back again." Becca bit her lip gently.
At that thought, she inexplicably felt melancholic.
She had come once and might be chosen again to attend the selection, but she wasn’t sure she would choose to come back.
Coming here required courage in the first place.
However, some things, you have the courage to try once, but it’s hard to attempt a second time.
If Flossie wasn’t there next time, she really wouldn’t be able to hold on.
But then...
If she left, she would find it difficult to see Flossie again, to witness her commanding presence at the shooting range, her boldness in bullying others, and her seemingly instructive but actually clumsy appearance in the kitchen...
"Then you should be a good Frogman," Flossie said calmly.
"But," Becca shrugged, her lips curling into a smile, her tone dropping a bit, "I can’t bear to leave you."
Truly, I can’t bear to part with you.
By chance, they were assigned to the same squad as new recruits, then moved to the cooking class together, and on to the Marine Corps to become real Frogmen.
After that...
They came here to try out for the special Forces.
Becca never had lofty ambitions; though she wanted to be a vanguard and go to better places, she did not have the concept of a must or a need.
She felt this was enough.
But somehow, Flossie’s goals had become her own.
She didn’t know how it happened, perhaps it was a dependency she hadn’t even noticed herself.
Her eyelids drooping slightly, Flossie stared steadily at her and said softly, "Once you leave, you’ll be able to let go."
Being unable to let go is a very normal emotion.
But even the most intense emotions inevitably fade one day.
Becca fell silent.
Flossie just calmly watched her.
After a while, Becca lifted her eyes and asked with knitted brows, "What about you? Would you persist, or would you leave?"
— End of Chapter 1461 —