The Jewel in My Heart
Chapter 7

"Thank you, I'll go after I can walk."

"Yes"

It was silent for a moment, and Anna rubbed her palms against her arms in agitation. "Don't be afraid of me" said the man as if feeling Anna's unease.

Anna stared at the man's astonishment, how could just a single short sentence calm her heart. But that's what happened, the man just said "Don't be afraid of me" and Anna felt calm as if the man was the one who couldn't possibly hurt her.

"Yes" Anna answered briefly and she began to stop rubbing her arms.

"Who's your name?"

"Annarosa, but I can call Anna. And you?"

"Well Anna" muttered the man "I want to rest now" Anna's frown, the man clearly did not want his name in the know. Wh why?

"Even pets have names"

"I can't tell you my name" the man replied firmly.

Anna sighed in annoyance, she had already helped him but the man did not even want to tell Anna what her name was. The man must be involved very seriously. "Where do I call you?"

"As far as you go"

"You like me calling you 'hi, stranger!' or 'unknown man'?" Anna grumbled, but the man remained silent.

Anna could only shrug her shoulders, she did not want to talk too long with the man who did not even want to mention her name.

This mysterious man was indeed outrageous, he did not have any identity cards! yesterday before throwing away the man's clothes, Anna first searched him and hoped to find a wallet or something that could be used as a clue about the identity of this foreign man. But his efforts did not pay off, Anna tried to think positively, maybe this man had been robbed.

Anna decided, the less often she interacted with the man then the much better. Anna walked out of her room with quick steps. His breathing was still puffed up when he arrived at his daughter's room, his feelings jumbled. The man was already conscious, the man could speak in his language, the man was a stranger!

Oh gosh! he must have gone crazy for putting a foreign man into his house. Even all this time he has been quite torturing various crimes that occur in many places?

Anna hit her head slowly, she was indeed careless. He only lives alone with Nina.

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"If you don't mind, I want to take a shower" the man said, lowering his legs to the floor. Morning has just come, even in the eastern horizon the sunlight is still blurring the orange hue.

Anna looked at the man with a reluctant face that was not hidden. A shower? She should wash him too? Ihh...

"I don't think I can do it" Anna replied as she continued mopping the floor. "Why?" ask the man and start walking limped out of the bedroom. The sofa slid as the man sat leaning against it.

"You don't understand, do you?" Anna stopped mopping and stared fixedly at the man. "I don't like to see naked men. So, sorry I can't bathe you." The two corners of the man's lips were attracted like he was holding back a smile. "Aren't you changing my clothes and treating my wounds?"

Anna's face immediately reddened "That's different.I was forced" Anna shook her head quickly and bowed her head. "At any time I don't.. no. Mem... undress your underwear!"

Now the man's face was completely garnished with a big smile, realizing the woman who had helped him was very innocent. "I didn't ask you to bathe me, I could do it myself. I was just hoping you'd borrow me your towels and toiletries"

Anna looked at the man in embarrassment "Oh! I thought... "

"How's it?" ask the man. "Your wounds will be wet with water..."

"No problem" the man said, "You can change the bandage. I feel so sultry that a cold shower is the cure"

Anna's face looked surprised. "I can prepare warm water for your bath. You haven't healed properly... "

"I want to take a cold shower" the man said firmly. Anna shrugged her shoulders. Like his this guy is the kind of stubborn guy. "Well if that's what you want" Anna said and went to her room to get a clean towel "This"

"Thank you" the man said and immediately stood up after receiving the towel from Anna's hand. "You sure you can do that?" asked Anna with a worried face.

The man straightened his "Can" body Anna ran to pick up a small plastic container on top of the fridge.