A Calculated Fall

"Don't worry, you'll be fine," Gideon said. He crouched in front of Daphne, trying to check if she was hurt.

Daphne, however, ignored her pain and threw herself into his arms. "Gid... I was so scared just now..." Her voice trembled as she clung to him.

Gideon hesitated, his arms awkwardly suspended in mid-air. But seeing her disheveled and crying so miserably, he finally softened. He wrapped his a