Before coming back, to Nolan Morrison, all the wounds on his body were insignificant. Those pains couldn't hurt him much, but the love and longing for Matilda Jenkins in his heart was a wound that could never heal.
That heart-wrenching torment, the longing, felt like someone was grinding a serrated knife over his heart once a day, making his whole body tremble with pain, yet no wound was visible. Apart from missing her, it was just a deeper longing.
It was like being poisoned, every day, every single day, he had to suffer, wanting to see her, wanting to be with her at all times.
So, in the end, he couldn't endure it anymore and came back.
Seeing Matilda Jenkins after coming back made all those torments vanish into thin air; she was his best medicine.
As long as she was there, the medicine worked immediately.
As long as she was there, he felt solace.
Nolan Morrison deepened this kiss, his most beloved young lady in his heart, his only antidote.
