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Selene POVLying in that hospital bed, I was so weak, so drained. My mind wanted to go through it, but it just circled around this nexus. I had done nothing with my life, nothing important. So many issues left unfinished now, here I was, in a hospital, basically feeling my life as one big junction. Which way do I go now?.Standing beside my bed and looking down at me, talking, he seemed nice, yet I wasn't that convinced of whether I even could trust him at all. "Selene," he then said in that soft voice of his, "we really must talk more seriously about your situation." The doctor said softly, his voice a caress over the hushed air.I wasn't ready for that conversation, though it was finally time everything boiled over. It was all just so heavy, and I had no answers and didn't know what to do. I knew one thing, though-hearing the truth was just what I needed. The minute I continuously avoided what happened inside of me, I was never going to get better."Doctor," I said in a low tone,
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Jakob's POVI wheeled myself into the therapist's office. I was loaded with everything that had happened, and hadn't been to this place for a while. But today, I knew I really needed to be talking to him. I was unable to piece together everything inside my head by myself anymore - Selene, my feelings, and the mess that I had become.She smiled serenely at me as I rolled in. "Jakob, it's been a while. How are you?"I let out a deep sigh; everything was weighing down on me. "Not great, to be honest. There's so much running through my mind right now; I don't even know where to start.She nodded, beckoning me to take the chair opposite her. "Take your time. Take it from wherever you like.I feel myself lean back into the chair as my brain tries to bring it all together. "It's about Selene. I don't know what's going on between us, but it feels like I keep messing things up. I care for her, but can't seem to make things right. So confused, and I'm starting to feel like I'm pushing her away
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Selene's POV I'd done everything in my power to mend things between Jakob and me. In the end, however, it was time for the truth to set in. I couldn't continue to pursue something that just wasn't ready. He wasn't ready, and perhaps, just perhaps, neither was I.So I resumed life just like any other stranger. That was not how it went, as it was supposed to, but that was how it needed to be. It's easier to stand my ground, to act like everything is fine, than to move forward, relentlessly, with push and pull. I had to come to realize that Jakob wasn't going to give me what I needed. And so I continued on, little by little, starting to lean on others for support. Far from ideal, but still better than feeling completely alone.I threw myself into what I could: work, friends, diversions. I had to be busy. With it all, there was just that little something gnawing away at me. Every time I'd see Jakob, every time he'd try to talk to me, he sounded like he was placing the blame on me-li
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Selene's PovAs I walked out of the hospital with Jakob, what the doctor said lingered in my mind. "Always be around him, Selene," he had told me. "Never leave him alone. The more he is supported, the quicker he will recover. Your presence means so much to him." The doctor warned sternly.I knew what he meant, but something inside me twisted when those words came out of his mouth.It was unfair. It wasn't just Jakob who needed support; it was me too. Yet nobody seemed to care about that. For everyone, even the doctor, it was only the recovery of Jakob that mattered, as if my feelings meant nothing at all.I kept pushing those thoughts down, trying to focus on what needed to be done. I told myself that I could handle it. I had to. Jakob was hurting, and I loved him. That was enough reason to put my own feelings aside-right?But the angrier I got, the more and more it seemed the better it was for them. How fair was it that everything in my life had to change because of a problem of J
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Jakob's POVThose days, when every hour passing felt so much like forever, so dense and so long. I sat with my chair against the window, lost to my thoughts, when he came in as the door opened.Sean burst in, a radiant smile all over his face, and greeted: "Hey, man, how is the patient today?" Then he slapped his hand on my shoulder, naturally buoyant to bounce into the room.I forced a frail smile at him, but before I could utter anything, the door burst open, and Selene stepped inside."Hey," she said-perhaps her voice was soft, but I could feel the exhaustion in it; she had overburdened herself since she always asked if I was okay.The moment he saw her, his face fell. I did, too-the guilt, the realization that perhaps we had pushed her too hard. He could tell how worn out she was, how much she had been carrying, and it hit him hard. I couldn't blame him for feeling that way. I knew I had been no help, and she had been doing everything on her own.Selene didn't say anything. She
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Selene's POV The moment the name Mia rolled out, everything changed in one swift second. Jakob's face fell as his gaze hit the floor; tension crept into his shoulders as if a million thoughts were suddenly dropped onto him.Something wasn't right; my gut feeling felt otherwise. I had to know this, yet I couldn't just stand there, acting normal when nothing was to begin with."Jakob," I said firmer. "What is this? You have been acting weird since that call has come in. Please, for heaven's sake, don't lie to me again."He said nothing for several moments, but I could tell the war was on behind his eyes, in the conflict as to whether to tell me the truth or further hide it. But I'd had enough of the silence, enough of the games. If he wasn't going to open up to me, then I had to make him."I am not going to stand here and make it seem like everything is okay, Jakob, whereas it is not," I continued, stepping closer to him. "If you do not tell me what is going on, I swear, I will just
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Jakob's POVThis had been a weird feeling waiting for Mia. I had said that I would meet her, but as the day approached, a sense of nervousness ascended. I didn't have a single idea how to behave or what to say. My head was on one of those cycle rides of questions, half of me too scared to ask. What if she suspected I didn't trust her? That I was only questioning her because I was still trying to figure out whether she was real?That is the truth-I did not know what I felt. I did not know whether to be happy that she was back or be confused by how to handle everything, having been so long since I saw her standing in front of me alive, breathing just like she used to. Yet again, there was so much that was not known, and many questions remain unanswered.She finally came through the door, and I was surprised to feel how nervous I was. I hadn't anticipated it. There Mia stood, like nothing was different, but all was. Now I was sitting in a wheelchair, and she was standing-healthy and
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Selene's POVThe next day, everything felt so different. Something inside me had shifted. I had tried so hard and put in so much effort, but it felt like I was the only one. Jakob did whatever he liked, and I felt like I was being left behind. Nobody took my feelings into consideration.I knew I needed to step back, to stop making so many efforts that weren't being returned. Now it was time for me to focus on myself, even if that meant distancing myself from him. So I decided not to check up on him anymore; I didn't even want to go out because every time I did, it would never end well, and I'd had enough of it.I didn't say anything as Martha came to call me down for breakfast. I didn't want to be bothered with anyone right now. I did not want to face them or put on a happy face while inside, I was empty.Martha," I called out from my room, my voice a little softer than I meant. "Tell everyone I won't be coming down. I don't want to see anybody today. Just leave me alone, okay?"S
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Selene's POV. The doctor might have agreed to keep his mouth shut for now. But I knew better than to rely on just one person to keep my secret. If I wanted to stay ahead I needed a backup plan. My mind searched through the people I knew trying to figure out who I knew could keep a secret or who I could trust but no one came up. They’re all fake and trusting them is like digging my own grave. I inhaled resting my head on the pillow when a mane struck my thought. Roslyn If I can at least give some 50% of my trust it should be Roslyn. She’s unpredictable sharp and good. I wasn’t sure if I could trust her but I also knew she was my best option. I picked up my phone and dialed her number. The phone rang twice before she picked up. “Jordan?” Her voice was steady but I could hear the sight edge of sorry beneath it. “Where the hell have you been?” “Worried about me?” I smirked. “This isn’t funny!” She snapped. “Do you have an idea of what’s happening? Your family is practically set
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Selene's POV The private suite was just as quiet now as when I arrived. The kind of silence that felt unnatural pressing down on me like a weight I couldn’t shake. The steady beep of the heart monitor and the occasional shuffle of the doctor moving around the room were the only sounds breaking the stillness. Pain throbbed through my ribs with every breath a dull ache reminded me of just how close I had come to losing everything. My libs were still sluggish from whatever medication they had pumped into me but my kind was clear too clear. I wasn’t supposed to be here I wasn’t supposed to be alive but somehow I managed to escape death. Maybe that was lucky or not. I was about to ask the doctor for water when he suddenly pulled out his phone his expression tight. He glanced at me before pressing a button putting the call on a speaker. “You need to hear this.” He muttered setting the phone down on the table beside me. I frowned but said nothing he must have something to show me s
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Selene's POV It felt like I was floating on my air, the world around me felt like it was spinning. I had never felt this type of hangover in a while, it must have been a crazy night… I thought as I tried to steady myself gripping the sheets of my bed wondering how I had been so careless when muffled voices reached my ears. Slowly I tried to focus on the voices when I heard a slight beeping machine, slowly my eyelids fluttered open and I was faced with a ceiling that was certainly strange making it clear I was not in my room. "You should have been here earlier." A soft feminine voice uttered, making me incline my head in the direction ignoring the throb in my head. I tried to focus on who was speaking. "Annie, don’t start." A familiar voice shot back laced with frustration. "Don’t start?" Annie retorted, scoffing. "He was bleeding out, Josh! Where were you?" Blood. The word sent a slow, crawling heat through my chest. My fingers twitched against stiff sheets, memories flickeri
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Selene's POV The beeping of the heart monitor filled the hospital room, the steady rhythmic sounds of my heartbeat had long since faded into the background of my mind. The scent of strong antiseptic clung to the air, sharp and sterile, an obvious and never ending reminder that I was still in this place— bedridden.I let out a little sigh—I had spent enough time on this bed to memorize the exact placement of every single object in the room. To anyone else that might have sounded a little funny.I noticed how the curtains danced in the breeze whenever wind came, it made me crave for the outside world and not the way the cold sheets felt against my skin. Or the numb ache at my sides.But none of these discomforts compared to the unease brewing within me as I turned my head toward my grandmother who sat silently on the cushioned chair next to me.No matter how many times I had tried to shrug the thoughts off, they just wouldn't budge.She had been acting strange for a while now—too stra
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Coming from someone who had waited so long to get answers I guess the taste of victory still lingard in my mouth as I tried to figure out what exactly the problem would be if I went on with my idea. Absolutely no one to support me besides myself and my persistent belief that I could do this. I didn't even bother about going on and on above the usual. I just waited and sealed deals from my office. Julie was my greatest supporter as she didn't miss a day to gas me up and tell me how amazing I was. This was the kind of person I wanted in my life who was going to always prove that there was a reason for me to always have sufficient people around. It wasn't going to change the fact that I was going to suffer to bring my vision to limelight even though I had a few agencies who wanted to mingle with me. I had to turn most of them down when I realized that their visions didn't tally with what they wanted me to do. It was always prohibited to mingle with such people as long as t
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Seline’s POV Yes! We did it. The joy of the victory I just got spread like wildfire in my body, I couldn’t contain it. The doors of the courtroom swung open and I stepped into the daylight. The sun, high in the sky, hit me with a blend of heat and severe brightness. I had to cover my eyes for a second to adjust to it. I opened my eyes to see a large number of crowd made up of people who Mr Fisher had unjustly robbed in the name of getting treatment in his hospital, and their families, journalists and news agencies all waiting patiently for the result. The moment they all sighted me, a sudden hush fell over them. Some had their palms joined together, mumbling words of prayers. Others simply held hands with or embraced their relatives in hope of good news. “We won!” I declared and the crowd erupted into cheers. Many couldn’t contain their tears and broke down. I held tightly unto the folder of legal documents close to my chest, an evidence of the justice I won for myself and ev
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Author's POV. The courtroom air? Stale. Stiff. Like a morgue with better lighting. Dr. Fisher sits slumped. Tailored suit. Empty eyes. His lawyer, a slick weasel in pinstripes, adjusts his tie. 'Nervous'. Prosecutor Amelia Voss strides forward. Heels 'click-clack' like a ticking bomb. She slaps a file on the jury’s rail. Papers flutter. “Ladies. Gentlemen. This man”—she whirls, points at Fisher—“is no healer. He’s a 'chemist of death'.” The jury leans in. Fisher’s pen trembles. “Forged prescriptions. Falsified records. 'Profit over pulse'.” Voss tosses photos—bottles with smudged labels, scribbled dosages. “He didn’t 'mistreat' patients. He 'weaponized' them.” A juror gasps. Fisher’s lawyer stands. “Objection! Speculative—” “Overruled.” Judge Calloway’s voice grinds. Granite face. Ice-chip eyes. “Proceed, Ms. Voss.” She smiles. Feral. “Gladly.” ''' The witnesses come. A parade of ghosts. First: Mrs. Eliza Trent. Apron stained. Hands raw. “My husband… his arthritis
