Forever Gone

I reached for Jessie’s hand and held it as we sat side by side outside the clinic while we waited for news about Selena's condition. I wasn't sure if her hand was trembling in mine or if my hand was the one that was trembling. We sat together in silence as time seemed to crawl by.

In the end, Jessie and I were informed by one of the nurses that we were not allowed to visit Selena. When I asked her about Selena's condition, all the nurse would say was that she needed time to rest to recover. I returned to Prince Leonard's palace with a heavy heart and spent a sleepless night worrying about Selena.

“You should eat some food or else you're going to be joining your friend at the clinic,” Prince Leonard said quite sternly as he stared directly at me from across the dining table.

He must have realized how I haven't touched any of the food since our meal started. It felt wrong for me to eat when I knew that Selena was going through such a tough time. On top of that, I had completely lost al