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
Selena cried and wailed loudly as she hugged me tightly in her arms. Her body shook and trembled from her intense emotions and sobs as I patted and stroked her back while thinking that it was probably for the best for her to let it all out. I had never experienced a loss like hers before, so I couldn't say that I fully understood her sorrow.Despite that, her emotions seemed to reach me, and I began crying as well as I shared a bit of her sadness. It didn't take long for the sadness and pain inside of me to transform into anger. I wasn't sure who I should direct my anger at because it seemed too useless to blame everything on fate alone.It took quite a long while before Selena managed to calm down again. Although she was still sobbing and clearly in distress, it seemed that the worst was over, at least for this round of her emotional breakdown. I was certain that it would take Selena a long time before she could completely get over the loss of her child, that is if it was even possi
It seemed that I could no longer hold in the anger that was burning deep inside of me, and I had to speak up for my friend. Clearly Selena was too scared to speak up for herself or to do anything that would further anger Prince Darius; however, I just couldn't let this slide. The way he acted was too insensitive and uncaring and it also made me feel like he was trying to put the blame on Selena. “Pregnancies like these come with risks of their own and that is why it isn't unbelievable or completely unexpected that she might lose the child due to incompatibility issues and other complications,” Prince Darius replied matter-of-factly. I knew that his answer wasn't strictly incorrect but it wasn't the answer that I was looking for. “Please don't say things like that, can't you see how much Selena is suffering already?” I asked accusingly. “I can see that she is sad, but I also know that she will get over it with time,” Prince Darius replied smoothly before he turned to look down at S
“What about you? What are you planning to do with Selena?” I repeated my question again without allowing for his escape. Even if according to the official process, the committee would have the final say in what would happen to Selena after this, I wanted to know what Prince Darius had in mind for her. After all, he was her lover and not the committee. Prince Darius seemed to ponder my words for a few seconds before he settled on an answer.“Well, it's obvious now that her body can't handle carrying a mixed breed fetus to full term so there is no point in mating with her anymore,” he stated quite factually.“How...can you say something like that?” I asked before letting out a gasp of shock. I had thought that by that time he would have considered more of Selena's feelings.“It's the truth. This will be better for everyone including Salena herself,” Prince Darius confirmed his decision firmly.“I see…”I murmured as I realized that I was at a complete loss as to what to do or say. “If
“But what about…” I began asking before Prince Leonard shook his head slightly as if to brush off my concerns. “Don't worry about anything and just leave this in my hands. I'll make sure to talk to Darius about this. As I told you before, I'm sure that he is worried about Selena in his own way and also wishes her for the best even though he doesn't think that they should be together. If I tell him that this is what she has always wanted to do, I'm sure that we can both find a way to ensure that she can pursue her dreams,” Prince Leonard said with conviction. His confidence gave me hope and I could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel for Selena and her future. “That would mean the world to me,” I told him honestly. “And it would mean the world to me if you could just go to sleep and stop worrying now,” Prince Leonard said before he leaned in to place a soft kiss on the tip of my nose. It felt like his gentle loving gesture contained magic because I could feel all of my
“Don't act so sad, it's not like we'll never see her again. Let's go visit her sometime after she's settled down and maybe I can invite her here to visit us in the palace as well,” I said as I tried to maintain a positive attitude. “I guess you're right. Maybe I can even go and sleep over with her when I can take my leave,” Jessie said with a wistful look in her eyes. I stared down the road where Selena had departed, while silently praying for better things to come her way....“Let’s have dinner together when I get back or do you want to go out for dinner somewhere else?” Prince Leonard asked before he left for work. Apparently the prince had official matters to attend to since early in the morning and would only be back in the palace at the end of the day. “Maybe we should just have a simple dinner here, you might be tired by the time that you get back,” I replied while thinking of the prince’s wellbeing. If he went to work outside for the entire day, I was certain that he would
Deep and dark emotions welled up in my chest and then my temple started to throb in pain. I didn't want to believe that something like this was about to happen to me and the prince. Most of all, it hurt me so much to be reminded that I was responsible for all the pressure that Prince Leonard was facing. Since the prince had always been by my side and had helped me with virtually everything, even offering Selena a second chance at life, I felt even more devastated when I realized that there wasn't anything that I could do for him. Even that one thing that I was supposed to be able to do, I had failed so miserably and so publicly. I could feel everyone's eyes on me and I knew that they were looking down at me. They didn't just doubt my ability to conceive, they were certain that there was no way that I could become pregnant within three months. Although they had framed it as giving me one last chance, I knew that it wasn't a chance at all. If anything, it was a chance for them to pin t
At that moment, I told myself that I shouldn't get any greedier than this and I should feel lucky that I could still converse with him casually like this while I could also look forward to our future date. It should be enough for me that I could see him smile....**A week later**A week had passed and I had grown even more anxious because of how naturally our relationship was progressing. It felt like I had been waiting for Prince Leonard to bring up that topic after hearing the verdict from the committee as if I was waiting for lightning to strike. Despite the fact that a week had passed, the prince had not said anything to me regarding that topic. We spent our days exactly as we did before, and if anything, it seems like I had more time now to spend with the prince. Every time the prince started a conversation with me, my chest would tighten as I waited to see if he would mention anything about the 3-month deadline. I was certain that Prince Leonard must have heard from the commun