Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forever His: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

“Good morning, Aubrey. Are you ready?,” Matron Constance says to me as she stands on the front porch with her hands on her back.“I…” for a second I feel baffled by her presence but then I recall the awful attack against Matron Mary Ann, of course she is not going to be able to come pick me up after what happened. “Yes, I am ready, good morning, Matron Constance.”“Excellent, then let's get going. It is a lovely morning, isn’t it?"I close the door behind me and I follow the Matron.“How is Matron Mary Ann doing?” I ask her while we walk.“She is much better now, thank you for asking, she is a little scared because of what happened, but luckily she is going to recover. She will take a few days off and then she will be as good as new and ready to go back to the Ministry to work,” she replies without slowing

Matron Constance is ringing the doorbell insistently. It’s not 8:30 yet, I don’t understand why she is in such a hurry. I run downstairs as fast as I can and the moment I open the door she tells me to hurry up.“You mentioned you knew how to cook, right?” The Matron asks as we walk to the subway station. “Yes, Matron,” I reply.“Who taught you?”“My Grandma,” I say feeling a little bit saddened. Every time I think of her I get sad, I miss her and the idea of her hating me breaks my heart. I wish there was a way to get in touch with her to explain what really happened. But I know it’s impossible, I can’t use the phone and I can’t go anywhere without permission. Commander Mortensen or Matron Constance would have to come with me, and I don’t dare to ask neither of them for

(Leopold’s P.O.V.)I take a seat on the uncomfortable chair in the waiting room at the hospital and I rest my arms on my legs. I hate to wait, I have never been a patient person. I slowly open and close my fist, my skin is itching from the burn I got when I went into the warehouse. I do not understand why she was in there in the first place? Aubrey seems to have an act for getting in trouble even if it is not her fault.“Are you hungry, commander? I can get you something from the cafeteria,” Jareth offers as he takes a seat on the metal chair next to mine.“No, thank you, boy. I am fine,” I reply distracted.“Anthony is on his way, he is going to tell us what the fireman found out,” he informs me.“Good,” I say without looking at him.“That looks painful. You should have a doctor take a look at that hand,” he suggests as he points to my injury.“I do not need a doctor,” I reply rudely.“What is the matter, commander? You seem upset. You can calm down now, Aubrey is going to be fine. Al

(Leopold’s P.O.V.)Today I am in a worse mood if that is even possible. Our raid this morning was a failure, when we got to the place the Keepers’ intel indicated, the Eels had already fled and destroyed most of the evidence. We were able to collect some pamphlets and personal items, but nothing relevant. I can not bear the idea of Eels escaping, it infuriates me beyond words. My blood is boiling.“Commander Mortensen, how was today’s outing? Next time you take your men for a stroll try not to make such a fuss about it,” Commander Walter Wilson says mockingly.Wilson and I have always been competitive with each other, we got in the Shark Forces at the same time and our progress has been pretty much alike in the past few years. The next step is to become major and we both know it. We also know that my chances have been severely hampered by the Eel girl and that makes Wilson indescribably happy because it means he will most likely get promoted and I won’t. I can not believe Wilson is goi

(Aubrey’s POV) Today like any other day, I feel a pang of fear the moment the commander arrives. Baxter runs to greet his owner while I finish setting up the table. “I’m not hungry,” he declares curtly and then he walks up the stairs. I stay in the dining room unsure about what to do. If he doesn’t eat dinner, does it means I can’t eat either? I decide to nibble something while I clean up the table. I put everything back in its place, I store the untouched food inside glass containers and then I leave the kitchen spotless. Once everything is done, I go into the bedroom. The commander is already asleep so I try to be as quiet as possible, the last thing I wa