Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forever His: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

Leopold is taking a shower, I go out the bedroom to make breakfast for the both of us. Before I walk down the staircase I notice the door to the empty room is open. I shiver, I hate that empty room, the one that reminds me so much about Grace’s presence in this house. I hasten to close the door but before I do I notice that Baxter is inside scratching the wooden floor, making one of the floorboards loose.“Hey, stop with that, boy,” I say to him. “Don't do that, Baxter.”The dog moves to the side and I crouch down to put the floorboard back in it is place, then I notice that the dog has a piece of paper in his snout.“What is this, boy?” I ask as I take the piece of paper. It is moist and it has Baxter’s bite marks but it is perfectly legible.“My sweet Grace: I love you more than words can say, we will find a way to be together, do not lose hope, no one will keep us apart. Your fertility test means nothing, they can not force you to be with that man against your will. I beg you not to

“Eels! Eels! Traitors!” Wendy yells.I jump out of my skin. Eliza and I get up immediately to try to contain her, but it is too late, the rest of the class is already looking at us. The Matrons walk toward us to find out what is going on.“Shut up, Wendy!” Eliza mutters angrily.“Eels! Eels!” Wendy keeps on shouting.“What is going on in here?” Matron Mary Ann asks upset.I am about to reply nothing but I am so nervous the words just do not come out of my mouth. I think Eliza is going through the same thing because she just watches the Matrons frozen in her place, pale and with a frightened expression on her face.“They are traitors, they are traitors, they are traitors! They are Eels!” Wendy says with a ugly grin on her face. “I heard them, they were saying Eel things, they were criticizing the Righteous Regime. They are traitors! They are Eels!”“What is Wendy talking about?” Matron Constance questions us with an angry expression on her face.Eliza shakes her head and I just press my

(Aubrey’s P.O.V.)Fear is eating me up. My anguish grows as we approach Leopold’s house. I am sure that Mother Addison has already called him by now to tell him about the incident.I dread Leopold’s reaction, this past few days he has shown me how sweet and caring he can be but I am totally aware that there is another side to him, a ruthless and ill-tempered man that has zero patience for mishaps. I do not know who I am going to be dealing with once I get home. I can not believe that after all this time everything is at risk over an insignificant conversation. I am so mad right now that if I had Wendy in front of me I would slap her. I was so foolish, I should have walked away the second Eliza started to complain about the Righteous Regime, it is better to be considered rude than a traitor. But it is useless to regret it now, what is done is done and all I can do now is to face what is coming. I have to think very carefully about how I am going to explain things to Leopold, I still hav

(Aubrey’s P.O.V.)Hours go by as I refuse to go to sleep. I do not know when the Keepers will come but I want to be ready for them, which is why I do not let sleep defeat me. I want to listen to them approaching. I am sure that is the reason Leopold left, so the Keepers could come for me in his absence, he probably doesn’t want to witness my detention, he hates drama. The morning comes and neither the Keepers, nor Leopold arrive. The sun comes out like any other day, Baxter stretches his front legs as he yawns, everything is normal except for the fact that this might be my last day on earth… if I am lucky; if not, I will spend weeks at the Detention Facility just like I did last time.I get up from the bed and get into the shower. I let the hot water run down my body as if my fear and uncertainty could be washed away. The last time I was imprisoned I spent weeks without being able to take a shower, so I appreciate every drop that touches my skin, I know I will yearn for this moment in

Leopold comes in the bedroom, his cold presence weights on my heart and body, I can not stand this situation.“There is someone here to see you,” he says stiffly.I sit up in bed and look at him with narrowed eyes. Someone here to see me? An unsettling thought makes my blood run cold. Did Zack followed us from the park? Leopold studies me with his blue eyes, he is surely noticing my strong reaction, I must be pale as a ghost.“It is your grandmother, but if you are feeling indispose I can ask her to come some other time,” he says.It takes me a second to get up the bed. Grandma is here.“No, I am feeling just fine,” I say as I run down the staircase. Seeing her is just what I need after the awful days I have been having lately.Grandma is waiting for me standing in the foyer.“My child!” She says as she stretches her arms to hug me.“Grandma, I am so glad to see you.”“What happened to your pretty face?” She asks the moment she notices the bruise on my chin.“I… I tripped and fell,” I