The Risks of Love

Chapter 38

Rose's POV

After Jess admitted her love for Luke, she didn't utter a word as she was lost in her own thoughts. 

"Jess, you need to get some rest. I will have Tyler get a hotel and drop you off. Go get a shower, eat something and get some sleep. You've had a long day; you need to rest. He won't want you to ruin yourself after he did all that to save you." I said, looking at Luke. 

"Not helping, Rose." Jess mumbled the last part and I hugged her. 

"I know but you know I am right." She sighed and hugged me back. 

"Yeah, maybe I should get some rest. My head's hurting for crying so much. Gosh, I wonder where I got all the tears." She let out a light chuckle as she wiped her eyes. 

"I wanna know that too." I smiled at her and she stood up from her seat. 

"So, who's gonna look after him?" She asked. 

"I will talk to Xavier and he will stay, looking after him. I will join you soon. Get some food and shower before I get there. Tyler's waiting for you at reception. Get enough sleep and shower babe. You stink." I playfully pinched my nose and she smiled. 

"Will do. See you soon." She waved as she walked out of the ward and my smile dropped. 

Because deep down, I wasn't ready to risk my life to save a stranger. 

'You don't have to if you don't want to. She will move on as time passes.' Layla said and I was a bit tempted but shook my head. 

I know Jess more than anyone. Yes, we move on and she will eventually move on but I know for a fact that it will take forever for her to move on. She seems strong but she's barely holding on after whatever happened to her four years ago, about the drama about her real parents. 

She's been through so much and I doubt she will hold on when the time comes. It's safe to say she would stay single for the rest of her life because she will be traumatized so much and I surely don't want it to happen. I turned and looked at the brunette infront of me. 

I then closed my eyes and felt tingly inner power flowing through my body. I took a few deep breaths to focus on the task at hand. I then opened my eyes and opened my palm infront of me which was engulfed in a golden flame. 

As I focused on a little marble which collected my lifetime energy. The bigger the marble got, the more difficulty I was having breathing and by the time it got bigger enough to the size of a tennis ball, I was on the verge of falling down. The glowing golden ball contained fifty years of my life span and Layal has been yelling at me to stop from ages ago, telling me it would be enough to revive him. 

When I couldn't hold on, I stopped and fell to the floor. Stars and darkness were all I could see but I grit my teeth and held on. I still have to pass the energy to him or everything would be in vain. I stood up and sat on the sofa and held the golden ball in one of my palms. 

It wasn't that hard, passing the energy to him and it didn't take long. When I was done, I sat there for a while trying to calm my racing heart. I raised my head when the door opened and Xavier walked inside.