JESSIE
Katara lay coughing on the bed, almost asleep. She looked so bad. Max sat next to her and held her hand. She wasn't going to make it. She was dying and she wouldn't ever grow up to have a better life. This was what they all had feared. This was the worst thing that could happen...
No, getting caught was the worst thing, but this was pretty bad too.
"We need to get out of here." Katara whispered weakly. "I can't stay here, so close to home... and not be there." she coughed again and slowly pushed herself up. "I can't die here-"
"Katara, please, don't say that." Max whispered. "Please-"
"I'm dying Max." she said and looked at him. "I'm coughing up blood, I've been sick most of my life, and things just keep getting worse. And don't say they aren't because you didn't see what it was like for me before I met you. It's gotten worse and I... I don't want to die now. I wasn't scared then, but now..." she looked away and Jessie caught her eye. She wanted to tell him, but she was scared of that too.
"Can we please go?" she asked him.
"We are supposed to leave when the sun starts to come up." Jessie answered. She sighed and nodded. She lay back down, her head in Max's lap and he stroked her hair. She closed her eyes and grabbed his hand. She looked up at him and slowly, he lay down beside her. She lay her head against his chest and she fell asleep quickly. Jessie sighed and sat down beside her. He knew that she might not make it until sunrise, but they had to hope.
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The Secret (Book 1 of the Secret Series)
FantasyI gasped and choked in pain. My body felt like it was on fire and I couldn't breathe. I could feel every nerve in me twitch and my body moved with it. No part of me was still. I was pulling at my restraints one minute, and then I was jerking in pain...
