Chapter Forty Three

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Scarlet's Point of View

As I defeat the ever strengthening demon inside me for the first time, I look up. And that's when I notice the thin, pearly white fog creeping across the floor towards me. That's not a good sign. I jump to my feet, stumbling on my numb limbs and back into the deepest recesses of the stainless white room. I hate this damn room, with its pristine white tiles and perfectly painted white walls. It's clean, sanitary but in a menacing way. The addition of the creeping fog throughout the room I've inhabited causes a despair like none other to seep into the cracks in my bones. I tuck my head into the crooks of my arms, cradling myself in a way that no one has. Defeat settles over my soul as I squeeze my eyes shut for the last time. I've never succumbed to death this easily before. The fight has simply sapped from my body, leaving nothing but a hallow sense of questioning. I just hope Casper forgives me.
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Casper's Point of View

I'm sitting with Bianca eating lunch when the big guy comes in. Logan. The infamous Logan. Trampling along behind him are Millie, Jade and Aaron. They're headed for me.

"Casper James. Bianca Jecko. Come with us. Professor needs to talk to you," grunts Logan. I can tell he's trying not to draw attention to us, but it's failing dreadfully. Stifling a groan of irritation, I push myself up from my seat and Bianca follows suit. She's looking at me with those royal blue eyes. She's pissed. And worried. Mostly worried. And then I see myself through her eyes. I'd always been lanky, of course. Bianca used to tease me that I was like a Tom cat, skinny, fast and feisty. But these days, I was all but withering away. My cheekbones hallowed, my ribs protruding. Absorbed in my thoughts, I hadn't realized we'd reached the Professors room until we had. Logan pushed the door open for us and our caravan traipsed in. As we settled into the chairs across him, the Professor opened his mouth to speak. And, somehow, I knew what he was going to tell us.

"It's Scarlet," he says, "she's in surgery and we're trying the best we can."

And the remainder of my will shatters.

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