The Kings Love

Comforting Her King |27|

( Jasmine )

I looked at King Laurent with the most disbelieving and incredulous face I could muster. There was no way...

Jasmine: "Have you been drinking King Laurent?" A bewildered laugh flowing between my lips. King Laurent got up from the bed and paced the room.

King Laurent: "No, I don't drink Jasmine. What I have been doing is going fucking insane watching you and Larry. You said that you weren't that kind of woman. That you wouldn't play between two brothers and yet here you are. I don't handle these kinds of situations well. I already been through this once, I can't do it again!" Huh? I watched King Laurent pace in confusion.

Jasmine: "King Laurent, what are you talking about? I'm so confused. You're  were the one who said you didn't want me. You're the one who was two seconds away from tossing me out the castle doors. You chose Candice!" At the mention of her name, King Laurent stopped pacing and looked down. He stayed quiet and I understood.

Jasmine: "You see. Look, I get it. It's okay, I've never been wanted before so why start now right? I only came in here to inform you of knowing where Queen Jessica was. If you want, tomorrow morning I can go with guards to the site." I stared at the floor, my emotions starting to get the best of me. I was used to rejection but King Laurent's rejection was a category of its own.

King Laurent: "Very well, we will leave as soon as the suns up." I could feel the dismissal and just walked away. I didn't see King Laurent watching me or how he had the saddest frown on his features. I only saw my hurt and the fear of what I would see come morning.

( Day 35 )

When light shine through the darkened blinds, my eyes burned from crying all night. The memory kept replaying in my mind and grape lollipop eyes screamed my name. I could hear the shower turn on and knew King Laurent was awake. Guess I had no choice but to face what was coming. After I heard the door open and shut, I went and tried to clean the sadness from my body and soul. It didn't work and I reluctantly got dressed in jean shorts and a black long sleeved top. The knock on my door signified the end of my stay and probably my mental state. I got up and answered the door, and there was King Laurent and Larry and some guards.
King Larry had a sad expression and put his arm around my neck. King Laurent's eyes narrowed but he stayed quiet.

King Larry: "I'll protect you. Okay?" I nodded and King Laurent just walked away from us. We were joined outside by a few of the guards, one of them being Curtis. A car was brought to us and we got in, my heart hurting from fear of what I would see. It took us a good hour and a half to make it to the ravine. As we trekked through the deep forest, I thought of Ms.Betty. I missed her, it amazed me how over such little time she had became like a caring grandmother to me. I had only been with her for two days but she had been kind and she hadn't treated me like a worthless nobody. I never knew my grandmother from my mom side and the one from my dads side hated me. I wondered if any of my family besides my little brother and sister ever cared about me.

When we got the clearing of the ravine, a scream erupted from my throat and I fell to my knees. The sobs wrecked my body as I saw the death I allowed to happen. They all lay dead, their bodies decomposing from a month of being exposed to the air, I just stared as the tears fell. They had all huddled together, I guess to gather body warmth. The smell of dead flesh baking in the sun burned my nostrils and I just cried more.

Jasmine: "this is all my fault. I told them I would get help and then I forgot. I fell and I fucking forgot! I'm so sorry!" Tears completely blurred my vision and I started hitting the ground. Hit after hit, my fists crashed upon gravel and dirt. I was losing it and I felt someone grabbed my hands. I whimpered and looked into saddened chocolate pools. King Laurent wiped the tears from my face gently, speaking softly to me in French. I don't know what he said but I calmed down. He brushed the hair from my eyes.

King Laurent: "Jasmine, I want you to go with the guards back to the castle. You don't have to stay here for this part. Just go and rest."

Jasmine: "it was my fault. I did this. I should've remembered. I should've kept my promise. I'm worthless." The tears started anew and King Laurent just heaved a heavy breath.

King Laurent: "Go, I don't want you to see anymore of this. Larry and I will take it from here." Curtis the guard came and softly told me to let's go. As I was gently pulled away, I could see King Larry comforting King Laurent. King Laurent had tears going down his beautiful face and King Larry hugged him. Goes to show no matter the fights they have, they will always be there for each other at the end. I took one last glance at the scene, my heart shattered.

But as Curtis pulled me away, I could've sworn there was someone missing from the ravine. I didn't have enough time to figure out before the site was gone from my eyesight.

Curtis escorted me to my room seeing as how I was to dead inside to really care where I was going.
I could no longer hear not gone,
I instead heard it's all your fault.
I opened my room door and just laid on the bed, completely devastated. Soft hands softly took mines in them and I looked at who was there. Sophia looked back at me, her eyes understanding and comforting. She got into the bed with me and wrapped her arms around me. She stayed with me, never letting go.
I heard voices in the hallway, it sounded like Melissa and Candice.
I heard one say that Queen Jessica's body and the other say as long as they believed she died from the crash, it didn't matter.

What? I was going to get up until I noticed Sophia asleep. She looked so peaceful that I just let it be. I would talk with King Larry about what I heard later. Hopefully before King Laurent kicked me out. I closed my eyes for a second and that's all it took. The scene from the ravine replayed over and over. It was then I realized who was missing. The man who had the stick in his arm.

( Day 36 2 am )

I jerked out my sleep and the room was dark. I made my way to the other side of the bed and hit the light switch on the nightstand.
I noticed that Sophia was gone but King Laurent was asleep in the huge lazy boy recliner. His eyes blinked open when the lights cut on. He squinted his eyes and groaned when he sat up.

Jasmine: "I apologize for waking you Your Highness. I didn't know you were there. Where's Sophia?

King Laurent: "Laurent."

Jasmine: "huh? I don't understand."

King Laurent: "Don't call me King Laurent, just Laurent. After all, you call my twin by his name only. And Sophia wrote a note saying she had some things to check on. How are you feeling?" I felt the tears well up and I pushed them back down.

Jasmine: "I'm okay. I should be asking you that question. I'm so sorry about Queen Jessica." King Laurent played with the gold band on his finger and sighed. Tears slipped down his eyes and my heart broke even more. I got off the bed and grabbed my book bag, I couldn't take the sadness in his eyes. It hurt me, and I was selfish because it hurt that he didn't want me. He watched as I stuffed my meager belongings into it and hauled it onto my arms. I got to the door and before i opened it, I was pulled back by King Laurent.

King Laurent: "Whoa, where you going? I didn't tell you to leave."

Jasmine: "I forgot them! She could've been still alive if I just would've remembered! I let them die!"

King Laurent: " Jasmine, it's not your fault. You hit your head and you forgot. You can't control what happens. Plus, Jessica was dead before you even left that ravine"

Jasmine: "Wait, what do you mean?"
King Laurent let my arm go and sat down on the bed and rested his head in his hands. When he spoke, his word were muffled.

King Laurent: "She was shot Jasmine. Someone found them and shot Jessica. She's been dead for months. So it's not your fault, so stop blaming yourself."
His voice broke and I dropped my book bag, rushing to his side.

Jasmine: "I'm so sorry Laurent.... I didn't know. I'm so sorry." I held his hands in mine, trying to ease his pain. He looked up and without warning, moved and wrapped his left arm around me. His right hand came up to my face and cupped my chin.
He pulled my lips to his and kissed me.

( End Chapter )