We are all entitled to be beautiful

Chapter Fifteen-Poisonous Emotions

Rose's P.O.V:

Broken

He'll be broken.

I open my mouth to say it but I can't. All I hear is a gasp escape my lips.My body aches with pain. For what seems like hours we just stare at each other, waiting for someone to break the awful silence.

"I'll be so broken inside even more broken than I am now..." he trails off, scanning my face for some sort of reaction.

I bite my lip anxiously,"I know," is all I manage to whisper.

I still don't understand how this all spiralled out of control so easily. My meaner side can't help but think it's all his fault.If he hadn't gone looking for me, those guards would never have found me but then again I've forgiven him haven't I so why am I holding a grudge? I can't think like that though whether I like it or not he's not evil and I'm no heroine. We are just two 13-year-olds forced into this.

I just don't know how to feel.

I'm locked up with bruises all over and he's right there's no way out of this mess. It's not as simple as if I die he'll be able to help fix this broken world because he'll be broken...

Someone that is broken will never be able to fix another that is broken no matter how hard they try. Loss, is an awful thing, it tears you apart leaving you asking yourself and the world around you 'Why them and not me?'

I can't do that to him.

"Xavier-" I'm cut off by a deafening screech and that irritating click.

The dim light illuminates the figures of the King and Queen. I want to scream but I can hardly speak. My mouth feels dry. My head weak and throbbing with pain.

I see Xavier edge closer towards me. His jaw clenched and hands curled into fists.

I glare at the Queen whose mouth is twisted into an evil smile, she returns the glare before swiftly walking over to Xavier.

He flinches as she runs her thin hand across his face whispering, "My precious little boy."

I feel weak all over. The throbbing pain in my head increasing. My vision begins to blur, black dots swimming before my eyes.

"You were right," the Queen's cold voice echoed loudly in my ears. "We knew you would never let your precious Rosalind die," she says my name disgusted. " Knowing, her though we knew she would be stubborn, so we needed a failsafe." I can barely make out the faint outline of the Queen as she strides over to me. " That's why we injected this into her," she reveals what looks like a thin needle.In the blur, I see Xavier rush over towards me and his Mother all the while his Father silently spectates in the corner of the room.

"What's that?" he yells grabbing the needle out of his Mother's hand.

"It's a slow working poison that will gradually deteriorate every cell in her body. Can't you see Xavier she's dying and only you can stop it."

The words slowly sink in. My eyelids droop but I see Xavier inches away from me.

His voice seems so distant as he calls out my name, begging me to stay awake. "Rose, Rose, you have to stay awake. You can't leave me." I want to stay awake but my body is begging for rest, every muscle aching pleading me to go to sleep.

"She will receive the antidote once you agree to help us and don't think you can go back on your word because the antidote has to be distributed every day for four months for the virus to be completely gone." the queen's icy voice piercing into my body. I fight hard to stay awake but I feel too weak. Pain everywhere, inescapable pain rushing through every part of my body- merciless.

"Let her go," I hear Xavier cry out. " I'll do anything"

No, no, no this can't be happening. I don't want him to but I know he will never let me die. I feel a pang of guilt wrenching at my heart. How could have I ever have hated him?

" Just please save her, you have my word I'll do anything. Please just save her." I hear his voice begging.

My eyes well with tears that I can't hold back. I single droplet trickles down my cheek, turning red before my eyes as it drops through the blood that covers my face.

Why does he care so much?

Because he loves you.

The words stay plastered in my mind as the room sways. My vision completely gone. Engulfing me into the darkness as everything turns black.

Note to reader

I know I said that this chapter was going to be longer but I couldn't end myself I had to end it there is was too good a cliffhanger to miss. I feel kind of mean now but I'm going to try to post a chapter tomorrow as well to make up for the shortness of my chapters recently. Plus I'm really sorry for not updating sooner I had exams and I'm sure you all know how stressful they are.

By the way, whilst your waiting for the next update I would love it if you would check out my other book, 'Life Goes on Without you' its a completely different genre but I hope you'll like it.

Oh, before I forget I decided to enter this book into the Wattys even if it's very unlikely for me to win up against so many amazing writers but I'm really proud of this story and how it's grown over time.

Please comment to tell me what you think and how I could improve my work because I'm always looking to make my work better for you readers who take the time to read my book.

Hope you have a lovely day!

Lavender