"𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐍" | 𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄́𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒

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I opened my eyes and the face of Joly greeted me. "Thank god, you're alive.", he said. "Where's Enjolras?", I asked. "I don't know. I left the barricade with you.", he said. "What's with Gavroche, Courfeyrac, Enjolras? Please give me an answer." "Clara, I can't tell you anything about them. But I fear the worst. The barricade is ruined. The Revolution is over."

"It's not over. Not as long as I live.", I said. "Alright. But before you start the massacre your lovely man made, you're staying in bed. Your shoulder needs to heal." "But Joly." "Clara, no more buts. I know, it must be hard for you. First, you were fooled by a prince, then your sister dies, then this. It's hard. But you need to think of yourself now. You're not alone anymore."

With that, Joly left. He was right. I wasn't alone anymore. I had my friends. It was never going to fill the hole in my heart that the bullet made into my sister's chest. My heart ached even more for those boys who lost the fight to survive. Gavroche, Feuilly, Bossuet, Bahorel, Enjolras...

My beloved Enjolras.

I began to cry. It felt like I was shot all over again. Just this time, it hit my heart. I had rejected him for so long and now that we found together he's dead. He had his whole life ahead of him. He was only a student. He never got the chance to see a new France. But one thing was clear, I had to join him.

I was done. My whole life I longed for love, a family, friendships. Look what has become of me: a 17-year-old girl who just lost all three of the things I longed for. I was poor and had no home. I was now on the run. I was a traitor to the crown. I had nothing to live for.

"Clara, you should eat something." "Let it be, Joly. I'm giving up." "Oh no, you're not. Someone's relying on you." "Who? You? You can live without me too." "I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about your baby."

I looked up at him. "Baby?" "You're pregnant." I needed to let that sink in. I was carrying a child, most likely from Enjolras. I began to cry again. Joly gave me a tight hug. "Everything will be alright."

"Everything will be alright."

(A/N: Hi, I'm back I guess. Expect more updates in the next couple of weeks. Also thank you so much for 5k reads on this story.)