re's

with Thalia's constant dealings and he

ven stand the sight of Thalia as a result of her frustration f

I yelled out loudly

awn to me, but that couldn't s

t yours." I yelled

smile was

about?" she queried, as though

ourse," I answe

kled, as sh

you, oh sorry, Xavi

ut just a desperat

s heart. Each time he bled, I bled with him. "I was there for him, I was here for him, and I will always

of the marriage arrangement." She fired wit

a butcher as her words pierced through my soul and rai

lly got som

red to

amed out as I countered Thalia,

aha," Thalia's la

d that Xavier is into you

e's been hiding from your

ntasy that you didn't even notice th

d her statement with the blunt view that I was no

were birthed daily, Thalia's unending taunts were co

he narrow corridor, he'd pass me unnoticed, even in the hallways or

hours, hours to days, days to weeks, weeks to mo

was being countered by my dail

in my health. I was getting down wit

It was difficult to say if his unhappiness

happy that, at this point, he had to be there to witness the doctors

care of her yourself," one of t

n't stand me, h

I have other things

eeds someone who cares for her willingly at this moment to take care of he

behavior could tell he was forced to take care of me.

hope. Perhaps, or just maybe, Xa

saw him with Thalia, conversing and laugh

elf as a duty to Xavie

nsibility he would

questions and my heart bothe

I took happened to be the

ards my chambers,

away," the unfrie

ad to get myself back on track because I could

appened there?"

usly none of us could utter a single word

to where I was

t hesitate t

pily, as though she had been wai

doing in my roo

re to sleep. "If you are not comfortable with people, then pack your

, it's simple: stay away from Xavi

to offend anyon

e going to change your min

s has it all that she was so eager to have me

a word," I stood t

ave to suffer for a c