The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0022

I

Forcing my voice level, I asked, “Why wasn’t I previously informed that Elva was suffering from a

terminal illness?”

The pitying one pushed his glasses up his nose with his index finger. “Perhaps we were optimistic before. But she has since taken a turn for the worst. We aren’t fortunetellers, ma’am.”

That wasn’t what I wanted to hear. “So you won’t treat her? At all?”

The pitying one shrugged. “What’s the point?” He placed his hand on my shoulder, and it took everything within me not to shove him away. “Giving up now is for the best. You’ll see that soon enough.”

“I will never agree with that,” I said. “Elva is worth saving. At least try. Please. I’m begging you.

The doctor with the pitying look shook his head. He called to his colleague. “We’re done here.” a

“No…” My legs went weak.

As one doctor walked straight out the door, the other, the one with the blank expression stopped at my

side.

In a whisper that no one else could hear, she told me, “Perhaps leaving the palace would be better for

her.”

I looked at her in confusion, but she offered no further explanation. She left the room without glancing

back

Was she insinuating that someone here might have done something to Elva? Or was she saying that no one here would help her because of who she was?

I collapsed. I would have likely banged my knees on the floor if my maid hadn’t caught me and helped.

me down.

What was I going to do? I couldn’t let Elva die! Even if she was sick enough… even if it was fated… didn’t

she deserve some treatment?

The poor girl was in pain!

Miss Piper said the second maid from Elva’s bedside,

Aluson I pushed myself back to my feet and scrambled to Elva’s side: Her little hand was reaching out

in both of mine

“It’s okay, honey. Mommy’s here now. It’s going to be okay.”

She seemed soothed by my presence, enough to fall asleep.

I glanced at the second maid, who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I stepped back from the bed to consult with the doctors.

stopped their hushed words to each other and looked at me. One wore a blank expression. The other

have a fever?” I asked. “What’s her

at each other, then back

treatment plan,” the blank one

have

smile. I

at that moment.

you will see

flared hot. “You are talking about a person – a child

needs put down.”

with hope of survival,” the doctor with the blank

her as

Why hadn’t that been mentioned earlier? Julian had made it seem

now, here they were, saying she didn’t deserve a

tell me this before?” I asked. My voice was rising with

no one said a thing about her having a terminal

need to shout,” said the pitying one.

expression crossed her

breath, but it came out shaking. I wanted to scream at

shouting wouldn’t work. For Elva’s sake, I

I

Chapter 0022

“Why wasn’t I previously informed that Elva was suffering from

terminal illness?”

his glasses up his nose with his index finger.

has since taken a turn for the worst.

wasn’t what I wanted to hear. “So you won’t

He placed his hand on my shoulder, and it

to shove him away. “Giving up now is for the best.

I said. “Elva is worth saving. At least try. Please.

with the pitying look shook his head. He

legs

out the door, the other, the one with the blank expression stopped at

side.

one else could hear, she

her.”

she offered no further explanation.

back

she insinuating that someone here might have done something to Elva? Or was she saying that

help her because of who

likely banged my knees on the

me down.

Even if she was sick

she deserve some treatment?

girl

said the second maid from

my feet and scrambled to Elva’s side.

“It hurts…”

know, honey. I’m sorry. But it will be okay soon.” It was a lie, but how could I let her believe that

her lashes. Her eyes were

me yelling? My