The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0080

When I awoke, I was surprised to find myself in my own bed, while the physician tended to Elva beside

1. me.

I looked around the room, but Nicholas was gone. I wondered how long he stayed. Likely not for very

long. He did dislike me, after all.

Still, he had been kind to stay at all, even with all the layers of hurt between us. He had been kind to me

last night, and I would not soon forget it.

I rose and dressed, and by the time I was done, the physician was ready to talk to me.

“She should have a full recovery. She will need to rest for a day or so. Her body is fatigued from fighting

off her illness so hard.”

I thanked her, though my relief did not fully squash my guilt. Elva had only been in danger at all because

of my inability to protect her. If I had stayed away from her until I was absolutely certain I was healed, she

might never have gotten sick.

The thoughts plagued me even after the physician exited the room. No sooner had she gone than Mark

entered.

“All of the girls are being summoned into the parlor room,” he said.

with the distinct lack of pitter–patter of rain against the window, that it was not storming

failure. But at least Elva was safe for now,

of me in the

with Elva?” I asked

“Yes.”

I nodded. “Thank you.”

the room and made my way down to the parlor, where most

whispered as I entered, and I heard echoes of the deal I

seemed, had already

on a raised platform at the far

nearest a microphone.

talk to me. At least, not until

a concern filled

explained what had happened, but how she is better now, Susie

when I heard,” Susie said. “Thank

I agreed.

into

turned

by now, the hunt previously planned for today has been postponed. A bet had

dependent on

raining,” a girl from the

I had lost the bet, at the very least I would be embarrassed.

to help arrange the barbecue, however one managed to do that.

far out

is not,” Nathan said, “Yet Miss Piper has still won

not even drizzling, the forecasters have predicted that

moon.”

the room. One of

to personally thank Piper,” Nathan said. “To