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.

to each other and looked at me. One wore a blank expression. The

a fever?” I asked. “What’s her

each other, then back

treatment plan,” the blank one

have misheard.

a tiny condescending smile. I hated him more than anyone else in

at that moment.

see reason, and give up

“You are talking about a person –

that needs put down.”

should save our resources for those with hope of survival,” the doctor with the blank

hated her as

resources so scarce they would refuse to help a child? Why hadn’t that been mentioned earlier? Julian had made it seem like they

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

My voice was

a thing about her having a

the pitying one. “We

crossed her

it came out shaking. I wanted

shouting wouldn’t work. For Elva’s sake, I had to submit to whatever they

I

Chapter 0022

wasn’t I previously informed that Elva was suffering from

terminal illness?”

pushed his glasses up his nose with his index finger.

turn for the worst.

to hear. “So you won’t treat her?

the point?” He placed his hand on

up now is for the best.

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

his head. He called to his colleague.

My legs went

door, the other,

side.

else could hear, she told me, “Perhaps leaving the palace would

her.”

in confusion, but she offered no further explanation.

back

that someone here might have done something to Elva? Or

here would help her because

knees on the floor if my maid hadn’t

me down.

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

she deserve some treatment?

girl was in

Piper,” said the second

back to my feet and scrambled to Elva’s side. Her little hand was

“It hurts…”

was a lie, but how could I let her believe that none

at me through her

heard me yelling? My heart sunk