Celeste
“Listen, girl,” Elewon said softly. “I want you to take a deep breath. Can you do that for me? Just breathe. In and out. Slowly. Come on, honey. Breathe with me.”
I tried. I really tried. She counted with me. In. Out. In. Out. Slowly, the crying became quieter. I could breathe again. My hands stopped shaking so much.
“Good,” Elewon said. “That’s good. Now tell me what happened. Take your time.”
So I told her everything. About Aria shooting me. About Jace staying with me in the hospital. About how I thought he cared. About how he chose her. About how he called me a liar. About how he blamed me for Aria being sick.
I told her about my heart breaking into a million pieces.
“Where are you right now?” Elewon asked when I finished.
“At the hospital.”
“Send me the address. I’m com
