When She Went To Them

Chapter 26

Petra's POV

Jessie is laying on the ground, struggling to get up.

Lukas and I lift her to her feet, making her cough violently.

We shouldn't have let her do that.

"Jessie? You doing okay?" I ask.

She looks up, her eyes pale and filled with pain.

"Where is Reuben." She croaks, making me confused.

Reuben?

"Hey! Hero girl!" Magnus calls from the sidelines.

Jessie's head turns, and immediately its like she forgets she's sick.

She stumbles over, kneeling beside Magnus, who supports Reuben's head.

He winces in pain, looking up at Jesse.

"Reub?" She questions, taking his hand in hers.

He looks up, his brown eyes meeting hers.

The rest if us stand back, not sure how to respond to this.

Reuben...

Of all people why him?

We all watch numbly as Jessie holds her brother, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Jessie. You can still get home. Finish this." He whispers.

The others don't seem to hear as Olivia hides in Axle's side, and Lukas looks down, his hands clasped together.

Magnus is still beside Jessie, with Ellegaurd and Soren behind him.

"No. I'm not doing this without you." She cries.

This was tearing out my heart.

"You're going to have to." He whispers, his eyes closing momentarily.

They open up again.

"Jessie. Look. All those people." He whispers, making her look over at all the people.

So many people trudge their way from the dead storm, looking bruised and battered.

"You need to help them. You need to help all of them." He whispers, making Jessie's eyes tear up even more.

"But, how am I going to do this without you?" She asks, her voice cracking.

I'm not sure what to do.

I don't feel as if its my place to go forward and comfort her.

But it takes every last muscle to hold myself back.

"Jessie. Just, making it through this." He says, his voice trailing.

His head goes limp in her arms.

"No." She whispers as he poofs away, leaving behind some random items.

She sits there on her knees for a moment, then she looks up at Magnus.

"I'm sorry Jessie. I didn't see the tentacle. If I had maybe I could ha-" she cuts him off.

"No Magnus. What's done is done. And besides, Reuben made his move." She says, her voice sounding seconds from breaking.

Now is when I can't take it anymore.

I walk over and kneel beside her, making her look over at me.

Crying wasn't a look I liked seeing her with.

"Jessie, I'm so sorry." I whisper.

Before I can do much else she wraps her arms around my neck and hugs me, making me freeze.