Full moon tonight

Chapter 63

Jasmine

"Seeing your mother laying on that bed reminded me of mine. She used to be the strongest woman I know and one day, she fell sick and she never recovered. I wonder if I could have been able to save her. That thought keeps me up at night, that if I was older then or more sensible. That maybe, just maybe I would have been able to save her. And that maybe she would still be here with me. And everytime I go to her grave, I ask her if she forgives me for being too young to rescue her."

I had no idea why Hardin's words stuck to me long after we had returned from visiting his mother's grave, a request that I had made that still surprised me because I was not expecting him to say yes or even take me there.

"Thank you." I whispered when I got to the door of my bedroom after we arrived back at the house and when he paused and looked at me, it felt like he wanted to say more. But he thought against it and nodded, walking down the hallway and entering his room.

I could not deny