Chapter 28

Rose was shocked when she heard what Delilah's grandma said.

"Cut my palm?" She asked confusingly.

"Yes, Rose. Please do it fast. We don't have much time." Delilah told her.

Rose slowly lifted the knife up and looked at it. The knife was smeared with blood. Her hand was shaking when she took the knife close to her left hand.

"No. Not your left hand. You have to cut your right palm." The old woman said.

Rose took the knife in her left hand and put it close to her right palm. She slowly cut her palm. She was shaking and the knife didn't cut deep.

"Cut deep. You have to pour a lot of drops." The old woman instructed her.

Rose closed her eyes and thought, 'For Rosalie, I can do anything.' Then she took a deep breath and cut her palm deep. She felt pain in her palm but she fisted it and poured a few drops of her blood."

"Now dip your hand in the pot and close your eyes. Don't open your eyes or pull out your hand before I tell you to do that."

Rose dipped her right hand in the water of the