26 Khalid

26

Khalid

My eyes widened when Valeria tried to walk towards me, but fainted. I reached towards her, holding her arms and head from crashing before she fell. My heart rate increased when she didn’t wake up, Elena pushing me away to check her pulse and her head.

“Is she okay?” I asked, my voice low.

“She possibly has a concussion. If what she said is true, we need a doctor to check her olfactory nerve.”

I nodded mindlessly, stroking her hair and taking her to my room, being close to her.

What if she lost her sense of smell? And it all happened because of me?

***

“You look like shit.”

I raised my eyes from Valeria’s face to my brother. He was still wearing his clothes from the ceremony even though it was the next morning, bags under his eyes. Zain, Zayed and Elena had taken care of the break in while Rahim and Zara had managed to calm down the royal guests with the help of grandma.

I was too afraid to leave Valeria alone, even in my bedroom. I had stayed with her the entire night, ho