Chapter Twenty Four

Elaina had been assigned bedrest for a week after Samantha came and evaluated her.  By the second day she was ready to get up and move, but Charise decided to stick around and stand guard.  

Elaina had told her about trying to tell Chase that she didn’t want anything romantic from him, but ended up saying she loved him instead.  Charise of course had been thrilled by the outcome, saying that she had hoped she would come to her senses.  

Still reeling from the whole ordeal Elaina hadn’t bothered trying to argue about it.

By the third day the elders had arrived and had insisted on speaking with Elaina immediately.  After a thorough examination from Samantha she got the ok to get out of bed, but only long enough to meet with them and then had to go back to relaxing.  

Elaina was all nerves as she slowly got cleaned up and dressed, terrified about what the elders would say to her once she recounted everything that had happene