Her Royal Physician by Mckenna James

Author:Mckenna James [James, Mckenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Giselle

They had me take a seat in the waiting room. I’d been to this hospital a couple of times before visiting with and reading to sick children. I was such a frequent guest that the hospital even named the maternity ward on the second floor after me. I twiddled my thumbs anxiously as I waited for any news, breathing in and out through my nose to try to calm my nervous heart. Hospital air was weird to smell because it literally didn’t smell like anything. Things were exceptionally clean, and the air was filtered through an impressive ventilation system that siphoned out dust and germs. The air was unusually still, a little heavy against my skin. But it was a nice distraction.

I didn’t want to think about the endoscopy. Leo had tried to explain it to me as simply as possible. Father had to swallow a tiny pill that had a camera in it that the doctors could control. Father would be asleep the entire examination, so at least he wouldn’t be uncomfortable or know that he was alone. I really wanted to be in the room with him, but Leo assured me that it was best for me to wait outside. I clenched and unclenched my hands, fiddling with the fabric of my sleeves. It was far too quiet on this floor of the hospital for my liking.

Nathanial had apparently called ahead and had the floor cleared so that Father would be given his privacy. I also knew it was a tactical move to keep the state of my Father’s health a secret. The last thing we wanted was for people to worry. A feeble king equated to a feeble monarchy in terms of political theater. And it didn’t help that I was nowhere near ready to take over. Illness for us royals wasn’t just an illness. We had the hopes and dreams of our people riding on our shoulders. If something were to happen to Father or myself, it would be devastating.

I didn’t like to think about death. Not since my mother passed away. I was only seven when she was taken from me. It had been an accident, or so I was told. In my head, it was murder. My mother was so popular and loved that everybody wanted a piece of her. The paparazzi never gave her a moment of solace. They stalked her every move, even going so far as to get into their cars and chase her and her drivers. They should have known better than to speed down the narrow Idolian streets. Father woke me up in the middle of the night to deliver the news that Mother’s car had crashed, right into the two paparazzi cars that had been tailing her.

I remembered how the people mourned. They placed beautiful flowers outside the palace gates, lit candles in memory of Queen Teresa. They stood outside the gates and cried, all while I was stuck inside hating every moment. I wanted to know why they were so upset.

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