Charm by Sara Snow

Author:Sara Snow [Snow, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

As she walked through the academy to the hospital wing, even Caroline was amazed at how quickly she was recovering. She only felt mild discomfort now, and the pounding headache that she’d succumbed to that morning was gone. Turning into the ward, she paused for a moment, scouting the area for Katriane or Felicity. When she thought the coast was clear, she walked over to Corbin’s bed and found him alone and fast asleep. Chewing on her lower lip, she tried to determine if she should stay and wait to see if he woke up, or whether she should come back later. Before she could reach a decision, Corbin opened his eyes and looked straight at her.

“Hey, you.”

“Hey, yourself. How are you feeling?” Caroline asked, perching on the edge of the bed.

“Honestly, it’s hard to tell—I’ve been on so many pain killers. But my head feels clearer, so I’m taking that to mean they’re weaning me off them. I’ll be as good as new in no time,” Corbin said, his trademark smile lighting up his whole face.

“That’s wonderful,” Caroline said softly, unable to resist returning his smile.

“You, on the other hand, look like a whole new person than when I saw you earlier! Want to share your secret?” he joked.

“If only I knew what it was,” Caroline replied.

“I suspect it has something to do with possessing the power of four keys instead of my humble one?” He meant it as a joke, but Caroline frowned and started picking at the blanket.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you…”

“You didn’t,” Caroline found herself reaching out to grasp his hand in reassurance before she could stop herself. “It’s just complicated and stressful, and everyone expects that I should have some kind of innate knowledge as to what’s happening to me, or what’s going to happen. Instead, I’m just as in the dark as everyone else, probably even more so,” Caroline paused, forcing herself to take a deep breath. “Oh, wow. I am so sorry, Corbin! I didn’t mean to unload like that.”

He chuckled, “Don’t apologize. You clearly needed to get it off your chest. It makes me happy to be that person for you.”

Caroline smiled ruefully at him, “But I came here to see how you were doing.”

“Rest assured, I’m feeling much better now that you’re here,” he replied without missing a beat, and Caroline felt a heat rush to her cheeks. She ducked her head, letting her hair fall forward in the hopes he wouldn’t notice.

“There was something I wanted to ask you, though,” she said quietly, taking a quick look around to see if any of the nursing staff were hovering around.

“Sure, shoot.”

“What do you remember about what happened?”

Corbin scratched his head with his free hand, the large IV needle protruding from it, and Caroline felt a wave of guilt wash over her again.

“Honestly, I don’t remember a whole lot. I remember feeling on edge—I wanted to talk to you but figured it would be weird and creepy to go into the girl’s locker room.

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