jade was shocked , stunned , bewildered . how was her twin standing before her and in fine clothing . . . ? it was almost as if the other was . . . a duchess or . . queen ? nearly two decades had passed and nothing , not one letter to say she was okay , that she wasn’t dead . jade had mourned her sister when it had been her wedding night . she had her mother’s bickering in her ear and not yennefer’s wise words in her ear .
it was when the other spoke her name that she was able to snap out of her daydream . she a queen was on the floor from an invisible blow to her chest . she wanted to move , to get away from the other . there was no longer any trust between the two .
jade’s eyes grew wetter as she looked into the eyes that mirrored her own . they hadn’t even touched and the dead part of jade’s soul was back . she could finally feel again . she could only imagine how confused their audience could be . jade rarely spoke of her past , or her sister . and she was sure yennefer rarely did the same . “ why , ” she finally whispered , tears spilling over . “ why didn’t you take me with you . ”
the chances of meeting [ ... ] they’d been so slim. no, they’d been null. a simple girl picked off the street, those were the rumors that she’d let the people spread about their new queen. she was a ghost, nearly. wherever jade, their parents were, even if whispers reached their ears, they’d be simply too small, too vague, to tie to her. ( BUT WHY DID YOU GO TO SUCH LENGTHS? the heavy crown on your head would’ve been enough of a steeled blade to cut ball and chain. freedom had never been so close, they’d have no pull on you ).
the chatter of the ladies tore surprise from body, and she’s forced to acknowledge the shameful position the two of them had found themselves in. on knees, and shaken. she should pull herself up, but it’s as if the guilt, memories, keep her sunken down. an anchor weighed her down, and she threatened to drown.
hands move, tremors vibrate through fingers, as they hover over jade’s cheeks. catch her tears, should they fall. words break the dam, and diamond tears flow freely on her own cheeks. the soft yet steely girl rendered to tears by a familiar, painful face. ❝ YOU WERE SO YOUNG. ❞ ( yet, so were you. twelve, and gone. but you were ready, ready and willing to leave that life behind ). ❝ how could i take you away? ❞
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