Chapter 40 Cracks

• GINGER:
• In an instant, my world collapses, and for a moment, I hope this is one of those nightmares I have. I hope I will wake up to find myself in my room, asleep in Caspian's arms, and he will console me, but the more my nails dig into my skin, trying to pinch myself back to life, the more I realize that this isn't a dream.
• The weight of Caspian's words settles over the room like a suffocating fog, and everyone keeps staring at me as my body turns cold. I hate the way they are waiting for an answer, because I really do not think I have one.