Chapter 4

Tessa and Will walked down to dinner together and they both admitted to themselves it felt nice. They never really had before because there had always been some tension in between them, but there wasn't now. It was clear like air.

They walked into the dining room and both of them were laughing about what Tessa had said about Will hating ducks. Will walked around to the other side of the table, smiled at Cecily, then he sat besides her. Tessa walked over to Jem and took the seat next to him. He kissed her hand lightly and they continued with their meal.

"Jessamine is being released from the Silent City tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 pm." Said Charlotte setting a serious tone in the room.

She was mostly staring at Tessa. It was Tessa who was betrayed most my Jessamine. It was Tessa whose brother had died in the result of it so what Tessa said next surprised them all.

"Good for her. It must have been awful down in that cell." She said. Everyone's mouth dropped open, even Cecily's. Cecily had heard what happened with Jessamine and was also surprised with Tessa's comment. Tessa blushed when she looked around the room at all of their faces.

"What?" Tessa questioned.

"Well, we thought you might have a different reaction," said Jem shyly. He had recovered the quickest to answer her.

"I can't blame her though. The same thing happened to me didn't it. Love blinds you, does it not?" said Tessa. She loved her brother and he had betrayed her. It was no different with Jessamine who fell in love with her brother. "You can't blame Jessamine for falling in love," Tessa added as a final thought.

Everyone looked down at their plates and continued on in a silent dinner. Cecily was the first to leave. Then Charlotte and Henry. Then Will and Sophie who was getting yelled at by Will for not making dessert. Lastly Tessa and Jem got up and went to Jem's room.

Tessa sat on Jem's bed as Jem went over to his violin to inspect it before he played. Once he was finished he came and stood before Tessa and closed his sliver eyes before raising his violin to his chin.

Jem's music was as beautiful as always. Tessa loved it when Jem played the violin for her. He looked so peaceful like an angel. The image was ruined when Jem started to cough though.

Tessa's reaction was immediate. She jumped up from the bed and and scurried to Jem's side. She knelt by him and he whispered to words, "Get Will."

Will was sitting on his bed reading so he wasn't expecting Tessa to burst into his room. She had a terrified look on her face and before he could ask her what was wrong, some of the words he dreaded most said, "It's Jem!"

Will ran past Tessa to Jem's room and Tessa was I close pursuit. Blood was already staining Jem's white T-shirt. Will ran over to the dresser and opened the drawer. He pulled out the sliver box and ran to Jem.

He opened the box quickly but gently and put some of the silver powder into the silver boy's mouth. Jem coughed and then he passed out. His breathing went back to regular and his cheeks heated up.

One parabatai lifted his other half and put him lightly in bed. Will turned to Tessa and he said, "Tessa you need to go to bed now."

"But I want to stay," Tessa said. Her grey eyes were raining as the tears slid down her cheeks. He was a beautiful nightmare and one day this drug would kill him forever.