7 months later
Frollo
Persephone was heavily pregnant with my child.
Well I only knew that from the few glimpses I got of her. She refused to speak to me and I had given up months ago trying to coax her to.
She never sang, sketched or even went to church anymore.
What had I done?
I recalled the last time she spoke to me. I had brought her home after she had fainted on the platform.
"Persephone" I whispered softly
Her eyes fluttered open.
She quickly scrambled away from me.
"Get away from me you monster!" She screamed
"Persephone, please I-" I started and reached out for her.
Persephone flinched away from my hand.
"Don't touch me!" She yelled "Don't ever touch me again, you murderer!"
Those were her last words to me.
"Good morning Persephone"
Her blue eyes stared back blankly at me.
"The baby won't be long now" I said as she stared indifferently at me.
Her blank stare was unnerving.
"Maybe we could give them a brother or sister?" I suggested
Anger ignited in those blue eyes. She gripped her utensils tightly and I saw her physical begin to tremble with rage.
"If you think you will come anywhere near me again, you're mistaken" She hissed
"Finally she speaks"
Persephone stood up as quickly as she could in her state.
"I had to endure you coming me when you desired another, I had to endure the times you actually desired me, did you have any idea how heart-breaking that was? One minute you wanted me the next you wanted her!"
"It wasn't like that"
"Oh really! I may have obeyed my duty as your wife then, but I will never let you near me again!"
Persephone stormed toward the door.
"I won't need your permission, Persephone" I said quietly
She turned back to me and fixed me with a horrified stare.
"Then you truly are a monster"
4 months ago
I had instructed the Archdeacon to visit her as Persephone's refusal to do anything worried me, she was like a shell of the woman I'd married. I hoped he could draw my Persephone back out.
"I only managed to persuade her to eat for the sake of the child" I said to a stern faced Archdeacon
"Persephone will be traumatised Frollo, you should have expected that considering she watched you kill her friends"
I opened Persephone's door. She was sat on the edge of her bed in only her nightdress, her golden hair hanging over her shoulder in a loose plait. Those beautiful blue eyes stared emptily at the wall.
The Archdeacon shot me a horrified look.
"Persephone, my child" He said softly
"Hello Archdeacon" Persephone whispered
It had been so long since she spoke, I gasped surprised.
"Perhaps you should leave us Frollo"
"Of course" I mumbled
I closed the door but listened intently at the key hole.
"Persephone, Frollo has told me you're not very well"
"Everyone is dead" I heard her reply
"Persephone-"
"Father, mother, Esmeralda and Q-Q-Quasi. Everyone is dead and it's all my fault. E-Everyone is dead" She sobbed
I walked away from her heartbroken sobs, knowing that I was the one who had broken her.
"Sir, your wife-"
"What has she delievered the child?" I asked quickly
"She was trying to, Sir. But she was too weak and gave up" The guard said nervously
"What are you saying?" I snapped
"The doctor sent me, he said you need to come immediately"
"Is my wife alive?" I shouted
"Yes but she's very weak"
It was a blur getting to Persephone, but an ear-splitting scream shattered through my thoughts.
"Persephone!" I cried and pushed through the door
Persephone was laid back in bed, her blonde curls sticking to her sweat slick forehead. No!
Josephine had hold of her hand.
"Persephone dear you need to keep going" Josephine said softly
"I can't" She sobbed
"Judge Frollo, your wife is very weak. You need to decide who you wish to save; I can only save one of them. Your child or your wife" The doctor said calmly to me
I looked at him alarmed.
I walked over to Persephone, she looked so fragile.
"What do you want"? She sobbed
"Now listen to me Persephone! You will deliver this child, I won't- I can't lose you" I said sternly
Her blue eyes stared into mine.
"I can't, Claude I'm too weak" She said hoarsly
"Nonsence you're stronger than this, now pull yourself together!"
Persephone nodded weakly
"She will try again!" I snapped to the doctor
Persephone grabbed hold of my hand and looked determined at me.
"Now Madame Frolllo, I need you to give me one big push"
I closed my eyes as Persephone's scream filled the air.
"That's it, just a little more!"
There was several more screams before finally the sound of my child's cries echoed around the room.
"You did it Persephone!" I cried and kissed her forehead "Thank you"
"It's a boy" The doctor said handing a sobbing Persephone a little bundle.
I had a son.
"Our son" Persephone whispered before smiling for the first time in months.
"Look what we did Persephone" I said softly
"Yes…we…" Persephone said before her head collapsed forward.
"Persephone!" I cried as the doctor rushed over
Persephone was limp, her eyelids quivering.
"Oh no" He hissed
"What's wrong with her!" I roared
"Josephine take the baby" The doctor instructed
"Persephone, no!" I cried
"Judge Frollo, your wife is very ill, I need you to step away so I can save her life"
Persephone laid there, as still as a corpse. But her chest was still moving. I tightened my grip on one of her delicate hands, she was so cold.
"No Persephone you can't die on me! Fix her, she can't leave me! Not after all the wrong I have done her!"
Tears filled my eyes.
I loved her.
The End
I know, will Persephone live or not? Well if you really want to know post a review, I have a sequal planned but will only publish it if my readers want it. If not you'll have to decide for yourself!
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