Chapter 94

"Light rays that enter amber, crystal, glass,

display such a luminescence that, from when they reach,

than are there wholly, there's no pause."

-Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

Zach walked up to me and sat beside me. Neither of us said a word; we let the silence speak for us. Arthur was gone and he wasn't coming back. I was responsible for his misery. Time was running out and I had no idea what else to do. Summer was alive, so there was still a chance to bring her back.

"Your Prince Charming is scared. Trust me, he won't say a word. Besides, people will think that he's lost his mind," Zach assured me, but his statement didn't make me feel better.

I had to get up and pull myself together. There were people that cared about me and it was time to reach out for help. Zach was here for me, and I couldn't pretend that I could keep going alone.

"I need to speak to Paul," I said.