Warrior Blue

by Kelsey Kingsley

Had I ever deserved being exiled? I no longer thought so.

“You can’t plan for how much it’s going to hurt to lose them, even if you know ahead of time that it’s coming,”

“Wait. There’s something else I want.” “Okay,” I drawled, squatting back down. “What’s that?” “Bring Jake back. I don’t want him to be at the hospital anymore.”

“Blue for you, Blake. Blue for you. Because you’re better. All better now. Right?”

“Yeah, buddy. All better now.”