Chapter 234

Selena’s POV ‘It’s not about forgiveness, it’s about accountability.’ Those were the words that kept on echoing inside my head as I stood in front of the closed door of Rachel’s hospital room. The shocking revelation about her attempt didn’t let me sleep for the past two nights. Guilt kept me bothered. It was butchering my sanity. Last night I talked to Alex. I told him about what I want to do, and he agreed without hesitation. He even encouraged me to go, not to be forgiven, but to take responsibility for what I’ve done. ‘Taking responsibility doesn’t mean you’re accepting that it was all your fault. You’re doing that because you know you didn’t mean all those to happen.’ Alex’s words kept ringing inside my head. Those were what gave me courage to stand here. My chest was rising and falling heavily as I slowly lifted my hand and twisted the doorknob after I knocked twice. I pushed the door open, and my eyes immediately found Rachel on the bed. She looked at me and her lifeless eyes im