It suddenly occurs to me that he said 'essentionally,' implying it means 'something,' just not what we feared initially. "Penn, what did you mean by 'means nothing essentially'?"
Penn clears his throat again. Shifting his weight as though her were nervous. I stand there waiting, my fists opening and closing at my side. Im just about to yell at him when he begins to speak.
"It means there is a chance the venin veins could stay. They may be a permanent marker of the curse. And the longer it takes us to break the curse the more likely she is to have the marks."
I inhale and exhale deeply. This news, while not favorable, is not as bad as I expected. But just to be safe, I ask him if there is anything else I need to know. He nods, and I close my eyes. Waiting for the bomb to drop.
