Trust Me || Fred Weasley (Book One)

Nineteen

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Faye's POV:
I woke up the next morning feeling better than I have in weeks. It felt as if a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders and I could finally breathe. It's probably because of Fred, or maybe this is just how it feels to finally be eighteen.

Smiling to myself, I sat up and stretched my back, the room feeling a little chilly because the window was left open, so I pulled the sleeves of my shirt lower over my hands. I looked at the beds around the room and realized they were all empty. What a great way to start my birthday.

I placed my feet on the cold hard-wooden floor, got out of bed, and grabbed some clothes out of my dresser, glad that it was Sunday and I didn't have to wear my Hogwarts uniform. As I closed my drawers I shivered, my bare legs getting goosebumps because for some reason I chose to wear shorts to bed. I walked over to the window and shut it, instantly feeling better now that the winter air wasn't blowing into the room.

Just as I was about to walk towards the bathroom, someone walked out of it. We both froze in our spots, looking at each other. She had dark circles under her eyes like she hadn't had a good night's rest in days. Her face was pale and she looked sickly. My eyebrows knitted together in worry. I knew I had forgotten something. In all the drama with Fred, I had forgotten about my best friend here at Hogwarts.

"Dawn..." I breathed out, already knowing that she was angry with me for not speaking to her. She ignored me of course, walking over to her bed where she had her clothes laid out. I watched her. We haven't talked in days and it's my fault. I'm horrible for not thinking of her this whole time. I never even gave her an explanation as to why. "H-how are you-"

"Oh so now you talk to me huh? After a whole week of ignoring me?" She snapped, giving me a dirty look. I sighed, knowing there was no way out of this one.

"I can't even say I'm sorry because I know this is something an apology can't fix..." I trailed off, the feeling of complete misery suddenly hitting me like a truck. "At the time I had a reason but it wasn't good enough to justify me leaving you completely in the dark this whole time" I bit my lip, feeling on the verge of tears. "I felt like I just needed some time away from everyone for a while and-"

"So you couldn't just tell me that? You left me completely on my own Faye! You do realize that you're my only friend here at Hogwarts right? When I first moved here no one cared about me except you! Sure, hanging out with you pushed other people away even more because of those dumb rumors but I didn't care, I had you. I have been there for you since the moment I met you, but when have you ever taken my feelings into account?" She spat back at me. I stopped for a moment and thought to myself. She was right. If we end up talking about feelings and relationships it's usually about me. I never thought that she might be having trouble with something that I could help her with. I haven't been a friend to someone in so long, I have no idea what I'm doing anymore.

"Dawn, you're completely right. I haven't been a real friend to you and I'm just horrible and I feel like hell now because of it. I deserve you to hate me but I still worry about you. Did something...happen?" I asked softly and carefully, trying to come closer to her. She bit her lip and slouched over a little more, looking at the floor as her eyes became glossy.

"Oh, so now you care huh?" She sniffled. "After I point out that you've been a horrid friend?" She asked, and that stung me.

"I've always cared. I guess I just never showed it as much as you have. I'm... I'm sorry for that. I'm sorry for cutting you out of my life when I was just angry with myself. I'm sorry for putting you through all this pain..." I trailed off, my voice cracking. "I'm just sorry Dawn...and I know that isn't good enough but it's all I've got right now"