I'm Here- Fred Weasley x Reader

Chapter 3: New-found Hope

It is nearly nightfall and I'm still in the shed outside. By now all of my tears had dried into white tracks under my eyes because I didn't have any energy left to cry. I was still finding myself knocking lightly on the door.

"Dad...Dad please..." I pleaded softly. And after a few seconds everything went black.

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Suddenly, I was woken up by a sudden blast of cold water.

"Get up." grumbled a voice that I recognized as my "father's". I slowly got up and he harshly grabbed my hair which made me give out a tiny yelp. Once we reached the house he threw me inside.

"Make me some dinner you rat." he growled. I nodded, holding back a shiver from how cold it was. As I followed him inside the house I heard a small noise coming from the bushes. I looked at the bush, then back to my father, wondering if I should see what the noise came from. I decided to go towards the bushes and as I got closer I could hear an animal-like whimpering. I moved a branch of the bush out of the way to reveal a small kitten with (C/c) fur and large (C/e/c) eyes. When I looked closer though, I saw that its leg was caught in one of the branches. I felt a pang of empathy for the cat as I knew how it felt to trapped, alone, and scared. I untwisted the branch from the kitten's leg but surprisingly, it didn't run off. It just stood there staring in shock. Before I could say anything, father called to me in a harsh and rather annoyed tone. I ran to the house, hoping not to be in too much trouble. Dad got drunk after dinner again and came stumbling into my room.

"You know what brat?" he slurred.

"I never really loved you. I wanted your mother to get an abortion. But-hic-she said that I would eventually learn to love you. And you know what? hic- I did...a little bit. Until you got older heheheh." Dad laughed dangerously. A second later, his fist collided with my face and I fell to the floor. My beating went on for what seemed like forever, but when it did finally end with my father walking out of my room laughing, I saw something through my open window that I really hoped wasn't anything bad. I walked toward it slowly, expecting there to be some kind of monster. However, to my great relief, it was just the kitten from earlier.

"Oh hello," I let it inside, "Are you ok? Do you want some food?" I asked it. Surprisingly, it nodded. This made me smile a bit and I snuck downstairs to get some food. When I came back the kitten was sitting on my pillow. I chuckled and set the food down which made the kitten perk up and start to eat. I pet the kitten as it ate and became sleepy. Soon enough, the kitten and I fell asleep together comfortably 'Could this be?' I thought. 'Could this be I have a new friend?'

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So that's the third chapter! This one was a little short but I couldn't think of what else to wright, but I promise chapters will be longer from now on... at least if I don't come to a situation like this one. Anywho, everyone have a good rest of your day/night! :)

-CAT