Just to warn you, this one-shot is not my best. I am feeling a bit down tonight and this seemed like the easiest way to get things off my chest.
I was thinking of Luna, and how happy she seemed to be throughout the Harry Potter books. But then I realised how much people made fun of her and wondered how she really took this.
This is just my interpretation.
Rated K+- but there is one minor swear word used.
I own nothing
The feeling of being surrounded by friends; but still being completely alone.
That's what it felt like.
Of course, she always put on a brave face.
Everyone who knew her claimed she was one of the happiest people they had ever seen.
They couldn't know what she hid behind her smile.
They all acted like she didn't care what they said about her.
"She takes it in her stride," some would claim; or even "she knows it's just a joke."
Yes. She knew.
But jokes were meant to be funny. Jokes were meant to make you feel more positive, and would be something you'd laugh about later with others.
These jokes didn't make her smile.
She wasn't even sure that they knew they were doing anything wrong. To them, it was all a big joke; a game.
She was their 'bitch'. They were allowed to laugh at her because everyone else recognised her as that as well.
She was an easy target. She blamed it on herself for not being pretty enough, or not being smart enough.
There must be something she was doing wrong.
Most of the time she still loved them. They were her friends after all.
Some of the time she wished they were different. Wished they would love her as much as she loved them.
Some of the time she wished she had never met them at all.
But those were the really bad times.
The times when she felt like crying.
The times when she felt like she was alone in the world.
Despite being surrounded by the people she called friends.
Let me know what you think :) M x