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Cruisin'
Chapter 1: The Big Break-up
Hermione was walking down the street, cold. The temperature in London was starting to drop by mid-November. She stopped by her favorite coffee shop to buy a cappuccino and to warm herself in the cozy chairs inside the coffee shop. It was already three years since she got out of Hogwarts; she has been working in the Ministry of Magic in the muggle section. Harry was also her boyfriend for a year and a half now, they realized that they loved each other just a year and a half after school. Hermione already forgot about Viktor Krum, he was already history. She was so in love with Harry now but Harry wasn't acting as sweet as he was before. He didn't call her as often as before but she suspected it was just because of her job as an auror.
Just as she was about to go out of the coffee shop, she saw Harry enter the coffee shop. Instead of standing up and walking to the door, she remained seated. She watched Harry as he sat in a table for two. After a few minutes, Harry looked at her direction and spotted her. He walked towards her and kissed her on the cheek.
"Hi, Harry" Hermione said with a smile.
"Umm…Herms, I want to tell you something…It's just that..erm…"
"What, Harry? You can tell me anything." She said to him.
"Hi, honey!" a female voice said and went near Harry and kissed him on the lips.
Hermione got really angry and sad and jealous at the same time. She opened her mouth to say something but no words came out. She just stormed out of the coffee shop with tears on her eyes. She just didn't want the fact that Harry had another girlfriend without telling her.
She went to her apartment and banged the door. Her eyes were already wet with tears and her nose was red. Then, there was a knock on her door. She opened it and saw Harry, sweating on a very cold day.
"What do you want?" she asked flatly.
"I just wanted to tell you that I was already planning to tell you about Amber but she went into the picture sooner that I expected." He said.
"So…we're through, Harry, we're through!" she said, slamming the door to his face. Another knock on the door was heard.
"What do you want again?" she said.
"I just wanted to apologize and hope we can still be friends." He said. She did not reply but closed the door once again.
"I'm sorry, Herms!" Harry shouted outside her apartment.
Hermione went back to her bed and called her mom. She wanted to go home for a break.
"Hello? Mom? This is Hermione." Hermione said on the receiver.
"Hi Hermione! I'm so glad you called." Her mom said on the other end.
"I just wanted to tell you that I'm going there for a while, maybe…for a long while." She said.
"Ok, Hermione but don't you have work?"
"I'll just take a leave from work, I really need the break." She said.
"Well, if that's what you want." Her mom said.
Hermione went to the Ministry of Magic and asked for a leave. She said to them that she was really stressed-out from working 6 days a week. The Ministry of Magic hesitated at first but finally gave in to her request.
The next morning, she went to her hometown. She drove for three hours and she reached her house. Her house was quite big since both of her parents are earning much from being dentists.
Her mother greeted her when she came home. The hugged each other and then her mother noticed her puffy eyes.
"Have you been crying lately, dear?"
"It's just that, we broke up." She said to her mom.
"You and Harry? Oh my god!" Mrs. Granger gasped.
"Yeah…"
"But you two were perfect for each other."
"Yeah, I know. Everyone thinks we're a perfect couple but he's got another girlfriend. Someone more beautiful." She said, thinking of Amber. She had straight black hair, deep-set eyes and had a nice tan, everything she doesn't have.
"Oh…I'm so sorry Hermione."
"Dinner's ready, Herm!" Mrs. Granger called out. Hermione awoke from her slumber and put on her slippers. She went down the stairs with her hair, messier and her eyes, puffier.
She sat on the dinner table and saw her father and mother already seated. She sat in one of the chairs, beside her father.
"Herm, your mom called me about what happened so I decided to give you something to keep your mind off it." Mr. Granger said.
"You don't need to give me anything, I'll manage." Hermione said.
"But, Hermione dear, you have to accept it." Her father said.
"Ok, what is it?" she said.
"A two-week cruise to the Bahamas, Miami and others."
"Oh my god! Are you serious?" she gasped.
"Yeah, you need to pack for tomorrow morning." He said.
"Thanks dad!" she went over and hugged her father.
She ate quickly and went to her room to pack the things she will need. She packed some bikinis, shirts, skirts, pants and a long red strapless dress and some other short dresses. She put them all in her suitcase, together with her ticket to the Bahamas. She was so excited that she forgot about her break-up with Harry. She hardly slept that night. She was too excited.
The next day, her father drove her to the cruise ship and bid farewell. She hugged her father and went aboard.
AN:) Thanks for reading!