Shattered
The hospital smelled. Not normal. What is normal? Everyone dressed the same. Is that normal? She lay in bed all day. Sometimes she walked. What else is there?
Sometimes she saw faces in her mind. Shattered pieces of the past. Mostly, it was blank. Just white.
There was another man who slept in the bed opposite hers. She didn't know who he was, but she knew she loved him. No names came to mind. What is a name? What is my name?
I love him. She thought.
Who is he? She had no idea. I love him. She was positive.
That was enough.
She took a gum wrapper from her bedside table and walked over to him. She placed it in his hand. Here. I love you.
He stared at her.
She smiled.
He smiled back.
He touched her face with his fingertips.
It felt odd. No one had touched her in years.
I love him.
She closed her eyes.
I love her, he thought. Though he did not know why. I love her.
They sat and stared into each other's empty eyes.
She did not know him and he did not know her, but they loved each other all the same.
Neville watched his parents, and cried.
This was written for the prompt "broken pieces" at the Hogwarts Online forum. Thanks for reading. Please leave a review. It's really different from what I usually do and I'm not sure I pulled it off...
-Aly