As Narcissa walked into her room, she could hear the sobs...they belonged to Bellatrix, her older sister. Normally she was the only one that would speak to her sister in situations like these, comfort her, tell her that she wasnt alone. But this time, even she feared that what she always told Bellatrix was a lie...and that hurt her even more, seeing what they did to her. All the times her father had raised his belt to Bellatrix, or the times that he smashed the whiskey bottle over her head or threw his empty glasses and bowls at her, maybe even when he tried to stab her, she wished she could have made it all go away, never even have happened, or at least stood infront of her so that she took the pain for once. Narcissa never got hurt and never got into trouble, and yet she seemed to do more things wrong than Bellatrix, surely this wasnt fair at all.
As she sat on the edge of the bed watching her sister, she held out the silk hankerchief and wiped away her sisters tears.
"Dont be sad" she whispered.
Bellatrix growled, "What is there to be happy about then eh? exactly"
"Hmm..how about the fact that you are still alive, and the fact we are out of here in the morning, and we dont -ever- have to come back..." A small smile grew across her face as Bellatrix lifted her head.
"what do you mean? We have to come back, they will only find us" Bellatrix's voice was just less than a whisper now. The fear and pain that filled her was slowly leaving her body, she sighed in relief.
"Lucius...he has a house that we can stay in, just me and you, he has to stay with his family, but he said we can stay there..just use a spell to make mother and father forget us...forever.."
"Cissa...i dont know...if we are going...we have to go now, no stopping..do you understand?" Her sister questioned shakily.
Narcissa nodded "yes, i'll get our cases, you do the rest"
Bellatrix slowly made her way down the creeky wooden stairs, careful not to be noticed. She paused when she reached the door frame, raised her wand and whispered " so long, thanks for nothing" before saying her final word..."Obliviate" She watched both her's and Narcissa's faces fade away in the pictures and paintings, finally, they were free.
"I promise bella..i will never let you get hurt like that again..i promise"
Bellatrix took her little sisters hand and held it tight as if telling her it was all going to be okay, for now.
The two sisters made their way to their new home, hand in hand, no longer so alone.