Narcissa Malfoy stared at the mirror looking at her bruises. Lucius had gotten angry, again. He was an abusive person and would coddle her and say he was sorry for everything after beating her. Fresh cuts were scattered on her face and her eye was swollen. She was a beautiful woman, but for Lucius she wasn't good enough. She wanted to walk out with her son and forget about Lucius. She wanted to be Narcissa Black again. He walked into the bathroom while she was cleaning her cuts.
Lucius: "What are you still doing here?" he asked her, not even looking at her cuts.
Narcissa: "I'm sorry... I'll just leave." she said, looking at the floor.
Lucius: "Wait!" he yelled. "Where's Draco?"
Narcissa: "In his room." she tried without looking back.
Lucius: "Why is the dinner not ready yet?" he spit the words.
Narcisa: "I'm sorry..." she apologized again "I'm going to do it now. What would you prefer?"
Lucius: "You're so useless. Remember me, why did I marry you? he sighed, apparently talking to himself.
And then, turning to her:
Lucius: "Anything. Hurry up."
Narcissa: "Yes, Lucius." she dropped a tear and left the bathroom.
Lucius: "Such a weak woman." he stated, impatiently.
He inhaled slowly and left the room, towards Draco's.
He opened the door and saw her, holding her son.
Lucius: "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" he ran towards them, with fury in his eyes.
Narcissa: "I just came to see if Draco was ok. Please, don't yell in front of him..." she said, keeping Draco in a safe distance from his father.
Lucius grabbed Narcissa's arm strongly enough to leave a mark. Narcissa was forced to put Draco on the floor.
Lucius: "You disobeyed me! And why wouldn't he be ok?" he was losing control.
Narcissa: "He's been here alone for hours. I was about to leave. Please let me go, you're hurting me a lot..."
Lucius: "I'm hurting you? ME?" he squeezed her arm harder. "And what have you been doing all these years? Always making very clear you don't like being here!" he looked so insane in that moment.
Narcissa: "Please, let's do this somewhere else! Draco's scared!"
Draco started crying.
Lucius: "Oh, please!" he left her and forced Draco to get up. "Don't be such a little pussy, Draco!"
He started crying harder.
Narcissa: "Lucius, please. He is just a baby."
He looked at her.
Lucius: "SHUT UP!" he started to shake because of the anger running through his entire body. "You're making him a piece of shit, is that what you want him to be? Something like YOU?"
Narcissa: "I'm sorry..." she lied "Please, just let's go and have dinner..."
Lucius: "Even if it was ready!" he left Draco, who ran hugging his mother's legs.
Lucius looked at them and shook his head.
Lucius: "You're both hopeless."
Narcisa: "I'm going to do it now."
She picked Draco up and started walking towards the kitchen.
Lucius: "Hold it!" he shouted. "Draco can stay here." he simply said.
Narcisa: "He can help me."
The truth was she was afraid if leaving her son in there alone. Her husband could just freak out and do to him what he used to do to her.
Lucius: "I was not giving a suggestion."
She put him on the floor, against her will.
Narcissa: "Please don't hurt him..." she had tears in her eyes; tears she was trying hard to hold.
Lucius: "Go." he warned her.
She closed her eyes and walked towards the kitchen, praying for her husband to control.
