Please Remember Me!
Chapter 1:
Disclaimer: ALL but Kelsey and Matthew belong to the marvelous writer, J.K. Rowling. The wonderful song belongs to the amazing Tim McGraw. ENJOY!
My eyes water as the bright sunlight enters my room. A soft voice is humming from the corner, I recognize it immediately. I roll over and see my big brother sitting in the chair. I wonder how I got here, and then suddenly my memory begins to come back. My heart beats faster and I start gasping for air. I look myself over, accessing the damage. My body looks like someone tried to kill me. Oh wait, they did, I think. My eyes widen in horror as the last of the memory comes back. Tears in my eyes, I hear him get closer before his warm arms embrace me.
"Kels," he whispers gently, "Sis…m…mom and dad are dead."
His voice breaks, I can hear the strain in it. My brain takes moments to process that statement. It was as if the words were going through a membrane. M…mom and d…dad are d…dead, my body tenses. There was no stopping it as the tears began to pour down my face. My parents had been great wizards, the best in my opinion. I wracked my brain for any recollection of this moment, but all I came upon were roadblocks. I curl up in my brother's warm arms and cry. Being a year and a half older than I, he took to this better. He holds me to him, running his hands through my brownish-gold hair. I hear him sigh before he continues to hum. The song was a lullaby my father had sung me as a younger child.
"Kelsey," he used to say, "This is your song, no matter what."
The tune was basically "Don't Take the Girl", a muggle song my father enjoyed. I loved it, and now it only made me cry harder. I curl up more, not wanting him to let me go. We stay this way for a long time. Nurses came and went, but none bothered us, knowing what happened.
"Matty?" I finally whisper when I've calmed down.
"Y…yes, Kels?" he whispers softly.
"W…what do we do now?"
"I will take care of you. Don't worry…"
I nod against his chest. Silence follows this. We don't speak again, but I do fall asleep in his arms. As I am asleep, a nurse comes in.
"How did she take it?" the nurse asks.
"Better than I expected…" Matt says solemnly. "But I haven't told her about the cancer. I… I just can't. I don't want to lose her."
He begins to cry, and I stir in my sleep. He calms down a little, but only enough not to wake me.
"Well, Matthew, you don't have to tell her yet. I think losing your parents is enough for one day. Poor girl," she looks at me, "She goes through so much, and only in a couple of days. Does she have any friends from Hogwarts that would like to come see her?"
"I…I'm not sure. I know she was friends with that Potter kid and his gang. Maybe some of the Gryffindor girls from her year." Matt sighs, "I guess just tell Dumbledore. I am sure he would know."
Matt runs a hand through my hair again, his green eyes filling with tears. He blinks them away and leans against the wall. As he relaxes, the nurse smiles and leaves, and he falls asleep.
A/N: Ok. So I may have lost you already, but don't worry. I will get into the whole losing parents way later. Kelsey's cancer is only Stage 2, so it may have a happy ending. :D I love happy endings… just to let you know. Oh and just to let you know… this will get better. I am trying. I haven't written in a while… so here goes. Read and review please :D
