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* * - song lyrics

Hello



He sits in the chair next to the hospital bed, holding her hand. Far off he hears a school bell dismissing students for the day. He hears their joyful laughter and wishes he could go back to that.

*Playground school bell rings again*

Rain clouds start to form outside the window. He leans back in his chair, still holding her hand. He sits quietly listening to the rain pelting the roof and lashing the window.

*Rain clouds come to play again*

The doctor walks in and looks from him to her and back again. He then looks at the heart monitor, which is emitting a faint, continuous buzzing.

*Has no one told you she's not breathing*

'She'll be fine,' his mind tells him. 'She'll wake up soon. Then you two can be happy. You'll finally be able to tell her how you feel.'

*Hello. I'm your mind giving you someone to talk to. Hello*

The doctor looks at him sympathetically. "Mr. Malfoy.....she's gone. You need to let go of her now. Please, Mr. Malfoy, Hermione has gone to a better place." He just sits there and looks at the doctor strangely. "She isn't gone. She's right here."

*If I smile and don't believe, soon I know I'll wake from this dream*

The doctor calls in a nurse. "Should we try to help him? We need to get him away from her. He seems to be delirious and thinks she is still alive. Should we help him?" the doctor questions the nurse.

*Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken*

"Come on Mr. Malfoy. We need to go now. Hermione is dead. I'm sorry, but you have to let go." The nurse tries to coax him out of the chair. "She's not dead! I would know if she was dead!" He isn't going to let go. Tears well up in his eyes.

*Hello. I'm the lie living for you so you can hide. Don't cry*

He falls to the floor sobbing. "No, no, she can't be dead. It just can't be true."

*Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping*

His mind won't let him believe it. But it also won't let him forget it. He feels as if he has been stripped of all feeling. He feels his body go numb. He tries desperately to forget again. His mind doesn't let him.

*Hello. I'm still here. All that's left of yesterday*

He feels himself slowly start to slip into unconsciousness. Just before he blacks out, He sees her, telling him everything will be alright. And he smiles.

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The song is Hello by Evanescence.