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CHAPTER II: Anger, Pain, Confusion
"Alex"... was all he can mutter.
[i]Alexandra Meester... Please don't be a figment of my imagination. It hurts too much missing you...[/i] Draco thought to himself. He moved forward to take a closer look. It was real. She was real.
It was a breathtaking sight. She have never been so beautiful to him. Was it just him missing her? Or something changed in her?
"What are you doing here?" he finally was able to ask
"What do you mean? It's your birthday right?" Alex answered with a smile.
[i]she remembers[/i] Draco thought forcing himself not to smile at the thought of it.
"So you're just going to show up here uninvited?" he blurted out.
"I never thought i'd be un-invited to your birthday Draco." she replied with so much concern.
"Well you have been. Since last year. When you left without saying good-bye. When you abandoned me. When you left me alone for the death eaters to brainwash me with all this crap about me being the chosen one. To kill Harry Potter." Draco said angrily.
"I'm sorry" was all she could mutter. She didn't know how to comfort Draco. She no longer knows comfort, she doesn't know pain, she doesn't know anger. She forgot how it feels - to be human. "There's a lot that you don't know Draco. There's a lot of things that I would like to tell you"
"Couldn't you have told me that before leaving?" Draco exclaimed not realizing that he moved too fast to get near her and punched the wall behind her.
She did not flinch. She was not affected. As a matter of fact, she did not give a damn if she got hit. It's not going to hurt her anyway. She doesn't know pain.
"I'm sorry Draco. But it's complicated. Anyway, I just wish you a happy birthday. And I'm really glad to see you." She said.
The next thing Draco saw was Alex walking away from him. He heard footsteps. He did not think twice, before he ran to her and embraced her from behind.
"I'm sorry" Draco whispered to her ear while hugging her from behind. Those were moments that he wished would last a lifetime. He whole-heartedly wished that this will never end.
"I'm sorry too, Draco" was her reply.
"Can you tell me all about it?" he asked
"Yes. I plan to"
"It's freezing cold here! Aren't you cold?" Draco said while holding her hand and pulling her towards the door of the manor. "It will be a little warmer inside" he finished.
Draco was just about to enter the door pulling Alex behind him when he felt a strong force withdraw Alex' hand from his grip. He turned around to see what happened. He saw that it was Alex who removed her hand. She stood there. Frozen. Staring at him as if there was a large wall barricading him from her.
"What's the matter now?" He asked impatiently.
"I can't go inside" she replied.
"Don't be ridiculous! You have been in and out of this manor all our lives. And my parents know you!" he exclaimed
"Seriously. I can't go in"
"WHY NOW?" he asked with so much frustration.
"Because you have to invite me in" she replied.
