Chapter 10- Hello Hello

Numb... he felt numb. And scared. And all alone. All he wanted was to be with her... to see her. He dreamt of her beside him. He touched her hand and looked at her. She was smiling and was saying something... but what? He struggled to hear her...

"SCORPIUS!" He woke up to the sound of his father's voice. "Get up... we haven't much time. I spiked your grandfather's cup with a sleeping draught. But I don't how long it'll last." Draco explained. "Dad... what's happening? What's going on here?" Draco looked at him. "What happened is an upswing... and your grandfather, like a lot of people, won't accept that things are changing." Scorpius got up. "But why?" Draco continued explaining. "Because there are some people who try to regress the current situation, but there are some... who keep on fighting back. I gave up ages ago, and I need you to not make the same mistakes I've made. Now go... go to her."

So he left his father... wondering what he meant when he said he gave up. He was tired, but he wasn't numb anymore. He wasn't scared. He wasn't alone. And now... now he's finally gonna be with her.

"You still haven't answered my question, you know." Al said to Rose as they cleared up the table. Rose smirked. "I think you already know my answer that." Just then, her mother showed up. "Rosie, your dad and I would like to talk to you, if that's ok." She said to her daughter who looked like she wasn't surprised about it.

"I know this is hard for you, but you need to understand that it's hard for us as well. So we need to know what's going on... please?" Her mum said. Rose took a seat on the sofa. "Remember when you told me that falling in love with dad wasn't what you were anticipating? Well, I never thought I'd fall for him as well."

"Well, Sunshine. Why do you like him?" Ron asked his 'little girl'.

"Mom said that you drove her mad, but happy. And that it was confusing, but uncomplicated at the same time. But that's exactly how I feel about him. And I know that I've disappointed you, and things are just getting worse because of me. But I'm happy, and I know it's selfish of me, but that's all I care about right now. Look, you two got your chance at being happy… please don't make me miss mine."

"Honey, if you're really happy… Then we're happy. And just so you know, you never disappointed us."

Just then, they heard something crash outside. They got up and hurried over to the front lawn. Getting wary by the minute, they treaded towards the scene.

As they got nearer and nearer, their heartbeats pounded faster and faster. They could see a figure sprawled on the grass. Its face was veiled by the shade of a nearby tree. Its body seemed lifeless.

Trembling, Rose crouched down and took a closer look. Hesitant at first, she reached towards the person's unconscious head. Blood was trickling down the side of his pale face. His eyes were looking weary and bloodshot. There was dirt all over him.

"SCORPIUS?!"

His eyes caught her gaze. His pallid lips formed a faint smile. "Hello…" He began to say, but finally blacked out.