A/N: Hey there! I'd like to thank anyone who read and liked, specially my dear reviewers: HeadGirl07, Last of the Trifecta, and Kitty Bridgeta. Love you guys!
Well… This is a sad one. I never really got over Fred's death. So much that in my other fic (the one in Portuguese, I resurrected him). But, here's my tribute to him. This was supposed to be Ginny's POV, but I believe it can fit another Weasley.
Snapshot 10 – Breath Again
At first you feel nothing. Nothing but shock and disbelief, because you can't believe something like that could actually happen. Not to him. "Please be a lie," you think, "Please let it be one of his pranks". It's not.
Then, when the truth sinks in, you feel pain. Nothing but excruciating, unbearable pain, and you blame yourself for not being there, not saying goodbye, and everything hurts. Every lie, every swear, every fight, every "I love you" unsaid and kisses not given. And you feel that horrible pain in your chest that won't go away, and it hurts in places you didn't even know you had.
And when it finally begins to fade, you feel guilty for being happy when he's not there, for being able to live without him, and you don't want to smile. Laughing sounds like a betrayal.
And then time comes and does his thing. With the help of your friends, your family, you realize that he wouldn't want you like that. Especially him, who loved making people laugh. And little pieces of your soul finally come back to place, and you can smile again.
That pain in your chest never really goes away, but it lessens in a way you can nearly forget it. And you can only remember the good things. And you can move on.
Heaven knows it takes time. And strength, God! More strength than you can imagine. You never really stop thinking that he'll come back, walking through your door, claiming his chocolate chip cookie, with that mischievous smile on his freckled face. And you miss him. Oh, you'll miss him so much! But you're strong and with time… You learn to deal with it.
And that pain stops being the major part of your life.
And you can finally breathe again.