Fred's POV
Yesterday had been a good day. Hermione had been to Ginny for a girls night. Harry had come here for a man's night. It had been quite fun. Harry had finally opened up to us about all that had happened the past months. About what Ginny told him, the good and the bad things. He had been crying sometimes. But it didn't really matter to us. Sure if something like that would happen to us we probably would cry too. It wasn't that weird. What concerned me was that even after Harry had gone home Hermione still hadn't come home. At first, I just thought she would stay with Ginny but my mind went spinning and spinning. It was when I was trying to sleep that I thought that maybe she didn't want to see me. But I gave up. Just thinking that she wanted to stay with Ginny. But when she didn't come home in the morning and when I woke up her stuff was still untouched. I began to worry. But George didn't want to let me go.
''Fred you have to stop worrying. She will be just fine. If she isn't home by the end of the day I will help you find her.'' George told me when I came down in the shop freaking out. It wasn't anything for me to freak out. It didn't happen a lot. But I let George convince me. So I stood with him at the counter of the shop.
''You're sure she will be ho-'' just that moment Hermione came storming into the shop. Her head as red as it could become. Her hair was one big mess. Her eyes red from the many times she probably had cried.
''YOU LIAR. YOU FUCKING CHEATER. I HATE YOU. WHY DID YOU DO THAT. I HATE YOU WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO ME. DID YOU REALLY JUST WANNA HAVE ANOTHER PERSON TO FUCK? DID YOU WANNA SEE ME BREAK AGAIN? DIDN'T YOU THINK I WAS BROKEN ENOUGH. THAT RON HADN'T DONE HIS JOB TO BREAK MY HEART.''
She screamed at me. But I had no idea what was going on. She was screaming all sorts of insulting things to me but I had no idea what she was talking about.
''WHY OF ALL PEOPLE LAVENDER? WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY YOU DIDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE?''
''Hermione what's going on? What is it with Lavender?'' George asked from next to me because I didn't say a thing afraid she wouldn't let me.
''HE CHEATED ON ME, WITH LAVENDER FOR FUCKING SAKE,'' Hermione screamed. All the people in the shop were watching us. Looking what was going on. And why there was someone screaming.
''Hermione why don't we talk about this upstairs?'' I asked. Looking very afraid at her. Afraid that if I was alone with her she would murder me.
''Whats there to talk about? You cheated and I'm just gonna pack my things and go away so you don't have to look at my hideous face anymore,'' she said while walking past me. In no time she was upstairs. Me walking behind her but just for once not quick enough to stop her. She was in our room packing all her belongings of course not with the hand she used magic so everything was almost packed when I joined her in the bedroom.
''Hermione what's going on. Why do you say I'm cheating on you?'' I wanted to take her waist. But just at the last moment, I stopped myself. The look on her face said she was ready to murder me.
''ANGELINA SAW YOU. SHE SAW YOU KISSING LAVENDER. RIGHT IN THE SHOP WHERE EVERYBODY COULD SEE YOU. HOW CAN YOU?'' she said first really angry but in the end bursting out in tears. She sat on the bed crying her eyes out. I don't even know why I did it but I sat down next to her and took her face in my hand.
''Hermione I'm looking after her for Ron. That's the only thing I do. I don't like it because it's Lavender were talking about. But I didn't kiss her.''
''Yes you did Angelina saw you,'' she said walking away from me. Not wanting to see my face.
''Hermione I did no such thing.'' but it was not completely true. Indeed she had kissed me. But when she had put her lips on mine I backed away. Not wanting Lavender if she was the last women on earth. Then she began to tell me that she loved me and was trying to kiss me again and all sort of things. But when George saw what was happening he sent her out of the shop. Saying something to her but I wasn't there anymore by then. I was washing my mouth because for one she wasn't really clean. She was stinking really bad. And I just didn't want that women's lips on my mouth wanting to wash it away so I didn't have to think all the time that she had kissed me.
''Hermione don't go away,'' I said while she was walking with her stuff to the living room. Picking up some books and putting them away.
''Fred I don't believe a thing from what you're saying. I'm going,'' she said with tears still falling out of her eyes.
''Where are you going?''
'' Away. Probably to my parents. But you don't have to try to come in because if my parents know what happened they will happily murder you. Or at least kick you out of the house.''
''Here's your ring. I don't want it anymore. Give it to your new lover.'' she said while throwing the ring to me.
'''Hermi—'' and with that, she was gone. And I was left in an empty room. Left with a broken heart. Left with a hole in my heart. Left with knowing that she would probably never want to see me again.
-0O0-
A week had passed and April first had come and gone but it wasn't the same without Hermione. Of course, our birthday was great but I was sad that I still hadn't heard something from Hermione. Ginny told me that she had gone to her parents and if something happened that she would be the first to know. And of course, I would hear what it was.
I had tried every day to see her. Standing in front of her house. Sometimes ringing the bell. And if someone answered it than they would say she wasn't home. But I knew she was. I knew she did everything to keep me away from her. And I wasn't liking it at all.
I had sent letters to her. Explaining everything but I never got an answer. I began to feel lonely. When I didn't need to work I would be lying on the bed almost the whole day. Crying. Sleeping. And trying to find a way to get her back. Because this had to stop. Every time something happened we wouldn't see each other for some time. The first time's I always knew what was going on. But now I had no idea. Because no one heard from her. Not even Ginny.
Ginny had told me that she got a telephone so Hermione could call her when necessary but it hadn't ringed once. I knew she needed time. But I didn't want to give her that because I missed her so much. A week ago when I was searching for something in my room I found a package. A package that hadn't been there the day before. Or at least I thought it wasn't.
There was a note with it that said:
'Fred.
I love you so much.
I hope you have a happy birthday.
Love,
Hermione.'
I was really glad about that note at first because I thought she had forgiven me. I thought she wanted to see me again. But when I tried to visit her, her parents told me she didn't want to see me.
Which could only mean one thing. It had been standing there before. It had been her present. I hadn't even opened it because I wanted to see her as quick as possible. But in the end, I didn't open it because I didn't want to know it. I wanted to forget it. But I couldn't not while I was wearing her ring around my neck. When she threw it at me and later when I had stopped with crying I had put it on a chain to hang around my neck. I don't think I would ever be over her.
-0O0-
Weeks passed and it was begin May when George came to me. I was lying in bed as always and didn't want to go. Because mom was throwing a party today. It was the second of May today and everybody of the family would be there. But not Hermione. It had been over a month that she disappeared from my life.
'' Fred you have to come out of bed,'' George said while taking away my blanket.
''Give that back!''
'' Fred this isn't normal. This isn't living. You have to come out. Talk to Ginny if something happened.'' George said while trying to get me out of bed. But I tried my best to stay in bed.
''I don't want to go. If Hermione isn't there then I don't come. ''
''Fred, stop that. You have to think about your health. If you don't come then I have to tell mom. And you know what she would do.''
''I don't care. The only thing I want right now is Hermione. She's my life, don't you understand that? ''
''I do understand. But you can't live like this any longer. This has to stop, right know.''
In the end, I went but only because George promised to try and visit Hermione the day after. But the only thing I did all the night while the others were partying, was drinking. Drinking my sorrows. And I was more than drunk when George and Angelina helped me home. And a lot of that night I don't remember. The only thing I remember is that around 12 in the night Ginny got a call and after that disappeared. But I was far too drunk to care. Not remembering that the only one who could have called was Hermione.
So please forgive me for not updating on Wednesday anymore.
School has just started and I already have no free time anymore.
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