Dominique/Rose
Prompt: Heartbeat
Heartbeat
May 15, 2017
White. Everything was white. It was almost too white that it hurt her retinas and she instantly shut her eyes again. The darkness of her eyelids was comforting; she was familiar with this. The light was far too harsh for her delicate eyes.
Voices. She could distinctively hear voices. They were a little muffled, but she could make out her father's deep baritone, her mother's throaty accent, her sister's high pitched squeals. More and more voices became apparent. A stern, slightly clinical voice that had to be Aunt Hermione's. The concerned, soothing tones of Uncle Harry. She wondered just how many people there actually were in the room, for there were so many voices she couldn't determine all of them.
Suddenly, she felt the warmth of a small hand wrap around her own. Fingers tightened around her wrist gently, and she felt the heaviness of a weight on the right side of her bed. Someone curled up beside her, and she knew immediately who it was from the texture of the soft, bushy hair. It was Rose.
"Oh, Dom," she whispered, her voice clearly thick with tears. The girl wrapped her arms around her cousin's body and pressed her head to her chest, listening to the steady beating of Dominique's heart. Dom have her cousin's hand a gently squeeze; a silent sign of contentedness. To the rest of the occupants of the tiny, hospital ward, many would think that Dominique was asleep. But she was very much awake; Rose could feel the blood pumping through her veins and her steady heartbeat.
And the two of them lay there, wrapped around each other, as Rose tried to keep her cousin safe from the demons that haunted her.
A/N: A follow on from chapter 24. Dominique is in hospital and her family come and visit her. a sad little cousin moment.
Ages: Dominque (16), Rose (11)
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