Chapter 3 - No Feelings Changed
Cho retraced the steps she took with Draco a year ago. About ten metres away from the bench, she realised that it was occupied by someone else. A familiar silvery-blonde haired somebody.
Cho stood rooted to the spot, deciding whether she should go over there. One side of her told her not to - she didn't want an argument to erupt. But another side wanted to see his sparkly blue eyes again. She decided to head over there anyway,
"Hey" Cho said.
Draco jumped and looked around. By the looks of it, he was exceptionally glad to see her - but he tried to hide it. He turned back without an answer.
Cho looked hurt. She felt it as well. She sat herself carefully beside Draco. She cleared her throat.
"Hi" Cho repeated a bit sheepishly.
Draco continued to stare out onto the continuous grassland. He seemed to have no intention of speaking to her.
"What brings you here Draco?" Cho asked, taking a stab at starting a conversation.
There was silence.
"June 21st." he whispered shortly. "Will always mean something to me."
Cho didn't know how to respond to this. She watched his moving lips carefully, wishing her lips were glued to them.
"Why?" Cho answered, a bit stupidly, as Draco knew full well that Cho knew why.
"Are you that dense, Chang?" Draco sneered.
"Since when have you been calling me 'Chang'?" Cho asked furiously.
"Since you meant nothing to me" Draco replied ignoring the fact that what he just said was hurtful.
Cho opened and closed her mouth, searching for words to say. But nothing came out.
'Man that was harsh.' Cho thought to herself. Tears formed in her eyes as Draco's answer repeated itself over and over again in her head. She looked away so that he wouldn't see her crying.
Draco got up and started walking away, leaving Cho crying deeply into her hands.
Moments later, when she was sure Draco was out of sight, Cho headed back to the Ravenclaw Tower. She mumbled the password ('Chocolate quill') and went inside, hoping not to draw any attention to herself. She made her way up to the dormitory.
"Cho?" came Missy's voice.
"What's the matter?" Cherry asked, concerned.
Cho broke down and cried limply into her warm arms.
"It was.Draco." Cho muffled.
"Cho, I thought we told you not to have anything to do with him ever again?" another one of Cho's friends, Delphine, said.
"I-I know." Cho released herself from Cherry's arms. "He's a jerk.a son of a bitch!"
A broad grin spread across Missy's face.
"See - we told you." Cherry replied.
"Thanks you guys.ya'll the best." Cho said, forcing a smile, and they all cuddled in for a group hug.
But Cho felt a stab of guilt. She didn't mean a word of what she had just said about Draco. He had every single right to be angry at Cho. 'I'm such a coward' Cho thought to herself. She knew she still had feelings for that Slytherin 5th year, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. She wanted to believe her mates, but she didn't, and knew the truth about Draco.and she still loved him.
Cho retraced the steps she took with Draco a year ago. About ten metres away from the bench, she realised that it was occupied by someone else. A familiar silvery-blonde haired somebody.
Cho stood rooted to the spot, deciding whether she should go over there. One side of her told her not to - she didn't want an argument to erupt. But another side wanted to see his sparkly blue eyes again. She decided to head over there anyway,
"Hey" Cho said.
Draco jumped and looked around. By the looks of it, he was exceptionally glad to see her - but he tried to hide it. He turned back without an answer.
Cho looked hurt. She felt it as well. She sat herself carefully beside Draco. She cleared her throat.
"Hi" Cho repeated a bit sheepishly.
Draco continued to stare out onto the continuous grassland. He seemed to have no intention of speaking to her.
"What brings you here Draco?" Cho asked, taking a stab at starting a conversation.
There was silence.
"June 21st." he whispered shortly. "Will always mean something to me."
Cho didn't know how to respond to this. She watched his moving lips carefully, wishing her lips were glued to them.
"Why?" Cho answered, a bit stupidly, as Draco knew full well that Cho knew why.
"Are you that dense, Chang?" Draco sneered.
"Since when have you been calling me 'Chang'?" Cho asked furiously.
"Since you meant nothing to me" Draco replied ignoring the fact that what he just said was hurtful.
Cho opened and closed her mouth, searching for words to say. But nothing came out.
'Man that was harsh.' Cho thought to herself. Tears formed in her eyes as Draco's answer repeated itself over and over again in her head. She looked away so that he wouldn't see her crying.
Draco got up and started walking away, leaving Cho crying deeply into her hands.
Moments later, when she was sure Draco was out of sight, Cho headed back to the Ravenclaw Tower. She mumbled the password ('Chocolate quill') and went inside, hoping not to draw any attention to herself. She made her way up to the dormitory.
"Cho?" came Missy's voice.
"What's the matter?" Cherry asked, concerned.
Cho broke down and cried limply into her warm arms.
"It was.Draco." Cho muffled.
"Cho, I thought we told you not to have anything to do with him ever again?" another one of Cho's friends, Delphine, said.
"I-I know." Cho released herself from Cherry's arms. "He's a jerk.a son of a bitch!"
A broad grin spread across Missy's face.
"See - we told you." Cherry replied.
"Thanks you guys.ya'll the best." Cho said, forcing a smile, and they all cuddled in for a group hug.
But Cho felt a stab of guilt. She didn't mean a word of what she had just said about Draco. He had every single right to be angry at Cho. 'I'm such a coward' Cho thought to herself. She knew she still had feelings for that Slytherin 5th year, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. She wanted to believe her mates, but she didn't, and knew the truth about Draco.and she still loved him.
