Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
I listen for footsteps. For any sign of another soul inside this dark place.
For any hope.
But there is none.
Only the thick, musty smell lingering in the air and making my head spin. The silence ringing in my ears. The soft, consistent trickling of tears down my cheeks.
Where are they? Now that I need them, where have they gone?
I need a familiar face.
I look around again, searching for anything I might have missed before.
I find nothing.
So I let go.
*
It seems like hours, but finally I get a sign. From my high perch, I can hear a distant voice.
"What is wrong with her?"
The words should comfort me. Someone is here.
But the voice is harsh and full of contempt.
Another, cooler voice relies, "I have been informed that this one is a bit off."
The first speaker smirks. "Well, this should be interesting," he drawls.
"You are not to harm her. She is very important, is that understood?"
"Yes, father," he answers in a bitter tone. "I understand perfectly."
*
I must fall asleep. When I awaken, I have left my perch.
I blink a few times, hardly believing that I am still here. Somehow I had hopes that I would wake up in my own bed. Surrounded by the ones I love.
Once again, questions tug at my mind. Where are they?
But all thoughts quickly flee as I find myself staring into a pair of cold, silver eyes.
I jerk upright, wrapping my arms around myself and my tattered clothing.
"It's about time you wake up," the 'visitor' says with a sneer.
As my eyes adjust to the dim candle light, I bite my lip against a gasp.
I have found a familiar face.
And it belongs to Draco Malfoy.