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1. Chapter 3. "Dead inside but strong as you have never been"

England,

"I was sure you'll be free but not so soon"

"If 20 years is soon for you, I don't want to know what is long" Ginny said, joking.

"I'm really happy you are here, I really am."

"I know, that's why I wanted you to be the first person to know I am in England"

"And that's the best you could do because before you go to see your children there are some things you have to know" Dumbledore said with a serious expression.

"You are scaring me, something happened to my children" Ginny said with a worried face.

"No, don't worry. They are very healthy and have good hearts. Mia is a beautiful young woman but she's a little spoiled, she wants always make her will and she knows her father is always at her side. Every moth she takes a different class because she doesn't know what she wants. Mike is a handsome young man, he has a lot of girls running after him, He works at his father company.

"I can't wait to see them and hugged them" Ginny interrupted him.

"Ginny I am so sorry but you can not do that, for now" Dumbledore said very sorry.

"What? Why? "

"Because they think their mother is dead and the woman they have known as their mother is not you.

Ginny could not believe what she was listening, her world was breaking down. Her children do not know she exists and that she loves them with all her heart, that they were her only reason to resist everything, they were her only reason to live.

"Ginny, you have to be strong. Your children think you are dead but you are not. You'll have another battle to fight and in this, I am sure you'll be the winner."

"You are right, I am going to fight for what I want, and this time I don't let anyone to destroy me"

She said goodbye to Dumbledore and went to her hotel, she had a lot to think about but most important she had to make a plan.

Alba was with Chelsea in her room, when an owl arrived. Alba took the letter and read:

Dear Alba and Chelsea:

I am an old friend, who is dying to see you. I don't want to tell you my name because that will ruin my surprise and I want to see your happy face when you see me. The reason of this letter is to invite you to take dinner with me, tomorrow at the new hotel of the Diagon alley at 8:00 o' clock please be punctual.

Regards,

"Alba, what are going to wear", Chelsea said really worried.

"We are not going"

"Alba, please I want to know who this old friend is, and besides we don't have anything to do tomorrow"

"Ok, you win but not because we don't have anything to do tomorrow but because I want to know what does this old friend want.

Demian, Danielle, George, Claudia and Richard received the same letters. They of course, were willing to attend to this dinner. They didn't suspect this dinner would change their lives forever.

The only one who received a different letter was Draco. He was at his office when his secretary gave him a letter:

Dear Draco:

How have you been? I really hope you have been as happy as I have, you deserve nothing else. By now, I know you have been asking who I am and that question will be answered tomorrow at the new hotel of the Diagon Alley, at 8:00 o'clock pm, please be punctual. I know I am going to give you the surprise of your life.

Kisses,

Draco was thinking who this woman can be, when Anne arrived, "Honey, You didn't call me and I want to know what do you family think about our engagement" Anne was 10 years younger than Draco. She was an ambitious woman who only cares about being Mrs. Malfoy and enjoys Draco's fortune

"Anne, I am sorry but they didn't take very good the news, I think we should give them more time, what do you think?"

"As you don't want to cancel the wedding, we can give them the time they need"

"By the way, I have to cancel our dinner for tomorrow because some clients want to have dinner with me and I could not say no"

"It's ok, I understand but when your dinner is over, I'll be waiting for you in my apartment" she kissed him and left.

They were all punctual and nervous.

"I don't know who this woman is or what she believes she is but I am not going to wait for her one minute more" Alba said looking for her coat.

"Alba, please we are already here" Demian told her and I am sure you as the rest of us, want to know who she is and what does she want.

I agree with my husband, Danielle said, "If we are already here, I don't care to wait some minutes more"

"I am not going to wait for a woman I don't even know who is" Claudia said

"Of course you know me, we used to be best friends"

And every one turned around to see who she was. She was looking amazing, as if she had never been in jail. Everyone was shocked, They could not believe what their eyes was seeing.

What are you doing here? George said

"George, you always going to the point, we haven't seen each other for 20 years and your first question is 'What are you doing here?

"Virginia, you must have to understand Gorge, we are all surprised and we never thought you would be out after what you did"

"My dear Richard, You most than any one knows that I didn't kill Patricia, you knew who was the real killer but you lied and let me passed 20 years at jail."

"Ginny, why do you think Richard would lie? He doesn't have anything to win, don't try to confuse us"

"Chelsea, shut up", Alba said "She doesn't confuse me, I know she killed Patricia and I am not going to listen her anymore"

Everyone followed Alba and they got up from their sits.

"No one leaves after I say you can, I have not finish. Do you think I made you come just to see you? I had been in jail but I am not nuts, I made you come to make a deal with you.

"I am not going to make any deal with you and I am leaving" Alba, said

"If I was you, I think it better, because if you go I'll go with you to see my children and I am going to tell them al the truth, that their mother is not dead and that I am their mother."

"You are not going to do that"

"Oh Draco, I thought you have forgotten how to speak as you have not said a word but I am pleased that my children are a priority for you"

"My children have been always a priority for me, I have done anything to keep them save and happy"

"And telling them lies and keep them away from their mother is keep them save and happy, there is no better place that beside their mother" a sad an angry Ginny said.

"No when their mother is a killer" Draco answered her

"Well, I am not going to discuss with you for now about this. Now, I want to discuss about our future"

"We don't have a future together"

"No for the moment. But in two weeks we are going to marry again and I will be the stepmother of my children until I found the real killer and I can clean my name or until you'll be a man enough to tell them the truth, whatever comes first"

"But I am already engaged, I cannot do that to Anne"

"I don't care what you have to do or don't have but we are going to marry in two weeks. You took my children and you'll have to give them back. And that's my last word" Ginny began to left the room when she turned back and with a smile said "I hope you have enjoy this dinner" and left the room.

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