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Chapter 20

Abbey stared into the blazing fire for a moment before tossing the towel in. She watched it until it was ashes before beckoning Jingles goodnight and heading back to the bedroom.

When she got there, she opened the door and saw that Draco was still awake, gazing up at the ceiling. He glanced at her for a moment when she came in, but his eyes soon flicked back to the ceiling.
Abbey got into her pajamas and returned to bed. Pulling the covers up to her chin, she rolled over away from Draco and curled into a ball.

"Did I--" Draco muttered quietly, "Did I hurt you?" Abbey's eyes, which she had just shut, shot open again. But thankfully Draco couldn't see them, for they revealed the truth. Abbey didn't answer…she didn't want to lie, but she didn't want to tell the truth either.

"I'm…sorry," Draco said, taking her silence as a yes.

"It's not your fault," Abbey replied, her voice barely audible. Draco didn't reply. He just gazed sideways at her for a moment before rolling over and going to sleep.

That night Abbey had a horrible nightmare. She dreamt that she was in labor, and she was at St. Mungo's. Draco was standing over her bed, laughing at her. The doctor kept shaking his head and saying that things didn't look good. Abbey kept asking what was wrong, but the doctor didn't seem to hear her.

Finally the baby was delivered and the doctor wrapped it up, handing it to her, still shaking his head, saying that it was such a shame. Abbey looked down at her baby and was horror-struck. It looked like a normal newborn, except it had the head of Lucius Malfoy. He too began laughing up at her along with Draco. Lucius even pointed one of his stubby baby fingers up at her, his grey eyes as cold as ever.

Abbey shot up in bed, cold sweat on every inch of her body. She panted, as if she was out of breath. She then realized that tears were streaming down her cheeks. Relief swept over her when she also realized that it had only been a dream. She put her face in her hands, trying to calm herself down.

After a moment she looked over at Draco, who was snoring softly on his stomach. She could still feel him inside her, and this made her shudder violently. I have to get out of here, she thought desperately. She leapt out of bed, not even caring if she woke Draco or not.
She quickly got dressed and began to pack her trunk, tears still rolling down her cheeks.

Gazing out the window, Abbey saw dawn breaking on the horizon. She hoped the Weasley's didn't mind her appearing so suddenly and so early in the morning.

What am I thinking? Abbey thought, Of course they wouldn't mind! Mrs. Weasley is the nicest woman I know. This thought lifted her spirits as she levitated her trunk with a flick of her wand. She left the bedroom, not even bothering to close the door behind her.

Draco's eyes fluttered open and he squinted in the bright morning sunshine. Yawning, he looked over and saw that Abbey was gone. On gazing around the room, he found that her dresser drawers had been flung open, and that her trunk was missing.

Slight disappointment mingled in his mind as he got up, stretching. He didn't like being alone. Jingles was alright company, but not like another person. Even if he and Abbey didn't get along very well, at least she was another human being.

Sighing, he pulled on some clothes and went down to breakfast. He just hoped Abbey wouldn't stay gone as long as she had before, thinking of what his father's reaction was going to be.

Aw, is Draco sad Abbey's gone? Hope you liked it, and thanks for reading!

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