Chapter 2-The Revealing
People stared. They stared as if they had never seen us before. He held his head high and walked all the way to our dormitory. I pressed my head on his chest and closed my eyes. I couldn't handle the eyes boring into me. When we got to the common room he set me down. My legs were shaky. He gently pushed me in the general direction of my room. I stumbled up the stairs. My head ached as I changed into my clothes. I fell onto my bed. The world was spinning. I wondered where he was. Was he eagerly awaiting me? Was he hiding in his bed? I couldn't move. I felt sluggish. I had to know.
Every move I made took minutes. I made it to the common room. I saw his friend. I tried to turn back. But his friend got me. His friend pulled me into a chair. His friend looked at me through green eyes. "What's going on?" His friend questioned. I could not answer. I sat there. Confusion filled my body. What is going on? The only thing I am sure of is that I love him. He loves me.
Many minutes later he came. He saw me. He rushed to my side. He shhed me. "Can't you see her pain?" he questioned his friend. I sat there. I couldn't move. I couldn't talk.
"What's going on?" his friend repeated. He glanced at me. He went to find his sister.
"Take care of her." he told his sister. He took his friend to their dormitory. I felt weak. I started to cry as his sister patted my back. How could this cause me great joy and great pain.
I woke. It was evening. He was holding me. "What did you say?" I asked with all my strength.
"Where I was last night." I looked into his eyes with sadness. "But not why." This made me happy. I leaned into him. He leaned onto me. We watched the fire in silence.
His sister brought us stew. I was hungry. He was too. We ate a lot. The stew was thick. IT coated my insides. It warmed me. It was pure happiness.