Disclaimer: I do not own the Characters from J.K. Rowling's world, but various characters such as the Saunders and Lukas I have created to fit the plot I am creating within the Harry Potter realm. No money is being made from this fiction; the only thing I hope to earn is reviews.
Dedication: I dedicate this chapter to one of my closest ever friends Vallery, in whom was separated from me – she lives far over mountains, rivers and the ocean but we're still as close as ever. She has gotten me into some of the best stuff and her fics are awesome too and I thank her for that! Peace!
Chapter One
Her head lay heavily in her hands as she sat in the brightly lit hospital awaiting news of her best friend's condition. Lukas had been in a horrific car accident and had been badly injured. He was being operated on and a sixteen year old Hermione could barely stand the pain of waiting for news of his recovery.
It was another two hours of uncomfortable silence and waiting when Dr. Martin from the Emergency department came up to Hermione and Lukas's parents Mr. & Mrs. Saunders, a grim look on his face.
"I'm extremely sorry to say this but your son Lukas didn't make it through surgery," he said sullenly. Mrs. Saunders burst out crying on her husbands shoulder as Hermione shook her head violently in disbeleif.
"NO I DON'T BELIEVE YOU," Hermione screamed at the doctor, grabbing his coat violently and shoving him back and forth as tears spilled from her bloodshot eyes.
"I'm sorry," Dr. Martin said placing his hands on her shoulders in order to calm her down. "The internal bleeding was just too heavy. We couldn't stop it."
"NO. NO. NO. NO. I refuse to believe you, you're lying," she seethed, letting go of his coat and running towards the operating room. Bursting in she came upon the body of Lukas lying on the table a white sheet draped over his body, his pale blue eyes open and his black hair messed up. She slapped him hard on the face as the tears continued to blur her vision
"Get up Lukas," she ranted, shaking his body violently. "Wake up Lukas! Come on," she said continuing to shake him as various nurses tried to pull her away from the dead boys body.
"HOW CAN YOU LEAVE ME LIKE THIS LUKAS? COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK TO ME. I NEED YOU! I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO LEAVE ME LIKE THIS," she screamed in a blind rage, shoving back a nurse roughly who was trying to pry her off him.
More tears fell from her blood shot eyes as realization really hit her. Lukas was gone…forever, he would never come back, never call her, never hug her, never tell her that he loved her. Shaking violently Hermione ran from the room, feeling numb all over. She ran past Dr. Martin and the Saunders and out of the hospital all together. She couldn't bear to face them or anybody in fact.
She was running so fast and she didn't care where she was going as long as she was away from that horrid hospital where her dearly beloved lay. She tripped over something as she was running and fell to the cold gravel, cutting herself in various places as she fell. She lay crumpled in that same position as she let out horrid screams and cries of anguish.
"I'm broken without you Lukas," she chocked out between retched sobs, the tears just kept coming from her eyes.
She whimpered and laid her head on the ebony coffin lid tears spilling from the sides of her tightly clenched eyes as the funeral commenced. Lukas Saunders was her best friend in the Muggle world and she had known him since Pre-Primary when their teacher paired them up to sit next to each other. And now he was gone and she felt like there was a big hole missing from her heart that could never be filled. The thing that pained Hermione most was the fact that she never got to say goodbye. As her tears continued to fall, rain poured down hard, making the atmosphere even worse for the funeral.
"Our dearest friend Lukas, you will be sorely missed, and may your soul rest in peace," said the priest concluding the ceremony. Hermione looked up at Mrs. Sanders, Lukas's mother who was crying into her husbands shoulder and felt pained even more at the sight of her and the knowing fact she had lost her only son.
It had been five days since Lukas's death and all Hermione had done was cry her heart out. She couldn't help it; Lukas meant the world to her, they had grown up hand in hand, done everything together and when she went away to Hogwarts, he supported her and encouraged her to go when she had been thinking about declining their offer. In her heart Hermione had loved Lukas more than words could explain and something in her snapped when she found out he had died. The Hermione Jane Granger everybody had known and loved was dead.
A/N: This fic has been changed around a little bit. I've added some more things and re-written some of the crappier parts.
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Kandy
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