Lucy shook tremendously as she sat in her bed room, looking intensely at the piece of parchment paper spralled out on her lap.
"Dear Miss Weasley…"
It all seemed like some horrible joke to her. She felt physically sick in the bottom of her stomach, and the numbness in her head hadn't left for some time now. She had remained in the same position for about 20 minutes now, sat upright in her bedroom on her bed where her mother left her to process the information she dumped on her. She had so many questions, so many. And she knew her mother did too, they both just wanted answers.
All those times when she asked her father about his family where coming back to her now. The solemn look he gave, and how quickly he seemed to change the subject. Now Lucy had always been quite observant, ever since she was younger. But this was something she always seemed to overlook, almost even completely forget.
"Hello! Anyone home?" a voice from downstairs echoed though out the house, snapping Lucy back into reality.
Caoimhe was home. Would mum tell her? Lucy bit her lip, she knew that even if her mum did confess, the likelihood of Caoimhe believing either one of them was very little. And the likelihood that she would get the both of them admitted into some psychiatric unit was almost certain.
Lucy sighed, and forced herself to walk out of her bedroom to meet her mother and Caoimhe. She almost felt that if she wouldn't look her mother in the eyes, this whole ordeal would be forgotten. Confessed to her that it was some elaborate prank, one risking Lucy to never speak to her mother again, but a prank all the same. But when Lucy entered the living room where Audrey and Caoimhe sat, the look on her mothers face told her that it was all too real.
"-wasn't anything Caoimhe, just some nutter having a laugh," Audrey reassured her friend, forcing a smile on her face.
"Don't bullsh-, oh hey Lucy!" Caoimhe chuckled nervously, at the sight of the young girl entering the room, "I was just asking your mum about who she met today, did she tell you?"
"Um…"
"Caoimhe please, I told you. Now let's forget all about it," Audrey sighed, slapping her hands on her lap and standing up quickly, walking into the kitchen "I'm going to put the dinner on."
Caoimhe rolled her eyes, knowing all too well that her best friend was lying, something that she was never any good at. Her face soon lit up when she made eye contact with Lucy. She smiled mischievously, a look which Lucy grew to become wary of.
"I know what will put a smile on your face," she said quietyly, as if to not let anyone else hear, "I kow it's your birthday tomorrow, but I want to give you this now because if your mum finds it she'll try to bring it back," she reached into the black, leather handbag she used to work and pulled out a small rectangular box rapped in red tissue paper.
Lucy smiled, very curous to see it's contents. Peeling back the textured paper, she unravelled a blue box, with a white logo on the top phrasing "Samsung."
Lucy gasped, "You didn't!"
Caoimhe laughed, "Oh yes I did!"
"Oh thankyou, thankyou!" Lucy cried, throwing herself at Caoimhe and giving her a hug.
"Don't mention it," Caoimhe replied, giving the young girl a kiss on the forehead.
"What's all this?" Audrey said, standing at the livingroom doorway, curious as to all the commotion, with a tea towel in one hand.
"Caoimhe got me a phone!" Lucy replied, and Audrey's eyes widened.
"You didn't!"
"I did!" Caoimhe replied, now laughing hysterically clapping her hands.
But Audrey couldn't help the pleased smile appearing on her face, as she mouthed "thank you" to her friend.
A noise at the door signalled a letter being put through the letter box, and Audrey snapped her head around. She opened the door quickly as to catch the sender, but when she opened the door no -one was there. Audrey sighed, expecting as much, and closed the door. She bend down to pick up the letter, but the writing was different on this one, but she knew all too well what it enquired without even having to open it. The address was written in the same form, but the envelope wasn't sealed the same was as the other letters. With shaking fingers, Audrey slowly opened up the letter, to unveale yet another piece of parchment.
"Who was that, Audrey?" Caoimhe called from the living room, who was busy helping Lucy set p her new phone.
"Nothing, just some kids," she replied unenthuastically, eyes not leaving the letter. She walked into the kitchen and closed the door behind her, and unfolded the piece of parchment;
"Dear Audrey and Lucy,
We would like to invite you for dinner at our house tomorrow evening, where I feel we would be able to talk things over properly. I am sure this is all a massive shock for you both, but we would love to get to know you two, especially for Lucy's sake. Inclosed is the address to out house, and we would love it if you could make it.
Kind regards,
Arthur Weasley."
Audrey bit her lip nervously, repeating the name "Arthur Weasley." Was that Percy's dad… her father-in-law? Audrey sat down, feeling her head spin.
She heard the door open, and was greeted by her daughter.
"Caoimhe's getting a shower," she said, and her focus went to the letter in her mother's hand, "What does it say?"
"Were're meeting them tomorrow for dinner," Audrey replied, setting the letter on the table for her daughter to look at, as she tended to the food she began to prepare.
"Tomorrow?" Lucy said, shocked, grabbing for the letter to read it for herself, and she suddenly felt very nervous.
"Mum, I don't know if I can,"
Audrey turned around to face her daughter, and smiled encouragingly at her, "Yes you can, we're a team remember?" she bent down slightly as so to be eye level with her daughter.
"What if they don't like me," she said, lowering your're head down slightly
"What? They'll love you! I still do, don't I?" she said chuckling. Audrey felt much more confident about the situation, knowing she had to be for her daughter, "Now just forget about it for tonight, hm?"
"Okay," Lucy smiled.
OOOoo so it's getting close to where they're all gonna meet, can't wait to write that part!
Anyways, hope you liked it! xxx
