"So, how's it going?" I unfortunately hear Haylie ask me as she sits down next to me at lunch.
"Fine." I'm not giving her a conversation, she only wants to make me feel bad.
"So, I hear that Draco and you aren't talking anymore. I was just wondering if that was true."
"Yes."
"Good, keep it that way, okay?"
"Sorry Haylie, but if Draco actually apologizes to me, then we will be back to the way we were before. I'm not living my life according to you."
"Well look, Draco and I are a couple. I do not want you coming in and stealing him from me. Like that'll ever happen, I mean I have him whipped so much it's actually a little sad. And we all know that you are in love with him so back off. Or else."
"You know that actually would have been a little intimating if I was scared of you. But lucky for me, I'm not. So goodbye, Haylie."
"Goodbye Phoebe. But remember I will always be a threat. Whether it's Draco or any other guy. You're scum compared to me." Now she's following me, causing people to watch. Well, if they came for a show.
" No it does not make me scum compared to you. It makes me something that you're not, which is a hoe." Now that is what I call a show. I walk away with that comeback because I know she was going to pounce on me and I don't feel like wasting my energy on her. Besides, I have a class to get to.
But when I walk in a see Draco, he is never here before me, something's up. Unfortunately on our speaking terms, I cannot find out what that is. So I just sit down and stay silent. I am not going to be the one who gives in.
"We need to talk. But not now. Haylie will see, meet in the Common Room at eleven tonight. Okay?"
I simply respond with a nod. I don't know if this a trick or what, so I'm not taking my chances on giving him full trust.
It was only about one when Draco told me to meet him later, so gave me ten hours to study. Who am I kidding? That gave me ten hours to think about him… about us.
We have known each other since we got on Hogwart's Express for our first year at Hogwarts. I still remember it like it was yesterday.
Draco was bragging about something that he had gotten to take to school with him, and there were no other seats so I just sat next to him. I got a couple of weary glances from whoever he was talking to, but he just kept talking like I wasn't even there. Eventually he turned next to me when he wasn't talk to anyone and asked me who I was. From there he started bragging about who he was, but at one point the asked me something about me. Like he wanted to know me. I soon found out that he didn't ask just anyone that. So I felt… special. I grew up with a lot of siblings so I don't get to feel special that often, so I sort of clinged to Draco. And the funny thing is, he clinged back. That first year we were practically inseparable. And it just stayed like that, all up until Haylie came along. I knew that girl ruined some things, but I figured that if I just stayed out of her way then she wouldn't bother me. Obviously she has had it out for me for a while now. I just don't know why! I mean, I've never done anything to make her mad. Unless she's been jealous of Draco and I hanging out all of these years. She really needs to get a grip and calm down is all I'm going to say about her because if anyone knew my true thoughts about her I would probably be held hostage and she would request an insane amount of money. Boy, I did not know I was this tired to actually come up with a situation like that.
So when eleven rolled around I walked down the stairs to already find Draco sitting there staring at the fire. I just stood there for a minute admiring the back of his head. I haven't been able to look at him for long that even the back of his head would do. I miss him so much. But I'm afraid to tell him, because what if he doesn't miss me?
" Hi." I was practically speechless because it felt like my body had malfunctioned from not talking to Draco in so long.
" Phoebe, let me start by saying I'm sorry."
" For?"
" Everything! I didn't mean for it to turn out this way. I just like Haylie so much."
" Always Haylie with you isn't it? Draco, the reason we haven't talked is because I'm sick of hearing about your relationship! It's not my job to be up to date on everything between you guys!"
"You're right, I shouldn't talk about her so much. But Phoebe I just can't help it. If you liked someone this much then you would talk about them all the time too!"
"No, I wouldn't." Because I don't talk about you all the time.
"Okay, fine maybe I do go a little over board sometimes with talking about her. If I stop will you please start talking to me?"
"Fine, but it's going to take a very long time for me to trust you and talk to you as much as before."
"I'm just glad we're speaking again." You have no idea how glad I am too.
" Okay well it's late, I better get up to bed." on my way up the stairs I glance down at my watch to see that it's midnight, so I run down the stairs as fast as I can and catch Draco putting out the fire.
"Hey, Draco?"
"Yeah?"
" What day is it?"
"Umm, the sixteenth, why?"
"Nope, seventeenth, happy birthday." Is all I say with a smile and head straight back up the stairs.
I am so glad that we are talking again. I didn't know how long I could go with out losing all of my sanity. But what I'm most excited about is to see Haylie's face when she sees Draco and I laughing at one of our inside jokes. That is when I'm going to be ecstatic.