Day Twenty-Four
Prompt: Empty
Picking their way through the crowded aisle, Capella and Vega looked for an available train compartment. Capella smiled to herself as she squeezed past a couple of third-years talking about George and Fred's departure from school. "Oh, Vega, here's one," she called back to her sister. She slid the door open and stepped into the empty compartment.
"Good," Vega said with a smile. She slipped into the compartment behind her sister and closed the door. The laughter and chatter from the hall was immediately silenced. Settling into her seat, Vega pulled out a book and started to read.
Capella stood in the middle of the little compartment. Staring at the empty seat on the other side she suddenly felt sad. Normally George and Fred would be goofing around, telling jokes and stories. She sat down slowly and pulled her legs up onto the seat.
"This is weird," Vega said, putting her book down. Capella glanced up at her sister. "I'm so used to the twins filling the compartment with their personality. I thought I'd be happy for the silence, but this is strange."
"It feels so empty without them," Capella agreed. "It almost feels like I'll never see them again."
Vega left her book on her seat and crossed the tiny space to sit next to her sister. "That's just silly." She patted Capella's knee and then let her hand rest there. "You're going to see George again. Soon, I'll bet." Vega knew Capella missed Fred's boisterous personality and friendly banter, but she also knew that it was George's presence she was missing most.
"I know," Capella said with a sigh. "I just miss him. I feel a little empty without him here."
"He's always with you," Vega said wisely. "When you love someone, they'll never really leave you." She wrapped her arm around Capella's shoulders and let her sister rest her head against her.