Draco sat, waiting for the knock he never wanted to hear. But it still came.
Seeing you again, with your windswept hair and brown eyes, everything was screaming inside. You smiled; a beautiful smile and all Draco wanted to do was send you away, far away, and for you to never look back.
"Hi."
"Hi." Draco breathed back. Before you could speak, he invited you in.
Draco closed his eyes when you walked past him; you smelled exactly the same as you always had. He was waiting for the impact, because as soon as you walked into the lounge, they were all over the walls.
Draco and I. Everywhere you looked, the beaming couple secretly tore your heart away. The urge to usher you away, grew even stronger. Surely, it wasn't too late to invent a sudden appointment, a meeting?
When he turned around, his lie was ready. He wasn't ready he wasn't prepared for this. But when he saw you looking at him like that, his lie died on his lips.
Desperately feigning indifference, he asked you to sit. He covertly stole glances at you while you weren't looking. His will was crumbling.
But this had to be done. So, he began.
