Week 1 of the Ship Til You Drop Competition - Petunia/Vernon
Inspired by the song Even My Dad Does Sometimes by Ed Sheeran
"It's alright to cry
Even my dad does sometimes
So don't wipe your eyes
Tears remind you you're alive"
Petunia clutched on the parchment hard, hot tears streaming down her cheeks. She tried hard containing her sobs throughout the letter, but at the end she couldn't take it anymore- it hurt too much. Lily was dead. Lily, her little sister. The little sister she didn't treat well enough.
It hurt her deeply that she treated her with hostility over the past decade. She wasn't the good sister she promised her the day she was born. All Lily did was try to please her, but Petunia ignored all her attempts. She wanted a life without her. She thought it would be better to live as if she were an only child. Now, her sister was dead.. She wasn't supposed to care, but why is her chest aching? Aching for the lost words, lost moments and lost love. She regretted every moment she waved her off rudely. She regretted not making her the bridesmaid on her wedding. She regretted not speaking to her all throughout the years.
Petunia struggled on not making any loud noise, but it just hurt too much. She felt a loving hand on her shoulder, rubbing soothingly.
"It's alright to cry, even my dad does sometimes." Vernon placed a soft kiss on her temple.