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Chapter 6-12: Walking on Eggshells

Days had gone by, and Desiree couldn't find herself able to do anything. She couldn't eat, she didn't want to walk out of her room, all she could do was sleep. Though she had completely lost her appetite, Pansy always brought up something small, usually fruit in the morning, for her to eat. Pansy and Hermione both looked after Desiree the most. These were the only two people she had seen in days, besides a brief visit from Blaise.

Luckily, the day she confronted Draco was just a few days before Christmas Holiday was set to start. Pansy brought Desiree any work she needed during the three days of classes she missed. Desiree spent the students free day, usually meant to pack, laying in her bed, crying.

She couldn't understand why he did it. Why would he cheat on her? What could she have possibly done to push him away that far?

"Desiree, the train leaves in an hour. You might want to get up and get ready so we don't miss it," Pansy said in a timid tone. She was trying hard not to set Desiree off.

Without a word, Desiree slowly rose from her bed. Her body grew a bit dizzy as she stood, likely from being so dehydrated. Pansy looked almost in shock at Desiree's now thinner frame. With not eating for days her body had grown skinnier, dark circles formed under her eyes, she looked sickly.

"I need to shower first," Desiree said quietly, never looking Pansy in the eye.

As Desiree walked to the showers, she felt eyes on her. This was the first time anyone had seen her in almost five days, yet her body looked drastically different, and not in a good way.

Once finally arriving in the bathroom, Desiree didn't even look at herself in the mirror, she couldn't bear to look at herself. She felt disgusted in herself. She felt disgusted in the fact that she put so much trust and love into Draco, just for him to break it.

The shower was refreshing, it felt nice to have the warm water hit her back as she washed her hair.

She quickly got dressed in some warm clothes after she was done showering. Luckily, on her walk back she hadn't caught any glimpse of Draco. She knew she wouldn't be able to see him without feeling the urge to burst into tears.

When she returned to her room, Pansy was yet to be found. So, she began packing her trunk with everything she'd need over Christmas Holiday. Just as she put her last few jumpers in, Pansy walked back into their room.

"Oh good, you're ready. Blaise wanted to get breakfast before we head down to the train. If we leave now we'll have just enough time to eat and board before the train pulls off," Pansy grinned.

"I really don't want to go," said Desiree, keeping her attention on locking her trunk.

"Desiree, you need to eat something. Just come down there with me. If you want to leave, then, you can, but please, at least walk down there," Pansy pleaded. She had made it her mission to ensure Desiree was eating properly with the recent events with Draco.

Desiree stood, silently looking at Pansy before taking a deep breath and nodding, "Okay."

With this, the girls brought their trunks out to be taken to the train, before walking down to the Great Hall. On their walk, Desiree received a lot more stares. Typical, seeing as how Hogwarts was always drama hungry. This week's major event, Desiree and Draco's break up; well, more of the fact that Desiree stayed out of classes for a week. However, no one knew the real reason why they had broken up, not even Pansy or Hermione. Niether of the girls pressured Desiree to tell them. They both knew she would tell them in due time.

"Oh, there he is," Pansy said excitedly as she saw Blaise waiting for them outside of the Great Hall.

"Desiree, it's good to see you again. Feeling better?" Blaise asked as the girls approached him. Pansy harshly hit him on the arm for even asking.