Monsters

forty eight

"You brought Zabini with you?" George asks once I get in the shop and the door shuts.

"Um yeah, but he'll wait outside for me..." I say awkwardly as I slowly step in a bit more.

"I thought you would've brought Malfoy." George says. He doesn't seem impressed but also doesn't seem mad... more neutral.

"I was supposed to but um something came up." I explain.

George comes down the stairs and I start to feel even more anxious about this. He doesn't seem that pissed at me.. but where's Fred?

"You look like you're okay, Maya." George says as he steps in front of me.

"I am... I'm okay." I pause and look around. "Your shop looks like it's doing well."

"It's not doing too bad, I guess."

"That's good, I'm glad you guys get to do what you love to do.."

He smiles and nods awkwardly.

"Where's Fred...?" I ask.

"He'll be down in a minute. He's closing a deal in his office." George explains.

"Okay..."

Fuck.. I'm so nervous...

"You seem like you have a lot on your mind..." George says as he motions for me to sit down at a seating area he has set up in the shop.

"Um yeah.. It's been a crazy night."

"Everything okay?" He asks.

"Yeah I guess." I say. "I'm just worried about Draco."

"Ah." He pauses, looks reluctant to ask anymore but ends up asking anyway. "Is he okay?"

"I think so." I say. I'm trying to be polite but I don't want to talk about where Draco is because I don't want to say too much.

"You two are okay though? Still together I mean?" he asks as he looks over at Blaise.

"Yeah, we're still together. Blaise just offered to come because Draco couldn't." I explain.

"Zabini's here?" A voice came from behind me.

I already knew that voice..

It was Fred.

"Um yeah.. but he's waiting outside for me." I awkwardly explain.

"Oh." Fred says as he looks at the door. "He can come inside you know."

"Are you sure?" I ask.

"Yes, Maya. It's fine." Fred says as he gets up and opens the door. Blaise turns around awkwardly and faces Fred.

"Get in here, Zabini." Fred says.

"Uhhhh okay." Blaise says as he walks inside and gives me a confused look. I just smirk at him as he awkwardly sits down beside me.

"Um okay... so I don't really know where to start."

"Just tell us what happened last year?"

"Okay..." I pause and look to Blaise who smiles encouragingly to me.

"Well, Draco and I never really were close. He was an absolute shit head towards me." I say and Blaise lets out a chuckle.

"This year we got detention together and that's where it started."

"Wait, since detention? That was so long ago!" Blaise interrupts.

"Yes." I growl. "If you interrupt me again I will kick your ass back outside."