Adronitis {t.r.}

Chapter 64

The Great Hall was full of chatter the following day as Eve strode in, happily spotting Tom. She sat beside him, looking at him before she began to slowly pour food onto her plate.

"Are you alright?" Eve asked as she continued to add food.

"Yes love", Tom muttered. "I just didn't sleep well".

He leaned in, kissing her cheek. The last thing he needed was to see her cry because he knew that it would hurt him. However Tom knew that the truth of Cleo's accidental death would come out, sooner or later.

"Head Boy duties not so easy?" Eve asked as she picked up her fork, looking at Tom. He nodded, picking at his food. Eve turned to stare at her food, figuring what to eat first.

Rhea entered the Great Hall, looking a bit better than she had for the past few weeks. She lightly smiled at Eve when she spotted her, walking swiftly over to her.

"Hey", Rhea said. "It's been a while since I've been here".

Eve nodded. "How are you feeling?".

"Still shit but it's easier to breathe now", Rhea explained. "I feel hollow but it's nothing I can't handle".

Eve smiled a bit as she moved her gaze to Robert, who was busy eyeing Rhea before returning his focus to his friends. She looked at Tom, who was chewing slowly, jaw clenched.

"Good morning students", Headmaster Dippet boomed. His loud voice startled Rhea a bit, causing her to drop her cutlery on the ground as he spoke. Eve glanced at her before moving her attention to the headmaster.

"Motherfu-", Rhea began.

"Shush", Eve whispered, cutting off Rhea. The whole hall was now focused on Headmaster Dippet.

"As many of you know, deaths aren't always a common occurrence at this school. However, early this morning, two bodies were found on the school grounds.

Eve furrowed her brows in a mix of shock and confusing. What the fuck.

Tom clenched his jaw, breathing slowly. His stoic composure remained as normal as possible, hands folded atop the table.

"The bodies of Caledonia Shanks and Aurelia Rosier were found yesterday. We have came to the conclusion that the girls have been murdered or that...".

Eve sucked in a sharp breath as she slowly moved her eyes to the Gryffindor table, feeling a sharp pain stab through her chest as she didn't see the familiar auburn head of her dearest friend.

She then moved her gaze to Rhea, who was facing the table, her hand covering her mouth as her chest rose up and down quickly, tears streaming down her face.

The cold composure that had once engulfed Eve had now cracked, her airways becoming tight as she began to feel as though she were being choked, air not being easy for her. She could feel the room spinning around her, the world moving extremely fast as she moved slow, her brain refusing to accept the fact that any of this was real.

But it was.

The composure only cracked more when she heard Rhea start to cry, triggering a button in Eve's mind as she sucked in yet another sharp breath, tears pooling at her eyes before she exhaled, the tears erupting from her eyes.

She had never felt so pain in her life until now.

Tom felt his ears perk up at the sob of his lover, turning slowly to stare at her.

Eve had her eyes closed, her body facing forward as her palm covered her mouth, breathing fast and sharp as she felt the tears dampen her uniform.