21. Voices

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FREDS POV

I couldn't see and I couldn't move. But I could hear voices. There were loads of voices. I couldn't tell how many.

"Hospital wing" mumbling

"alcohol" more mumbling

"drug"' someone was crying

"professor" Lee?

"Minnie" George?

"Fuck, Lee Aaliyah" Aaliyah. What happened to Aaliyah?

But then everything went quiet.

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"Do you think he can hear us, Georgie?"

"No Lee probably not" George sniffed

"What happened? I thought you said he stopped drinking. And now you're saying about other drugs?"

A sob "he did stop Lee. He did he did for a few weeks but he started again a couple of days ago. And he started taking drugs too. I don't know what he took. But I know it was dangerous."

"Fuck Georgie. I'm so fucking sorry"

I heard stirring on my right.

"Aaliyah your awake!"

Awake. She's awake. What the fuck happened to her.

"Yeah Georgie. How's Freddie doing?" Merlin the girl was apparently unconscious for a while and the first thing she wants to know when she wakes up is if I'm alright. Godric she is too perfect.

"We don't know yet Liyah. They have him back breathing but they need to figure out what he took in order to know what to do next"

"Fuck. This is all my fault." Sobbing. Footsteps. Muffled sobs.

"Liyah its not your fault. I promise."

"Fred." Mum? "George what happened. They didnt tell us anything. They just said that he was-" she sobbed. "George what happened to him?"

"Drugs" George mumbled.

"Excuse me?"

"He's been taking drugs mum. Drinking all the time and smoking and taking drugs. I'm sorry I didnt tell you but I just wanted to help him without him getting into trouble."

"He hasn't been taking drugs George. I would have known if he was taking drugs"

"He was though mum. For over a year now."

"And you just stood by and let it happen. What did you do? Nothing. Exactly. Your brother is lying here in this hospital wing unconscious and its all. you. fault."

"I'm - I'm sorry mum. I tried. I really tried. He- He just didnt listen" George started crying now.

No Georgie. Please don't cry. Not over me. And mum don't blame him. He did. He tried. Don't blame him he wont ever forgive himself.

"It wasn't his fault Mrs Weasley. It was mine" Aaliyah?

"YOU" mum was roaring at my girl. "YOU. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. YOU DID THIS TO HIM. MY POOR BABY IS LIKE THIS BECAUSE OF YOU. I BET IF HE NEVER MET YOU, HE WOULDNT BE HERE RIGHT NOW. WHAT DID YOU DO? DID YOU BUY HIM THE DRUGS? DID YOU MAKE HIM TAKE THEM? DID YOU POISON THE DRUGS IN ORDER TO KILL HIM? THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT. AALIYAH NOTT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU WOULD HAVE TRIED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. YOU NOTTS AND MALFOYS HAVE ALWAYS HAD IT OUT FOR MY FAMILY. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? HE LOVED YOU. HE THOUGHT YOU LOVED HIM. WERE YOU PLANNING ON DOING GEORGE NEXT? RONALD? GIN-"

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