Morning Love. (George Weasley)

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Arabella's POV:

"I said... come on Arabella."

My heart sank, despite all the shit Katie and I had been through, I was in absolute disbelief that she would do something like this.

"You're not going to hurt me Katie." I spoke weakly, the look in her eyes tell me otherwise.

"You don't know what I'm willing to do," she smirked, "now I've asked you to come here... onto the bridge."

I turned back, desperately hoping I would see someone from the party in the distance who was rushing over to help. Sadly, there was no one, I was alone.

Defeated, I shakily stepped forward, the bitter cold air biting at my exposed skin. My legs felt weak, looking down and seeing the dark water below me as I cautiously took two steps onto the bridge.

Katie kept her wand stiffly pointed at me, guiding me further into the centre of the bridge and further away from the safety of land. The crashing waves grew louder, and the bridge creaked with every step.

My heart felt like it was beating out of chest as I struggling to control my breathing, the feeling of being inches away from the deep depths below making my body feel numb.

"What do you want Katie?" I pleaded, staring at her in desperation.

"I want you to listen," she scowled, inching closer to which her wand was almost stabbing me in my chest.

She paused for a moment, seeming to enjoy the look of pure fear and anxiousness on my face, her eyes piercing into mine as I felt completely helpless, unable to fight back.

"You have no idea how much I have wanted to be the reason for the look you have on your face right now."

"You have always, always thought you were better than me."

"Katie that's not true-" I tried to reason. In response, Katie shoved her wand into my neck, causing me to jolt back and hit the side.

"Shut up and listen!" She cried out hysterically.

"Ever since I've met you, you liked to remind me that I will always come second to you. In everything, whether it be grades, popularity... boys," she paused, "you have managed to knock me down every chance you've got."

"Katie please-" 

She reacted by firing a small shock from her wand, it hitting me on my lips and causing me to stumble back and cry out from the shock and pain as I felt the taste of blood on my tongue. I instantly realised that Katie was not throwing around empty threats, and the thought of what she could do caused me to panic as blood trickled from my lip.

"Do you know how many times I've been humiliated because of you?! When George couldn't even look at me without disgust on his face when we went to Hogsmeade all because you had got into his head. He was so into me before you decided to mess with his feelings and go for him just because you could."

I listened to her in disbelief, in shock over how she actually believed what she was saying was true but afraid to speak up considering how reckless she was becoming.

"I was so embarrassed, because how on Earth could he turn me down after we had already slept together once before? Oh wait... because of you. And when I try to reason with him at New Years, you show up and manipulate him once more... humiliating me again."

I couldn't bite my tongue, no matter how afraid I was with the sound of the rough waves below me, "Listen to yourself! Why can't you just admit that he simply doesn't feel that way about you!"