The Stars Above Us

Elastic Heart

It was three days later and Bella was back at home and she was sitting in the living room. Harry came in the house from work at 1pm, and walked over to her "Hey you." "Hey. How was work?" "Work was okay, how have you been?" "Not great, mum's currently at the shop getting me some more flavoured water." "Alright, what have you been up to?" "I've mainly been sleeping on the sofa." Harry took his jacket off and hung it up, putting his bag upstairs in the bedroom, and walked back downstairs and sat on the sofa. Bella placed her head in Harry's lap. Harry thread his fingers through her hair as she began to doze off again.

Narcissa came back 5 minutes later, "Has she fallen asleep?" "Yeah, she's fallen asleep on me." "Let her sleep, it'll do her good." Harry laid her back down on the sofa on her pillows, and covered her with the blanket. Harry walked in the kitchen with Narcissa "What's going on?" "I've got a little trick up my sleeve, I've got this blackout suit in the bedroom but it's full black, so when Bella's fast asleep, I'm going to sit next to her, and like hover over her." "Don't, that'll scare the shit out of her." "I know, but I don't want to scare her." "Don't do it, you know she's really sensitive when she's not well." "True. I'll leave it." Harry looked over and she had rolled herself over so half of her body was off of the sofa. Harry walked in the living room and lifted her back onto the sofa, "What's up?" "She was falling off of the sofa." "Oh bless her." Harry sat on the sofa as Bella rolled over to face the sofa.

It was two hours later and Bella was starting to wake up slowly as she sat up as Narcissa came downstairs from her daughter's room from where she was changing the bedding with Harry. "Hey sweetheart." "Hi mum." "How are you feeling?" "I'm a bit warm but that's part of it." Narcissa felt her forehead and she was slightly warm "You are a bit warm, maybe take this blanket off, and let yourself cool down for about 5 minutes." Bella took the blanket off, and sat up, getting her phone off charge, and set a timer for 5 minutes and started it.

After 5 minutes, she had cooled completely down, and she got up, walking through to the downstairs bathroom, but it was locked. She walked upstairs to the upstairs bathroom. She closed the bedroom door, turning on the light. Once she used the toilet, she walked back downstairs, walking in the kitchen where Harry was. Bella sat at the table as Harry came over, and placed a kiss to her forehead, "Feel better?" "Yeah, I feel a bit better as I've cooled down now as well." "Do you want anything to eat?" "Can you do me that sweet and sour pot noodle from the cupboard?" "Of course, beautiful." Harry walked back over to the cabinets. 

Bella walked back into the living room, and sat back on the sofa. Narcissa came in the living room "How are you doing?" "I had to sit down as I felt a bit tired and out of breath." "It's okay, baby, just relax." Bella got a pillow, leaning against it. Harry closed the kitchen door as his parents door.

Narcissa walked in the kitchen "What's going on?" "I just got a call from Maisie's school. I need to go down there. She's been suspended as she refused to hand in her phone. They said she was on her phone in class." "Go down there." "I'll do that now." Harry walked in the hallway, getting his black work boots, putting them on, typing them up. He got his jacket, "Where are you going?" "Maisie's been fucking suspended." "Harry, calm down, take a big deep breath in," Harry took a few breaths in and out "Better?" "Yeah." "Go and check on our daughter, she's probably wanted one of us." "Probably darling." Harry walked over and pressed a kiss to her head "I'll see you in a bit." "Okay, let me know what happens." "I will, Bella. I'll keep you updated." 

Harry got his jacket and Bella handed him his phone. Harry put his jacket on, and he walked out to the car. Bella watched Harry's car drive away "I hope Maisie's okay." "Me too, darling." Harry called Bella a few moments later "Hey." "Hey, I'm on my way to the school, but I think the car's breaking down." "Are you serious?" "I'm not, it's making this rumbling noise." "Come back and take my mum's car. I'm planning on getting a new car once I feel better." "What make?" "I don't know yet." "It should be okay though." "Alright then, keep me updated." "Will do." Bella hung up the phone and she got a tissue before sneezing. Narcissa got the bin for her to throw her tissue in the bin.

Bella threw it in the bin, and lied back on the sofa but on her back "Why not lie on your side to face the TV if you want it on?" "Can you put it on please?" Narcissa put the TV on and Bella laid on her side to face the TV. Narcissa handed her the remote as she put on Netflix. She went onto her profile and got back to the series she had started which was called True Spirit. She got comfortable and laid back down with the remote on the coffee table. 

45 minutes later, Harry came home with Maisie "Go up to your room, I'll talk to you in a minute." "Harry calm down, what has happened?" "She was suspended, do you want to know why?" "Why?" "She was trying to get in touch with you, she needed one of us." "What do you mean?" "Last night when me and you were asleep in bed, she went downstairs, into the cupboard in the living room, she got a hold of your things." "What things? My blades or my medication?" "Your blades, she wanted to message you but you were in the kitchen with me, and she wanted to talk to you." "Do you want me to speak to her?" "Baby, you're weak and you're still not very well." "Harry, if I can walk upstairs to the toilet and back, I'm fine. Since you've been up the school, I've been snacking a lot." "What have you had?" "I'm not going to name all of it." "That's okay," Bella walked upstairs to her daughter's room, knocking and opened the door.

She walked in and Maisie was sitting on her bed, leaning against her wall "What's happened?" "Mum, it's not what it looks like." "You sure, honey?" "I promise." Bella sat on her bed with her daughter and they had a conversation about how school was going for Maisie and they talked about random things to get their minds off of things.