Undying Devotion | Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 27

Sebastian's Perspective

Today has been filled with an overwhelming sense of dread. Don't get me wrong, everyday has been downright awful so far, but I just knew this one was going to be the worst.

It's the first Friday of the school year. This weekend has typically been an exciting one for me, but not this year. I used to love this day because there is always a great party and there is Quidditch try outs, but it is overshadowed by the pain I feel in my heart. Y/n still has not spoken to me since our conversation after Potions class. Why would she? I was not there for her when she needed me most.

I have most of my classes with her again this year, but she has not been to many of them. She has shown up every so often, but she has missed more classes than she has attended. I cannot help but worry about her. I spent a lot of time the past few days pacing in front of the hospital wing thinking she will turn up in there, but she never does. If she is not sick, then what is wrong?

I know I started to annoy my friends, especially Natty and Poppy, always asking if they could tell me anything about what is going on with Y/n but I was met with the same answer every time - "It is not my place to tell. I am sorry."

I went to Imelda to see if I could find out something. She is Y/n's roommate, so she will know exactly what is going on. I just needed to know that Y/n was ok. Imelda could see how desperate I was for an answer and I guess she decided to tell me something out of pity.

"She is fine Sebastian. She is not sick, just dealing with some things."

Things? The answer she gave me did not help at all, but at least I know she is healthy. I just wish I knew what things meant. More than anything, I wanted to be there for her. No, I needed to be there for her, but that was proving to be near impossible.

Our friends safeguarded her like she was the bloody queen. I could not get near her. She did not sit at the Slytherin table in the Great Hall. She would always bounce in between the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor table. Poppy, Natty, Samantha, and Imelda would always keep her back to me at meals and surround her like her own personal security. For Merlin's sake! Those girls are my friends too! Why are they doing this to me?

One of them was always sitting near Y/n in class one the rare occasion she did show up. The growing distance between Y/n and I was quickly caught on by the other students.

"Did you see Y/n give Sebastian the cold shoulder?" Arthur Plummey whispers.

"Oh man, she is properly biffed. Guess they are broken up" Lenora Everleigh whispers back.

Fucking Hufflepuffs!

"Wait did you say they broke up? So she is single now?" Eric Northcott cuts in.

For fucks sake! Does every guy in Gryffindor have a crush on her?

Hearing people whisper about my relationship with Y/n just added to the torture. At least I have Quidditch try outs and I can take my mind off of all of this and just focus on the game.

Or at least I thought I could.

I stand on the pitch stretching a bit when I notice something that causes the air to leave my lungs. Y/n is coming on to the field! I did not think she was actually going to try out!