The Seer

Chapter 21

I sat there on the couch for a long time. I reread every single letter and cried a river. My mouth was parched, my lips were raw from biting on them so much, my eyes hurt and a headache formed slowly but it was soon pounding in my ears. I have yet to even go through the stuff they left me, barely able to get through the letters. I needed that break that Molly offered me, that comforting hug that she was always ready to supply me with. I stood up after a moment, gently placing the letter back into the trunk, before I apparated to their house.

The sun was gone for the day, as I stood in the darkness outside of their house. I looked up to the sky watching as the lights twinkled from above. I wouldn't be surprised if they heard me come, but I couldn't bring myself to head in just yet. I watched as the moon rose from the horizon, it was a full moon. A time to release what no longer serves you. I stood there staring at it, thinking of all the pain, and suffering I've been through. Not only this past year but my whole life, the anger that came along with it. It doesn't serve me, it never has. I've just never been willing to recognize it. It felt as though something broke in my heart. That's when the tears began once more, one sob followed by another and another.

I didn't even notice Molly walking up behind me, until she was pulling me into her chest. I was grieving for the first time. Grieving the loss of my family, of the life I was promised, of the future that was never going to happen. In all of my years since that night, I was never given the chance to grieve. I was always told I didn't have the right to, but I did just as much as the next person did. With each new sob my body felt lighter and lighter, and Molly held on tighter and tighter. I tried to explain but every time a word began to leave my mouth it was cut off with another sob.

"You don't need to explain Cassidy," Molly whispered into my hair, "You do what you need to, what your mind is telling you to," I just nodded my head, my face buried into her hair. I'm not quite sure how long we stood out there before the tears began to slow, and I began to take in deep even breaths. I finally pulled away, Molly grabbed onto my face and wiped the tears for me.

"The full moons are a powerful thing," She whispered to me and I nodded, "Are you ready to come inside?" I nodded once more and we began to head in. I smiled as she wrapped her arm around me allowing me to lean into her as we walked.

"Shut up will you!" Charlie's voice shouted as we walked into the house. I raised my eyebrows at the sight. The twins had huge smiles on their faces while Charlie's face was flushed bright red and angry.

"Just what is going on here?" Molly questioned voice raised and hands on her hips.

"Nothing!" All three of them shouted at once, all their eyes went wide and they looked anywhere but me. 

"Just Fred and George being Fred and George Mum! Nothing to worry about," Charlie stated, looking over at me before he quickly glanced away. I raised my eyebrows once more looking directly at him, I watched as he began to sweat pulling at the collar of his shirt as if it were tight.

"Really?" She asked, "And just what were they saying?"

"Mum!" Fred harshly grumbled looking right at her before glancing in my direction multiple times as if I couldn't see it.

"Oh," She whispered

"You were talking about me," I stated, "I think I deserve to know what it was you were saying!"

"NOTHING!" Charlie shouted, "Nothing at all!"

"Yeah, okay," I glared at him now, before pushing between the sheepishly looking trio, "I think I'm going to head to bed now, so you can continue talking about nothing involving me,"

"Cassidy, come on now," Charlie groaned

"Are you going to tell me what you were talking about?" I questioned and he stayed silent, looking down and away from me, "That's what I thought," I whispered before heading up the stairs. I ran into Ginny on the way.