Vincent and I ran to Gregory, kicking sand up behind is as we went. What had just happened? From where we were, all we could see was Gregory chasing after Sarah Beth and her yelling. Then, she disappeared with the sound ofApparation. What ever it was, it couldn't be good. When we got to Gregory, he was sitting on the sand, his head on his knees. We stopped in front of him.
"What happened?" Vincent questioned. I took a step forward.
"Yeah. What was that?"
"She found out..." He looked up. Tears were failing down his cheek. "She broke up with me..." His shoulders were shaking.
"She knows we're Death Eater?!" I wanted to slap him. If Sarah Beth knew, she could report is. The Dark Lord didn't have complete control of the Ministry yet, so we could still be prosecuted. Vincent put a hand on my shoulder, hinting for me to stop. Gregory shook his head.
"I don't know!" He stood up, "and I don't care! I don't even want this stupid thing if it means losing her!"
"Don't say that! What if He hears you!"
"How? We're on the beach! Miles away from Him!"
"He has his ways!"
"You know what?! I don't care! Let Him hear me! I don't want it if it makes me loose Sarah Beth!"
"Gregory, stop!" I gasped. Vincent finally took his hand off of my shoulder.
"You really need to be careful. If word gets back to the Dark Lord over what you said."
"I've told you! I don't care! Let him kill me! Let him torture me! None of it matters anymore! I live her and she just walked out of me!"
"It's okay, Gregory. Maybe she'll come back..." Vincent went over to his friend. Leave it to him to be optimistic.
Personally, I didn't want her to come back. She always just sickened me. Once in a whole, she would do something that made me enjoy her company, but the bad outweighed the good. But there was still the problem of her knowing he was a Death Eater. The world wasn't ready to know exactly who was one of the Dark Lord's followers.
"We are going to have todo something about her. After all, she knows now." Vincent shot me a look that said now want the tone. I had to disagree. The subject needed discussed as soon as possible." I mean we have to warn someone.
"And then he'll kill her! I can't let Him hurt her!"
"We have to do what He wants! We promised our loyalty to him when we took the Marks!"
"I told you! I don't care!""
"We did say that we would serve him, Gregory. We can't turn back now."
"I don't know if I want to anymore..." He started crying again. It was odd to see him do it. A man of his size; it just didn't seem natural. But I guess even someone of Gregory's stature couldn't escape a broken heart. And it hurts, I know. I've been there.
"Gregory, there will be other people." Vincent tried to be positive again. Gregory shook his head.
"Easy for you to day! She's perfect! She's everything that I've ever wanted! And now she's gone because of V-V-" he pushed himself to say it. "Voldemort!" This time both Vincent and I gasped.
"You just said..." I trailed off. Vincent's eyes were wide.
"I know what I just said! And I don't care!"
"You can't just say His name like that!" Vincent recovered from his shock.
"And why not?"
"Because, you...you just can't!"
"Not even Bellatrix calls Him... You know..." This whole deal was starting to freak me out. Gregory was disrespecting the Dark Lord; that was never a wise to do. Seeking comfort, I stood closer to Vince t. Noticing my discomfort, he put an arm around me.
"It's all a matter of respect."
"Well, I don't respect Him anymore!" Gregory basically spat.
"Please don't say that..."
"No, you don't understand! Sarah Beth was crying! I've never seen her cry before! I hurt her! She said I had! And it's all because of Him and his stupid Mark!"
"That stupid Mark is your ticket to a better future! Soon, the Dark Lord will take over everything and we will be safe on his side!" Vincent was on his soapbox, and nothing was going to stop him. "Face it! She would have found out eventually! What were you going to do? Put makeup on it everyday of your life?!" When he finished, Gregory looked shocked.
"...maybe I was..." He had stopped yelling.
"Just get a hold of yourself and realize that it was going to happen eventually. Better it happen now than sometime down the line."
