Weasley Twins - A Fate You Can't Escape

Chapter 58 - A Waste of a Walk

We leave the door to the Burrow, hand in hand, as if nothing is wrong.  However, once we are out of eyeshot of the kitchen window, I drop his hand like it's burning me.

"Nice pants."  I say, walking a couple of step ahead of him so I don't have to see his stupid face.

"What?"  He asks, followed by a string of colorful swears.  "It's not like that.  I spilled something at work and had to take them off to clean them.  I just put them on inside out afterwards."

"What did you spill?"  I question casually.  "A bottle of mocking ink?  Some darkness powder?  Maybe some of your other girlfriend?"

"Some of my..." He trails off, processing what I just said.  "Hazel."

"Yes, George?"  I pause, letting him come up next to me.  "What could you possibly have to say to me?"

"It's not like that."  He pleads, but I can tell he's lying.

"Then what is it like?"  I tilt my head to the side and calmly wait for him to explain.

"We're just friends.  We dated for a bit before you graduated, but it ended a long time ago."  He puts a hand on my shoulder.  "I haven't seen Thea for months."

"Oh, so she has another personal assistant named George then?"  I remove the hand from my shoulder and make direct eye contact with him.  Those eyes used to be a safe haven for me.  They used to bring me comfort and joy.  Now all I see is guilt.

"That was you?  You're the one who ding dong ditched?"  He looks angry, and for a second, I am scared.  "You were spying on me?"

I take a few steps away from him, subtly taking ahold of my wand in case I need to apparate quickly.

"No.  I heard a rumor.  I went to see Thea about it.  You just happened to be there."  I don't tell him where I heard the rumor from.  I don't want to incriminate Fred.  Despite mine and Fred's ups and downs, I don't want to cause any more trouble for him.

"We were just hanging out as friends."  George insists, and I narrow my eyes.  "You're just jumping to conclusions.  I didn't make such accusations when you went drinking with Alex last night!"

"How about this.  You go ask Alex what we did last night.  And I'll go ask Thea.  Easy solution."  I dare him, wondering if he'll actually try to get Thea to lie for him.

"No!"  He shouts, reaching out a hand.  I stumble back, nearly falling into some bushes.

"Don't touch me."  I whisper quietly, wand fully at the ready.

"Hazel, please."  He holds his hands up as if I am a wild animal he's trying to tame.  "I was just scared.  Scared that you'd leave me."

"Everybody is.  That's part of being in a new relationship.  Everyone has insecurities.  Then together, you're supposed to build trust and security.  But you decided you'd rather have Thea."  I grit my teeth to keep myself centered.  Yelling at him isn't going to help anything.

"So what?  You can have sex with my twin?  And I'm just supposed to overlook that?  But when I hook up with someone you're not even related to, it's an issue?"  He tries to turn it back on me, but the logic does not logic.

"There's a difference between having past sexual partners, and cheating on someone."  I say confidently, not letting him turn this against me.  "I am done here.  I am done with this relationship.  Good luck."

I wave my wand and apparate back to the Burrow.  As much as I want to go home and throw myself into bed, I feel like I need to at least tell Molly I won't be staying for dinner.

I pop back into the living room and give Mrs. Weasley quite the scare.

"Oh!  I was expecting you to be walking back!"  She clutches a hand over her heart.

"My apologize.  Also, unfortunately I will be unable to stay for dinner.  Thank you so much for inviting me though."  My vision is swimming slightly with unshed tears.

"Is someone in your family hurt?  Or..."  Suddenly it dawns on the woman.  "Did you and Georgie break up, dear?"

"I'm afraid so."  It hurts to talk around the giant lump in my throat.  "Good night."

I vanish, the worried face of the kind woman imprinted on my mind.  I apparate directly into bed, not bothering to even take off my shoes.  As soon as my face hits the soft material of the pillow, the tears starts pouring out of me.  I lay there, sobbing loudly.  After a minute, I realize that my wards and still set up to let George through and I quickly remove him from the enchantment.  The last thing I want is him popping in with more stupid excuses.  

That stupid boy.  And his stupid face.  And that stupid cute smile.  And the stupid adorable way he laughs.  The stupid way he made me feel.

At some point Owlexander flies into my bedroom and perches on the frame above me, keeping watch over me.  I pet his feathers and tell him he's my best boy before falling into a deep sleep.

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The next morning I wake up feeling physically refreshed and emotionally pureed.  I get ready for practice, taking the time to make myself a very sweet and delicious caramel latte.  I deserve it after yesterday.

I end up arriving at practice quite early.  I guess that's a benefit of going to bed early.  I sit at the top of the stands, sipping my beverage as I gave over the pit covered in morning fog.  It looks rather spooky when it's all empty like this.  

Gazing down at the field below, I am reminded that there is infinitely more to this life than the affections of George Weasley.  I was a talented witch and quidditch player before that boy came along, and I will continue to be long after.  I am cracked at brewing, fantastic at flying, and a top tier friend.  I will be fine without George Weasley.

I take another deep drink of my coffee and pray to whatever looks down on this cursed world, that it's true.

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I'm so sorry for ruining George!  BUT THE DRAMAAAAA MUST CONTINUE! 

**Also just noticed that most of chapter 17 was gone (???) so I reposted it!  So sorry that it's been missing this whole time!**