A New Beginning[On Hold]

Chapter 17

I'm so sorry that I didn't update.

Tuesday I was too lazy to update.

Yesterday was my brother's birthday.

I went to watch the BFG.

It's really good.

Well, sorry.

Hermione's POV:

I awoke to hushed speaking.

I tried to go back to sleep, but the more I fought, the more I awoke.

I eventually gave up and opened my eyes.

Someone gasped.

I heard the sound of a hospital chair scraping the floor.

I turned my head to see my favorite platinum blonde smiling at me.

"Draco." I whispered.

He walked over to me.

"Yup." He said.

I smiled.

I tried to sit up, but Draco put his hands on my shoulders, pushing me back into the bed.

"Stay still, 'Mione." He said.

"Why?" I asked.

Then all the horrible events came back to me.

Ron cutting open all my scars.

Ron carving new ones.

The lack of food and water.

I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to block out the memories.

Draco put his hand on my shoulder.

Unfortunately, there was a cut there.

My breath came through my teeth with a hiss.

Draco whipped his hand back as though he had touched a hot stove.

"Sorry." He said.

I opened my eyes.

"It's alright." I said.

"Good." Draco said.

He pulled up a hospital chair next to me.

"So. What happened while I was away?" I asked.

Draco shrugged.

"Nothing much." He said.

"Except for losing a couple of pounds from all the pacing." He added.

I smiled.

"The more important question is, what happened while I was away?" Draco asked.

I sighed.

I knew that I had to tell him.

I just didn't know if he would want me after he sees all my scars, new and old.

I decided to just tell him.

"Well, as you probably know, Ron snatched me." I said.

Draco nodded.

"He took me to his house, out in the middle of nowhere." I said.

Draco nodded again.

"He took me to a bedroom and there was a giant bed, but only he could sleep on it. I slept on a straw mat on the floor." I said.

"He cut open all the old scars and made new ones. Almost every inch of my body is going to be covered in scars. He wouldn't give me any food or water. I was often just left laying on the floor, the pallet being covered in blood." I said.

"Then, one night, I had an urge to escape. I knew that if I was caught, I would probably be killed. Ron slept with his wand in his hand. I got up and grabbed the knife that he had used to cut me off the floor. He stirred, but then the hand with the wand was draped over the side of the bed. As I walked over to him, he dropped his wand. I caught it and escaped with his wand at knife." I said.

Draco just looked stricken.

I went on.

"I just started walking on the side of the road, in the shadows. As I was walking, Ron apparated down the street. I barely got hidden in time. He left, and I apparated to a restaurant. They saw me, covered in blood and called an ambulance. I passed out, and now I'm here." I finished.

Draco just stared at me.

After a second, his face softened.

He took hold of my hand.

"I'm so sorry, Hermione."

So.

You guys got almost 200 extra words.

Well, I hope that you liked this update.

Lots of love and Potter vibes, Vanessa