Famous Collide || h.s.

Chapter 78: Breath

Hey,

so today is christmas and I thought, before it all begins - and I don't have time for writing - I upload a chapter.
First, I didn't know how to get around here, because I had so many ideas for this chapter. This has now come out. I hope you enjoy it! :)

Merry Christmas and a peaceful feast.

~ Laysana ♥

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Harry P.O.V.

He looked from Bonnie to the table and back again. His eyes met hers and he recognized her tears.

"They have already said goodbye.", it went through his head and he understood why.

They would now linger in the background and give the family the space they need to say their goodbyes.

He closed his eyes briefly and heard Bonnie whisper: "I'm sorry."

As she stepped slowly away from the table and gave with that a free look on Lisa, the time seemed to stand still.

There she lay. Unchanged, as if she weren't already ... dead for five days.

Harry stayed at his spot as they slowly walked up the stairs and covered the sight of his daughter's mother.

Speaking of his daughter, he looked away from the crowd and at Elena, who now held his little girl in her arms and gently rocked her so she slept on.

The next moment, Bonnie past him, Harry was aware that she wanted to join the others, but he still grabbed her arm and pulled her gently back.

"Bonnie.", he looked down at her.

"Harry, I'm so terribly sorry that it had to come this way, I didn't want-"

"We all didn't want that.", Harry shook his head. "But, you can't argue that it was your fault, what happened. Lisa, wouldn't want that as much as we wouldn't want, that you suffer from it. You've tried everything and I'm grateful for it, just like the others . It's not your fault."

Bonnie nodded:"Thank you Harry, I've wanted a different end for you two, a longer together and a peaceful ending when you two are old and have many memories collected and experienced."

"I wanted that too."

"Now go to the others.", she covered his arm with her hand. "It's an important moment."

"Promise me, will you?"

"... promised.", she smiled slightly.

"Good."

When she went to the others, who had also gone up the few steps and taken their place in the last row, he realized that he was the last one down here.

Slowly he now went up the steps himself and thus got a better look at Lisa. But he looked away and looked at her family.

"Who will start?"

No one was ready to say good-bye.

"Harry?", Lynn's voice sounded as he returned her gaze.

"I'll let you go.", he shook his head gently.

And so he watched the ceremony as attentively, gloomily, and quietly as the rest of them did, as they went to the table singly or in groups, and said farewell and some more words to Lisa.

"I know you're looking out for us now.", Nick pressed his big sister's hand, his voice trembling. "But we'd rather have you down here, with us, you know?"