𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 -𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱|𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

Broken...again

"Your Grandpa has cancer"
Taylor's grandma said as they entered the front door of their house. "What?!" Taylor asked as her mouth fell open and her heart dropped. "Where is he?" She asked worriedly. "He's in the hospital. He keeps saying he isnt going to make it.." her grandma answered as tears rolled down her cheeks. Taylor started tearing up as well. "We need to go see him!" Taylor yelled as she put her shoes back on. "We aren't allowed" her grandma said which made her stop. Taylor looked at her confused. "The doctor said we aren't allowed to visit him today. He's going through a lot and he needs to rest" she explain. There were more tears flowing down her eyes. Her grandma hugged her. Taylor refused to let go of her. "You need to eat sweetie. Let go so I can make you something"
Ann (her grandma) said. "But I'm not hungry" Taylor said and at that moment her stomach growled very loudly. Her grandma shook her head and wiped her tears before walking to the kitchen. "Go get washed up now please dearie" Ann yelled from the kitchen. Slowly Taylor did what she was told to do and walked up the stairs. She stopped by her room. She grabbed a pair of clothes and her hair brush and was about to enter her bathroom when something banged on the window. She slowly walked over to it. She opened it and look out of it confusingly. But then her owl came flying through. "Woah" Taylor yelled as she flew past her face and into her dresser. "What the heck?" She mumbled too herself as she took the letter from her owls beak. She gave a hoot and started to zoom around the room looking for food. Taylor opened the letter and started to read it.
Dear Taylor,
I am so sorry to hear about your grandpa. I hope he gets better soon. If you want to take more time off from school you are welcome too. Take care.

-Albus Dumbledore

Taylor was really confused as she set the letter down. "How does he know..?" She asked herself. "He's Dumbledore. Of course,he knows everything" she then realized and shrugged. The thought of her grandpa being in the hospital made her feel sick on the inside. Why does he have to be like that. Why does this have to happen. Tears slowly started to stream down her face. Her owl stopped and flew over by her. She gave a confused hoot as she used her wing to dry her tears. "It's nothing" Taylor lied to an animal. She grabbed her clothes and stuff and entered the bathroom. There in the shower she started to cry. What if Grandpa leaves too? The same thought entered her mind so many times.

20 minutes later Oliver and his family made it to their house. He flung his bag over his shoulder and got outta the car. "It's nice to have you back home" his mum said and hugged him again. "I've only been gone for four months" Oliver mumbled. "Four months is a long time" another woman's voice echoed from the doorway. "Hannah!" Oliver said and hugged her. She was Noah's fiancé. "How have you been?" She asked him. "Great actually" he said and smiled. He was like an older sister to him. Which she should be since she's marrying his brother. Noah and Hannah have been dating for 5 years now and in a year or so they are going to get married. She walked over to Noah and started to talk to him. He wrapped his arm around her waist as they chatted. Oliver frowned. He started to think about Taylor again, and why she always ran away like that.

After about ten minutes Ann called for Taylor "Coming!" She yelled back as she turned off the water. She quickly dried off her body and her hair. She put on her clothes and checked herself in the mirror. She frowned. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying so much. And she has acne. That she didn't know how to get rid of. "Anna's right, I am ugly" she mumbled as she remembered that time at the beginning of her third year....

Flashback in Taylor's POV:

I was walking down the halls to my first class of the day. Potions. All the way in the dungeons. I wasn't looking forward to an hour of snape either yelling at me, making fun of me, or looking over my shoulder at every move I make. I didn't feel like doing my hair. I was so tired since I was up crying a little last night. Luckily my dorm mate, Meghan, is a heavy sleeper, so she didn't wake up to my sobs. As I made it to the stair case leading under the castle I saw Anna and her friend group. I gulped and crossed my fingers inside my pockets, hoping they won't notice me or just leave me be this time.
"Not so fast weirdo" Anna's voice shot me like a bullet. I turned around slowly and saw her glare at me. "What happened to you? Was there a tornado in your dorm this morning. Or are you just too poor to do your own hair?" She mocked me. I frowned. I decided not to say anything for the sake of myself. The girls behind her snickered. One of them included Meghan. "Your such an ugly clown" Anna said which made my heart drop to the pit of my stomach. And somehow I believe her. I am a clown who is ugly. She walked away from me and her girls followed. They looked back at me and gave me looks. I forced myself to hold back the tears and continue  on to potions class. I didn't wanna know what Snape would do to me if I skipped his class.