An apple a day

Chapter 3

-Draco's POV-

I woke up to the sound of people talking, I decided to keep my eyes closed to see what they were talking about "He is just a young boy, he probably just saw it on a movie" my mother says "Listen, he shows signs of depression I mean you don't cut open your arms just because you saw it in a movie. Also, I've noticed the past few weeks he has not been eating as much which has caused his weight to go lower than what it was before.'' The nurse tells my parents ''he is fine he is just doing what kids do, besides he is at the top of all his classes, he must be stressed about midterms coming up" my father tells her and I decide it's time to wake up. "Oh good morning my sweet boy, how did you sleep?" my mother asks "great mum thanks," i say giving her a small smile it's not that I don't like her it's just her and my father are just a whole bunch of stress that I don't need right now. "Well son we must be going, we have meetings today. Make sure you pay attention to class" my father says as he leaves taking my mother with him. "Well, how are you feeling? Would you like something to drink or eat?" she asks, giving me the kindest look "um could I get some water?" i ask and she nods "also Pansy and Blaise are here to see you, would it be alright if i let them in?" she asks and I nod. They walk in as the nurse leaves and I can tell they are unsure of what to say "hey guys, does like everyone knows what I did?" I ask and they go quiet then nod "I'm sorry it's my fault I was trying to get help but everyone was in class so I had to yell to get their attention." Pansy says as tears fall from her face "no, no it's okay I'm not mad at you. I'm sorry you had to find me like that", I say as I look outside the window. "C-can we hug you?" Pansy asks while Blaise nods, "Fineee" I laugh as they pull me into a tight hug "Bloody hell guys, I'm not fully healed" I laugh as they pull away, "Sorry dude," Blaise says laughing "Are you coming to class today?" he asks. "Yeah, I can't fall behind or else my father will be upset. You've met him" I say and they nod "Well we better get going. We brought you clean clothes though, figured you might want to change out of those," he says as he hands me the jumper. "Thanks, guys, I'll see you in class," I say with a smile then they nod and leave.

I quickly get dressed and eat the toast the nurse brought me. She watched me eat so I couldn't refuse, I decided to take the long way to class so I could get more steps in. As I got to my class everyone just stared at me and my arms, which made me anxious. But I managed to push it to the back of my head and just focus on my studies. I hear people whisper as I walk by, feel them stare at me when I do anything, or even tell me I'm not alone and I'll get through this. I become tired throughout the day but I keep remembering my father's words and what happened the last time I got below an A. The teachers and kids try to make it seem like they aren't worried or even scared of me but I feel like they are acting like maybe I'm broken and I'll break more if they say anything. I climb a tree and lay there during lunch when I hear someone yelling my name "Draco?" Harry yells and I jump out of the tree "what do you want potter?" I say glaring up at him and I notice people are watching "hey are things?" he asks me to grab the collar of his shirt "Leave me alone Potter" i yell but then I lean into his ear "meet me by this tree tonight at 11 pm" i whisper and I notice him start to smile so I walk away but I can't help but smile as well.

It's 10:50 so I walk over to the tree and he isn't there which is fine because I said 11. I look at my phone and the time is now 11:43 and there's still no sign of him, I was dumb to think he would show up. Then I'm drugged out of my thoughts and I see him running over to where I'm sitting "Im sorry Im late, Ron wouldn't fall asleep so I had to wait" he says with an apologetic look on his face "it's fine, I'm sorry about earlier there was just a lot of people watching" I say and he nods "yeah i get it, you have to keep up your bad boy rep" he says with a laugh "Jesus christ potter your laugh is so loud, you suck at sneaking around" I say with a smile and he continues to laugh "shit footsteps" I say freaking out so I grab his hand and pull him into school but the footsteps keep following us so I drag him into the janitor's closet. "Bloody hell potter if we get caught I'm going to kill you," I tell him and he nods. "Who's out there? You should be in your dorms" the groundskeeper yells and we go silent. I hear him walk in the opposite direction than where we all are so I start to laugh quietly. "That was close," I say and he just looks at me "what?" i ask beginning to feel anxious "nothing i just haven't seen you laugh since year one i believe," he says with a cocky smile "shut it, don't get too full of yourself," I tell him and he nods

We have just been talking about our interests and school for what feels like a minute but then I get a letter from an owl and surprisingly it's from Blaise Asking where I am. "Shit Blaise noticed I'm not in the dorm. How the fuck is it 5 am?" I ask laughing "damn time flies fast with you, you should get back I don't want him getting worried but we should hang out more even if it has to be secret." he says and I nod "I'm sorry i just can't be seen with you, i would lose all my friends cause they kinda hate you," i say laughing "damn fair enough my friends hate you guys as well. We walk to our dorms and when I get back I see Blaise and Pansy sitting in the common room "fuck you bloody scared me," i say with a nervous laugh "where were you?" pansy asks "relax guys I just went to get cold water all the water in the kitchen is warm," I say and they nod "I'm sorry to have to do this but can you take off your shirt so we can see that there are no new scars" Blaise demands "do I have a choice?" I ask and they both shake their heads no so I pull off my sweater. "Happy?" I asked glaring at the both of them "yeah, Draco it's not that we are trying to be dicks we are just worried about you," pansy says and I just nod and walk to my room. I fall asleep for the few hours I have until I have to get to class and for some reason, he stays with me in my dreams. What is the thing about Harry?