chapter fifty-three; hooked on a feeling "Let's get out of here, baby."
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Lucy Reese Collins
1.5 MONTHS HAS PASSED and it didn't come as a surprise that Nate and I broke up. It happened yesterday because we had a fight about the way he looks at Lianna. Those two are meant to be together and I feel like I am the bad guy because I kept them apart for so long. I turn the page from the book I am reading. I am leaning against a bookcase in the library. Some students who are searching for something to read, look at me with a weird face because I am sitting on the ground. "Lian, maybe you should wait a little longer, they just broke up." I hear the voice of James' beautiful girlfriend. "She didn't even like him and I really do, Lil." I look up for a moment trying to hold the tears. I screwed up so many things. First I continued with Nate while I knew Lianna liked him. I broke Charles after he said the three words I wanted to hear from him. My dad killed half of Jo's family and I lost my mom. My cheeks get wet when the first tears start to roll down. "I don't think, Lucy did that on purpose, she just needed someone who cared for her." The voices come closer and I know they are moments away from seeing me. "It was a bitch move, I-" "Lianna, listen to yourself. Lucy lost everyone, her mom, her dad, her best friend, the boy she loved-" I bite my lip trying not to sob. Lily hits the nail on his head. "Luce, I need to tell you something." I look up at the girl in front of me, Bella. "I am so sorry I didn't tell you before, but I knew. I knew about the attack. I lied to you because I thought it wasn't a big deal, but then you almost died and I-" Tears also form in her eyes when she sees me break. "You- You just lied to me. I trusted you." I am well aware that the girls who were talking about me earlier, can hear this conversation. I get up and close the book. "Luce-" The girl grabs my arm when I am trying to walk past her. "No, leave me alone!" I say as I pull my arm out of her grip and walk away. I hear her sobbing and I can't help crying too.
On my way to my common room, I come across the boys. Theodore is the first one who sees me. "Luce?" I ignore it and walk further. They come after me but I can't stop walking. I quickly get in the room and close it before, Theo, Noah or Charles can get in. I don't stop walking till I arrive in my dormitory, I fall on the ground and cry for a moment. "What happened to you?" Jo says as she gets off her bed and kneels in front of me. "She knew and she lied to me, why does everyone keep lying to me?" I whisper trying to get myself together. "Oh Luce, it will be fine." "It won't. I broke everything. My friendship with Lianna will never be the same, Nate and I... He definitely knows I used him, Bella knew about the attack, Charles... I can't even talk about him and-" "Then get out of here." I look up to the girl I call my best friend. "What?" "Luce, what is still keeping you here? Just go, drop out of school, be the girl Hogwarts will never forget." She smiles as she moves her finger over my cheek to wipe away my tears. "I can't do this alone, Jo." "You don't have to after you get yourself back together you are going to the Slytherin common room and you are going to tell the boy you love that you can't live without him." Silence, I don't know what to say. "I screwed that up, Jo. I can't do that." "What could possibly be so bad that you can't tell him?" "I am pregnant." Again there is silence. "I forgot the stupid Morning-After spell. Fuck I screwed up!" "He loves you, he will accept it, don't worry about that." She says while looking at my tummy. "You think so?" "I know so." She smiles before holding me tight.
