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Gwen gave a small nod and, without looking back at the goblin or the students who were close to the fountain, she started walking away, heading to the corridor. From there, they could decide if they should go somewhere inside the castle, or somewhere around the grounds.
Anyway, Zeke was right- there were too many people gathered at the fountain. As she took a couple more steps, the seventh year couldn’t help but think that Ezekiel had changed his mind about well… what he had said.
Mental sigh.
And anyway- the more she had to wait to find out what was probably bad news, the more nervous she was. So… better just get over it? Hmm. Just like ripping a bandage. So, as they were at a distance from the other people, and quite close to one of the columns by the corridor to the courtyard, Gwen suddenly stopped and looked back at him. ‘Actually, Zeke…’, she started saying, not really sure how to end the sentence.
Erm. Think, Gwendolyn, think…
‘I’ve been meaning to ummm talk to you after that Hogsmeade weekend’ That seemed to be a good starter. If anything could be called 'good' in this conversation. Ehhh. And now the harder part would inevitably have to follow. ‘I’ve been at the Three Broomsticks and you… weren’t there…’ And after waiting for a few minutes, she decided to leave. ‘… so I decided to leave because I thought that you changed your mind anddidn’twanttoseeme’ She had probably said the last part of the sentence way too fast.
But now this didn’t make much sense. If he didn’t want to meet her, then why was he upset now? Maybe he just didn’t want to talk to her right now? But he was the one who started with that silly ‘we need to talk’ sentence. Come on…
Ravenclaw thinking.
A moment of silence followed, as Gwen tried to figure out what this was all about. Aaaand she will get it in
…3…
…2…
…1…
‘Nonono’, she mumbled silently and put her cold hand on her forehead, as a sign of frustration. ‘You have been there, haven’t you?’ And she just ruined EVERYTHING. Ughhh. She felt awful for not having waited a bit longer. She probably had arrived at the Three Broomsticks too early, anyway. Maybe she thought she was running late (because it was typical for Gwen to run to get on time in the last minute). Yes, that was probably it.
But still, time management wasn't a good excuse. She just looked back at the Gryffindor. Maybe this wouldn't change much but... 'I'm sorry' There goes the most sincere apology she has ever given. The soon to be eighteen year old simply raised his eyebrows at her as Gwen followed willingly. This seemed easy. Though Zeke knew for sure that it definitely
was not going to be easy. Not at all.
He walked beside her, not uttering a single word. He was being awfully quiet...thinking. Just thinking. He stopped when she did. Listened to what she said. You could probably say he looked more like a mannequin from a shop who'd come to life but lacked the gift of speech.
Staring at his shoes, Zeke listened intently to what Gwen had to say. Inside he was kind of shocked, but his face showed no emotion. To put it blatantly, the seventh year seemed unfathomable as of the moment.
Finally, after what seemed an entire moment of awkwardness, he nodded. Yep. He was there...waiting for what seemed like an eternity. Once he got back to the castle, bursting in front of the Ravenclaw Common Room to demand what she wanted from him, ditching her like that, Zeke decided it was best to just let it go.
'If it was meant to be, it was meant to be. If it's not, it's not.' That, he repeated in his head again and again until he was sick of his own thoughts. She didn't come, that seemed like an easy enough message to decipher.
Just when he's made up his mind to never see her again, stupid as he was, he still suggested that they talk things out. And apparently, "sorry" wasn't gonna get anywhere. He got the message, so she doesn't want him in her life, end of discussion. Somewhere between that Hogsmeade weekend and today, Zeke had owled Evie, and she owled him back. They've patched things up. Their roller coaster kind of relationship was back on track and once the ride begins....there's no going back.
The statuesque Zeke spoke,
"Let's end this." Three words.
"Whatever this is." And three more words. That's what it took. Getting to a more private place didn't seem to matter to him now anymore. He wanted to get this over with. As soon as possible.
Now.