For Me

Prolgue

‘Perce, where’s Fred?’ Percy just looked at Nuria with a sad face. ‘Percy, tell me where is Fred?’ Nuria demanded. She noticed the sad looks that she received not just from Percy but from almost everyone else in the room. Nuria caught Mrs. Weasley’s eyes hoping to get an answer from her but instead she just cried harder into her husband’s shoulder. ‘Perce, what happened to him?’ Nuria asked in a shaky voice. But instead of waiting for an answer she started walking towards the Weasley family. She looked at George but he looked away from her instantly. She walked closer to the family noticing that someone was lying down on their back. Hoping that her fears were not confirmed she stepped closer.

She kneeled beside his body. She noticed his hands remembering how warm they felt. She noticed his motionless chest remembering the times her head lay comfortably on it when she slept. She noticed his mouth remembering the times she kissed it. Then she noticed his closed eyes hoping they would open for her.

‘Fred, sweetie, you have to wake up now.’ Nuria said softly having only George hear it. She put her hands on his face excepting to feel his warm cheeks but instead she felt how cold they were. ‘Fred, it’s time for you to wake up. Everyone is worried that you are not ok.’ She said this a bit louder having the whole family look at her. ‘Fred, they think you’re dead. They don’t think it’s a joke.’ She looked up at George hoping that he would start laughing and would shout ‘Got you’ but instead he put his head in his heads and cried even harder.

A few tears started to come down Nuria’s face. She was positive that he was joking, that he made a pill like the Puking Pastilles to make him seem like he was dead. She was sure that the candy would wear off soon and he would wake up and have a good laugh.

‘Fred, please wake up.’ Nuria was close to yelling now and having the tears fall freely down her face. ‘No one will be mad at you for pulling this joke. We’ll all laugh at it because it was funny, so please just wake up.’ Nuria felt someone kneel down beside her. She knew who it was but didn’t acknowledge him.

‘Ria, he’s go-‘

‘HE’S NOT GONE PERCY. HE’S JUST PLAYING A JOKE.’ Nuria screamed glaring at him. The hall was now quiet all you can hear were Mrs. Weasley and Nuria crying. Everyone felt heartbroken to see her like this. ‘Fred, please just WAKE UP.’

‘Ria, I was there…’

‘THEN WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU SAVE HIM?’ Percy was taken back. He didn’t know what to do. ‘I know you’re alive, all you need to do is to open your eyes. FRED, YOU CAN’T LEAVE ME.’ Nuria’s face was on Fred’s chest craving to hear a heartbeat.

‘Please Fred, I love you.’ She whispered. She moved her head closer to his and slowly kissed his lips. ‘I can’t do this alone. You told me that everything was going to be fine, that you were going to be there. You said that you would help me. I need your help, Fred. You can’t do this to me. You said you’ll help. FRED, I CAN’T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.’ People looked confused on what she was saying.

‘I’ll help you Ria. Whatever you need I’ll be there to help you.’ But she didn’t listen to Percy whatsoever.

‘I went to St. Mungo’s yesterday and you know what the Healer told me. She said that our baby is healthy and that in 2 months we’ll find out if it’s a boy or a girl. Isn’t that great Fred?’ She cried harder when she didn’t hear a response from him. ‘We’re going to name the baby either Joseph or Josephine because I know you love the name Joey. You said it was great for a boy and a girl. So, this baby’s name is going to be Joey.’

‘Nuria, this isn’t good for Joey.’ This time it was Mrs. Weasley who spoke up. ‘Let’s go to a window to get some fresh air in you.’ She said putting a comforting arm around Nuria.

‘No, I want to stay here,’ she said putting her head back down on Fred’s chest. ‘He may wake up.’ She linked her hands with his and just watched him.

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t save him.’ Percy said softly. ‘It happened all to fast.’ Percy sighed running his fingers through his hair. He didn’t know what to do at that point. He wanted to tell her what Fred told him before he died but he just couldn’t get the words out. Maybe it was because he felt guilty. He felt that he could have saved Fred if only he was fast enough. He thought that it was his fault entirely and everyone would probably blame him.

‘Honey, it wasn’t your fault.’ Mrs. Weasley said softly to her son. ‘You tried your best an-‘

‘But I could have done better,’ Percy said softly so only his mother can hear.

‘She doesn’t blame you.’ She tried to convince him but she knew that it would take awhile. ‘She just needs some time, but she will come around.’

‘Fred asked me to… we talked and he said if he…’ Percy had a hard time saying what Fred told him. Percy now had Nuria’s attention. He took a deep breath and continued what he needed to say. ‘He made me promise to take care of you. He knew what happened between us last year...’

‘I know he saw us on Christmas day when you visited the house with Scrimgeour.’ She said evenly. ‘We had a row that night.’

‘He did?’ Nuria just nodded her head. ‘Well, he said that he trusted me with you and Joey. He wanted me to take care of you both and that’s what I’m going to do.’

‘But he’s not dead. He’s going to wake up soon.’ Percy looked towards his mother and then to George. Nuria wasn’t crying anymore, she just had her head on Fred’s chest wanting to feel him breath or hear a heartbeat but she knew that nothing would happen.

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