Unconfessed Love

UNCONFESSED LOVE

Chapter 3

This should be very interesting, he thought, and settled back against the wall...

Let's continue, shall we.

"Aaaaaeeeeee..." screamed Hermione before turning around and seeing who it was.

"Ron, it's you. You scared me so," said Hermione moving away from him.

"Sorry, Hermione. I didn't mean to," was the reply.

"It's...it's O.K. I just didn't expect you to hold me like that," said Hermione. "I was thinking of something else and you interrupted me."

"What were you thinking of Hermione?" asked Ron.

"I was thinking about us, Ron. About you and me, and about Harry. There's something important that I want to tell you, Ron, and I don't know how to begin."

"Let me help you. I'll begin and you can continue."

"Uh...O.K."

"Hermione..." said Ron haltingly. "Hermione...I like you."

"I like you too, Ron. You're one of my best friends. You're always there when Harry or I need you."

Harry. It's always about Harry.

"No, Hermione, I don't think you understand. I like you more than a friend. You mean much more to me than just a friend."

"Ron ..." Hermione tried to interrupt.

"No, Hermione, let me finish. Hermione, I've been meaning to tell you this since a long time, but I never seemed to ever have the courage to tell you this. Out of all the girls I have known, only you have stood apart from the rest. Over all the years I have known you I have yet to meet someone who compares with you in intelligence, in looks, in behaviour and in goodness.

When I look at you, my day begins, when I see you smile, I am elated. I want to be with you when the sun rises in the morning, I want to be with you when the moon comes in the sky, I want to fly in the skies with you, run through a field of roses with you, have little Hermiones with you, live my life with you, grow old with you. I want to die in your arms Hermione, knowing that I am loved by you. Hermione, I feel for you as I have never felt for anyone in my life before. I think... I think I am in love with you," finished Ron.

"Oh Ron," began a clearly distressed Hermione. " I'm so sorry, but this cannot be."

"Why?" asked Ron with tears in his eyes.

"Because, I love someone else. I love him with all my heart. He is my very life; I can't even imagine a future without him. All those things that you feel for me, I feel for him. I have given him my heart and I belong to him."

"Then why? Why did you call me here? On the Astronomy Tower? To break my heart?" asked Ron.

"No Ron. I called you because I wanted to ask you for your help. I need to tell him how much I love him, Ron."

"No, I can't help you with this. It's like you're stabbing me in the heart and now twisting the blade. I'm sorry, I can't help you," said Ron, walking away from her.

"But ..." pleaded Hermione to Ron's retreating back. " Ron, don't go...Ron..."

There was no response.

Crying, she slid slowly to the floor.