Was it an accident?
Chapter 3
I get sick when I get stoned, everything we do, we do it alone.
Evan's day did not have a bright start at all ; He was woken up in the library by the librarian herself, then got scolded for staying up late reading the illiad when sleep was much more important. The scolding must have went on for at least 45 minutes because students started entering the library 1 by 1 & it just so happened to be that everybody in the dorm room & a few other people from the grade above me came to the library at the same time as me while I was getting scolded.
"You can not just sit in the library because you do not like your dorm" The librarian with a nasally high pitched voice said.
"I wasn't sitting here, I was actually reading" Evan said still not noticing them.
"No you weren't boy, I had too pour cold water on ya, to wake you up" Some irrelevant cleaner with a hearty laugh and a thick southern accent said.
"Okay, well I fell asleep, its really not that big of a deal Ms." Evan said shrugging.
The librarian let out a irritated sigh. "Just don't do it again."
Evan nodded, then walked out adjusting his coat & scarf, stopping dead in his tracks when he saw everybody sitting down in the library. He spotted Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James Potter, Lily Evans & Marlene Mckinnon with Regulus Black, Dorcas Meadowes, Pandora Lovegood & Barty Crouch Jr.
Great.
'Do not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not lookDo not look' his mind nagged him persistently as he walked past them solely focusing on the music blaring in his ears.
Dorcas's POV:
"What, no way? Did they actually sleep together?" Lily asked Marlene with a gasp before Dorcas tuned out too focus on Barty. Barty wasn't doing too good lately, especially because the death of his late mother has left him alone with his horrible father, but this morning he didn't say a word or forcing Regulus to dance with him to the bell ringing like he usually did every single morning. It was pretty obvious to everybody in the dorm that it had something to do with Evan and yesterday night.
But currently Barty was chain smoking, he had lit 15 cigarettes in the span of an hour and a half. He was about too light his last cigarette before a mop of blonde hair passed and faint very faint music was heard, Evan no doubt. Without warning Barty left quickly ; grabbing his coat & leaving his stuff behind to run after Evan.
Dorcas had an inkling that Barty liked Evan a bit but whether it was platonic or romantic..., Dorcas couldn't tell.
"Who's that blonde boy?" Sirius said pointing to the blonde boy and Barty walking beside him.
"Hm? Oh yeah that's Evan, Evan Rosier." Regulus said as he scribbled down notes.
Evan's POV:
I don't understand, you said you'd never leave, you told me that you'd be there, but you lied again to me.
"Evan, Evan wait up please!" A faint voice said, Evan could swear that it was his imagination, was it?
"EVAN!" An extremely familiar voice said loudly, okay not my imagination. Evan turned around expecting to find the librarian or the irrelevant cleaner, but instead he was face to face with Barty, a Barty that looked ill and smelled of faint tobacco & camellia.
"Yes?" Evan said taking out his earphones.
"Look, I am really sorry about yesterday, I honestly didn't mean to tell anyone, I was just drunk & high and I couldn't think straight and I am so so sorry I put your business out like that, it was an accident" Barty said so quickly, Evan actually felt bad & he saw the state that Barty was in, massive eye bags & a regretful expression plastered on his face.
"It's fine, I'm sure they have forgotten anyways." Evan said feeling a bit better that Barty had apologised & really was sorry, was it an accident?. Barty let out a shaky exhale clearly relieved.
Evan could see Barty's skin complexion, the fair skin he had with slight freckles on it and how he had a faint scar on his bottom lip from a piercing, his deep green eyes which had flecks of brown and gold. To put it simply he looked beautiful to Evan, Evan wondered how he looked to Barty at this moment.
"Did you have a lip piercing?" Evan asked Barty, Barty nodded excitedly.
"Yup, just to piss of this stupid school & my father." Barty said stepping back to do a military salute, Evan let out a soft laugh, Evan guessed he did this to mock his father in some way.
"Y'know I even dyed my hair, to mess with the school?" Barty added on turning around and parting his hair horizontally where there was a bright green streak in the middle of his head covered by his fluffy brown hair.
Evan actually laughed, he shook with laughter and cried tears of mirth. "Your fucking odd." Evan said before wiping his tears of mirth.
"Don't hate the player, hate the game." Barty said smoothly, giving him a wink that for a very odd reason gave Evan butterflies in his stomach. What the fuck am I doing?
"Don't you rebel? I don't understand how people are happy with being a version of themselves that everybody around them wants too see but they themselves don't want it." Barty said stepping closer and doing a dramatic swoon & putting a hand too his forehead and standing up against Evan.
"Well I have." Evan said as he held up Barty with his arms.
"Ouuuu, you have? How?" Barty said staring up at the foggy sky, it looked like as if it was about to rain any time soon.
"Well, I paint my nails, hang posters, wear converse instead of the stupid loafers my mother wants me to wear & I smoke weed every once in a while." Evan said proudly.
Barty shot straight up and jumped up & down holding Evan by the side of his arms. "Am I dreaming or is the antisocial lad saying he rebels against his mothers & schools qua?" Barty said laughing.
Evan and him walked around the park, talking & laughing. Evan doesn't think he has ever smiled so hard to the point his cheeks had started to hurt.
"Oh, I forgot we have theatrical tryouts in 15 minutes." Evan said checking his phone secretly.
Barty let out a dramatic gasp. "What?" Evan questioned concernedly.
"I forgot my books in the library, I gotta go." Barty said getting up until he stopped. "Wanna come with?" He offered me. why not?
"Sure." Evan said, the walk was longer than it should have been, as they stopped every once a while to look at the birds or the scenery in general. It started to pour down buckets of rain, by the time they reached the library they were shivering and drenched through their clothes.
"We're making the library wet." Evan said as droplets of rain trickled down from his coat into the library carpet.
Barty shrugged and a sly smile crept onto his face as they walked towards the table with everybody seating by it.
"Bonjour!" Barty said smiling at all of them while he collected his books & Evan lingered a few metres behind him.
"We have theatrics in 4 minutes." Pandora said as she played cards with Lily.
"Mhm, I know." Barty said as he picked up a cigarette which Dorcas offered. "Toodeloos!" Then Barty walked up to Evan & offered him the cigarette that Dorcas gave Barty, Evan lit it and they walked off together out of the library leaving wet footstep marks on the carpet.
'WHAT THE FUCK?!' was the look that Dorcas, Pandora & Regulus shared as they walked to the theatrics auditorium . If anything Barty was notorious for refusing to share his cigarettes with anybody, not even his own best friends were he would gladly sacrifice his life for them but never give them a cigarette.
Dorcas had a much stronger inkling than before that this 'friendship' was leaning more on the romantic side.