#I know he's gonna be uncomfy withthe tears but Walburga said he can deal

[walburgablak]

A Friend in the Flame - Walden & Walburga

It had been more than 24 hours since Walburga had walked out of Number 12. She had cried for so long. Only Regulus had been to visit her so far and that was so she could tell him it was not his fault. She had been in tears since walking through the door, only managing to be strong for her son while he visited. It had been hard to breathe since he had said those words. Since Orion confessed to his affair. It felt as if she was collapsing inwards, like her lungs didn’t work right anymore. She was alone and unwanted. Walburga had yet to make it to her bedroom. She was too tired to allow herself that comfort, the nightmares which had always haunted her had resurfaced with a vengeance. Somehow sleeping with Orion, her head on his chest, listening to his heart while he played with her hair, had always managed to help her sleep. She choked on a sob burying her face in a pillow, it had all been a lie. Her entire life had been a lie. All except for what Pollux had told her all those years ago. You’re worthless, no one could ever love you. You’ll always be a second choice.... He had been right all those years ago. She was a second choice to the love of her life. He’d proven it to her time and time again. Walden had been warning her for years, trying to help her to see. Walden was who helped her to raise her kids when Orion was drunk and absent. Walden who consoled her when she found one of Orion’s shirts with lipstick stains after having not seen him for days.

He was who she had sent her first owl to. He was her best friend and she needed the calm of his presence. Walden always seemed to have the answers and although he was younger than she, there had been many times where he felt like he was an older brother giving her advice. She asked him to come over today so she had time to think and talk to Reg and although she needed the time, she also wish he had come sooner, but that was not his way, he would not intrude if she had given him a time to arrive. The clock finally reached 11:00 and Walburga breathed out a sigh of relief as she heard the knock on the door. She opened the door and found her best friend in front of her. She pulled him in and locked the door before throwing her arms around his neck as she sobbed on his shoulder. “I did it, Wallie.” She cried. “He told me. He told me he cheated again. I did some dumb things... but now I left. I walked away. Why does it hurt so bad?” She asked her voice unsteady and choked with the sadness she felt. 

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