A/N: Hello, everybody. This was originally written for the School of Prompts Challenge-K1-word:voiceless. It was supposed to be published a loooong time ago. I recently found it on my files.

Edit Dec. 14 2017: I was originally going to make this a multi-chap. But I literally have no clue on what the hell I was going to write. So I will leave this as is. I apologize to anyone who thought it was going to be a thing. (You're not alone, I had also thought it was going to be a thing.)

"I hate you," Hermione Granger said, her voice interlaced with pain. Her hair had escaped its bun during the shouting match. Her deep green dress hugged her curves then at the waist it billowed out to the ball gown it was.

"You don't mean that," he said softly.

"I can't deal with it. Not anymore. I thought it was worth it. I thought I could face their accusations, their taunts, their hate, and everything else they would throw at me. If only," she cast her gaze straight into his eyes. "If only I truly loved you."

The words sliced through his heart. The world was ending. Yet it still continued, people outside were still laughing, dancing, and falling in love. The world that ended was his.

"I'm sorry, Draco." She rushed at him, her arms encircled his waist. He hugged her one last time. "Good bye." He was left voiceless, loveless, and worst of all, without her.

Hermione turned to run. If only he knew that she lied. That she loved him more than anything in the world. That her world was complete with a certain Draco Malfoy. But if she wanted him to be free, truly free then she had to leave him. She loved him too much to let him suffer the consequences of being with her.