Charlie gulped in as much air as his lungs would allow. He felt like he couldnt breath. He should say something, tell her the truth. But, he couldnt formulate words. He wasnt even sure what the feelings meant. "I-" Charlie stumbled, Carmen didnt sound pleased when she said she wanted to rejoin the party. Charlie didnt want to go back to a group of people where the potential chance to miss out on alone time with Carmen lurked. He was almost surprised Kaleb hadnt shown up to take her away. He shut his eyes and took another gulp of air, seriously freaking out and he wasnt sure why.
In mere seconds Charlie found his arms flying around Carmen. He pulled her close and squeezed her in a tight hug. Maybe if he didnt let go, Kaleb would let Charlie have her. He kept his arms locked around Carmen for what seemed like a long time, but could have been seconds. Charlie raised his head slightly and pulled every ounce of courage he had in him and said. "You could never understand how much you mean to me." It was said as quietly as Charlie could manage without not saying anything at all. He didnt want the words to reach his own ears, because maybe if they didnt he wouldnt feel so pathetic about them.
Charlie gave Carmen another squeeze and then without thinking, he bolted. He didnt want to hear a reaction to that. What had he just done? That was utterly ridiculous, where did the logic for him to say something like that come from? Mentally slapping himself, Charlie didnt stop running until he reached the massive doors to the Entrance Hall. The Slytherin first year leant against the doors and took in large breaths, feeling as though his heart had taken over his lung space. He didnt even know Carmen. She was still practically a stranger. What ever had forced him to do something stupid like that? He knew it, he had just wrecked their friendship. Idiot.
