Black Rose

4 ~ Taken

Anxiety washes over me. All I feel is fear. My mind is empty of any positive emotions. I'm so scared. I want to go home. 

I zone in and out of consciousness, as if whatever is possessing me wants me to see what is happening. 

On the walls, written in blood, is the words "Her skeleton will lie in the chamber forever." I glance down at my hands and see they are stained red. It was me. It was me who wrote it. 

I begin panicking but soon my mind is blank again. 

The next time I zone back in, I'm in a bathroom. What is happening? Why am I here? I zone out again. 

Then suddenly I'm in a dark room, I'm on the floor, a boy standing near me with a malicious grin on his face. 

"What's going on?" I mumble. "Who are you?" 

"What? You don't recognise me?" He questions with a smirk. 

My eyebrows furrow as I frown. 

"Of course you don't recognise me," He continues. "It's me, Tom Riddle. I know, I look much different now that I'm no longer just a stack of paper bound by a leather cover. But thanks to you, I am no longer confined to the book. Exciting, I know. We finally get to meet face to face. But I cant be here for long, I have other matters to attend to, and you - well you wont be awake much longer." 

I try to lift myself from the floor but I'm exhausted, like all my energy has been drained out of me. 

I look over in fear as a massive snake begins moving. 

"Oh, she's delightful isn't she," Tom Riddle says, seeing me looking at the creature. "Most people want a cat or an owl as a pet, I'm more of a snake man myself, and go big or go home, what better than a basilisk? And would you look at the time, it's almost her lunch. Well, it was nice knowing you, and thanks for letting me use your soul." 

I'm going to die. Like the writing on the wall said, my skeleton will lie here forever. 

I'll never see my family ever again. They'll never know what happened here. I hold back tears. I just wish I could see them all again, hug them one last time. 

I should've talked to someone, I should've told them what was going on, I should've tried to find someone who would help me. I'm stupid. I'm so stupid. And now I'm going to die. It's all my fault. 

I give up, closing my eyes and waiting for the moment I take my final breath. 

I black out and I assume that I'm dead, but I'm woken up by someone gently shaking my arm. I confusedly open my eyes and cant stop the smile appearing on my face when I see Harry. 

I instantly sit up and wrap my arms around him. I cant hold back the tears any longer and I begin crying into his shoulder. 

"I- I'm sorry, I- it was all my fault, I should've-" 

"No, it wasn't your fault," He says, hugging me tightly. "But you're safe now, I'm gonna get you out of here." 

"But, the diary, it-" 

"It's gone," He pulls away from the hug to show me the diary, which has a giant fang stuck through it. "He wont hurt you anymore." 

I nod slightly. 

He helps me stand up and we make our way through a dark, damp tunnel. A phoenix following behind us, and Harry is carrying a sword and the sorting hat for whatever reason. I choose not to question it. 

I'm silent as bad thoughts swirl through my head. I'm going to get expelled. Everyone is going to hate me. 

We reach the end of the tunnel, where Ron is, and confusingly so is Lockhart.