𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣|| 𝙏𝙤𝙢 𝙈 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚

Vingt trois

France had gone ballistic when a boy of around Avella and Tom's age had died in his sleep. Elliot, Elliot was dead after they fight with Avella that Tom had. They said he had died from a heart attack. But when Avella found out. She was ready to kill Tom herself

"How could you? Kill an innocent boy!" She stopped Tom when he was walking to Potions

"I did what I had to do. It's not like you love him" he vaguely replied

"You understand what I mean! You don't even know my feelings towards him because you cannot control my life?! My life, you don't get to limit my freedom with others" she painfully rose her voice which caught attention of some passers by.

"Nevermind. He's dead now, no fawning over what has been done." He dismissed and kept on walking

"I can't even believe I started to love you" Avella's eyes glossed over

He stopped and turned around, he saw the girl. Whom he had finally gained love and compassion from her. To see her break panted his rotten heart.

"Avella." He sighed

"You don't know what love is Tom. You know how I know that? It's because you were never love or have been loved.  You will never understand.  Go be alone, I knew my love would never return to me." Avella walked away with tears streaming down her eyes.

Why was she crying? He had hurt her and her family. Even if Elliot was dead, she loved Tom. But Tom is not cut out for love. Maybe she would let go

"Avella why can you not see. Yours so blind yet you have eyes, you may depict me as unlovable. But if I am unloveable then how come I love you." Tom turned her teary face around

She was taken back.

"Killing Elliot. You think that was because I did it for fun? No. I did it because I was jealous. Nott? You think your arranged marriage just got sabotaged just like that? No. I sabotaged any man you have ever encountered to marry. Because I am uncontrollably inlove with you." He held her shoulders and shakes her with passion

"Dry your tears, you have gained my love. You have nothing to cry over. I have to get to potions. If you want to find me, I'm always in the library" he walked off swiftly

Avella was stunned. All of her heartbreaks were because of him, but somehow her heart is not broken this time.

After lessons she walked to the library of him looking bored, trying to scavenge for some books to read. 

"Hey." Avella came and stood infront to the tall boy

He looked at her, no regard whatsoever. Next minute  she knows Tom got a random book, looked down, hid their faces behind a book so that nobody could see, and shared a passionate kiss of love. But who knows it could be the kiss of death.

Until Madame Redmond came and took away the book.

"What the—" she said surprisingly

The two brushed up and looked at the tiny lady.

"If you two would be so kind to do...that elsewhere other than here. I would and people here would love that. Mr Riddle and Miss Lestrange should be on your way. Out. Now." She dismissed

The two chuckled and walked out.

"I've been wanting that for ages." Tom cracked a light smile

"You did kiss me infront of Lucretia" Avella corrected

"That wasn't for love" he replied

"This is love, Avella. Please don't shut me out. My burning desire and passion to have you in my life is inevitable." He regarded

Tom Riddle, loving her. What was happening.

"By the way. Hogsmeade is coming up. Maybe you'd like to go?" Tom blurted out

"Is this your way of asking me on a date" she smiles

"Er, if that's what you people call it. Then yeah." He shrugged

"By the way, you know in the Mirror Of Erised. What did you see, Tom?" Avella stopped mid hallway

"I saw myself, triumphant over my fulfilled prophecy, with all my followers. They were chanting a name." He said

"What was the name?" Avella replied curious

"Lord Voldemort heir to Salazar Slytherin" Tom exclaimed

A shudder went down Avella's back hearing that name.

"...Lord Voldemort. They called you that" Avella asked

He nodded

"I looked different. It was like I turned into some sort of serpent" Tom looked weirdly back at her

"This is hypothetical right? It was in the mirror" Avella kept the strong eye contact

"I don't know. But then the mirror switched to something else" he replied

"What was it?" Avella motioned for him fo reply

"You. I saw you."

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Heyyyy sorry I haven't updated! How are you all feeling! It's snowing!!!! So I got a snow day!

Cannot wait for Christmas last week of school!

Hope you loved this chapter and see you very soon!
——MINKSSS