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Chapter-11- The Guilty Riddle

Chapter-11-The Guilty Riddle

Sophia's POV:

After I got attacked by Riddle, I woke up in a house or something which later, I realised was Room Of Requirement.

There was Tom kneeling infront of me looking at me with concern, fake concern which I hated. I basically read his mind and screamed at him out of habit and then I realised about the consequences, consequences of saying anything wrong to him.

So I started to step back as he started to come near me. Automatically, I started crying and he held my hands, started to comfort me. I was shocked at this gesture of his but I was too sad at that time to react to anything.

Then he said the word 'sorry', which people say when they do something wrong, they think everything can be just erased, forgotten, healed with that one word but no, it can't heal a damn thing, it is just a word with no power in it.

Then I looked at him and asked him all the questions I have ever wanted to ask. I took out all of my frustration, I was angry, angry that he stole my sleep, peace all these years and is continuing to do so.

And then, the most shocking thing happened, he started crying, Tom Riddle started crying, Voldemort started crying. I am stunned, my mouth's open and my jaw is hanging down.

I thought he will stop but the volume of his cries intensified, so much that I got scared and covered my ears.

His cries are filed with agony, resentment, disappointment, pain, and something inexplicable which I can't decipher.

It was after 10 minutes of his crying session that he finally stopped. I thought he will say something but no, he did something which again shocked me. He has basically decided to shock and torture me with his actions today.

The next thing he decided to do completely took me off. He came towards me and hugged me abruptly, so tightly like he never wants to let go of me in his life. I wanted to believe him at that time, that he was misunderstood.

But I forced myself not to, I can't fall into his trap, this is all just an act. He can never feel any emotions.

I removed myself from his tight grip and looked at him. I am feeling bad for him that he is crying, can you belive it? No, right? I can't too, I am feeling bad towards someone who has murdered my mom.

But still, I need to keep my voice stern, I shouldn't let anything slip up.

"I am going back to my dorm.", I said, and the hope in his eyes came crashing down because I know he expected me to acknowledge him showing his emotions but no, he is a narcissist and a sociopath or a psychopath maybe.

I started to get down of the bed when he held my wrist and stopped me.

"What!?", I snapped back, regaining my posture.

"Stay here tonight, you aren't well right now.", He said in a very small, regretful voice.

"I ain't well because of you, and you are expecting me to obey you when you had used the cruciatus curse on me just hours ago!?", I yelled at him.

"I am sorry... But please, you will hurt yourself more if you move now, because cruciatus curse is dangerous, it can harm you more if you move right now. So, please, stay for tonight and you can go tomorrow.", He said in an extremely pleading tone.

"No, I don't feel a bit safe with you.", I screamed at him in a very spiteful tone.

A slash of hurt crossed his face when I said those words.

"I will go out of the room, but please, you stay and rest here.", He said looking at me, giving me his puppy eyes.

"No!", I said sternly.

He chuckled and smiled sadly, "You are so stubborn".

"No, I am determined.", I argued and he chuckled more at my words.

"Urghh!", I groaned and laid on my back on the bed, giving into his pleadings.

I can't even stand more now because I am feeling dizzy, I closed my eyes and was just starting to zone off when I felt a hand removing a strand of hair from my forehead. I knew it was Tom but I didn't have any energy to argue with him, so I just dozed off into a deep slumber.

Tom's POV:

Oh god, this girl is so stubborn! I literally had to argue with her for so long to make her doze off. Now, she is sleeping peacefully, I don't know, is that a right thing to say after I just got to know that she hasn't slept peacefully in years?

But the look on her face now, it does look peaceful, serene. Like she just fought a battle and won it and there is nothing that can stop her and please, congratulate me, I am becoming mad.

Because from the moment she has dozed off, I am observing her with so much of keen, how her eyelids are, how her lips are in a straight line, how her skin is so clear but still there are some stress lines on her forehead because she is holding herself stiff in her sleep too.

This is the thing which makes me sad, after years of toil, she can't even be free now. I notice how she always is fidgeting with her fingers in Divination classroom, how she can't stay at one place for more time. It's like she has anxiety but she tries her best not to show it off to someone, but I notice her like no else, so maybe that's why I know things about her which no one ever would.

I can't do this anymore, I shouldn't have tried to talk with her in the first place. Why did I even try? Because I was alone and maybe I needed someone to tell the truth right off to my face. Truth about how everyone hated me and how the world is better off without me but I have been given another chance. But How can I let this go? Maybe this is the era where I can finally defeat Harry Potter and rule the world. The Merlin maybe gave me another chance to rule this world! So why should I waste it?