The Dare - Mattheo Riddle

21. The Night We Met

* flashback*

Everything went black and when I opened my eyes I was at the train station? 

this was his happiest memory, I didn't think too much of it and decided to let it play out my eyes quickly search the crowd for Enzo desperately trying to find him.

My heart aching with each passing moment. 

"come on.." I muttered, where was he?

I turned my around and my heart stopped, the world stopped.

he was right in front of me, he was younger though definitely our first year at Hogwarts. It made sense as to why this would be his happiest memory he got away from his mom, my heart ached knowing what his future held for him. 

but what I saw confused me, he was looking right back at me it was like he could see me, feel me. In that moment I wanted to reach out and hug him, he looked so innocent and full of life. 

Guilt washed over me. 

I knew I couldn't hug him, this wasn't real I wasn't here I was in his memory. 

He was still looking at me, his warm brown eyes stared at me like it was the first time he ever saw me. It was how guys looked at girls in the cheesy romance movies that muggles watch, I slowly turned around knowing he wasn't looking at me... I wasn't here. 

When I turned around and saw what he was looking at my heart dropped, it was 10 year old me getting on the train with the biggest smile on my face waving bye to my uncle. 

He was looking at me, I could feel his emotions every single one of them.

After all I was inside of his mind and what I felt made me want to cry and hold him tight, telling him I'm right here and everything would be alright but it wouldn't be. 

He fell in love the second he saw me, it was literally love at first sight, I never knew that love was real that only existed in the movies but Enzo was like magic he made that love exist and he chose me. 

And died for me.

I didn't deserve him, he deserved better than what lied ahead of him.

I snapped out of my thoughts as he began running for the train door I went in, I ran after him and followed as he search every compartment for what I assumed to be me. He found me reading book in the last compartment, he sat down in front of me and I watched from the door as I looked up at him curiously. 

"Lorenzo Berkshire, but you can call me Enzo," he smiled widely, his smile was so full of life and bright enough to fill up the whole room. 

"Teresa, but you can call me Tessa," I smiled proudly, eyeing him suspiciously Merlin I was way to cunning for a 10 year old no wonder I got sorted into Slytherin. 

"So are you excited? I am, I just know me and my friends are going to be sorted into Slytherin its definitely the best house," He chuckled, his voice filled with a sense of achievement. 

Good god we were such idiots back then, nothings changed. 

"My friend Draco told me all about the houses," he mumbled as he scavenged though his bag, I saw myself look up a him surprised and confused. 

I knew it was the mention of him knowing Draco, "You know Draco Malfoy? I know him too, me pansy and him are very good mates I spend a lot of time at his house y'know," god the way I spoke made me want to cringe.