Orphic || Tom Riddle

Chapter Nine - The Summer of 1944

July 1944 

Wool's Orphanage, London

Celeste woke up to voices whispering her name.

He was in her bedroom again, the man, he was always there as of late, the first time she had seen him she was 7, she had screamed and cried and told him to get out.

Only when Mrs Cole had run up to see what the commotion was about and she didn't see anything Celeste realised it was all in her head, she threatened to take Celeste for electroshock therapy and Celeste never mentioned it again.

He was staring at her, or she assumed he was, she could never see his face; it was always obscured in shadows.

He followed her down the hall as she walked to the end of the corridor, 7 pound coins gripped in her hand.

William Harber answered almost immediately after she knocked on his door.

"Mornin' Celeste, what you needin" William said as he beckoned her into his room.

"What have you got?" Celeste asked, turning to look at the blonde boy.

"I've got opium and green" He asked, opening his wardrobe and taking out an old shoebox.

William was one of the only people in the orphanage that actually liked Celeste, that may only be because she had been buying drugs and fags off him since she was 10. He was 18 next year and would be kicked out of the orphanage, lucky for him, he had been selling drugs for years and had a hefty amount of money to fall back on.

"I'll take the opium, how much?" Celeste asked,

"Tenner for 2 pre-rolls" William said

"I only have seven," Celeste said, looking up at him.

"I can't do seven, sweetheart" He said, looking down at her with a raised eyebrow

"Just this once, i only have seven" That was a lie, she had 70 pounds in muggle money that she had stolen, and hundreds of thousands of galleons.

"I'll pay you back, you know I will." Celeste added, biting her lip.

Williams' eyes dipped to her chest, the exact reason she had worn this particular dress.

"Alright, love but just this once" William said

"You're a lifesaver William" She said, going up on her toes to peck him on the cheek as he handed her the two rolled joints.

"You owe me, Celeste," He said as she headed towards the door.

She winked at him as she walked out. Then walked straight into Tom.

"What the fuck were you doing in Harbers bedroom, huh Celeste you fucking slut" Tom growled, dragging her into his room by his grip on her arm.

"Tom! Let go of me!" Celeste yelled , trying to break free of his iron grip.

The next thing she knew Tom's hand was around her throat and she was pushed up against the wall, her feet dangling uselessly beneath her.

"You're fucking mine Celeste, you understand?" Tom snarled in her face.

Celeste violently shook her head and his grip tightened, he would kill her, he truly would end her life.

"No?" He said, brow raising "How about i show you that you don't get a choice in this"

He wandlessly summoned a dagger from his nightstand and held the flat part of the blade on her face, Celeste was beginning to feel faint now.

"You're so very beautiful, Celeste, it would be a shame if your pretty face got mangled by my dagger." Tom said, running the blade all over her face as Celetes eyes widened in horror.