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❝ she blamed herself, but i was the one who lied ❞

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"So, will you be coming to my home for the summer?" Nova asked as she walked hand in hand with Tom. It was no surprise that they had gotten together, everyone already assumed they were anyways. Bela wasn't the happiest about it, slowly starting to hate her friend more and more.

"Yes, but I will be a week late. Mrs. Cole informed me of a possible family that would like to adopt me," Tom spoke and Nova stopped in her tracks.

"That's amazing!" She shouted and Tom hushed her, glancing at all of the stares. Nova apologized and they continued walking. "I'm ecstatic for you Tom, I can't wait for you to meet them! I reckon they'll love you, but not nearly half as much as I do,"

Tom had lied to her, there was no family. He was going to pay his father a visit.

"What do you plan on doing until I arrive?" Tom asked, turning away to say the password to the Slytherin common room before tugging her along.

"Nothing too fun, seeing as though mum and Aunt Tessie are leaving on a business trip. I'll have the house to myself," Nova spoke, waving to a few of her friends before taking a seat on the couch beside Tom.

"Will you be reading those books again?" Tom asked blandly, no emotion whatsoever. Near the end of winter break, he found some rather fascinating books on Nova's shelf. He read a few and was shocked that he thought she was so innocent.

Nova's face had gone a bright red, her eyes cast downward as she leaned closer to Tom. "Perhaps, but who knows, I might not need them?" Tom raised an eyebrow at her, she was the one that claimed they were too young, what was she playing at?

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"I'll arrive in a week, I assure you. Don't get started on the books without me, I wish to read them to you," He murmured in her ear as they shared a hug. Her mother was waiting for her, waving at Tom but not saying much. She looked to be in a hurry.

Nova smiled, her cheeks tinted red. "I'll wait for you," She pressed a gentle kiss to his cheek before pushing her trolley off towards her mother. Tom sighed to himself, now all he had to do was kill his family and blame his uncle, in under a week.