A small light flickered in the last room of the old house.Inside the room,a young woman of about twenty was lying on the floor,crying.Her husband, was standing in front of her.He wanted to kill her at that moment and finish everything that had happened.
He whipped off his belt and hit her face.The leather of the belt left a apinful,red mark on her cheek.She screamed in pain.He whipped her shoulder next.The belt buckle ripped the sleeve of her nightgown and a deep,bleeding cut was clearly visible.She screamed again.
She tried to get up,but she couldn't manage to support her own weight.She took the support of the chair nearby but didn't succeed and therefore she stumbled and fell.She felt her husband grab her hair and pull her backwards and she screamed.She tried to get away from him,but her strength was nothing compared to her husband's.
He dragged her from the chair and threw her on the floor next to the coffee table.She was crying and gasping for air.She saw that he had stepped away from there.Still sobbing uncontrollably,she started crawling towards the door.She saw that he had realized she was trying to get away,he started walking towards her.She was trying to unlock the door with her trembling fingers when he hit her with the belt again.This time,he wounded her back.She lost her balance and fell bckwards.Her head hit the wall and she passed out instantly.Her body slid down the wall.There was a deep wound on her head where it had hit the wall.It was bleeding very badly.
Her husband looked at her with a look of disguston his face.He saw all her wounds and his face broke into a smile.She deserves what she got he thought gleefully.He walked towards the door and unlocked it with ease.Before going out of the room he shot one last look at his wife and said,"I hope you die".
Perhaps his wish was heard.
FLASHBACK
A young,attractive woman opened the door of her house and saw her husband's smiling face.He came inside and she closed the door behind him.he kept the groceries on the table and kissed his wife.Since few days he had been doing all the work for the house.His wife was 8 months pregnant and the doctor had advised her to be on bed-rest.The baby was due anytime in October.Only a month away.
The man went inside the last room.He and his wife usually sat there.That was the room which was for the soon-to-be-born baby.He went inside and seated himself on a chair near to the door.His wife was seated on the chair opposite to him.She looked at him and said,"I need to tell you something."
This was the moment that she had been dreading the past few years.She was going to tell her husband the truth about...-what she was.She was dreding the moment because she had never really been able to anticapate his reaction to this.First,she had thought that she would never ever tell him about her.But now she had realised that relationships couldn't be built on lies.It was too late to realise that but now was the best time to tell.
"Sure honey"her husband replied.
He had no idea what she wanted to talk about,but by the look on her face he knew it was something serious.
"You might be a bit surprised.."she said,her voice traling off.
"Go on,you can tell me anything."her husband urged her to tell.
"OK...you see...i..am...-i am a witch"she said finally.
"What??".He askedher,literally shouting.He knew too well that the wizarding world existed.He had seen his brother being magicked towards his death bed.The last his brother had seen was a blinding flame of green sparks.
His eyebrows furrowed and his cold blue eyes blazed with anger.His jaw clenched and that was when his wife guessed that something was wrong.
"Please don't be angry at me"she pleaded "Drop the baby"he said in a firm tone.He didn't want more of their kind to inhabit this world.They were going to cause the end of this world with their magic and he was sure of this fact.
"What?"she said.She was the one angry now.
"I said drop the baby" he shouted at her.
"I am not going to."she said.Her tome was equally firm as his had been.
"Then i'll kill the baby"he said.
She didn't know why he was so angry.It was surely not because of her being a witch.Was he a wizard too??...or maybe a squib.
"Don't kill the baby.You're going to destroy a life,just because i'm not..your type?"she asked him,her eyes narrowed.
"Don't go on about how you people are innocent.I've seen enough of you lot killing people with your voodoo"he shouted at her.
"If you don't like it then i'm ready to give it up.I already have,but please don't kill the baby"she said.
"I don't want more of you people.What if he turns out the same?"he asked her.
"I don't care.I won't kill the baby.Its too late for an abortion anyway"
"Then i'll kill it..the child..and you"he said.His voice held a bold tone.
"You are doing no such thing"the woman said exasparatedly.Her voice was firm but it had some hidden fright in it.
The man held his wife by the shoulders and dragged her to the corner of the room.She was trying to get away.She was kicking the floor and trying to break loose.He was too strong for her.He dragged her to the extreme right coner of the room and threw her on the floor with a loud thud.
END OF FLASHBACK
The young woman lay unconcious on the concrete floor.The door had been locked from outside by her husband who was now off somewhere not known by anyone.Loud knocking sounds on the door made of inexpensive wood could be heard clearly.The neighbours were in the house,knocking furiously on the door of the last room of the young couple's house,trying to know what had happened.The two ladies who lived in the same building opposite to their house had both heard screaming and were curious to know what had happened.
When no one opened the door,desperate for new sign of gossip,wanted to get the door broken.They were sure someone was inside.They called the nearby bartender,he was a tall and fat man of about 30.Breaking the door was no big deal for him.The wood of the door was old and judging by the way he broke it,it seemed he had broken several people's bones.
When the door had been broken,the ladies entered inside the room,followed by the bartender.
"Oh dear"said one of the ladies,looking at the wounded figure of the woman"what happened to her?"
"It must have been her husband.I saw him enter about an hour ago.Then we all heard screaming and now I saw him leave"replied the other lady in a know-it-all manner.
"Can't 'ave been 'er husband.I knew that old chap.Nice fellow.Would never do such a thing"grunted the bartender in a heavy accented voice.
"Oh god!"exclaimed the lady"she's pregnant.We must take her to the hospital before something happens"An hour later,the same unconcious figure lay in the seventh ward of the local hospital.The doctors had said that the chances of her living were good,but they weren't sure about the baby.They had also said that saving them both would be next to impossible,that would only result in the death of both,mother and child.They had to save either of them,but without the decision and the permission of the lady's relatives,it wasn't possible.
They had been informed that the woman had a husband who lived in the same time.The local police had been informed to find him.
An hour later a policeman came inside the doctor's office,he was holding the woman's husband by his arm.
"Doctor Stevens,this man here was found in a pub,drinking heavily"he said informing the Doctor of the man's whereabouts.
"Thank you"said the Doctor
"What do you want from me??"asked the man in a drunken voice.
"We have found out that your wife is eight months pregnant and is in a very bad state.We have to ask for your permission:who do you want to live?The child or your wife?"the doctor asked professionaly.
"Save the child.That lady is good for nothing.Let her die.The child will probably starve to death."he chuckled madly at his the thought of death.
"Are you sure about your decision?"asked the doctor.
"Yeah i'm sure."he said with a disgusted look on his face.
"Ok.Your child will be sent to you as soon as he is ready to go back home"said the doctor.
"I don't want the child."the man argued.
"You will have to take it.Since you are the only living relative of the child,known to us."said the doctor.
"Ok..gimme' the child.I'll starve him it to death."he said laughing wildly.
The doctor sighed and said to the drunk man in front of him,"You can go now"
"Did you think i would want to stay?"shot back the man before leaving
The baby had to be delivered early.They didn't know how long they could keep the woman alive in this state.A week later,the baby was delivered.The woman was still unconscious.The baby was a boy.He wasn't exactly healthy but it was lucky to have even been born.Dr. Stevens noticed that the baby had a mark just a few centimetres above the wrist of his left arm.It was similar to a birth mark,only,it was shaped like a serpent.It was set on the vein that went from the fourth finger of the hand,all the way upto the heart.
No one was there to name the baby.His mother was dead,and his father had already vowed to break all ties with the baby.The doctor gave the baby his father's name.But giving the innocent child the name of his cruel father wasn't fair.So he put in the baby's mother's last name.
So,on 21st September,1927 Tam Marvolo Riddle was born.
He whipped off his belt and hit her face.The leather of the belt left a apinful,red mark on her cheek.She screamed in pain.He whipped her shoulder next.The belt buckle ripped the sleeve of her nightgown and a deep,bleeding cut was clearly visible.She screamed again.
She tried to get up,but she couldn't manage to support her own weight.She took the support of the chair nearby but didn't succeed and therefore she stumbled and fell.She felt her husband grab her hair and pull her backwards and she screamed.She tried to get away from him,but her strength was nothing compared to her husband's.
He dragged her from the chair and threw her on the floor next to the coffee table.She was crying and gasping for air.She saw that he had stepped away from there.Still sobbing uncontrollably,she started crawling towards the door.She saw that he had realized she was trying to get away,he started walking towards her.She was trying to unlock the door with her trembling fingers when he hit her with the belt again.This time,he wounded her back.She lost her balance and fell bckwards.Her head hit the wall and she passed out instantly.Her body slid down the wall.There was a deep wound on her head where it had hit the wall.It was bleeding very badly.
Her husband looked at her with a look of disguston his face.He saw all her wounds and his face broke into a smile.She deserves what she got he thought gleefully.He walked towards the door and unlocked it with ease.Before going out of the room he shot one last look at his wife and said,"I hope you die".
Perhaps his wish was heard.
FLASHBACK
A young,attractive woman opened the door of her house and saw her husband's smiling face.He came inside and she closed the door behind him.he kept the groceries on the table and kissed his wife.Since few days he had been doing all the work for the house.His wife was 8 months pregnant and the doctor had advised her to be on bed-rest.The baby was due anytime in October.Only a month away.
The man went inside the last room.He and his wife usually sat there.That was the room which was for the soon-to-be-born baby.He went inside and seated himself on a chair near to the door.His wife was seated on the chair opposite to him.She looked at him and said,"I need to tell you something."
This was the moment that she had been dreading the past few years.She was going to tell her husband the truth about...-what she was.She was dreding the moment because she had never really been able to anticapate his reaction to this.First,she had thought that she would never ever tell him about her.But now she had realised that relationships couldn't be built on lies.It was too late to realise that but now was the best time to tell.
"Sure honey"her husband replied.
He had no idea what she wanted to talk about,but by the look on her face he knew it was something serious.
"You might be a bit surprised.."she said,her voice traling off.
"Go on,you can tell me anything."her husband urged her to tell.
"OK...you see...i..am...-i am a witch"she said finally.
"What??".He askedher,literally shouting.He knew too well that the wizarding world existed.He had seen his brother being magicked towards his death bed.The last his brother had seen was a blinding flame of green sparks.
His eyebrows furrowed and his cold blue eyes blazed with anger.His jaw clenched and that was when his wife guessed that something was wrong.
"Please don't be angry at me"she pleaded "Drop the baby"he said in a firm tone.He didn't want more of their kind to inhabit this world.They were going to cause the end of this world with their magic and he was sure of this fact.
"What?"she said.She was the one angry now.
"I said drop the baby" he shouted at her.
"I am not going to."she said.Her tome was equally firm as his had been.
"Then i'll kill the baby"he said.
She didn't know why he was so angry.It was surely not because of her being a witch.Was he a wizard too??...or maybe a squib.
"Don't kill the baby.You're going to destroy a life,just because i'm not..your type?"she asked him,her eyes narrowed.
"Don't go on about how you people are innocent.I've seen enough of you lot killing people with your voodoo"he shouted at her.
"If you don't like it then i'm ready to give it up.I already have,but please don't kill the baby"she said.
"I don't want more of you people.What if he turns out the same?"he asked her.
"I don't care.I won't kill the baby.Its too late for an abortion anyway"
"Then i'll kill it..the child..and you"he said.His voice held a bold tone.
"You are doing no such thing"the woman said exasparatedly.Her voice was firm but it had some hidden fright in it.
The man held his wife by the shoulders and dragged her to the corner of the room.She was trying to get away.She was kicking the floor and trying to break loose.He was too strong for her.He dragged her to the extreme right coner of the room and threw her on the floor with a loud thud.
END OF FLASHBACK
The young woman lay unconcious on the concrete floor.The door had been locked from outside by her husband who was now off somewhere not known by anyone.Loud knocking sounds on the door made of inexpensive wood could be heard clearly.The neighbours were in the house,knocking furiously on the door of the last room of the young couple's house,trying to know what had happened.The two ladies who lived in the same building opposite to their house had both heard screaming and were curious to know what had happened.
When no one opened the door,desperate for new sign of gossip,wanted to get the door broken.They were sure someone was inside.They called the nearby bartender,he was a tall and fat man of about 30.Breaking the door was no big deal for him.The wood of the door was old and judging by the way he broke it,it seemed he had broken several people's bones.
When the door had been broken,the ladies entered inside the room,followed by the bartender.
"Oh dear"said one of the ladies,looking at the wounded figure of the woman"what happened to her?"
"It must have been her husband.I saw him enter about an hour ago.Then we all heard screaming and now I saw him leave"replied the other lady in a know-it-all manner.
"Can't 'ave been 'er husband.I knew that old chap.Nice fellow.Would never do such a thing"grunted the bartender in a heavy accented voice.
"Oh god!"exclaimed the lady"she's pregnant.We must take her to the hospital before something happens"An hour later,the same unconcious figure lay in the seventh ward of the local hospital.The doctors had said that the chances of her living were good,but they weren't sure about the baby.They had also said that saving them both would be next to impossible,that would only result in the death of both,mother and child.They had to save either of them,but without the decision and the permission of the lady's relatives,it wasn't possible.
They had been informed that the woman had a husband who lived in the same time.The local police had been informed to find him.
An hour later a policeman came inside the doctor's office,he was holding the woman's husband by his arm.
"Doctor Stevens,this man here was found in a pub,drinking heavily"he said informing the Doctor of the man's whereabouts.
"Thank you"said the Doctor
"What do you want from me??"asked the man in a drunken voice.
"We have found out that your wife is eight months pregnant and is in a very bad state.We have to ask for your permission:who do you want to live?The child or your wife?"the doctor asked professionaly.
"Save the child.That lady is good for nothing.Let her die.The child will probably starve to death."he chuckled madly at his the thought of death.
"Are you sure about your decision?"asked the doctor.
"Yeah i'm sure."he said with a disgusted look on his face.
"Ok.Your child will be sent to you as soon as he is ready to go back home"said the doctor.
"I don't want the child."the man argued.
"You will have to take it.Since you are the only living relative of the child,known to us."said the doctor.
"Ok..gimme' the child.I'll starve him it to death."he said laughing wildly.
The doctor sighed and said to the drunk man in front of him,"You can go now"
"Did you think i would want to stay?"shot back the man before leaving
The baby had to be delivered early.They didn't know how long they could keep the woman alive in this state.A week later,the baby was delivered.The woman was still unconscious.The baby was a boy.He wasn't exactly healthy but it was lucky to have even been born.Dr. Stevens noticed that the baby had a mark just a few centimetres above the wrist of his left arm.It was similar to a birth mark,only,it was shaped like a serpent.It was set on the vein that went from the fourth finger of the hand,all the way upto the heart.
No one was there to name the baby.His mother was dead,and his father had already vowed to break all ties with the baby.The doctor gave the baby his father's name.But giving the innocent child the name of his cruel father wasn't fair.So he put in the baby's mother's last name.
So,on 21st September,1927 Tam Marvolo Riddle was born.