He was staring at the hearth with his intense black eyes and his black hair fell lifelessly on his shoulders. Then, a man came inside his room and flung the door open. He was shaken at the moment and instantly turned back to see who came in.
"Dad, what happened? Is there anything you need?" He asked.
"Severus, can we talk?" The man spoke.
Severus was bewildered at the time. For a moment, there was absolute silence between them.
"Of course, dad, we can." Severus invited him in and sat on the couch beside him.
"Well, I was just thinking about your vacations. Do you…have any plans?" He spoke.
He had much coarse and bold voice as compared to Severus. He too had black hair and pale skin. He was staring at Severus with much determination.
"Not much. Do you…?" Severus spoke.
"Would you like to go for a walk just for refreshment?" He suggested.
"Yeah…dad, I am actually getting bored. We can surely go." Severus spoke and his expressions signified that he was happy. There was fire shimmering in his eyes.
A voice called out, "Tobias…I need your help. Come up, here." This was a female voice.
"Your mum needs my help…I guess. I'll be here in a minute." Tobias gave a quick expression and disappeared from the room in no time.
Severus sat there thinking about something. He suddenly stood up and started walking towards the door and moved out. His father was strolling a bit far from him. Tobias entered in a room. He stopped before that room, trying to hear the conversation going on between his parents.
"We have to do this. For Severus…we have to do this." He heard a female voice.
He stood there like a statue speaking nothing, just focusing on what they were speaking.
"Eileen, you have to understand. That is not his place." Tobias spoke.
"That is his only place." Eileen spoke a bit loud this time.
Severus couldn't understand what was happening but he didn't say a word to interrupt. He just kept listening. There was a silence of sometime between them and suddenly Eileen came out.
"Do you want something, honey?" Eileen spoke to Severus. Her expressions were alarming and eyes wide.
"Um…I don't…want…." Severus stammered and stepped back.
Tobias came up to see what was happening.
"Oh…Severus, you are here. So, ready for the stroll?" Tobias spoke eyeing Severus.
He flashed a smile towards Severus. Severus revealed a faint expression and finally nodded.
"Dad…can I ask you something?" Severus spoke hesitantly.
"Yeah…" Tobias spoke.
"What…what was the…place mum was talking about?" Severus blurted out.
We were just talking about…where you would spend your whole vacations. Tobias looked at Severus and patted his back.
Severus went to his room and tucked up his boots. He tied the laces and went out of the room.
"Hey…! Dad, shall we leave?" he asked.
"Yep…of course." Tobias spoke from behind a window.
Tobias opened a wooden door and they both went out. It was snowing outside. They both had their mufflers and gloves too. Severus looked a little bit like his father. Just that, his father seemed a bit taller and was skinny. Whereas, Severus was perfect and was paler than his father. They both remained silent for much time.