Chapter 4:
Nessa entered Tom's room where he sat on his bed levitating different objects. Her eyes widened with amazement. Tom turned his head to see Nessa at the doorway. As he looked at her, the objects floating in mid-air dropped onto the bed.
"Hi Nessa. Why do you look so angry?" he asked. Nessa realized that she still had a bit of frustration etched in her expression. She sighed.
"It's Beth and the other girls," she said. Tom sat at the edge of his bed, a concerned expression on his face. He patted the spot next to him, motioning her to come and sit. She obeyed and walked in.
"What about…Beth?" he said, adding Beth's name with disgust.
"Beth's my friend, or at least she was, and she's saying such awful stuff about you. It's not fair," she hugged Tom around the waist. Tom widened his eyes and looked down at her, surprised. "She can't accept you as my friend! I'll show her! You're my best friend, Tom. You're the nicest person here and I've never felt more at home without you." she sniffed.
Tom didn't know what to say—in fact, he couldn't say anything after hearing that! He let Nessa tighten her squeeze around his body as he felt tiny teardrops fall on to his arms. Nessa was truly someone he loved and he couldn't live without her.
Mrs. Cole walked by Tom's room, picking up the various toys the other children left on the floor when she spotted Nessa hugging Tom. Mrs. Cole widened her eyes, shocked. She noticed Tom looking down at Nessa—who she found had tears strolling down her face—and saw the look on his face; He seemed to look unsure of what to do.
And, to her surprise, Tom wrapped an arm around Nessa's back. Mrs. Cole widened her eyes even more and finally smiled. Tom was experiencing love, and he was experiencing it well.
She walked away, trying not to ruin their special moment.
xXx
The years passed by and a lot had happened in the orphanage. Nessa knew that her heart was devoted to Tom Riddle, and Tom's heart was devoted to Nessa Sterling. Beth and the other girls no longer befriended Nessa for her actions towards Tom; instead of smiling and waving, whenever they passed by, they all sneered at her, giving her the most disgusted look. And Nessa would just ignore her, which would make Beth angry.
It turned out, Nessa Sterling and Tom Riddle ended up sharing the same birthday: December 31, 1926. Every New Years' Eve, not only would they celebrate the up-coming year, but the orphanage also celebrated the birthday of Tom and Nessa. It made Nessa and Tom closer together having so much in common…and it made the both of them very happy.
When the two of them turned eleven, a man with long silvery hair with a matching beard in strange clothing came to the orphanage. Tom and Nessa had been hanging out in Tom's room, Nessa admiring Tom's unusual talent of levitating objects.
Mrs. Cole arrived at the doorway of Tom's room with the tall man. Tom immediately stopped his power when he saw the two of them.
"What?" he grunted. "Can't Nessa and I have some alone time?" Nessa glanced at Tom.
The older man chuckled. "If it's okay with you, Mrs. Cole, I would like to have some alone time with Tom." he said. Mrs. Cole nodded.
"Nessa's not going anywhere," spat Tom as Mrs. Cole motioned for Nessa.
"Tom,"
"It's alright, madam, I'd like to talk to this young lady as well." said the man. Mrs. Cole looked up at the tall man and nodded, leaving him at the door.