DISCLAIMER: Don't own HP, just borrowing him.
Betrayal
Run.
Hide.
Don't look back.
Run from my past. Hide from myself. But most importantly, run and hide from Them.
The ones who used me and abused me. For money. For fame. Because they enjoyed playing god. For whatever other sick reason they had.
Thanks to Them, I don't like to be touched. Thanks to Them, I haven't been able to fully trust anyone.
Sometimes, I think should just give up. End all this, end myself. But that would mean They win. And the thought of Them winning is sometimes the only thing that keeps me going.
They were supposed to be my family. They were supposed to be my friends. Such a naïve fool I was. And part of me hates myself for still hoping I might find a real friend some day, someone I can really trust. Foolish child, haven't you learned anything?
My parents died when I was very young. I don't remember them. I suppose they loved me. As far as anyone can love me, in any case. Still, people say parents love their children, no matter what. They said they loved me. But They also said They could be trusted, which wasn't true.
The people who I ended up with hated me. I will not call Them family, or even relatives, though They were related to me, biologically speaking. I was starved, beaten and used as a slave.
And no-one did anything.
Then again, no-one ever stood up for me. Not when it really mattered.
Then I ended up going to a boarding school, meeting the Ones that I thought were my friends.
I saved the lives of several of Them. Technically, the lives of all of Them. I would have done anything for Them.
Then I found out what They were really like. Overheard something not meant for my ears. And I knew the truth.
So I finished what They wanted me to do, I cleaned up Their mess. And then, I ran.
Of course, before I left, I made Them pay for what They did to me.
I took back the money They took from me.
I publicly made known what They did to me.
And I slipped my leash.
But I was not free.
They are still looking. And so I am still running. Still hiding. And still determined to not look back.