Tom POV
Ouch! Who was that who bumped into me? He's going to pay, big time. I looked up to find a girl, around my age. She did not look like any other 20th century girl. She looked like she belonged to another century. She tied her brunette hair into a pony tail that was only around 4 cm long. She had a middle parted fringe and had big gray eyes which had showed bravery and courage. She had rosy cheeks or maybe it was due to running but it was in contrast with the pale skin she had. Her skin was quite pale, but not as pale as mine. She looked energetic and bright. Unlike me, she looked fit. Like someone who loved to play.
"I am so sorry!" She had a voice that sounded a bit older than her age but I couldn't help noticing that there was something different with her accent. It did not sound like the accent that normal British had, it had a bit of old-fashion English.
She held her hand out, thinking that I was going to take it. How ironic! She actually thinks that I am going to accept another's help, especially from a girl. I stood up and she introduced, "Hi, I'm Adele Cullen. This is my brother, Emmett." She pointed to Emmett. The moment I saw him, I felt a bit intimidated. He looked so strong, with very pale skin, even paler than mine. It was as if nothing could stand in his way, but luckily, living in the orphanage gave me the ability to hide my feelings. He had golden eyes, which were weird. Adele did not look like her brother but, it didn't matter to me. I pretended to look nonchalant.
I did not like being looked down on. I never liked to lose, especially to a girl. I loved to collect trophies or items that reminded me of the time where I emerged victorious. Neither could I stand being treated like a kid. I suddenly remembered that I was supposed to introduce myself. "I'm Tom, Tom Riddle."
"Emmett and I are playing hide-and-seek. Care to join?" Adele asked. I considered that for a while and nodded. A game of hide-and-seek. Nice. That'll show them how good I am. As soon as Emmett started to count, I was pulled away by Adele. I tried to pull my hand free from her strong grasp but to my dismay, she was a lot stronger than me.
In the end, we hid behind a tree. Stupid girl. There are so many things to hide from. A tree would be the easiest place. I bet we wouldn't even last seconds.
As we heard footsteps approaching, I noticed she was a very competitive girl. She was fidgeting all the way, which caused a lot of noise. "Would you just stop moving?" I complained, irritated. She looked dejected at first but the footsteps distracted her again.
When I blinked, we were suddenly on a tree. I got so surprised that I almost slipped from the branch. I looked towards Adele, she was just as surprised. "Why does this always happen to me?" She stated, annoyed.
I blinked twice, this girl was like me. "You have the same problem as me," I said. She was equally shocked. We stared at each other for a while when someone shouted, "Dele, how did you get up there?" It was Emmett. We looked down and grinned. She jumped down swiftly, like she had done it a million times. I looked down on the ground, a gulped. Here goes nothing. I jumped down, landed on Emmett who immediately scooped me out of the air.
I whispered a "thanks" and continued, "Erm, I better head back to the orphanage. Nice meeting you all." Looking down the whole time and walked back. "So, you want to play again next time?" Adele asked me. I was taken aback; I actually had a friend for the first time in my life. I looked back and replied, "Ok."
"I live there." She pointed to a big mansion at the end of the street. I looked at the big and elegant house, awe-struck. "You can come over anytime." She continued. She gave a last wave and walked back towards her house with Emmett.