I am a Riddle | Draco Malfoy, 18+

S e v e n t e e n,

'' No, you have to eat all of it,'' Adrian spoke, grabbing my fork to pick the last pieces of potatoes off my plate, attempting to push the fork into my mouth, but my efforts to pull away made his eyes roll,

'' Stop being childish. You didn't eat breakfast, so I need you to eat all of it.'' He pushed in a quiet tone, shooting me an annoyed look, '' Come on—,''

We spent the last week trying to spend as much time together as possible. It was challenging to find time between our schoolwork and his quidditch practice, so we made it our thing to meet up during meal periods,

Spending time with Adrian had become the highlight of my day — He made everything feel easy, light. He was sensitive with me, humble with my feelings — He encouraged me to keep my head up and not to let the effects of anyone tearing me down;

I suffered to tell Adrian about my past with Draco. I didn't want to; I only spoke about the shallow parts, not wishing to expose myself or the emotions I kept deeply hidden inside.

I finally meet his bothersome grin, rolling my eyes at him as I parted my lips, allowing him to serve me the last pieces of potatoes,

'' Happy now?'' I laughed, nudging him to the side, causing him to let out a slight huff,

" No, but I will be if you take one more bite, please?" He begged, tipping his head to the side, biting his lower lip, " For me?" - and there was no reasonable way for me to tell him no,

I completely melted at his acts,

" Fine, but only one." I smiled, lightly shaking my head, " The things I do for you, Pucey." I allowed him to slip the fork in between my lips one more time,

His eyes locked in mine as his hand reached for the stray strand of hair that kept falling over my forehead, gently tucking it behind my ear, '' Can we go now? I want to—,'' I rose, but before I could finish what I was about to say, a raw, intense growl shot shivers down my spine,

'' Well, well, well,'' The voice tore through me, ''What do we have here?''

I didn't have to turn around to see the smirk stinging into my neck — I felt it,

'' Isn't it Pucey and his lovely little girlfriend?'' Draco mocked, his tone darkly in sarcasm,

Adrian spun around in a swift move, rolling his eyes at the blond-haired boy behind us, but I didn't. I held my eyes locked on my plate, silently begging for him to leave me alone, to let me and all the crave he held in taunting me, go,

Ever since I walked out of Draco's room last week, I haven't seen him much, only a few times in class and at dinner, almost as if he had avoided me,

'' We should probably—,'' Adrian tried speaking, his eyes are glaring in mine with the urge of wanting to leave — as did I,

I noded, about to force myself off my seat when Draco crouches down next to me, sloping Pansy onto his lap. My whole body tensed as I watched them, the devilish smirk still plastered to his lips as he eyed me down,

He knew exactly how much he hurt me at this moment.

Draco's eyes caught mine for a fleeting moment before my sights flicker down to learn how he's slowly stroking his hands along Pansy's thighs,

With a thick swallow — I looked back at Adrian, and how he noticed how much Draco and his childish games played me,

I shook my head, feeling a peel of provoked laughter leave my lips as I pushed my chair back. My palms slammed into the table,