Chapter 1
Romeo Graves like who the hell names their kid as that? Certainly that asshole who left baby Romeo at an orphanage. I mean he was just a baby and everything was confusing.
Last time he checked he had a common name like Peter or Patrick not a romantic sapling's name from Shakespeare. His father was a jerk. No he was asshole after all a bad name was nothing but dumping his kid after his lover died was worse.
Mrs. Cole and the other matrons agreed with the baby in this. When it was feeding time Romeo heard their gossips and it hurt more. His real dad wasn't like that. He cared for him and he was his closest confidant. Maybe in his second life his karma stroke back.
Romeo from a certain moment just knew that he had another life. His baby mind can't comprehend the concept of death, reincarnation and other complicated thoughts he tried too.
He only knew the year 1927 and he knew that he came from the future. He knew that there was a huge war coming and nuclear weapons will be involved. He knew how much he feared bombs and now he gets reincarnated on the years where they were invented. His heart speed up when he thought of the Second World War and that people were bombed. He can die...
He was also a depressed baby as Martha called him. He acted well when he was fed or they put him into new nappies but at night sometimes he just looked around and thought. He barely could sleep and his stare made the matrons and most of the babies uncomfortable.
"Why do I get the weird babies?" Martha complained to Mrs. Cole one day. "Tom never cries and he is well behaved but I don't know when he is tired or hungry. And Romeo," he looked at the matron, "he does this."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Cole looked at the baby. She knew what the strange baby did but she was curious what did Martha have to say.
"Like Tom he is silent, even sad. He's too mature to be a baby. He always just stares with his freaky eyes."
"Hm?"
"Didn't you notice? When he was dropped here he had brown eyes remember? Now it is forest green."
"Maybe Martha darling you worked a long shift. Go home and take off the next day."
"Just pay attention Mrs. Cole." She said then she left.
Romeo had to wonder what did the sudden color change mean. Maybe the matron was crazy or his eye was brown mixed with green. No way his eyes can shift colors. That shit doesn't exist.
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Time passed in a weird sense. Keeping track was impossible. He did what he had to do eat, sleep and think. He did a lot of thinking or at least how much he could with his brain.
He was considered an orphan which was the worst starting point. He was once part of a poor family, but at least he had love and a support system. Now he has none. The matrons were anything but motherly and he knew that the other kids are not like his siblings.
He even tried to babble along and just not be weird. Everything failed when he grimaced like an idiot and other babes cried when he tried to hang out with them. All of the kids beside one....
"Romeo meet your new bed mate Tom." One day Mrs. Cole said as he blinked. "Martha was right you have blue eyes now? The devil took over this boy. Here Tom is already a weird baby you two can get along." She put another baby next to him. They barely can walk and his soul is already taken by the devil? Anything is possible.
Romeo just shrugged, another person can't bother him right? Tom was peaceful enough, with pale skin and rosy cheeks like a healthy baby. What annoyed Romeo that the baby clung to him.
"Pot found the kettle. I am curious what you two will do in the future." Mrs. Cole smiled sincerely, probably for the last time, because she will regret it. She made a match made in hell. "Right Tom Riddle? Romeo Graves? Make your dead parents proud."