Chapter 15

                                    

                                          
ENID
                          
I turned in my duvet and groaned when I realised I left the window open. After doing the splits and remembering the last time I danced, it got really hot and stuffy so I was forced to open the window for some fresh cool breeze. I stood by the window for a while until I felt my eyes droop close. I trudged myself to my bed and laid there with my duvet over me and I felt myself get lost in sleep.
                          
I muttered curses under my breath as I approached the freaking open window. The air was so cold and I was shivering already. I shut it close and rested my head against the cold glass. I decided to take a hot shower. It was early in the morning. Around 3 AM. I walked out of the hot shower with a more awake body. My hamstrings were a little sore but it was a bearable kind of pain. I dressed up for the day and I didn't know if I was going to have plans or not. 
                          
I decided to video call Addi. I was guessing she was still awake. And she would sleep till daybreak later. She picked up immediately. "Enid love!" She exclaimed looking very awake. I smiled at her. "Wait, why are you all dressed? It's like 4 AM there." I rolled my eyes at that question. "Long story," I replied. 
                          
She rose her eyebrow at me and tried to seem serious. She could never be serious. "Whatever. Whatcha doing? And how's mystery boy?" She questioned. I looked away from the camera feeling a blush rise to my cheeks. "Oh! My! God! Enid, are you blushing? The fuck? I have never seen you blush in my life!" She exclaimed. I mean, yelled. I was pretty sure she woke her parents and her baby little sister. And that was confirmed when she cut the call to probably pretend to be sleeping. Typical Addi.
                          
I fell back to my bed wide awake. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't exactly sleep back. I decided to reply Addi. Something pushed me to send a message to Harry. 'you awake?' He replied almost immediately. 'No, I taught myself to reply when I'm asleep.'
                          
He was being sarcastic. I was about to type a reply when a notification popped up. 
                          
 Incoming Video Call
                          
I froze as I stared at my phone screen. How did I get myself into that mess? I tapped Accept and I waited for it to load. I recognised his face as it came up. I tried not to look at his chest that was appearing fully on my screen. It looked so defined. He had a sly smirk on his face as I squeaked. "Hi." He rose an eyebrow at me as if realising something. "Why are you dressed?" I was distracted by staring at his face, I licked my lips and looked at myself before looking back at him and chocked on my words. "It's a long story." He looked away. "Harry," I added. He snapped his head back to mine and held eye contact. 
                          
He didn't look away and I didn't want to look away too. Someone said something in the background and forced him to look away. Then he burst out laughing. "Enid, meet me at your stop in 5 minutes." Then he ended the call. I dropped my phone on my bed and looked at my wall for a few seconds before asking myself what the hell just happened. He said to meet him and I was anxious. What if he gets there and doesn't see me? Why does he want us to meet? I pushed those worrying thoughts aside as I tiptoed down the stairs to get my jacket and boots. I wore them and walked out of the house, closing the door quietly behind me. 
                          
I walked on the pavement slowly killing time. I felt my phone buzz in my pocket and I was slightly scared. I thought it was Harry cancelling it but it was Addi. She texted, 'Sorry I cut the call. I woke the entire house up.'
                          
I reassured her it was fine. I got to the bus stop and he was nowhere to be found. I started to wonder if he stood me up? He couldn't because I was going to get angry. He brought me out of my cozy warm room where I was comfortable on my bed and into the unforgiving cold. As if the Universe was against me, it started to snow. I hurried to stay under the shade of the bus stop and pulled my hood up. I decided to wait a while. 
                          
He trudged himself through the snow to get under the shade near me. As if on cue, the bus came and he pulled me into it. I had no idea where we were going. After taking off his snow-covered jacket, he finally faced me and scanned me. "Sorry, I'm late. Someone held me down." He said getting distracted by my eyes. I could feel my heart beating in my ears as I got a sense of Deja Vu. It didn't last long because he looked away. I finally let his words sink in. Someone held him down. June?
                          
I looked down and said in a monotone voice, "Was it June?" He looked at me with a 'what the fuck' look. "No, Enid, it was my brother." He frowned at me after that. I suddenly felt dumb opened my mouth to apologise when he said. "Hold it. Don't apologise, I thought you were different Enid." I turned to face him. "What do you mean?" 
                          
"Jenny and Ava have told you, haven't they?" He muttered without looking at me. He was really confusing me. I tried to make him face me. I put my hand on his chin and turned his face to mine. He allowed me and stared directly into my eyes at my soul. I could feel my lips part. Strands of my curly hair fell to my face and he reached for them and pulled them away. His fingers lingered on my cheek. And before I knew it, my eyes were closed and his lips were on mine!