So, do you like me?
Nine
*Harry's P.O.V*
I saw Jennifer jump into her car and sighed. I was just about to kiss her, but I stopped. I wanted to kiss her, and I would have done it but she wasn't like that. She was the kind of girl who took her time, and I wanted to respect that. I admit that sometimes us boys want to go faster than girls, but some girls seem to be in a hurry, i've experienced it before. I knew that some people in school thought I was a player, and Jennifer probably thought so too, and that's why I did not kiss her before she'd leave. Because I wanted to prove her that I could be different, that I meant it when I said I liked her.
I was incredibly hungry, so I went to the kitchen. I found my sister Gemma there, too, making a sandwich.
"Yum, is that for me?" I asked her.
"Idiot" she said in a teasing way and hugged me. "Where were you this whole time?"
"On a school trip"
"I know that, but it's almost 9pm, I didn't know school trips were that long nowadays"
"Yeah, well they are usually short...only this time I got lost".
Gemma laughed and begged me to tell her what had happened. I started telling her the whole story, about the arguments with Jennifer, about how we had managed to get out of the utility room and that we had to go to a grocery store that was in the middle of nowhere but I shut up at the part where Jennifer and I sat on the floor and she fell asleep.
"So? What happened then?" She asked. I couldn't help but smile. I remembered how Jennifer yawned and rested her head on my shoulder and then fell asleep. I spent a whole hour just watching her sleep without getting bored. I thought she was beautiful. "Oh, I see now! The idiot is in love"
I remained quiet for a few seconds, and then answered."I don't know much about her" I said honestly "...but I've liked her for a little while now, and maybe she has too"
"Well, go for it. If she's the reason you have that smile on your lips, then do whatever you have to do". Gemma said and then stood up to pour some water into her glass. I waited until she wasn't looking anymore and bit her sandwich, then said goodnight and ran upstairs.
While lying on my bed I realized Gemma was right. I really liked Jennifer and for the first time I felt the need to know she liked me back. She had said she did like me when we were right outside of the museum and I knew she meant it just by looking at her eyes. But I didn't want to be just a crush, I wanted to be a special person in her life. Someone she would fall asleep thinking of.
I'll try to talk to her tomorrow. I thought before closing my eyes and slowly falling asleep.
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BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
I woke up and snoozed my alarm clock. The first thing I did before getting ready for school was awaking Gemma. Normally I wouldn't really care if I was late for school, but this day I had double period of class with Jennifer and I really wanted to see her. Maybe I could even ask her out, try out the Starbucks thing again.
"Gemma, wake up" I said softly. She slowly started to move, but instead of opening her eyes she just rolled face down. "Gemma!" I repeated, this time louder. "I'll go get dressed and then I'll go back for you. If you're not awake yet I swear I'll jump on the bed". I turned around and I heard her groaning but I couldn't make her words out.
When I was done I peered into her room and realized she was gone. I walked downstairs and saw her in the kitchen.
"Really, cereal? That's all you've got today?" I asked her.
She stuck her tongue out to me and said "You're the one who wants to arrive early so consider this a favor".
I finished my cereal and brushed my teeth.
"GEMMA!" I yelled, already waiting at the door.
"I'm coming! Gosh!" she said grabbing the car keys and getting outside the house.
On the way to school I received several suspicious looks from my sister, but I tried not to focus on that. She was probably just trying to tease me.
She stopped the car and I opened the door.
"Harry..." she said before I could grab my school bag and get out. I turned to look at her. "Don't spoil it, okay?" I looked at her confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I'm just saying that you haven't stopped smiling since you arrived home yesterday, so I'm guessing this girl is actually important to you"
"So...? What are you saying?"
"What I'm saying is that if someone is finally making you this happy, then you should take care of her. Don't ruin it, she's got feelings as well".
"I won't" I told her and spat out and 'I love you' before getting out of the car.
The first person to see me and ask me about the school trip was Niall, a friend. I didn't really have best friends, actually I barely considered someone a true friend. I never told people about my feelings because I didn't really pay attention to them. But I did tell Niall everything. I had known him since ever and we had stayed friends up until now. It's not that I didn't have other friends, it was just that I only liked partying and hanging out with them, but we didn't really tell each other things.
"Had fun last night?" Niall said. "Did someone actually kidnapped you or are those just rumours?"
"It's nice that you greet your friends" I told him and he laughed. "But wait, are people seriously saying I got kidnapped?" he nodded and I shook my head. That was one of the reasons I didn't tell people things, because they immediately changed the whole story.
"Who was the girl, by the way?" I looked up to see him, first frowning, but then smiling. I looked around trying to see if Jennifer was anywhere near us, but suddenly someone yelled my name.
"Harry!" I turned around and faced the person calling me. "Harry, oh my God, are you okay?"
"Oh no" I whispered and Niall patted my shoulder. I saw a girl approaching us and I tried to walk away, but she took me by the hand before I could do anything.
"Hello, Melanie" said Niall knowing she'd ignore him.
"Harry! I'm so glad you are okay, I was so scared last night when I found out what happened!
"I'm fine" i said uncomfortably, trying to move on to the classroom where I'd have my first class, but she followed me.
She took my hand and kept talking, but I didn't listen. Many people where probably looking at her now, looking at the pretty girl from school. I knew she was aware of that, so nothing I did would make her stop talking, she liked that attention. Niall looked at me with pity.
It was not until Melanie kissed my cheek that I realized what Gemma really meant. I liked Jennifer, but if I let Melanie find out about Jen and me, everything would be ruined.
I saw Jennifer jump into her car and sighed. I was just about to kiss her, but I stopped. I wanted to kiss her, and I would have done it but she wasn't like that. She was the kind of girl who took her time, and I wanted to respect that. I admit that sometimes us boys want to go faster than girls, but some girls seem to be in a hurry, i've experienced it before. I knew that some people in school thought I was a player, and Jennifer probably thought so too, and that's why I did not kiss her before she'd leave. Because I wanted to prove her that I could be different, that I meant it when I said I liked her.
I was incredibly hungry, so I went to the kitchen. I found my sister Gemma there, too, making a sandwich.
"Yum, is that for me?" I asked her.
"Idiot" she said in a teasing way and hugged me. "Where were you this whole time?"
"On a school trip"
"I know that, but it's almost 9pm, I didn't know school trips were that long nowadays"
"Yeah, well they are usually short...only this time I got lost".
Gemma laughed and begged me to tell her what had happened. I started telling her the whole story, about the arguments with Jennifer, about how we had managed to get out of the utility room and that we had to go to a grocery store that was in the middle of nowhere but I shut up at the part where Jennifer and I sat on the floor and she fell asleep.
"So? What happened then?" She asked. I couldn't help but smile. I remembered how Jennifer yawned and rested her head on my shoulder and then fell asleep. I spent a whole hour just watching her sleep without getting bored. I thought she was beautiful. "Oh, I see now! The idiot is in love"
I remained quiet for a few seconds, and then answered."I don't know much about her" I said honestly "...but I've liked her for a little while now, and maybe she has too"
"Well, go for it. If she's the reason you have that smile on your lips, then do whatever you have to do". Gemma said and then stood up to pour some water into her glass. I waited until she wasn't looking anymore and bit her sandwich, then said goodnight and ran upstairs.
While lying on my bed I realized Gemma was right. I really liked Jennifer and for the first time I felt the need to know she liked me back. She had said she did like me when we were right outside of the museum and I knew she meant it just by looking at her eyes. But I didn't want to be just a crush, I wanted to be a special person in her life. Someone she would fall asleep thinking of.
I'll try to talk to her tomorrow. I thought before closing my eyes and slowly falling asleep.
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BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
I woke up and snoozed my alarm clock. The first thing I did before getting ready for school was awaking Gemma. Normally I wouldn't really care if I was late for school, but this day I had double period of class with Jennifer and I really wanted to see her. Maybe I could even ask her out, try out the Starbucks thing again.
"Gemma, wake up" I said softly. She slowly started to move, but instead of opening her eyes she just rolled face down. "Gemma!" I repeated, this time louder. "I'll go get dressed and then I'll go back for you. If you're not awake yet I swear I'll jump on the bed". I turned around and I heard her groaning but I couldn't make her words out.
When I was done I peered into her room and realized she was gone. I walked downstairs and saw her in the kitchen.
"Really, cereal? That's all you've got today?" I asked her.
She stuck her tongue out to me and said "You're the one who wants to arrive early so consider this a favor".
I finished my cereal and brushed my teeth.
"GEMMA!" I yelled, already waiting at the door.
"I'm coming! Gosh!" she said grabbing the car keys and getting outside the house.
On the way to school I received several suspicious looks from my sister, but I tried not to focus on that. She was probably just trying to tease me.
She stopped the car and I opened the door.
"Harry..." she said before I could grab my school bag and get out. I turned to look at her. "Don't spoil it, okay?" I looked at her confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I'm just saying that you haven't stopped smiling since you arrived home yesterday, so I'm guessing this girl is actually important to you"
"So...? What are you saying?"
"What I'm saying is that if someone is finally making you this happy, then you should take care of her. Don't ruin it, she's got feelings as well".
"I won't" I told her and spat out and 'I love you' before getting out of the car.
The first person to see me and ask me about the school trip was Niall, a friend. I didn't really have best friends, actually I barely considered someone a true friend. I never told people about my feelings because I didn't really pay attention to them. But I did tell Niall everything. I had known him since ever and we had stayed friends up until now. It's not that I didn't have other friends, it was just that I only liked partying and hanging out with them, but we didn't really tell each other things.
"Had fun last night?" Niall said. "Did someone actually kidnapped you or are those just rumours?"
"It's nice that you greet your friends" I told him and he laughed. "But wait, are people seriously saying I got kidnapped?" he nodded and I shook my head. That was one of the reasons I didn't tell people things, because they immediately changed the whole story.
"Who was the girl, by the way?" I looked up to see him, first frowning, but then smiling. I looked around trying to see if Jennifer was anywhere near us, but suddenly someone yelled my name.
"Harry!" I turned around and faced the person calling me. "Harry, oh my God, are you okay?"
"Oh no" I whispered and Niall patted my shoulder. I saw a girl approaching us and I tried to walk away, but she took me by the hand before I could do anything.
"Hello, Melanie" said Niall knowing she'd ignore him.
"Harry! I'm so glad you are okay, I was so scared last night when I found out what happened!
"I'm fine" i said uncomfortably, trying to move on to the classroom where I'd have my first class, but she followed me.
She took my hand and kept talking, but I didn't listen. Many people where probably looking at her now, looking at the pretty girl from school. I knew she was aware of that, so nothing I did would make her stop talking, she liked that attention. Niall looked at me with pity.
It was not until Melanie kissed my cheek that I realized what Gemma really meant. I liked Jennifer, but if I let Melanie find out about Jen and me, everything would be ruined.
11/25/13