*** 5 WEEKS LATER ***

“Hi guys” Harry greeted with a big smile as he walked towards us.


Everything has been going on as usual, and the countdown has now officially started! There are only two weeks left, or twelve days to be exact, until the big show.
I do still feel a bit nervous and unsure about the choreography generally, about when the right time is for me to get on stage, when my solo is and etc.

But during the million times Christian and I went through our choreography, I’ve been feeling sure and confident. Everything has been going on perfectly, except for the very last jump. I have to admit that I get a near-death experience every time, but once we succeed (which doen’t happen very often), words can’t even describe how good it feels.

In the meantime, Christian and I have managed to become really good friends. During the short breaks we usually joke and laugh with each other, and somehow we both look rather quickly when the other is in a bad mood, and we try immediately to make the person in a better mood. But I guess that’s what happens when you spend about two to three hours, five days a week together.

Megan has managed melt into the background for once, but she shoots off a diabolical stare at me now and then. Yikes

But how things are going between me and Harry?
Well, everything has been going on as usual, but sometimes he has been behaving strange.
I can see him talking and laughing with Megan sometimes, but when he sees me, he quickly backs away from her.
Obviously, I can’t take his friends away from him, so I try to ignore the situation the best I can.


We all greeted him back, while he came towards me and gave me a kiss.
His palm caressed me at my jaw line in haste, making me blush.
"I'll just hang off my jacket and pick out my books, I'll be back soon," he said quickly as he continued towards his locker.
I turned around and faced nothing but the others happy gazes.
I asked about what was going on, but received no other answer than a titter from everyone.
I rolled my eyes with a smile.

The rest of the school day consisted of math, English, and repetition of the dance.

Once I’d finished the school-day, I hurried up to get dressed in my outerwear.
December chill is certainly in less than fifteen or twenty degrees, which corresponds to a thick down jacket and I finally got to use my comfortable cotton lined Dr.Martens.

I checked my phone one more time, and got to see two text messages. "Hello darling, how are you? ♥ H xx" and "Hurry! Have been waiting for thirty seconds and my toes are freezing to death, B."
I giggled to myself as I read Bella's text, and then wrote a short response back to Harry. I quickly pulled my cell phone into my jacket's pocket again.

I quickly packed the last book into my backpack as I then headed out to meet my friend in front of the Café Thoren.
The ground was covered by a layer of sparkling white snow and it was set up steam with every breath I took, and I felt now the minus degrees cleared the air. I quickly walked towards the café, and waved happily when I finally saw her.
When I got close enough, I saw that she looked to be extremely grumpy.
I started laughing at the same time I asked about what was going on.
"I've waited fifteen minutes for you in the cold, and when I said that my toes almost froze to death after 30 seconds, you can only imagine how my whole body is feeling right now," she said, trying her best to keep her face-expression, but her beautiful smile then quickly got brought back to life, and we hugged tightly in a greeting.

We hurried into the café and ordered a respective cup of hot chocolate to put ourselves at the point closest to the fire.
This is our absolute favorite café. It’s a harmonious place, where the lighting provides a warm contrast and it's just a general cozy place to hang out with your friends and share secrets.
We immediately began to talk about anything that we missed since we last seen (which was yesterday), while we sipped from our chocolate.
"So, how's everything with Harry?" she asked with a wink.
I was just about to answer her when I heard my phone vibrate from his jacket pocket.
I answered her short with a smile while I then took out my cell phone.
"I’m laying alone in bed and think of you. I miss you. H."
I felt my cheeks heating. 'I’m laying alone in bed and think of you'
Oh my god.
"Huh? What?" Bella asked curiously. I was just reading the message aloud to her when I was interrupted by a new vibrant. I looked down against App again.
"I just realized that it sounded very kinky, and I apologize. Sincerely, your H.". The text caused me to giggle.
"Hello?" Bella said remindingly. I quickly showed her the messages, and she started laughing loudly.

We continued to talk about everything. About the school and the dance, about Megan, about Harry… you name it.
But then it got quiet.
I stared out from the window that was white of winter, and I saw people freezing through the snowflakes.
One of those who hurried past the café caught me with his gaze for a few seconds.
I thought I recognized him, but I couldn’t remember either from when or from where, so I quickly decided to not give the thought too much attention as I glanced away from him.

Hours went by, and then we eventually said bye and headed back to our homes.

This very night I slept with a good feeling in my stomach.
It felt like, for once, everything in my life was perfect.

Notes

I could definitely tell that the plot-twist in the last chapter was really... unexpected.
I was actually thinking about erasing it, since it will be a really big challange to continue to write the story and to get it realistic and relatable at the same time. But at the same time, I like big challenges ;)

Fun fact; I live in Sweden, as you might know by now, and during the winter it gets really, really cold.
Generally it gets like minus thirty five degrees, which is a lot. And not to mention the big amount of snow.
And Sweden is also known for its weird night- and day system. When you wake up at 7 to get up to school, it's dark as night outside. Then it gets a bit sunny around 11-15 o'clock, but then it gets dark again until 16.
It's so weird, it's kind of like living in a dark winter wonderland tbh