HEIGHTS

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I slowly walked back to my apartment, with my heavy stuffed animal in my hands. "What the hell is this?" I hear my dad ask, after he took another drag from his cigarette. "I won it." I proudly told. He helped me with the door and we silently entered the elevator. "Where were you?" He asked in the silence, "At the zoo." I wouldn't tell him with who though, "And you got this? Who were you with?" I gulped at his question, trying to come up with a lie. "Jess." He noded slowly and walked out, as soon as the elevator door opened.

I brought the stuffed animal upstairs in my room, and placed it on Rue's bed. Yeah, too bad, that we still had to share a room, but our apartment wasn't the biggest, I could be happy, to have a room at least, other people, didn't even had a home. "Tish!" My mother yelled from downstairs. I lazily replied, "Come down!" I rolled my eyes and grimaced in the mirror. "What is?" I withdrew, as I saw two males standing in front of the door. "Do you remember Tyler and Joe?" My mom smiled and motioned towards them, but I fakingly raised the corners of my lips. "Hi." I greeted the older and the younger males. I didn't remember them. "Hey, I'm Tyler remember? We used to play in the sandbox together." He stuck his hand out and I took it. "No I don't." I admitted, which made his eyes go wide. My mother looked at me with a shocked face, as if I said something bad. "I really don't, sorry." I shrugged.

"Okay.. but we can sart all over again." He smiled and little wrinkles formed in the corner of his eyes. "Okay.. nice to meet you Tyler." I finally let go of his sweary hand. My mom lead them to the living room, where my dad welcomed them with a big hug. Who were those people?

"My dad and I used to be your neighbors, when you were very little, but then we moved here."

"How do you know about me, but I don't know about you?" I frowned and he laughed. He sat down one third step of the staircase and I'm glad, I didn't have to take him upstairs. "Well, sometimes we remember things, sometimes, we forget about them." He rubbed his chin. "How were you doing all the time?" He wanted to know. "Good and you?"

"Too." I nodded. "Do you got a boyfriend?" He suddenly asked. I wasn't sure, if he was trying to get a date with me, but I just told him the truth. "Well... no." But there is a guy I liked, not that he had to know. "Okay, maybe we could go out sometime." He suggested and I tried to come up with the most tender way to say no. "Um, I don't wanna date right now."

"Come on, as old friends." He playfully pouted. Who did he think he was? Old friends? Hell no. "Sorry Tyler." I said and wanted to go upstairs, but he got hold of my ankle. "Tish." Tish? Why the hell did he call me like that? "Sorry Tyler, but I barely know you."

"We used to be friends."

"We used to." I ended the discussion and headed upstairs. Honestly, he wasn't bad looking, but it didn't work like this. I didn't really wanted to be in a relationship, except with Harry. If Harry asked me out, I'd say yes in a heartbeat.

I sat down on my bed and looked at the phone screen. A text from harry.

You forgot your other stuffed animal, I hope you don't mind me dropping it off. H x

I read the text over and over again, the words felt more real, within each time I read it. Harry was going to come here? What? No! Yes! A part of me wanted to, but the other part didn't. I mean, what would my parents say, if they saw Harry? I quickly texted him back.

Or I will come to your house..?

I nervously bit my nails, my heart jumped, when I received another text.

Okay, what's the problem? H x

My fingers typed rapidly.

I think it's better, I got visitors.

The last thing I wanted, was Harry meeting Tyler. My stomach twisted, by the thought of it. I waited for the next message.

Okay, tomorrow around 6. 31 Rosebury Ave ;)

My breathing stopped, when I read the address. I looked closer and noticed the winky face. Winky face? What does it mean? You only use it, for other stuff, not, when you want to pick up your stuffed animal. Got damn it! I was left with mixed feelings, he really was giving me wrong hopes. I hated that. I hope he didn't knew about my crush on him, that would make it awkward, and explain why, he was being all cute with me. First in the car, now the winky face. I threw my phone on the side table and inhaled deeply. Someone knocked on the door and I groaned, by the disturbance, "Yes?"

"It's me Tyler." Not him again, I thought and lazily got up. "What?" His eyes were on his feet, "Can I come in?" He shyly asked. There was a fight of thoughts in my head, if I should let him in or not. "After I changed okay?" He nods and steps back, I know, that he wasn't planning on leaving me alone.