stars in your eyes

tredecim

Trying to find time with Harry over the next couple of days was extremely hard. Jasper was making it almost impossible for Harry to apologize for not telling him when their relationship first started. Jasper was completely cutting Harry out and was even trying to get their friends to cut him out too. If family meant anything to jasper, he wouldn't be acting so headstrong about something that made his sister truly happy.

The only time Claire and Harry really had time to see each other during that week was at school and Claire truly hated that they couldn't be together. It was exactly what she'd been dreading.

"How are things with Harry?" Esther asked that Friday night.

Claire was helping her mother clean up after a very silent, awkward dinner with the family. Family dinner's now consisted of Claire and Jasper ignoring each other, and Claire ignoring her father. It ended up just being their mother trying to make conversation with her brooding family. And even then, their answers came out in one word form along with their anger.

"Uh, not like it used to be," Claire said awkwardly.

"Why? How come?" Esther asked, looking concerned for her daughter.

"Are you kidding?" Claire asked incredulously, giving her mother a look of contempt.

"Well, I know because your brother had a mental breakdown over it. But, what's wrong? Is Harry upset?" Esther asked.

"Of course he's upset, Mom. His best friend just cut him out of his life. I'd be upset too,"Claire said, feeling so annoyed. How did she expect him to feel?

"claire. Of course I know he's upset over Jasper, but is everything okay between the two of you?" She asked.

"We don't get to see each other, if that's what you're asking," Claire told her, feeling a sting in her heart.

"Not even at school?" She asked.

"Well, yeah at school. But it's... it's different. We're different at school,"Claire said with a shrug.

"Do you talk on the phone?" Esther asked.

"Yeah," Claire said quietly, wiping off the kitchen table with a damp washcloth.

"Well, soon everything will blow over and maybe you and Harry can spend more time together once jasper has a chance to calm down," she said optimistically.

"Yeah," Claire mumbled, feeling a wave of melancholy wash over her.

As Claire walked back into the kitchen with the washcloth, her phone began buzzing in her pocket. She pulled it out to see Harry's number lighting up her screen.

"Harry. Hi," she said as a smile plastered across her face. Esther looked over at her and smiled.

"Hi," Harry said softly.

"H-how are you?" Claire asked, feeling a bit awkward. She felt so distant from Harry as of late.

"Good. I was just... I was wondering if maybe you could come out and see me," he asked quietly.

"Come out and see you?" Claire asked, looking up at her mother from across the kitchen.

"Yeah. I... maybe go to our spot?" He asked. A sneaky smile spread across Claire's face.

"Let me ask quickly," Claire said, hoping her mother would have enough sympathy for her to let her go.

"Okay," he said before Claire placed her hand over the receiver of the phone.

"Can I go out with Harry? He... he wants to see me,"Claire told her, feeling absolutely elated that she would get to spend time with him outside of school.