Two Ghosts [h.s]

10

I shut my eyes and curl my toes in my shoes. "Alright class drag your chairs to find your partners."

I don't move, just needing a couple of seconds to put this through my head but as soon as the words leave her lips I hear Harry's chair screeching its way beside mine.

He takes a seat in front of my chair, shoes practically touching my own. "Miss me, darling?"

I laugh sitting back into my chair comfortably. "What happened to your other English class?"

"Had to switch around another course. Just luckily happened to land in this class with you." He grins.

"Mhm." The space grows silent between us.

"Has Peter always been like that to you?" im thrown off by his response. If he was sitting at his table shouldn't he at least know?

"Ever since I could remember, I guess. We go back." I shrug but Harry's jaw locks. "we went to the same grade school as well." I change the subject, "I haven't seen you around here. Like ever. Are you new?" my voice seems to calm him and he looks back at me softly.

"The first time you saw me was my first day. Moved from just a couple blocks over." Just a couple blocks?

Before I could even go to ask more questions Miss Jones speaks up. "Now for today I just want to have some fun and give everyone a little break. This is a chance to get to know your partner. The question I want everyone to talk about would be if you could write your own story. Personally craft your own life in a novel, what it would look like."

I was not expecting that question and I have to close my eyes from the irony. "Harry you go first." I silently ask.

He nods while pulling his hair into a very small bun thinking. His short hair sticks up as he placed a small inch of his hair up. I silently laugh just wanting to fix it for him. 

"I'm not sure, to be honest. I'd write myself endlessly rich and just spend the rest of my life travelling the world by myself... Oh and maybe go swimming in the dark. Always wondered what that felt like. Just run until I meet the water. My character would just go on adventures and party." stating so effortlessly crossing his arms over his chest. 

"This is deep." I joke. 

"Only for you. Now go." 

"You would travel?" I only ask in all curiosity.

"Yeah. I've always wanted to just travel. Do things on my own record and not what anyone else wants me to do."

"And by yourself... Wouldn't you get lonely?"

"Yeah. I'd be travelling to get away from everyone. Just need time to be alone. Wouldn't you want your space?" He rests his elbows on my desk, getting very very close to my lips. 

I open my mouth to speak but close it once more thinking if I should be honest.

"Not really. I've spent most of my life alone. Gets tiring after a while." Harry goes to ask a question but I beat em. "Where would you travel to?" I even kick his foot as he smiles, kicking me back. 

"Always wanted to go to Japan or Italy. I would probably start there."

To be honest that's not at all what I was going to assume. "What about you, where would you go?"

"Haven't really ever wondered, to be honest." I trail my shoes back and forth on the ground in anxiousness. 

"Really. There's never been one place you have ever wanted to go?" brushing his hand over his mouth I try to stop my staring.