Wandering

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I walk down to the kitchen since my stomach had been growling. As I took a step closer to the door, I stood silently trying to hear if Harry and his Dad were still here. I hear a gruff voice talking to my mother and I roll my eyes. I guess the two of them are going to be around a lot more.

I open the door and the three heads turn towards me.
"Hey Chiara." Tom said with a smile.
"Hey." I say with a half smile. 
"Jess and I have some... work to do. We thought it would be nice for you and Harry to go out. The movies maybe?" Tom states.
"Uh yeah. I guess so." I say monotonously.

I take some pringles from the cupboard and munch on them simultaneously.
"What movies are out?" Harry asks me.
"I don't know. I haven't been in ages." I shrug.
"We can look around I guess." It's his turn to shrug and I nod in reply. 

I mutter a goodbye to my mom and Tom and tie the laces to my shoes. Harry opens the door and I step outside first. He shuts the door behind himself and trails up behind me. 
"Um I guess we can go to the cinema across town. We can walk?" He asks and I nod, making sure to not make conversation. 

We walk side by side, neither of us speaking. Harry's walking and on his phone, scrolling through instagram. I look ahead and watch out for traffic. It's not extremely busy today so I can walk without stopping. 

We come across an intersection and from here I'm not sure where to go.
"Uh Harry. I think I'm lost." I stop in the street.
"Follow me. It's just across here." He grips my wrist gently to lead the way but I wiggle out of his grip. He notes I'm uncomfortable and lets my hand drop. 

We get closer to the cinema and we look at the posters plastered up on the wall. They have some sort of horror film showcasing and I look away, not wanting to bring Harry's attention to it. There's also some sort of romance film and finally an action film.

"The action film looks cool." I point to the poster.
"Mmm. Not really. I want to watch that!" He exclaims pointing to the horror film poster.
"Harry I'm not watching that." I fold my arms.
"Why? You scared?" He teases.
"Yeah I guess I am. I'm leaving if you're watching that." I begin to walk away.
"Fine." He rolls his eyes.

We walk in and go straight to the tills.
"Two tickets for the action film. And popcorn." He slams his money down on the table and looks away. A group of teenage girls walk in and Harry gives them a look. The girls giggle together and wait in line.

The worker gives us our tickets and a box of sweet popcorn. I mutter a thank you and Harry gives a nod to the girls before following me down to door number 5. I open it, not holding it open for him behind me. I take a seat in the middle and Harry takes the seat on my right. The adverts play whilst the lights are dimmed down. I lean back into my chair holding the box of popcorn between the two of us. 

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The movie ends and everyone stands up as the credits roll in. Harry picks up the empty popcorn box from the floor and throws it out. We give each other a look as if to say 'did you see that couple in the back'. By our faces, we could that we both did. The both of us burst out into a laughter, causing a few stares. We try to hold back our laughs but it's practically impossible.

We run out of the doors and the air hits us. It's not to hot but not too cold. I untie a cardigan from my waist and let it drop from my shoulders. 
"Do you want to go to the mall real quick? I think Dad and Jess are busy working till late." Harry looks at me.
"Yeah. Alright." I nod and we walk towards the mall. It's not far from here so we walk.

When we approach the doors to the mall, Harry lets me in first. I say thanks and he nods with a smile. I walk towards the center and Harry follows closely behind. I look around and decide to go into Sephora. I grab a basket and then awkwardly put it back down, remembering I don't have much money. I walk to different stalls and I see Harry walk up behind me with the basket.

Harry hands me the black bag and I raise an eyebrow.
"Treat yourself. I'll pay" He steps back, leaning on top of the desk.
"Uh... thanks?" Unsure of what to say. He nods again with a smile.

I pick up a new mascara and a few other little bits. I don't want Harry to think I'm only being civil to him because he's paying. Whilst it's a nice gesture, I don't want to take advantage and spend too much. I give a 'I'm finished look' to Harry and I walk over to the tills to pay. I place all my items down and take a step back for Harry to pay for me. 

The cashier hands me a receipt and I thank her. I make my way back outside to the hallways of the mall and look around. I think I'll walk around a few of the stores. I wonder what time it is and look around for a clock.... but there aren't any.

"Hey Harry, what time is it?" I ask.
"Nearly five." He says shortly.
"We left at like twelve? How long was the movie? Shouldn't we get going?" I gasp.
"We left at one. The movie was like 2 hours something. We don't have to go. I can stay out as long as I want... as for you. I'm your excuse. Live a little." He says with a smile.
"Oh." I say pathetically.

I wonder through a couple of other stores but I don't see anything really. And I don't want to spend too much money. I sigh and shrug looking to Harry who's stood out of the way of all the other shoppers.

"Wanna get something to eat?" He asks.
"Uh only if I pay. You paid for the movie and these." I hold up the bag with the new makeup.
"Fine." He shrugs. 

We end up at burger king and we both order a Whooper and stand in line for our food to be called. Once our number is finally called, I pay by card and take the tray. We take a seat by the back and I place the tray in the middle of us. I take my food from the tray and unwrap the burger.

I tuck a hair behind my ear and as I look up I see Harry looking at me.
"What's Chloe like?" He asks, out of the blue.
"She's nice. I like being around her, it's good to have friends. You know, like speaking girl to girl." I say.
"Cool. Where'd you guys meet?" He asks another question.
"The store. I was buying stuff and she just spoke to me. Then she helped me take my stuff home. I saw her around and we spoke some more... and then I guess we're good friends." I avoid the topic of Romeo.
"Nice. Maybe you could invite her over one day. We could go out. I bring a friend and you bring Chloe?" He pushes.
"Uh maybe." I say and take a bite from my burger.

I found it odd that Harry was asking questions about Chloe and wanted to hang out. What friend is he planning to bring? It won't be Chris or Ben because they said they weren't friends anymore.