The Neighbours

Chapter-10

Stella's POV

I stop in my tracks at the mention of her name. No it can't be her.

Let it be someone else but not her.

"Do you even know her?" I ask him still not believing.

"Obviously, I do. Charlotte is beautiful." He says her name like it is the only good thing ever happened to him.

"Did you get hurt?" I say pretending to examine his skull by looking at his forehead in concern.

"Stella, stop! What are you saying?" he says a little irritated.

"Okay so let's get to the point." I say and he nods his head in agreement.

"You don't know her clearly. You like her just because she is beautiful, really? Are you out of your mind right now? You know what James? Sometimes your exterior does not describe your inner soul. She is not the type of girl you think she is. She is-"

"Stop Stella!" He says raising his voice, interrupting me between my sentence. "I don't know what's gotten into you." He huffs.

I feel sad and embarrassed. Sad because I can't see him destroying himself with that girl and embarrassed because I am feeling like a fool to care about him when all he does is care about her.

I feel my blood starts boiling.

"You know what James? You are right. Do whatever the hell you wanna do." I say moving past him.

I go for my first class which is English.
I take my seat in the middle of the corner row. I see that Zoe hasn't come till now so that means she will be coming after break.

Mr Bruce enters and we begin with our first period.

After few minutes, Harry enters the class without asking permission. His eyes connect with mine and he starts walking in my direction not once leaving the eye contact.

He asks the boy sitting behind me to leave and once the boy left he takes that seat.

"Well Mr Styles, am I visible to you?" Mr Bruce says.

"Why? Did you hallucinate last night?" Harry says with a blank expression making all the students in the class burst in laughter while I sit there fidgeting with my pen thinking what is going to come next.

"Harry out of the class, right now!" Mr Bruce says flaring red in face.

"Weren't you the one who asked me such an intelligent question?" Harry groans in annoyance and walks out of the class.

"Okay, let's begin the class." Mr Bruce says trying to calm himself.

After the English class, I attended my three other class and now finally it was break. I walk down the hallways heading towards cafeteria, when I heard James name being called out from a very annoying voice making me snap my head towards the source of the voice.

I feel my body heating and anger rising in me when I see it is Charlotte and her minions. I hide behind a place where they can't see me while I eavesdrop to their conversation.

"I found out that James likes me." Charlotte says making me clench my jaw in the process.

"The one in the football team?" One of the girls of the minion group asks.

"You are lucky girl but do you know that he is friend with- uh- Stella." The other girl asks.

"Yes, that's the main talk. I will agree to go on a date with him but only because-" Charlotte cuts herself in mid-sentence when one of her so called 'boyfriend' comes.

"Girls I will meet you some other time." Charlotte says and waves them off and walks away with her boyfriend.

The whole walk to the cafeteria I was occupied by only one thought that what Charlotte was going to say and what did she mean that she will date James but only because of what. I was so deep in these thoughts that I didn't realise when I bumped into someone.

"I am sorry." I say and start walking past him only to be stopped by him holding my hand preventing me from walking any further.

"What?" I say and look at that person who I bumped into.

"You're Stella, right?" He asks.

"Ya..." I say.

"Harry asked me if I find you then tell you to meet at the parking lot of school after all the classes are over." He says and before I can question he is gone.

"Cool!" I mumble underneath my breath. I turn and head towards the cafeteria which now has a long line similar to that in amusement parks.
After my classes were over, I went to parking lot.

On reaching the parking lot, I realised what I was doing. I shouldn't be here and why in hell I am listening to him.
I start walking back but soon met with someone's hard chest.

"Ouch...I am sorry!" I say rubbing my forehead.

"Hey Stella!" I look up to find Harry who is now looking down at me. "I think my car is there so we should head in that direction and not this." He says turning my body with a smirk plastered on his beautiful face.

Wait! What Stella?! Beautiful face? One second you were running away from him and now..urrggh..You are pathetic. I mentally scold myself and roll my eyes.

I start walking towards his car when I see James heading towards me. He looks at me and then at Harry. He gives me a look of disbelief and with that he walks away.

What the hell is wrong with him today?

Harry opens the passenger door of his car for me and shuts it before walking to the driver's seat.

It may be a small gesture but it is liked the most by me.

He drives me to my apartment as Zoe didn't come to school today. I have to remember to call her or visit her.
His car stops in front of my apartment building. "Thank you so much, Harry. You have no idea how much you have helped me." I say and with that I start walking out of his car when he calls my name and I look back at him.

"Yes?" I say.

"Um...Stella I have something for you." He says looking slightly nervous which is taken aback by me as I have never seen him nervous before.

"Okay" My voice trails off.

"But before that, can you please close your eyes?" he says and I did it because to be honest I didn't feel awkward with him anymore rather I feel safe with him.

I feel a presence of a box in my hand which if I say is quite heavy.

"Open your eyes." He instructs and I do.

I see a velvet colour box which seems as a jewellery box. I look confused at it and I ask Harry with a confused look but he just insists me to open it.

I open it to find a gold bracelet. I slowly take it in my hand and I notice that there is something written on it.
It reads -
'Heart starts to beat when it meets its destiny.'

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