Babysitter~h.s.

f o r t y - e i g h t | Allana

"......and there you go" my mom placed my cap on my head as I looked myself again in the mirror, my mom stood behind me. Today was my graduation day. Kinda relieved that I'm not in high school anymore and that college was the next step. To be honest, I am scared or nervous to enter a different school or environment, but that's the reality though.

"Ohh, my baby is so beautiful" I turned around to see my mom looking at me from head to toe and I could see that she is about to cry. Oh no. Here comes the emotional parent. This happens every time with her.

"Oh no, mom. Don't cry. It's not like I'm moving away" I walked to her and laughed a bit as she started to cry. I don't like it when she cries, but I did expect that she would get this emotional because it's my graduation day. I pulled her into a hug and wrapped my arms around her so tight that she can stop crying.

"I know you'll be living away from me and it makes me sad how I'll be the only one here in the house" it also makes me sad that I'll be feeling that way when I move out. I've been with my mom ever since my dad left us and even though she has not been the greatest mom for choosing to work than to be with me, I can't deny the fact that she still has a special place in my heart.

"Mom, listen. Me going to college is a good thing and even though we won't see each other every day, I promise to call you, text you, or maybe even visit you if I have the time. Nothing is going to separate us. It was you and me from the start and it's going to be you and me in the end" I guess it did not occur to me to think that the day I won't be with my mom would be me going off to college. Yes, it hurts to see her feel this way because my mom and I have gone through so much. She has been nothing, but supportive of me, especially with my decisions in life. It amazes me how strong women we are.

She cupped my face and looked at me once more. There was a moment of silence before she pulled me into another hug. After we hugged, my phone started buzzing. I pulled away from my mom to check and it was a text message from Hannah.

"It's from Hannah. She's looking for me and her mom's looking for you too" I told her and she nodded. She wiped her tears away and got her bag and keys. We left the house to go straight to school.

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"...Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you class of 2019" all of us cheered as we threw our caps upward. The graduation ceremony just ended and we were all very happy and excited that our high school journey has ended. I saw Hannah run towards me and she pulled in for a hug. We started jumping but still hugging each other.

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe we're graduates now," she said. We stopped jumping to catch our breaths. I laughed seeing everyone was still celebrating. Everyone got out their phones and started taking selfies. Hannah also did the same as she took hers out and we posed for a few seconds. I took out mine as we got our caps and took a selfie. We left to go find our parents and I saw my mom waving her hand up to signal us where they were.

We ran up to them, as I hugged her so tight. My dad also came to my graduation because after all, he's still my dad, although he didn't want to bring his wife because this was really a family affair. I noticed Hannah also came to hug her parents after my parents were congratulating her. I was about to walk to her. when someone pulled me aside and planted a kiss on my lips. I looked up and saw it was Harry.

"Oh my God, you came" I was surprised to see him there. I thought he wasn't going to attend, but he was here already. I hugged him so tight as he lifted me up and spun me around.

"You think I was going to miss your graduation? What kind of boyfriend am I?" he smirked as I smiled back. I pulled his shirt for me to kiss him again. It was one of our passionate kisses. We stopped for a bit and looked at each other's eyes and smiled once more. We kissed again and stopped to go to my parents who were now talking to Hannah's parents.

We went over there and heard our parents that they wanted to celebrate our graduation by going to a fancy restaurant for lunch. If I'm not mistaken, Hannah's dad helped an old client and in return, they can eat at their restaurant. We all went to our cars and drove to the location that was given to us. My mom and dad in one car, Hannah went with her parents while I went with Harry. Mom invited Harry for lunch too.

When we arrived at Harry's car, he opened the door for me. After he entered, he started the engine as we drove off. As we left, Harry kept glancing back and forth at me, but still trying to focus on the road. He smiled as he placed his hand on mine and squeezing it."You okay?" he asked.

"Can I ask something?" he nodded as he fixated his eyes on the road. I exhaled because I was nervous to ask it, but you know how curious I get so I became straightforward. "Why can't you tell me something about your family?....more specifically your sister?" his face changed and I became nervous since I remembered how Louis told me that I should be careful when it comes to topics like this. He doesn't really mention anything at all about his family and that makes me very very curious about it.

He didn't speak for a bit so I spoke once more. "I-I know you haven't mentioned anything about them, but you know mine and I'd really like to get to know yours" he licked his lips and inhaled and exhaled after. He bit his lip and I noticed he became stiff. His grip on the wheel, his shoulders, him being silent. "If you don't want to talk about it, it's fine. I won't pressure you, but Harry you promised you'd tell me everything"

I wouldn't want to remind him about our promises, but it doesn't feel right that he won't say anything about the people to who he's related. He stayed quiet for a while as I still waited for him to speak or say something. 

He puffed his cheeks out and exhaled before speaking. "The reason why I haven't told you yet is that I know how complicated my family is and you do not want to know everything" he hasn't looked at me and I don't think he took his eyes off the road. I tried to be calm about it. Of course, that wasn't the answer I was expecting, but I know it's hard for him to admit to me everything he knows about his family history. We then stopped at a red light in an intersection. He pulled the brakes and focused on me as he rested his left arm on the wheel.

"Listen, I know you have a lot of questions in your mind and I will tell you everything, but right now I can't tell you much because of how complicated it is. I'm sorry" I looked at him and gave a half-smile as he caressed my left cheek and leaned in to kiss me. He pulled back and said, "I'm glad that you're coming with me tomorrow for the wedding. I've always thought that I won't have a date if she ever got married and now I got one—you" he caressed my cheek once more and kissed my hand.

The red light turned green as we continued driving off. I smiled at him and focused my eyes on the window. I thought to myself how complicated was it for me to not know about them. Maybe he doesn't have a soft spot for his family that's why he never mentioned it, but am happy still that he has someone like me. Maybe attending this wedding won't be a bad idea, especially for him. Hope everything goes well.

i know this may be a boring chapter, but I don't have any ideas, altho this story is about to end so wait for the finale HEHE