Can you see me? | L.S |

IV Chapter twenty six

This is the last chapter that will take place in their younger years, after this chapter they will become older.

3 weeks later

I hear a cautious knock at my room door.

"In!" I shout as I sit on my bed looking from the window to the door.

Louis carefully pokes his head through the doorway.

"Come on in!" I laugh. Louis steps into the room and sits down on my bed. I look at him expectantly.

"Well uhm, so I was wondering if uh... Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight? There's a film on that I'd like to see and I thought maybe you would too and-"

"That sounds great!" I shout a little too loudly. "What film is it?"

"The film is called Everything Everything. It reminds me a bit of us."

"Oh, cool. What time do you want to go?"

"It's running at 7. Is that okay?"

I nod cheerfully. "Yeah, nice!"

"Then that's agreed," Louis says as he throws his legs up on the bed and leans against the headrest.
"Quite a nice room." He then says.

I look at him from the side. "Indeed!"

Louis is really very nice. I have got to know him better these three weeks, and I have found out that he is really a very sweet spontaneous guy.
I only realise that I am staring at him when he turns his head towards me and we have eye contact. I immediately feel my cheeks colour. Why is that? I keep looking at him. The sunlight shines right into his eyes, which makes the blue colour stand out even more. When he starts to smile, I quickly look at his lips, which are very pink, and then back at his eyes.

A certain kind of fine tickle runs through my body. A tickle that I have never felt before and of which I have no idea what it is.

The first week I lived here, a lot had to be explained to me because there was a lot I didn't know. Not surprising of course for someone who wasn't allowed to go on the internet or outside. I quickly got a headache from all the information, but now I am doing better and I enjoy learning.

I realise that I am staring at Louis for far too long and I quickly avert my gaze.

"Sorry." I say mumbling and quickly.

"For what?" Louis asks. I feel his eyes burning into my sides.

"I was staring."

"I figured that out," Louis laughs. "But that wasn't a problem."

I look at the forest. There are different kinds of trees and some are much higher than others, but still, it is a very dense forest and I don't think you want to walk through it at night.

"I felt something strange in my stomach," I say suddenly. It's quiet for a while before Louis answers and I immediately regret saying that. "You felt something strange in your stomach?"

I look back at him and see that he hasn't moved since I broke eye contact. "Yes," I whisper.

It remains silent for a long time while Louis just keeps looking at me. It makes me nervous.
Did I say something wrong?

Only then does it dawn on me and I want to sink to the floor. It's jitters of love!

Wait, jitters of love?

Am I...

in love?

"Oh no," I say. "Oh my god no sorry I didn't mean it like that I-"

Louis puts his hand on my shoulder. "Hey, calm down. It's okay!"

"No no no it's not okay I've never had feelings before and you just need to be happy with a nice girl or I don't know but-"

"Harry stop."

I look anxiously at Louis.
"I feel something for you too," he then says with a small smile.

"Wait... Seriously? Since when?" I ask uncomprehendingly.

"Since the first time I saw you," he says shyly. The feeling in my stomach returns and gets stronger and stronger.

"Really?"

"Yes!"

I put my hand over my mouth as I continued to stare at him. Now that I think about it, everything about him is perfect. His eyes, his hair, his nose, his lips... Everything is right.

I look at his lips. How do you actually kiss someone? Do people learn that or what? Or can you do it suddenly?

I'm still lost in thought when I suddenly feel something soft on my lips. I look up and see that it are Louis' lips. I startle for a moment but then close my eyes and let myself sink into the feeling.

We let go of each other again and for the first time I see Louis shy. I get a big smile on my face and so does he. I take his head between my hands and give another quick kiss, before saying:

"So... tonight's movie right?"