the classroom - hs.

Chapter 4: Late Night Talking.

Valerie's POV: August 27th 2:30

I pull into the school parking lot as I wait for Logan, I scroll through my phone for a good minute before I see Logan run towards the car seeing Harry behind him. Oh God. What did he do now? Logan opens up the door as he gets into the car, not saying a word. I roll down my window as Mr. Styles greets me. "Hi, Ms. Grant. I need to have a quick chat with you if that's okay?" He said with a smile. My heart starts POUNDING as I nod nervously, I step out of the car as I walk with Mr. Styles towards the front of my car. He clears his throat as he places his hand on his hip, "So, Logan has some behavioral issues. He's a nice kid but he has some prob-" I cut him off midway as I nod. "Mr. Styles, I'm sorry. I really do apologize. We have tried to work through it with his therapist but it doesn't work. If he's a problem I'm more than happy to pull him out!" I said with a smile as he shook his head. "No no Ms. Grant, that is not necessary at all! He's a good kid! He just...is a tad bit loud." He said with a sigh as he looked around at the parking lot nervously. I start to open my mouth as he starts to cut me off. "So, can I get your number? Cause for...educational purposes...?" He said with a smirk as I laughed. "Sure Mr. Styles, sure!" I said with a nod.
"Oh please, call me Harry." He said with a slight laugh as he typed his number into my phone. "Well if I can call you Harry, I suppose you should call me Valerie," I said. We stand in silence for a good minute before he handed me my phone back, "Will you be dropping Logan off tomorrow? Or your boyfriend supposedly?" He said with a questioned look. I shook my head. "Ohhhh nononononono- I'm single, it's just me!" I said with an awkward laugh as he nodded, "Well, Valerie. My apologies." He said with a laugh before crossing his arms over his chest. "Alright, well. I better head out. Thank you for your time Valerie!" He said with a nod as he started to walk away. I nodded as I walked back to my car, getting in and buckling myself in.
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Time Skip: 8:00 pm.
I finish cleaning the kitchen after me and Logan eat dinner, as I'm cleaning I have "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon blasting on our Amazon Alexa. As i'm singing along quietly i hear my phone ding, I Dry off my hands and grab my phone seeing a text from "Harry." I Widen my eyes as i click the text as my eyes skim over the text. "Hi, sorry for the late text. We need an after school chat tomorrow. - Harry." My heart skips a beat as I re-read the text. "What the hell?" I say quietly as I type back quickly, "Sure! Sounds perf!" I send the text skimming over it. Now why did I say that? He will think I'm actually a psycho! What is wrong with me?! I sigh to myself as I turn off the Alexa, turning off all the lights before making my way upstairs. I go into Logan's room as I see him watching a movie on his TV. "Night honey, I love you!" I say with a smile as he looks over at me and just nods. I shake my head as I close his door, walking back to my room, changing into my pajamas, brushing my teeth and washing my face, soon getting into bed and slowly falling asleep.
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Time Skip: 2:00 AM, August 28th.
I gasp as I get woken up by the sound of my son whispering "Mom" as he tries to stir me awake. I sit up as I turn the lamp on, "What, honey? Do you know what time it is?" I said with a sigh as he looked down at the ground, "Your phone kept going off, it woke me up. You have like 1,000,000 texts from someone named Harry. Who's Harry? Is he a family member?" Oh yeah, THAT woke me up. "Uhhhhhh- Well, yeah! That's actually just a friend of mine." He gave me a weird look as he just nodded. "Okaaaaaayyy...?" I shook my head as I rubbed my eyes. "Yeah- now just go back to bed, you have school in a couple hours." He nodded and walked away. I leaned over to my nightstand and grabbed my phone, seeing a text from Harry at 1:30 AM. "You awake?" What the hell? I text back as i quickly press the keyboard. "Yeah. I'm awake." I send it and I immediately get a text back, "Ah. Remember, meeting today. Be there. K? :)" The smiley face? Hello? He's just too cute. I reply back as I quickly hit the keyboard "I'll be there. Night, Mr. Styles." I set my phone down on my nightstand as my phone dinged. "Night, Val." The text read. I leaned over to read it just one more time. Val? I thought to myself, Huh. That's definitely a nickname. Harry Styles aka the cutest teacher at my son's school just gave me a nickname. Hm. Okay.
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Morning of:
Logan is rushing around the kitchen as I quickly grab my keys, school starts in 5 minutes. The school is 10 minutes away. We're running late on the second day! Logan and I sprint out to the car as we both buckle in, not even having time to pick music on my playlist. We sit in silence for a few minutes as Logan breaks the silence. "So, Mom.. who was Harry again?" I looked over at him as I gave him a smile, "He's just a friend! Don't worry darling!" I said with an awkward laugh as moments later I pulled into the school parking lot, seeing Harry at the doors. Logan gets out of the car, getting his things, and walking up to the doors as Harry sees me. Shoot. He gives me a smile and a wave as he gestures to a watch on his wrist referring to our meeting later. I take a drink of my coffee, nervously trying to forget about what we have planned for later.