Silent Love

Chapter 3

*Emma's P.O.V*

I finished my shift at 3:00, buisness was going abit slow so Cassy let me go home early.

I put some Mac and Cheese in the microwave and pulled out my favourite book.

Lord of the rings, fellow ship if the ring.

Okay, I'm a bit of a nerd, i love to read, its my favourite thing to do, apart from watching tv, i need the subtitles on but thats fine.

After about an hour of reading my phone buzzes.

It was a text from Harry.

'Hi! Its Harry'

'Hello!' I replied.

'Do you have a twitter?'

I do, i only have about 200 followers but thats fine.

'Yeah I do, its @Emma_Ape' i replied. Gabby came up with the name for me, it made me laugh every time she called me that, Emma Ape was my nickname for her.

'Emma_Ape? Really? Okay...anyway, would you like to come out to dinner with me?'

My heart beat faster. Why would he want to go out to dinner with me. It wasn't a date was it? Oh no!

'Why...?'

'I have a surprise for you!'

Surprise? What surprise.

'Okay....'

'Fantastic! Meet me at the Lodge in 2 hours!'

'Sure'

Okay. I was going out to dinner with Harry Styles. It wasn't a date. Probably. I don't know.

What should i wear? A dress? Or should i go casual? I don't know!!!

*Harrys P.O.V*

After I left the flower shop this morning i went to the local library and got basically every book on sign language out.

I had learnt Please, thankyou, hello emma, im sorry, boy, girl, and a few other random things including the alphabet.

And tonight i was going to show her!

2 hours to get ready, okay! What should i wear? What if she wears something really pretty and i rock up in sweat pants? Or if she goes casual and i go formal? Oh no!

I logged onto twitter and found her account, her picture was of her and a little girl. Her little sister i suppose Gabby.

I also noticed she didn't have any hearing aids on in her picture.

I followed her and then gave her a shout out. She looked as though she could use more followers.

I wondered into my bedroom and had a nap, i have 2 hours, i have heaps of time.

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I was awoken to the sound of my phone buzzing.

"Hello?" I said groggily

"Hi Harry! Its Liam! Did you fall asleep again?"

I grunted to show i did.

"Well getcho bum up and come down to the shoot! You knew it was scheduled for today!" I heard Louis voice say.

"Oh shit. That was today? I thought it was tomorrow"

"Nope" Liam replied "Simon sent a cab, wait out the front, go go go!"

I hung up and grabbed my phone and wallet and ran down the stairs, completely forgetting about Emma.

*Emma's P.O.V*

I sat at a little table in the Lodge restaurant and scoffed silently.

Its been an hour since i was meant to meet Harry. I couldn't order anything because I couldn't speak.

I should of known this were to happen. Im just a poor deaf girl and Harrys a rich and famous boy. He didn't care about me.

This was all just a joke.

My life was a complete joke.

I walked home, silent tears rushing down my face.

I should of known.

Harry. Bloody Harrys face was showing on all the billboards with 4 other boys. I wanted to punch him, I wanted to yell in scream.

But i cant do that.

My silence, sometimes my fortress, my safety. Other times? My prison.

I ran into my bedroom and cried.

Suddenly, i sat up and brushed my tears away.

No! I cant cry!

I couldn't be weak! I promised Gabby i would always be strong and crying is being weak.

Anyway, Harry didn't deserve my tears.

No one did.

-----Next morning-----

I went to sleep pretty much as soon as i got home last night.

I walked into StarBucks and got my usual before going to work.

Harry sat out the front of the flower shop on the little table and chair we put out there.

I laughed silently. Pathetic.

I walked past him, not even giving him the chance to explain. He rushed in after me, trying any way to get my attention.

I simply brushed him off and ignored him.

Suddenly he jumped in front of me and began to sign something.

"Hi Emma. I am umbrella sorry i stood you up. I forgot we had a banana shoot"

I began to laugh silently again. He could sign but not very well.

"You can sign?" I signed to him, slowly so he could get it.

"Yes but no very well. I just asteroid yesterday" he signed back. I laughed and motioned to him to sit down with me.

I pulled out a notebook but he signed to me to put it away.

"I want to practise more" i nodded my head in agreement.

"Was this the surprise you were meant to give me last night?" I signed

Harry nodded his head.

My stomach filled with butterflies.

"You learnt sign language? For me?" I signed to him, a smile spread across my face.

"Yes i did. Do you forgive me?"

I nodded my head and stood up to give him a hug.

"Thankyou" i signed before he left so i could start my shift.

Maybe Harry wasn't so bad after all.

Maybe he did care for me.

Maybe...