Oxygen

Chapter 5

The hurting never stops. I don't think it ever will. Everyday I move on and act as if I'm alright. As if I'm that bright young women gaining her confidence and putting her life back together. But I'm not, not at all actually. I physically can't move on and try to put my life back together because I don't know what putting my life back together even means? Where I'd start, what I want, who I'd talk to?

Today I don't have work until noon so I decided to walk around go to the park buy some flowers. I get out of bed and check my phone.

8:23 AM I take a loud long sigh and walk across the cold hardwood floor to my bathroom. I hit shuffle on my playlist and hop into the shower. When I'm done I blow dry my hair throw on some mascara and look at myself in the mirror.

I smile slightly then frown. I smile a bit wider showing some teeth yet I find myself frowning again.

" Come on smile like your happy." I whispered smiling bigger this time. Ew it's no use. I look away from the mirror and walk to my closet.

I throw on some black jeans a grey tank top and my big comfy flannel. I put on my white converse grab some money and I'm out the door.

As I'm walking down the streets I see faces signs streets stores and then I see him . Harry sitting on a park bench across the street reading. I smile to myself and start walking towards him.

As I get closer I start thinking that maybe I should just turn around. But I don't. I keep walking and next thing I know I'm standing right there in front of him.

" Hello sir, I whisper " Sorry to bother you but do you by chance happen to know the time ?" I smile

Harry looks up wide eyed smiling. He pulls out his phone and looks up at me " 9:34." he says

" thank you" I say sitting down next to him I sit with my hands in my lap.

" hi harry" I say after he doesnt say anything. I turn looking at him

He looks up at me grinning and kinda shocked that I boldly decided to start the conversation. " hello Scarlett, how are you?" he laughs

I turn to him confused " why are you laughing"

" I'm sorry I wasn't uhm, do you wanna take a walk with me?"

His question kind of took me by surprise. I looked at him and looked at his eyes his beautiful eyes. " uhm- " i started but was soon interrupted " I know this place and I think you'll like it a lot. " he finishes

I look at him for a while taken back. Questions, reasons explainations all these things cloud in my head." You know what, lets go!" I stand up I don't know what I'm doing, this guy could be a serial killer but there's just this sudden urge inside me to trust him. The next things I say are out of my control " Lets go to this place you think I'll like." I smile

His smile was from ear to ear. " I can't help but be attracted to you Scarlett. I just can't help it" he says in my ear his hot breath touching my neck

We walk out of the park and start walking, I dont know where to but as we're walking he starts cracking jokes and I can't help but laugh at them. As he's talking I look at him. He's breathtaking. Just breathtaking. Why is he talking to me? His smile it so beautiful in it's own beautiful way. His lips are so plump and every time he licks his lips it makes me get tingles all throughout my whole entire body. He's wearing a white t shirt and black jeans. His whole frame his whole look is just perfect. Once again, why is he interested in me?

" So Scarlett, where you from?"

" Uhm Chicago." I say

He smiles " So you moved from Chicago to New York?" He asks

" Yeah" I laugh " I guess I did "

We turn into a house I hadn't realized how far we've walked. We're at what seems to be an abandoned or for sale house but it looks pretty abandoned. The grass is to my knees. It looks old, very old. He walks to the gate next to the house. " After you." He says gesturing his hand out. I take his hand and throw one foot over the gate. His hands are on my waist keeping me steady. I quickly throw my other leg over and land on my feet onto the other side. He looks at me and smirks climbing over the fence with no problem and pretty quickly might I add.

He walks over to me grabbing my hand and leading me to the backyard. Not too much later I come to see the whole reason he brought me here. It was kind of amazing. There was a huge backyard with overgrown grass and weeds everywhere, but right in the middle of it all was a huge tree house. It had a ladder going up the big long oak tree. There were lights hanging from the door with only a few on. Probably form how old it was.

I look up at him and see he's staring at the tree. Like he's been here a billion times. I see memories in his eyes. Like this is more than a tree house to him. " Is this legal?" I laugh

He looks at me " eh, " he says laughing he starts running up to the tree, climbing up the ladder. I was just standing there and finally I decide to actually do something so I start walking moving one foot after the other until I suddenly find myself running. I get to the ladder and see him already to the top of it.

I start climbing up it excited to see what awaits to the top of it. Once I get to the top I see Harry waiting for me. He smiles grabbing my hand taking me to the window. " Wow." I whisper looking at the incredible view.

" It's even better from up there" he gestures toward the roof. Taking my hand again he takes me to the roof and as I step onto the roof he holds my waist not letting me fall. I then sit down and feel him sit down next to me.

He stays close. We look up at the view. I turn to him and find him staring. " What?" I question.

" Nothing." he smiles looking down

" I still remember you coming into the bakery." I laugh looking at him.

He laughs. His beautiful laugh. We're both laughing now

I laugh trying to continue " You told me that m-man was flirting with you, I smile and that he gave you haha his number." I laugh

" He did! I wasn't lying! Dammit I should"ve kept the napkin." He yells

Our laughing dies down and we turn to look at each other. He looks into my eyes then to my lips then back to my eyes. He starts leaning in but hesitantly, like he's asking for permission.

I can't help but lean in and he leans in a little more until his lips are hovering so close over mine I can feel his breath. I can smell the mint flavor his breath is scented with. And then it happened all at once. His lips were on mine, and I was intoxicated. Fire erupted throughout my body. I wrap my hands around his neck and tangle my hands into his hair. His beautiful curly hair.

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