Redemption || h.s. (#thewattys2015)

c h a p t e r o n e

The late bell rings just as I step into the classroom.

I pulled out my chemistry book and a pen from my bag and sat down, waiting for my teacher to begin the lesson.

I tuned out as he began speaking about sodium hydroxide, finding no interest in it whatsoever. It wasn't until I heard my name that I snapped out of my daze.

"Sorry what?" I asked, wrapping a strand of hair around my finger.
"Miss Brooks, I expect you to listen in my lessons, not tune out to whatever loony land you kids go to these days." He scolded. "Sorry." I muttered.
"You should be. Now, as I was saying, I am going to assign you lot a partner for this project, and I am making no exceptions for who I am putting you with. Capiche?" The class nodded. "Good. I'm going to put the pairings up on the projector for you to find them yourselves."

Everyone including me scrambled to the projector board and searched for our names. My eyes widened as I saw my partners' name next to mine.

Ava Brooks & Harry Styles

My eyes roamed the class for my partner, and I eventually found him. Sat alone at the back of the classroom, making notes on the project hurriedly before the bell went.

I slowly walked over to him and sat down, causing him to freeze in his spot.

"Hey, um, I'm your partner for the project." I smiled lightly. He looked up at me nervously and whispered "I know."

I sighed at the awkwardness and turned to face the front of the classroom.

"Harry, right?" I asked, looking over at him. "Yeah." He mumbled whilst nodding, and accidentally let out a quiet snort, causing him to flush bright red and turn away.

I chuckled and stood up. "When should we begin the project then?" I asked.
"I-I don't mind." He kept his eyes on his paper. "Is today after school alright with you?" I suggested. He nodded. "Ok well here's my address, and you can come over at 4." I wrote down my address on a piece of paper and gave it to him. He muttered a "Thank you" as I walked away.

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The bell rang signalling the end of the day, and I quickly got up from my seat and ran out the door, trying to get home as quickly as possible to make sure my house was tidy.

Thankfully my mother works late during the week, so I don't have to worry about her making a fool of herself or me.

The doorbell rang twice and I sprinted towards it, having just cleaned my bedroom of all its crap.

I opened the door and smiled lightly as Harry stood there, still wearing the same clothes, with his hands in his pockets.

"Harry! Come in!" I moved out of the way to let him through.
"Hi." He said quietly and smiled weakly.

After giving him a tour of the bathroom and kitchen I made us some drinks and grabbed some food before running upstairs, leaving him at the bottom whilst he struggled to untie his shoes.

I laughed quietly when he stumbled taking them off, causing him to look up at me and blush wildly.

Cute. I thought to myself.

We walked into my room and sat on my  bed, Harry sitting as far away from me as possible, making me sigh.

"I'm not gonna bite, you know?" I smiled. He nodded and scooted over only a tiny bit, sort of taking the hint.

I crossed my legs and turned to him. "So what should we do for our project?" I asked.

"I-I don't know yet. M-Maybe we should study for a bit to get a um understanding of w-what we are supposed to do?" He stuttered. I nodded and agreed. "Sure."

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3 hours and 5 brownies later and we were done for the night, all studied out, and necks cramped to the max.

Walking to the door, I was surprised to hear him speak first, "I-if you don't mind me saying, I-I think those are the best brownies I've ever tasted." He blushed unsurprisingly.

"Thank you Harry. For tonight as well." I said.
"You're welcome." He smiled slightly.
"How does Wednesday sound?" I asked him. "Fine to me." He nodded.
"Good. I'll see you then!" I said, opening the door for him to leave.
"Bye!" He said and left.

I shut the front door and ran back up to my room, jumping on my bed.

He intrigued me. He seemed so secretive and nervous that it intrigued me.

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