8 Things-Harry Styles

Chapter Two

I woke up the next day to the smell of bacon. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the time. I chuckled to myself when I noticed it was already 11 o'clock. I stood up and walked to the kitchen where Sophia was making bacon and waffles. I sat at the counter and she turned around. She greeted, "Morning sleepy-head."

I smiled and answered, "Good morning."

"How're you feeling?"

"No different."

"That's good," she finished and set a plate in front of me.

I cut into the waffle and took a bite. I told her, "Seriously, open up a restaurant or something so I can eat your food all of the time."

She laughed at me and we finished eating. I took my medicine and we went back into the living room to watch a couple movies before she had to bring me home. During the second movie, I felt my phone vibrate next to me. I picked it up and saw: 1 new text message: Harry Styles. I smiled and opened it. It said: Hey Evelyn. Just thought I'd ask how your day is going so far :).

My smile grew and I replied: It's been pretty well. I've just been watching some movies with Soph. How's your day going so far? :).

I locked my phone and set it back down. Throughout the day, Harry and I kept texting, but I was surprised that the movie marathon never came up. Sophia drove me home and at that point, Harry had just asked: What are you up to?

I walked into my own apartment, set my bag in my room, and went back into my living room. I sat on the couch and responded back: Soph just dropped me off at home. What about you?

Just after I saw that he read it, I got an incoming call from: Harry Styles.

I answered, "What can I help you with Mr. Styles?"

He chuckled and replied, "I just would rather talk than text."

"Sounds reasonable enough to me," I laughed.

"I thought we could possibly start planning the marathon."

"That sounds like an excellent idea," I smiled into the phone.

The rest of the phone conversation consisted of planning the day for the Harry Potter marathon for two days later and just asking each other questions to get to know one another. When we hung up, I noticed that the it was already 10 o'clock. I quickly made myself a sandwich, ate, took my medicine, and went to bed.

Two days passed and I woke up at 5:30 a.m. Harry would be here by 6 o'clock to start this marathon. I got out all of the movies, some blankets and pillows, and a few Harry Potter trinkets. I put in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone and let it get to the menu page. A few minutes later, there was a knock on my front door. I called out, "Coming!"

I jogged to the door and opened it. In my vision was Harry in sweatpants, a T-shirt, and a beanie. I let him in and before we went into the living room, he pulled me into a short hug. After he let go, I led him to the living room. We sat down on opposite sides of the couch, I wrapped up in a blanket, and I played the first movie. After the first movie, we decided it was late enough to start eating the snacks that I had bought. For right now, we decided to just eat the fruit, that way, we could still say we had a nutritious breakfast. We continued the movies and after Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, we ordered a pizza because it was already 1:30 p.m. Harry paid for the pizza and brought it back into the living room as we started Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. We got through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by 6:30 and Harry ordered us take-out Chinese food.

While he was on the phone ordering the food, I snuck off to my room and took out my list. I grabbed a pen and crossed off number 7, then I heard Harry calling, "Evelyn? Where'd you go?"

I turned around as I heard his footsteps right outside my doorway. He peeked his head into my room and I told him, "You can come in."

He cautiously walked in and looked around. I heard a knock on the door and told him, "Let's get back to our marathon."

He smiled and followed me out the doorway. He ran to the door before I could get there and paid for our food once again. We finished the series by midnight and I had tears in my eyes from all of the deaths. Harry got up and turned on the light. He looked over at me and noticed the tears glistening in my eyes. He sat down closer to me and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," I sniffled.

"'Nothing,' she said with her eyes glistening with the ghosts of her past," he joked.

"My eyes aren't glistening with the ghosts from my past!" I quoted and the two of us laughed. I answered his question from earlier honestly, "I can never get over the deaths of Fred, Lupin, Tonks, and Snape."

He smiled softly and pulled me into his arms. I clung onto him gently and breathed in the scent of his cologne. After a few minutes, I felt myself drifting off.

Harry's Point of View:

After a couple of minutes with Evelyn in my arms, I let go, but she stayed put. I felt that her grip on me was looser. I listened to her breathing and chuckled. She fell asleep on me. Literally. I smiled and picked her up. With her in my arms, I walked into her room and set her down on her bed. I tucked her in and noticed a piece of paper on her side table. It was a list of seven things, but the last one was crossed off. The paper read:

To Do:

Get married

Fall in love

Have a song dedicated to me

Have someone call me beautiful and mean it

Have a star named after me

Go to a children's hospital dressed up as a Disney princess and make their day

Watch all 8 Harry Potter movies in one day

I wonder what this list was for. It doesn't seem like a typical bucket list. I took a picture of the paper and put it back. I went back into the kitchen and found a piece of paper and a pen. I wrote her a note and quietly left her apartment to go to my own.

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Hi there! Thanks for sticking with me once again. I know updates are pretty rare, but I am in college and am still finishing up writing this story. So if I don't post for a while, just know that the part is already written.

Thanks for reading!

~Sarah