Next To You - {Harry Styles}

Chapter 8

I woke that morning on my own for once. I peeled open my eyes and looked at the clock.

12:21.

 shit...

I pulled myself out of bed. Or fell...

I pulled myself off the floor and did a half ass job of getting ready before climbing down the stairs. 

Of course, Clarissa was at work, so it was awfully quiet. I pulled out my package of bagels to find a note attached to them. 

hey sleepyhead. just wanted to let you know I have a date tonight so I won't be back till late. but I know you'll find something to do. ;) -Carissa

Chuckling, I set the note down and made my usual breakfast. Even though it was lunch. 

What am I doing with my life..?

Then I remembered I left my phone upstairs. I went up and got it, checking it to find.... 200 messages!?

And all of them from Harry.

After taking in a brief scan of the texts, reliefed to see that he only spammed my phone because he was just bored and wanted to take me somewhere as a surprise.

I shot back a response of acceptance and got ready... better this time. 

Then I waited for Harry on the couch. 

Finally, the buzzer rang and I got up and answered the door to my ever dashing friend.

"Hello Dawn! NIce day isn't it?," he said cheerfully as he opened the car door for me.

"Quite, my good sir Harold," I said as I surpressed a giggle.

"Hah! Nice one," he chuckled.

"So... where are we going?" I asked.

"That's for me to know, and for you to not know yet."

"Hmph," I said while I slouched in my seat.

*one short drive later*

"The zoo?' I laughed, "Are you joking?"

"Nothing like furry animals and the smell of dung in the afternoon," he said with a grin.

"Oh joy."

After buying the tickets we decided to hit the flamingo center. Believe it or not, he tried to inpersonate them, and made me take a picture of it!

We saw tigers, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants and more. Harry seemed to make a cheesy joke about all of them. Impersonating their actions, or giving his interpretation on what they were thinking. Then we headed to the aquarium center. We sat down on a benchin front of the biggest tank and gazed at the fish. 

"I wonder what its like. Being given all you need, and being fawned over by passersby," I said.

"What's it worth if your trapped in that damned tank?" he responded, "Reminds me of people. But they are the ones who put the restraints on themselves when they could live free."

"Theres always a point when you have no control over what you can do."

"But we ourselves make it only worse by being so hard on ourselves," he said.

I turned to look at him, and he was looking me right in the face.

"Why do you treat yourself as you don't care but you do? Why can't you see how wonderful you are..." he said as he leaned towards me slowly.

I was frozen.

Shocked.

Then he kissed me.

But so passionately, and he held me tight to him.

We then pulled away and sat back, looking at each other.

Then he looked over at the tank.

"It's a shame they'll never know how beautiful they are," he said. 

After walking to the car and driving me back to the flat, he looked at me as we sat in his car. For a second, I thought he was going to kiss me again. But he just pulled me in for a hug. See you soon, Dawn!," he said with a smile.

"Bye, Harry," I smiled back.

Then I walked into and up the stairs of my temporary home, jumping onto my bed and staring at the ceiling.

My fingers brushed across my lips as I remembered the kiss, my lips still warmed from the touch of his.

Then I drifted into sleep once again.

❀To Be Continued❀

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