A L I V E [h.s]

Chapter 3

Lunch time starts and the café gets full of people. Harry helps me with the orders and serving the food while my aunt works in the kitchen, she's used to cook this amount of food.

Time runs and it's finally time to close, 5:30 pm exactly. I put my coat on and I keep the ballerina in my pocket. Harry leaves the café right behind me.

- We're going home?- I ask my aunt, not talking or even looking at Harry.

- We can take a walk and maybe Harry could show us the city.

- Aunt Claire, I'm tired and I need to shower.- I half lie, I really am tired and I don't want to take a walk now, specially with Harry.

- Oh come on...- Says Harry, I look at him once but I really don't want to take a walk with him and my aunt now. I refuse to it until my aunt finally says to Harry that we won't go.- Well...it's been a pleasure to meet you.- Harry hugs my aunt and then he comes closer to me, at first I step back but he grabs my waist and pulls me into a hug.- Maybe we can take a walk together this Saturday.- He whispers in my ear and he lets me go, I quickly grab my aunt's arm and go home, leaving Harry back.

- Why didn't you tell me about him?

- It's just a boy who surely wants to earn money just like you. It's my café anyway.

- I know, but at least you could just tell me.

- Okay...I'm sorry. I know you don't really like Harry, but he's a nice guy, give him a chance.- I roll my eyes and go to the kitchen to make myself some hot chocolate and then I go upstairs and take my laptop to watch a film. I drink the hot chocolate while watching The Lion King. I slowly fall asleep by the end of the film, so I let the mug on the floor, next to the laptop and cover myself with blankets and at least three or four pillows.

My alarm clock wakes me up at seven o'clock the next morning. I follow my routine until we're at the café again. Harry arrives two minutes after us.

- Good morning.- He says to Claire and gives her two kisses, maybe today he won't annoy me as much as he did yesterday.- Good morning.- He repeats, this time he's looking at me. I look at him and force a smile.- Did you sleep well?- I nod.- You don't feel like talking today, huh?- I roll my eyes.- Did you think about the walk this weekend?

- Not really.- I say and he frowns.- I guess it would be nice, we don't really know London yet.

- I thought it'd be better if you came with me, just you and I.- What?

- Oh...ehm...I don't know...

- You basically just told me you would like to visit London.

- Okay...- I say shyly. He smiles showing two deep dimples on his cheeks and I half smile back.

- What about this Saturday at 10:00, so we can also have lunch together.

- Yeah, sure, as long as you are nice it can be fun.- He rolls his eyes and opens his arms for hug, but I refuse to it and he frowns. It's time to open and I get ready as my aunt turns the sign. It takes the café twenty minutes to get full. Mr.Moore enters the café and sits on his usual seat.- Good morning, Mr.Moore.

- Good morning, beautiful, how are you?

- Very good, I still can't thank you enough for the figurine you brought me yesterday, it's beautiful.

- You don't have to. I thought you would like it, you know it was my wife's favorite and those memories aren't really good for me anymore.

- You miss her.- He frowns his mouth and looks down.- Well...