― Chapter 1 ―
I let out a heavy sigh as I ran a hand through loose pieces of hair that had fallen out of my ponytail. Another late night working at the café; it’s not that I minded it, I was used to staying up late most of the time, it was just the fact that late nights at the café were usually boring. Only a few people came in for coffee or tea this late at night, I’m sure they could find another café if the owner, Enrique, would let us close earlier.
“Dair!”
I jumped at the sound of Enrique’s booming voice. “Yea-”
“There’s a customer over there, hurry up and go take his order!”
“Sorry, Enrique. I’ll get right on it.” I said quietly.
I made my way over to the table where a boy sat. He was leaned back into his chair with one leg crossed and resting on the other. He seemed to be staring off into space like I was just a moment ago. He had short, thick brown hair that tousled into loose curls around the ends. He looked about my age which would be around 18-19. He looked a bit over dressed for someone who was just coming into a coffee shop at this time of the night. He wore tight black jeans and a black blazer with a black shirt underneath. The boy must like black.
A jolt of nervousness shot through me when his eyes instantly found mine as I got close to him.
“Hi, what can I get you?” I asked politely. I always tried to keep my tone nice and sweet but not sweet to the point where the customer got the idea that I was flirting with them. That happened a lot when I had first started working here a year ago.
The boy bit his lip as he looked at the menu before looking back up at me. I noticed he had green eyes, very gorgeous green eyes I might add.
“I haven’t quite decided yet.” He said in a noticeable British accent. He must not have been from around here. This was Ontario, Canada we rarely had people with British accents here.
I nodded. “Okay, well I can come back in a few minutes.” I turned to walk back to the counter.
“Wait, don’t go!” He called out causing me to stop and turn back to face him.
“What’s your name, love?” He smiled.
I tapped my name tag with my pen.
He smirked. “I know, but I want to hear you say it.”
His tone made me a little uneasy but I didn’t want to show him that.
I sighed. “Dair.”
He grinned. “Like the game ‘truth or dare’?”
I pursed my lips, holding back the urge to roll my eyes. I hated when people used that reference.
“Yeah, kinda.” I said flatly, keeping my tone neutral.
“I like it. It’s different. But so beautiful.” He smiled. “I’m Harry.”
I nodded, trying not to seem rude or too uninterested.
My focus was on his eyes, I felt a gravitational pull from them. I couldn’t look away but I didn’t really want to. They seemed to almost swirl a little. They were the most beautiful shade of green I had ever seen. My mind seemed to go blank; all I could think about was his eyes and how captivating they were.
“Are you alright, love?”
I squeezed my eyes shut and shook my head, his voice snapping me out of whatever that was.
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