Reese

Chapter 33 - Remember

Tzztzz.

Tzztzz.

Tzztzz.

I pull open my right eye as I groan at the horrible sound. There must be a fly in the room, nothing makes such a distinct buzzing noise.

Tzztzz.

Tzztzz.

Tzztzz.

I lift my head up out of the pillow and squint as I search the room. Harry stirs and mumbles something before going back to sleep again.

What is that noise?

I roll onto my back and suddenly my eyes catch a glowing light beside my bed. As I get nearer to it the sound gets louder.

Oh, it's my phone!

I pick it up and squint even harder at the light, my eyes just about make out the figures in the top right hand corner, 6:32am.

Who texts someone at six thirty in the morning?!

Despite my moaning I open the text. Turns out it's from Katie:

'Hey, Li. Just a quicky but do u still have that locket? x'

Locket? What locket?

I eventually sent a reply, after my sleepy fingers kept fumbling over the keyboard; causing me to have to delete the entire text over three times before I got it right.

'What? Whatre you on about?'

I place my phone down hoping to get back to sleep but she replies within a minute of me sending my reply. I grunt as I reach for my phone again.

'You know... the locket you were gonna give Reese before she left?x'

Suddenly alarm bells were going off in my mind. The locket! How could I forget?

'Oh yeh! I think I do, why?'

My mind begins to run wild with memories of Reese. That first kiss we shared in the hotel, the food fight, the talks, the hugs, the emotions... My whole body aches at the remembrance of the days I spent away from her. No way to contact, not hearing her voice for weeks. I begin to drift into world of deep darkness when the vibration of my phone pulls me out of it.

'You should give it to her tomorrow; when you ask her to be your girlfriend. You've both waited so long, so you better ask her. Im going back to sleep now, good night! x'

Adrenaline pumps through me at the thought. Finally I'd be able to call her my girlfriend. To hug her without needing a reason, to protect her and keep her out of harms way.

I jump out of bed and search for the locket in the darkness. I think it was still in the box... somewhere. My fingers fumble inside my suitcase and eventually fall on a velvet like small box, I instantly grab it and pull the necklace out of the box. I shine my phone on it and the words "I love you." luminate my face.

"I'll give it to her tomorrow." I mumble to myself as I carefully put it back in the box and place it in my jacket pocket. I flop on my bed and sigh at the contempt feeling. I haven't felt so relaxed in months.

My thoughts slowly drift out of my head as I fall back into unconsciousness. My face pressed back into my pillow and my body sprawled like a starfish over my mattress.