Dark Green

Chapter 19

POV Quinn.

Two weeks have passed since the last time I saw Harry. Things have changed for the better since my kiss with Jared. He and I are dating ... or something lik that. It seems for him that we are but I'm not so sure. For me, it's the run up before I know if I can start a relationship with him or not. It's not that he is bad to me, no one has treated me with so much love and affection as Jared has done in the last weeks. He has been calling me every day, taking me from college to work and even inviting me to eat together. She prepared a beautiful date the past weekend and I had a really good but I'm missing something.

Someone, actually.

The first few days after the fight, I was so angry with Harry that I hadn't thought about him but when the days passed by and I received no news about his whereabouts,  the emptiness in my heart grew bigger and so the mouthfeel of my stomach. I have checked my phone every hour looking for a call or a simple message but nothing is all that I have received. Rage has become concern and longing for the past few days. My father is also acting weird lately, Marge 's retirement has caused a great change in the whole place. Since the arrival of the new secretary (who is not worth for the job because all she has is sawdust on her head but a nice ass), my father is happier than ever. According to him , she is much more efficient than Marge and finishes the job quickly. Just yesterday, I asked about Harry's research and he said that he is working in another things for now for lack of evidence but if my catches Harry one more time, he won't let him leave in a while. His answer was a relief for me, I don't want Harry to get into more trouble but he is a magnet for them.

Today is finally Thursday, November is being a cold and rainy month, more than usual. I'm the last person in the shop so it's time to close. My stomach rumbles hungry despite the food Jared brought me, I am very hungry. I get the large black jacket with a beautiful scarf and type the alarm's number. The beep that indicates the few seconds I have to leave stops when I close the door. I turn the keys in the lock and I keep them in my bag with a big sniff. I don't want to go home by bus but Jared's motorbike is a vehicle to go now.

My phone rings in my bag and I pull it out as I walk to the nearest bus stop. Jared's name shines on the screen and I pick up without thinking.

"Hello, beautiful" he greets excited.

I look at the floor and sigh. I prefer when Harry calls me beautiful.

"How was your evening?"

I walk the dimly lit streets to the main street. I hate that it gets dark so early these days, I want summer back.

"Well, not many people passed through the workshop, what did it go for you?"

"Good as always. I can't wait to get home, i'm exhausted" I confess.

A sweet laughing is heard on the other side of the phone. Why is it so hard to see him as my boyfriend?

When I turn on the next street, it's an old alley leading to the main strip. Every afternoon I go to work through it but tonight seems different. I squint with the phone in my ear and I seem to see some figures in the distance. They look like three guys fighting or something like that. I hear some threats and blows coming from there. I am close enough to hear but not for them to see me. Suddenly, when the only lamp that lights the alley lights the boy who falls to the ground, my heart stops. No way. I freeze on the site without knowing what to do. Jared mutters something on the phone but my eyes don't move from Harry's shape. It has a large cut on his chest which makes my heart suffers another shock.

"Can I call you in a second?" I tell the person on the other end of the phone .

Jared responds with a new question so I hang up. I don't know what to do, I am scared of him getting more damage, it seems that the other two will hit him harder if he doesn't get up soon. Panic and adrenaline grow in my body. As always, my head tells me to stay away but my body asks me to go and help him. I continue debating when Harry looks straight at them and delivers a strong punch in the gut to one of them. This falls to the ground holding stomach with his arms. When the other seems to raise a knife to cut the skin back to another part of his body, curly haired boy holds his arm.