Sparrows. Over the course of Ivy and Harry's meet ups at their "spot", Ivy has learned that Harry has two sparrows tattooed on his chest. She came across this when he once wore a shirt that she could see the tips of the wings peaking out.
Harry and Ivy had made it some sort of ritual to meet there every rainy day. Just as Harry had said, it was "their thing." Ivy would never admit to this outloud, but having a "thing" with Harry made her feel special.
Ivy made sure to lay in bed longer today, and move a little slower, because on this day her perfect picture sister, Melissa, was getting married. She was surprised when she got the call from her mother telling her she was getting married, she hadn't even known she was in a relationship.
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Ivy had just barely closed the door to her apartment when the phone started ringing. She was still replaying the interaction with Harry that only happened a few minutes ago in her mind, causing a smile to grow on her face.
She strolled over to the phone, smile still on face, and picked it up. She answered with a joy filled "Hello."
When she heard the voice on the other end answer with a stern "Hello, Ivy.", her smile was dropped off her face and turned into a frown.
She hadn't spoken to her mother in ages. They never had the best relationship, nor with her father. They treated Melissa like royalty, and Ivy nothing less than a piece of garbage. Melissa was their priced possession. Perhaps this is what caused her to posses so much self-hatred. She never felt like she could amount to Melissa. That's why when she turned 18 she jumped on the chance to move out and get her own place.
"M-mum?" Ivy spoke in a shaky voice.
"Yes, Ivy.," her mum spoke, obviously annoyed that this coversation isn't moving as fast as she would like.
"Your sister is getting married on April 17, at the old church near our house, I expect you to be there." she continued, "the ceremony will begin at 2:45," she finished. Ivy could practically hear her rolling her eyes.
Ivy took a second to process the new information, her sister was getting married? After she wrapped her head around that, she spoke a simple "Okay." to her mum and was off the phone.
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So here she was, on April 17, at 2:15, walking to the train station in a pale pink dress and a pair of white converse. She knew her mother wouldn't approve, but that's partly why she wore them.
As Ivy made her way towards the ticket line, she looked around in surprise as a familiar voice caught her attention. She scanned the now crowded train station, and her suspicions were confirmed as she caught sight of Harry, who was leaning against the wall next to the ticket booth, speaking in to his cell phone.
Ivy stood frozen in her place, contemplating if she should walk up to Harry or continue on as if she didn't see him. Before her nerves could get the best of her, Ivy found herself making her way to Harry.
He was just getting off of the phone when she reached him, and his face lit up in surprise as he locked eyes with her. "What are you doing here?" They both ask at the same time.
Harry starts to laugh and tells her,"I just got back from visiting my mum. Thats who I was talking on the phone with, She always makes me call her as soon as I get off the train to make sure I got back safley," Harry rolls his eyes but grins. "Your turn."
Ivy pauses before answering. "I am going to my sisters wedding."
"You don't seem very excited," Harry says and he hopes that Ivy will give him some kind of explanation instead of closing her self off, which he has noticed she does when ever he asks abour her family.
"I'm not really. But...you could come with me?" Ivy surprises her self by asking. She sees the surprised look on Harry's face also and she quickly backtracks. "You don't have too, I just thought I would ask. You just got off the train so I completley understand if you don't-" But Harry cut her off before she could say anything else.
"I would love too."
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