the deal ~ h.s. (au)

16. Miss Me Already?

I'm terribly sorry for not updating, but I needed to take a break from writing and basically everything, but now I'm back

enjoy

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*Previously on 'the deal'*

"So, what did you do while I was at the Most stupid never going again to that party?" she asks me and I blush immediately, again remembering Harry and the events that happened before.

"Nothing special, watched a movie and went to bed." I lie to her, feeling so guilty and wrong because I never lie to her. I mean, I never did until now. Until Harry showed up.

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I groan as the annoying sound of my alarm rings, making my ears bleed. I try turning it off by pressing the snooze button on my phone only causing my phone to fall on the floor. Why do I even have an alarm on Sundays? I stay in my bed, too lazy to turn the alarm off and listen to the terrible sound of it. I found out while I was still in high school that if you let it ring for half a minute, you get used to it and if you try hard enough, you will manage to fall asleep agin. So that's exactly what I'm doing.

"Will you, please, turn that fucking alarm off?!" Jo screams from her room and instead of being a great friend who should apologise and turn it off while being full of compassion for my hangover friend, I laugh and decide to let it ring for a few seconds.

After I set it off, I walk into the kitchen to feed myself. I take a bowl out from the cabinet and fill it with cereal. While pouring some yogurt on it, I almost fall asleep, my eyelids protesting over staying open.

As I sit at the table with this bowl of delicious food, I grab mu phone to see what's going on in the world. But, mostly to stalk on some people I either hate or like. I realise I've got a text from my mother, which is kinda odd since she rarely texts. She states it's way too complicated for her.

Mother: HEARD YOULL BE VISITING US THIS WEEK! IT WAS ABOUT TIME TO VOME HOME! ANYWAYS, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SWEETIE! XOXO

I can't help but laugh at this poor attempt of my mother to write a text. That is a big step for her, the woman who says 'no' to technology and refuses to use it at any costs. On the other hand, I'm mad at Brian for immediately informing my mum that I'm coming home this week. Now, to explain myself, I like being home and spending some time with my parents, but I hate the conversations that I will most certainly be faced with. Such as, why did you have to leave Brian? When will you settle down, young girl? Education is important, but family is more important and blah, blah.

The thing is, my parents married young, and decided to have kids at that age. My mum was 21 and dad was 23 and he had to take care of mum and I and in the same time run a business. Sometimes I feel sorry for my parents for not having a chance to experience some things young people usually do. As far as I remember, they've never gone on a proper vacation. Not even on their anniversary. And they do deserve it. Despite of the fact that my childhood wasn't so great at some moments and how much pressure they have put on me to become an educated woman who'll be able to have a great life. A life they never had. I will forever be grateful for that.

My parents have no idea of my dream. They have no idea that I, their sweet daughter who's studying to be one of those people sitting in a meeting room with bunch of people seated at the round desk in fancy expensive suits, wants to have her own hotel. I'm pretty sure they'd kill me if I'd told them about it. First my mother would give up on me and my father would be giving me the silent treatment for the rest of my life.

I shake my head to those thoughts and finish my breakfast instead. Since it's Sunday and I don't have much to do today, I decide to do what my religion says. Except of praying and going to church - just rest. It's been a while since I've done that. I decide to have some me time today.