Case Closed (Hariana | H.S & A.G)

Part 26: Sticking Out

"Harry, stop!" I exclaim playfully as I hear him order a bunch of meat from the deli at the grocery store. Every time I think he's done he orders even more stuff. "We don't need that much" I laugh and so does Harry and the girl working behind the counter.

"Alright, I'm sorry!" He chuckles before turning his attention back to the employee. "That's everything" he says politely and she nods her head.

"Okay! You guys are really cute by the way" she says. I don't know why I assume employees and cashiers at the places I shop don't recognize me or Harry, especially the younger ones but when they admit it I always get surprised.

"Thank you! That means a lot" Harry says playfully which makes us all laugh. I'm glad he said something because I've suddenly gotten a lot more uncomfortable.

"Can I get a photo with you two? It's okay if I can't" she says and I shake my head, I know the photos gonna end up on the internet and maybe everything Harry and I say or do in front of her but I know that if I saw someone famous I would want a photo too and would never say no.

"Of course you can, its fine" I smile and I watch as she takes her gloves off and grabs her phone, I'm not sure if she's gonna come out behind the counter but before I figure it out on my own she turns away from us and lifts her phone up and begins to take a selfie with Harry and I in the background. "That was a very clever way to take the photo" I admit which makes her laugh. "Seriously, I never would've thought of that, it's smart" I smile.

"Thank you, I'm so happy right now" she says which is nice. I watch as she hands our food to Harry and we thank her for her help.

"Alright we should probably get out of here before I order more food" Harry jokes and I nod my head in agreement as I playfully pull him away from the deli counter. We continue to walk through the grocery store and now I'm noticing just how many people are stopping, staring, and taking pictures of us. I hate it.

This is so weird and I don't know how to act. I love blending into the background, it's much less pressure, now it feels like people are judging my every move. And it really doesn't help that I'm with Harry. He stands out even more, he's more well known, and I can't help but feel like people are judging us, from how we look together to how turbulent and confusing our relationship is. To the media we're just seen as a young, attractive couple. Our relationship is so black and white, on and off, rumours of cheating and fighting constantly make there rounds, they don't know what it's really like.

"Should I get this or do you think it'll just rot?" I hear Harry ask, pulling me out of my thoughts as I look down at the bag of grapes he's holding out.

"I don't know, I don't think we'd eat them all" I admit and he nods his head as he puts them back. We're going to go and spend a couple of nights at his family's house in Cheshire in two days to visit his family and also attend his family reunion. Crap, I wish I didn't think about that. I'm so nervous for that reunion since there's gonna be so many people there that I've never met. I'm starting to feel kinda sick and just want to get out of here before my anxiety gets any worse. "Hey do you mind if I go sit in the car and you finish up our shopping?" I ask, trying not to look at anyone since they might be looking at me.

"What? Uhm, yeah sure. Are you okay love?" He asks as he gives me his full and undivided attention.

"Yeah, I'm just- I don't know. I'm feeling kinda anxious, I mean I'm not having an attack. I'm just really self aware and uncomfortable" I admit, but I don't want to worry Harry. I don't want him thinking I'm some huge ball of emotion constantly sucking out all off his energy just to keep me at a neutral level. I know how annoying it must be, even if he doesn't admit it. No one wants to deal with that. "You know what? Nevermind, it's fine. I can stay" I say as I shrug off my feelings, I'm so caught up in the moment that it's not that hard to do.