Don't let me go?

Chapter 23

Candice's POV

I finally reached school, but it felt so weird today not having Harry to greet me morning with his dimpled smile. The day didn't seem to have kick started on an enthusiastic note. But I better get used to it if I want to get out of this week without going crazy.

I met Niall in the locker room. He had this huge smirk on his face which totally read "I know your secret and I'll be teasing you forever now."

"Hey Candice. Did your butterflies let you have a good sleep last night?" He teased me.

"Shut up Niall. Don't tease me. Besides, half of then have been murdered because Harry is going to Sydney for a week or more." I explained to him.

"What? He ran away from you so soon? What did you say to him? Hahahaha." He was laughing by now.

Trust me, Niall is probably the only person who enjoys his own jokes more than anyone else. He would laugh at himself even if no one else does. He is a pure self entertainer. I'm sure he practically has a world of his own in his mind.

"Ha Ha Ha. Very funny Niall." I mocked.

"Anyway, he's away because his grandma is sick. So he needs to visit her." I explained further.

"Ohh I'm so sorry. I hope she gets better soon." He said.

"Yeah, hopefully she will."

With this we walked towards our respective classes. The classes were so boring today or maybe they've always been this boring. The only difference was, there was no Harry today, to entertain me through them.

Gosh stop thinking about him!!! I mentally slapped myself.

The class ended and it was break time. Niall was waiting for me outside my class. He took me to the canteen.

"Come Candice, I'll introduce you to Louis' group." He said.

"Umm, it's okay Niall."

"Ohh c'mon Candice. You'll definitely like them." He insisted, so I went.

"Heyyy Candice. How are you?" Louis greeted me in an unusual loud voice.

"Hey Louis. I'm good. How are you?" I responded.

"I'm good too. Anyway meet my girlfriend Eleanor and my best friends, Zayn, Perrie, Danielle and Christina."

"Hey Candice." Eleanor greeted me with a warm smile.

"Hey dollface." That was Zayn, which was unusual. He met me for the first time and had a nickname for me already.

"Hey Candice." Perrie greeted me with a big hug.

I exchanged words of introduction with all of them.

This was for the first time I talked to the seniors but they made me feel comfortable and they seemed genuinely nice to me.

It was then, that my cell phone beeped. It was a text from Harry which read,

"Bye Rose. The flight is about to take off. Take care of yourself. I'll miss you."

I replied,

"Bye Harry. Have a safe flight. I'll miss you too."

Harry's POV