Its been three weeks since Harry and i shared that kiss and now i was standing in his lounge room pacing. Ever since that night i couldnt stop thinking about it. I had gone through possibilities in my head wondering whether or not to tell him. I stopped mid stride when i bumped into Harry himself.
"Alisa, whats going on? You've been pacing my lounge room since we got back from school." That was true, i had been pacing since then. Harry had said he was going up to have a shower and thats when i had started pacing.
"Huh?...Oh. Nothing." I hadnt myself convinced, nor him. He looked at me disbelieving and looked at me expectantly. I wasnt ready to tell him and i wasnt planning to anytime soon either.
"I just have a lot of...homework?"
"Nope, thats not it. Liss you know you can tell me anything. We've been best friends since kindergarden and you practically live here. Now whats going on." Harry said looking at me with concern on his face. He was a very sensitive guy. Especially when it came to the people closest to him.
"I..Well...Its hard to explan." I said not knowing at all what i was saying.
"Try your best Liss." Was all he said as he guided me to the couch and sat on his lap. I rested my head on his shoulder and he rubbed my arm soothingly.
"Ok. Now tell me whats on your mind." He said softly, still rubbing my arm. I let out a big sigh and told him what i could without giving too much away.
"Well...I like someone...I have for a while now and I have only realised just recently how much he actually means to me. I've known him for quite a while, but i dont want to tell him because Im worried that I'll ruin the relationship I have with him." By that point I looked up to Harry to see what looked like confusion and a hint of...jealousy? Now Im confused. He didnt say anything for a while. In fact he didnt say anything at all. He just kept rubbing my arm and started humming softly. Soon he was singing. Just like he had all those times in the past. He was singing one of my favourite songs.
"You can count on me like 1 2 3, I'll be there, and I know when I need it I can count on you like 4 3 2, and you'll be there....Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah...." This time when he sung it to me it seemed different. Like it fit. Letting me know, that everything would be alright, that maybe i could tell him how i really felt. But if i did, I didnt want to do it now. I didnt want to ruin this moment. I looked back up at him and gave a small smile. He returned it and kept singing softly.
Not long after my semi confession, it was time for Harrys next performance. Again his mum, Anne, Beth and I went with him. This time we sat in the audience, close to the front row. He looked so good up on stage, it suited him to a tee, like he was made for the stage. As i was watching him and the rest of the boys in his group perform Beth nudged me. I turned to see her grinning slightly. Her and Harry had the same grin. It was kind of cute.
"What?" I whispered loudly so she could hear me.
"Whats going on with you and my little brother?" Yes, Beth was older than Harry. By two years. Harry and I were both 17 and Beth was 19.
"Nothing?" I replied.
"Ha! Yeah right. Alisa, im not stupid i see the way you look at each other. Its not like you used to look at each other. Theres something else there. I mean i've seen you before both look at each other like that. Just not at the same time like you do now. Now spill girly." I was still facing the stage watching Harry perform and he winked at me, I grinned back, then i heard "See what i mean?" Beth. I rolled my eyes and turned to face her.
"Can we talk about this later, please?" I asked not wanting to talk about it right now.
"Ughhh fiiiine...Dont think you'll be getting out of this one Alisa Page." As Beth said that i turned to her and laughed. She had been like an older sister to me ever since Harry and I became friends. We didnt hang around together too often, but when we did we spoke about anything and mucked around, just like any sisters would. Thats one thing i gained when i became friends with Harry, because im an only child. I was lucky to have such great people around me all the time such as Harrys family.
