At 11:59 // h.s

Chapter 5

-Harry-

I was walking through campus to get my schedule, when I saw her.

She was standing in line at the dorm kiosk. I immediately walked over to her.

When she saw me, she immediately flashed me a smile.

"Hey Grace," I said and awkwardly waved my hand. I towered over her.

"Hi Harry," she replied.

"So are you a freshman?" I asked

"Yea, this is my first semester!" she exclaimed.

"I'm a sophomore," I said, a little less enthusiastic.

We shared some more awkward small talk for a few minutes, but then I decided I would be bold and I gave her my number. She gave me hers too.

"I'll text you later!" she smiled and walked away.

-Grace-

I can't believe Harry gave me his number! Does he like me? How am I supposed to tell? I need to know!

I struggled to carry all of my luggage and the ginormous packet that had been given to me at orientation.

I pulled out my room key and turned the knob of my new room.

When I opened it up, I was surprised to find a rather spacey room. There was a bed on each side of the room. The two beds were facing opposite of each other and there was a television in the middle, directly across from me.

"Hi! My name's Stacy!" a blonde head poked out of the closet, startling me.

"Hi! My name's Grace," I awkwardly returned.

"So I guess we're roommates!" she was really perky and I instantly liked her.

"Hope you don't mind that I already started decorating in here! When I see a drab environment, it's my instinct to make it pretty! I guess that's why I'm an interior design major." I chuckled at her words.

"I'm an architecture major, so I guess when I see... some wood I...build stuff,"

She laughed at my attempted joke.

We talked for awhile and exchanged numbers. I found out that she's a cheerleader here too. That instantly relieved me, because I was anxious that I wouldn't fit in with the other girls on the squad.

"I'm glad that I got a friendly roommate," she started,"I heard this story from my friend, who's friends with a girl who knows a girl who's sister knows a girl who went to this college in Seattle and got a really mean roommate who like forced her to go to a bunch of sorority parties and ruined her life."

"Omg that's horrible," I replied.

"Do you wanna get pizza or something?" she inquired.

"Sure," I smiled.

-Harry-

After my encounter with Grace, I went to get my schedule. Of course, my classes were scattered throughout the entire campus. I start off at one end of campus, then I go to the other end, then back to the first end. I better save up a lot of gas money and get a parking pass. Hopefully I'll be able to drive rather than walk or bike.

I started to head to my apartment when I ran into the person I wanted to see the least- Louis.

God that idiot pushes my buttons. He's so annoying and he thinks he sooo much better than everyone else. In high school we were mates, but senior year he made it look like I cheated on my girlfriend, which I obviously didn't, and then he stole her from right out under me.

"Well look who it is," that little douche bag said all cockily.

"Get out of my way," I said furiously.

"That isn't a very nice way to talk to your old lad is it?" he chuckled, "I mean, when Sarah came crying to me because you cheated on her-"

I didn't let him finish,"Shut the fuck up! You know that you set me up!"

It took every ounce of self control not to smash his face into the concrete.

"Oh I know that, but she doesn't," he smirked at me and then walked away.

I let my temper get the best of me. I punched the nearest tree, leaving a dent in it, then headed back to my apartment.

-

When I approached the door of my apartment, I found something I never expected to see again. There was a note taped to the door that read:

Guess what Harry? I found you! You can try hiding, but I'll see you at 11:59.

I could feel my face turning as white as a ghost and my heart practically beating out of my chest. That's all that I remember before my knees gave out and my head made contact with the cold, hard concrete floor.