IMPERFECT

CHAPTER 10: THE DISTRACTION

Picture of Isabel to the side...:))

Mary's POV

"I am so happy you agreed for this trip", Harry says in a voice that is barely audible as we drive out of New York towards the camp

"You're happy I agreed or you're happy I agreed to go with you?", I say with a smile on my lips.

"No not that....I mean sure I'm happy to go with you but just that...uh....you agreed to go even if Linda was accompanying Marc"

And that's exactly when my smile widened more. "That is why I agreed you moron", I tell him and that's when realisation dawns on Mr. Harry Miller

"You want to make them break up"

"Nope, that is their lookout. But I want to teach Linda a lesson for taking my brother from me. I want this trip to be her worst trip ever, you get it?"

"He may not get it", Sydney interjects, "but I totally get it and guess what I am in."

Then I look at Harry and man, his look hits me hard. He has a naughty smile on his lips and a mischievous gleam in his eyes, just like the one he had in childhood when he had replaced my apple juice with olive oil. His eyes were dancing with laughter. And I want to keep looking into those naughty but innocent eyes forever.

"Oh....I am so ready for this, let's make this trip fun", Harry's reply drags me out of my thoughts.

I just nod and give him an awkward smile and look at the road; what was I even thinking? 

***

An hour later

"Woodcat Coffee", Harry reads the board of the place where I have pulled up.

"How do you know this place?", he asks as me as the others get out of the car.

"Hmm...", I reply as I look at Marc and Linda together sipping coffee, something about this does not seem right. I am unable to shake this weird feeling I am getting.

Harry snaps his fingers in front of my face and drags me out of my thoughts.

"What", I ask him irritated.

"Just glaring at them won't make them break-up because sorry to inform you Ms. Styles, you are no witch"

I roll my eyes and mumble something like I don't care whereas in my heart I know that I care a lot.

"So I come again, how do you know this place?"

And that was when I looked at him like he had gone completely nuts.

"You're actually asking this question to me? A person who spends more time outside her house than in it"

"Oh ofcourse sorry, should've known, I was just trying to start a conversation", his frown grows as he talks and that just sort of makes me feel awful.

"Fine...ugh...I'm sorry okay? It's just I..."

"You should try to take your mind off things. You need a distraction"

"Hey Mary", I hear someone yell at the other end of the cafe's backyard and there she is, just the person I needed. Isabel White.

 And that is when I wonder if Harry had maybe a fairy godmother watching over him who wants to make everything he speaks possible. As soon as he asked for distraction, there she was. If someone were to ask me who Isabel White is, I'd say she was distraction personified.

However to go for a more normal description, Isabel was my second cousin  but she is as close to me as Marc, Sydney and Maddy. She is smiling broadly and I am probably mirroring her expression. 

Sunlight falls on her blonde hair and makes it look golden but still her hair are no way as beautiful as that lovely twinkle in her eye and the dimples in her cheek as she smiles. And I know that inside her so-called beautiful smile what a prankster she is. That is when she runs up to me over the entire yard, her ponytail bouncing behind her and her shoes getting dirty and splashing dirt everywhere on her way. She literally flies into my arms and  gives me a tight hug and just like that with all eyes on us we do our signature handshake. 

"Hey Isa, long time huh?", Marc intervenes. He gives her an awkward smile, he never really liked her much, said she spoiled me, what absolute rubbish.

"Yes Marcus beeen extremely long", she says with the fakest smile she can muster," Time enough for you to become another f*cking asshole  for Mary as if your parents weren't enough."

And just like that the smile slides off his face. And she says all this with the same fake smile plastered across her face. This is why I love her. The stumpted expression on Marc's face and the one of blatant shock on Linda's just add to the fun. Boy, now I am genuinely happy.

"Isabell!!", Maddy practically yells as she gets down from the car and partially falls on Alec and runs to hug Isa. And then Sydney hugs her and then Alec. Isa is popular that way.

"So people, how's your trip been so far?", Isa asks looking at all of us.

"Boring", Alec answers before anybody then as several people raise eyebrows at him, he justifies saying ,"By Mary's standards."

"I agree", Sydney and Maddy say in unison.

As Isa raises eyebrows at me, I just shrug saying, "Well, I am driving."

"Then I can drive, incase you want to enjoy", Harry buts in.

And all eyes turn to him including Isa's. Oh man, I had texted her about him asking me out, she's going to kill him.

"And you are?", she asks him skeptically.

"Harry Miller"

Her eyes widen to size of saucers and her smirk gives way to a laugh, a proper good-natured laugh. Then she smiles broadly at him.

"Oh", she says and my heart sinks. Yes, she's not going to kill him, she's going to let Marc do that. Just perfect.

"So you are the guy who had the guts to ask Mary Styles out?"

 Dead silence. That's what followed her revelation. People who knew were shocked at the public announcement and others who didn't know were well, shocked.

That was when I heard the sound of paper being crumpled and from the corner of my eye I saw Marc throw his coffee and crumple his paper cup and glared straight at Harry and that's when his eyes fell on me and I gave him a sadistic smirk and when our eyes met, and my eyes clearly sent him a message which he perhaps read, You're not the only one, douchebag! 

But the weirdest thing was that Linda looked angrier than Marc. Scratch that, she looked downright furious and if looks could kill, I would have died in the most brutal way today.

Then as the crowd shook away their confusion, there was a series of whistles and cheers. Great, just great. I would be  the talk of the town now, a topic of gossip. Something I particularly hated. I could kill Harry Miller for this but somehow I knew he would show me his cute puppy eyes and manage to get away with this too.

I looked at him beside me and guess what he didn't look half as irritated as me. Infact, he was blushing and giving that cute smile of his with his dimples showing which apparently vanishes when I raise my eyebrows at him.

"Uh....w-well, wh-who is she?", is all he manages to stammer out under my scrutinizing gaze.

I just roll my eyes and mumble something that sounds a lot like jingle bell and not Isabell. I am just angry. Why was he smiling? Was this a popularity stunt for him? 

And that was when I walked away.

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A/N: Hey guys!! A new chapter for you people! this is where the road trip part starts and let me tell you its going to be a loong trip.

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