lovestruck {F.W}

Chapter 14

HARPERS POV
I'm not sure how long we've been sitting on the roof top of this ice cream place but it feels like hours.
"pretty great right?" he says as he looks up at the sky, my head is resting on his shoulder.
"yeah it is" i say breathlessly.
"you know what's even better? the sun is setting, and you're right here by my side"
a song clicks in my head and i hum the tune quietly, he doesn't catch on.
the sun is setting?! i have to go now!!
"I'm sorry josh this has been lovely but I have to go, i need to go! like now, right now!" i stand up wobbling slightly but he grabs my wrist.
"no please stay" he looks up at me, his blue eyes sparkling perfectly as the sun hits them.
surely a couple more minuets won't harm, will it?

RIVERS POV
do you ever just lie in bed and think about everything that's going on. a couple months ago, i was terrified to audition, and today? well today I had my first kiss with finn wolfhard. crazy right? i sigh happily and climb out of bed and dance over to the mirror on the table. my mind flashes back to how finn was dancing to music, miming into a hair brush. i smile at myself in the mirror, my cheeks rosy. and i start to comb out my dark hair. we finished quite early today, we always do on Mondays. i quietly hum taylor swifts 'love story' smiling like a crazy person.
"river, harper? what do you girls want to eat? is harper up there river? i think she went straight to her room"
i skip to her room and knock before entering.
"Harper you would not believe what happened today" i giggle to myself. but I peer in to find her bed perfectly made, her dressing table makeup scattered about, and no sign of her school bag and books. it's clear she was here earlier but it doesn't look like she's come back. i look at the clock, 8:45pm. i panic. "mum? mum!" I call frantically,
"what! are you hurt?" She comes running up the stairs, "River!!"
"it's harper!" i cry, "she's not back mum and it's so dark! what if she's lost? what if she tried to meet me but got lost? oh mum she was supposed to be back hours ago"
"right now let's calm down, don't get in such a state, well find her, i promise okay? as soon and mark gets back we'll take the car-"
no we need to go now
"no mum we have to go now, she's lost, I know it! i should've walked with her to school, it's a new place" im talking so fast but struggling to breathe.
"now do not blame yourself okay? you had to get to set" my mum shakes me shoulders gently, it's as if she's shaking me to wake me from a dream, only I'm not dreaming, harper isn't here for real. it's more of a nightmare.
I've panicked so much, i could just ring her phone! i dial the number, my hands shaking.
"oh mum she's not answering!!"
there's a slam of a car door and we both dash outside.
"we need the car now" i shove past mark and jump in the passenger seat.
"let's go back to the school first okay?"
we start the engine and speed off, leaving a very bewildered mark behind.

HARPERS POV
"not really, it's always been me, my older sister madeline she's 18, my mom and dad" im trying my best to find out more about him, including this brother that he doesn't care to mention.
"so you're from Brooklyn you say?" i smirk at him.
"yep" he throws the ice cream spoon down to the floor.
"how did you find out about this place?" i ask curious
"a couple friends own this place so i just helped my self and decided to look around, it's beautiful for photography too" i smile
"yeah it is"
i feel my phone vibrate in my pocket. I've tried to ignore it the best I can but it's not working. i look and see about 500 missed calls from river and about 20 messages. maybe that's over exaggerating a bit.
"crap" i mumble.
"what is it?" he asks, drawing circles on the top of my hand.
"i really have to go, have you seen the time?? it's 9:00 PM!!" rivers mum is gonna kill me, and river. i really need to leave.
we clamber down and he pulls me into a hug. my head rests perfectly in the crook of neck when I'm tiptoeing. i breathe in deeply, taking in his scent. a car screeches and speeds by us. we jump apart.
"get in loser!" a blonde haired boy called he has many tattoos and has a cigarette on his mouth, "hey whose this? call me sometime yeah?" he winks at me and I screw up my face, the car reeks of alcohol.
i turn to josh who looks extremely nervous. is he going to get in the car?
"have you been drinking?" i call over
"yeah, you could say that ginge" i cringe all over, that's one of my pet hates, being called 'ginge'.
"gross" i comment back
"oi snooty over here, bet she's never drank in her life" he grins at me.
"leave off tom" a smaller boy sitting in the back calls, he smiles, a genuine smile at me, i smile back but he looks very familiar, like I've seen him before but i haven't and I can't place my finger on it.
"i have actually!" i lie, well i don't know if you class 4% alcohol as that but he doesn't have to know.
"you shut your mouth jack" he sneers back at the boy.
the boy is obedient and clamps his mouth shut, sticking his nose back in his book and pushing up his glasses.
"ill see you tomorrow?" josh calls as he jumps in the back and the car speeds off.
i sigh happily and begin the walk home.