My Saviour [h.s.]

Chapter 17

In less than thirty minutes, we arrived the tube and there weren't that much people, so I guess this is the perfect hour to go here. Harry lead us towards the real entrance of the tube but I told him that we really didn't have to go underground.

"Then, why did we go here if we don't have to?" Harry asked and ran his hands down his face in utter frustration.

"For that." I said and tucked a strand of my hair that went everywhere because of the wind around us.

I pointed at the sign above the stairs. It's something that people go through everyday to get to work, so I think it's pretty consequential compared to other signs.

He looked at where I was pointing and sent him a small smile when he turned to me again. I didn't want him to get through all of this but Mrs. Langford paired him with me, so I didn't really have a choice.

"Fine. But...let's maybe wait till there aren't that much crowd." He said and leaned back against the pole next to him, his bright eyes scanning our surroundings by degrees. 

"Okay," I said and stood a few feet away from her, looking at the people who pass in and out of the tube.

I have never been in a tube before. I had no idea what it felt like to be there, nor how the trains sounds like when they take off. My mum always promised me to take me there when she got the chance but it unfortunately never happened. The thought suddenly made my day prosaic. I shook my head and took my mind off of her because I knew that'll just make me feel out of it.

I turned to Harry when I thought of that. He was looking at the floor while he was still leaning his shoulder on the pole, his eyebrows furrowed as if he was in a really deep thought. I took a quick photo, hoping he wouldn't notice. I was glad when he didn't because he didn't look up as soon as I pulled the camera down. I looked at what I captured and tilted my head on the side as I analysed it. It was actually not that bad. With the people passing through in front of him to get to the tube and the signs above them on view, it made it look aesthetically pleasing. I might use this on one of my projects.

After a few minutes of waiting, around seven fifteen, there weren't that much people anymore, so I stood up from the bench I was sitting on and approached Harry, who was talking to a guy I don't know. I waited for their conversation to finish before really approaching him.

"See you soon, man," Harry said to the man as he made his way towards the tube. His mood changed over time, I guess. He didn't have the same frown on his face like before, so I guess that was a good thing.

"You ready?" I asked him, raising an eyebrow.

He sighed and nodded. "Yeah." He said and pulled his coat on.

"How do you, um, turn the flash on this?" I asked him timidly.

He walked towards me and did something before handing it back to me. "Tell me what I have to do, Mia." He said as he walked towards the stairs.

"Just walk down to the landing." I said, pointing at the end of the stairs.

He did as told and I walked towards the top of the stairs with the camera in my hands. "What now?" He asked.

"Just a second." I said and pulled the camera to my eyes. "Walk up in a normal tread." I instructed.

I took as much as photo as I can while he did so. I liked the way his hands were stuffed in the pockets of his coat.

"Look up a bit." I said when he's halfway up.

He obliged and sighed when he finally reached me. "Is that okay?" He asked.

I nodded. "Yeah. They're perfect." I said while looking through the photos. I'm just gonna pick from them later on. "I just have to take a closer picture of these signs." I pointed at the signs above the stairs.