Colorful (H.S) | ✔️

19

Life is full of uncertainty. For example, not knowing when Harry's coming back.

Winter break is approaching, and my mom decides to plan a small trip for us. My sister is super excited, considering she gets off school.

We decide to go drive up to Chicago. One of my uncles owns a cabin up there, in the suburbs. Since it's winter, it's starting to snow.

I love the snow. I've always wanted to see it, but never got the chance.

I made sure to call off work as soon as we figured out. We're only going for a week because my mom can't afford to miss too much work.

We pack our bags and drive up. My poor mom. She's the only one who can drive. Having my license would be helpful right now. I see her struggling to stay awake, stopping for coffee multiple times. 

When we arrive at the cabin, I'm a little disappointed. There's no snow at all.

The view itself is beautiful. There's a lake in the back, which would be so fun to swim in if it wasn't freezing.

We unpack the car and load our luggage into our selected rooms. Lucky for us, Lily and I don't have to share a room!

My mom turns on the fireplace and we watch half of a movie before we decide to head to bed. 

I send Harry a goodnight text then close my eyes.

~~~

Thud. Thud. Thud.

My sleep is disturbed by the repetitive sounds that play outside my room.

I grab a robe and slippers and go out to find the source. 

Hunched over is a beautiful blond. He's wearing a thin plaid shirt, jeans, and winter boots. I notice he's chopping wood.

"Excuse me," I call out. He looks up at me and freezes. "Hi, yeah. You see that cabin?" I point to the building that's 10 feet away. "That's where I'm staying right now with my family and we'd appreciate if you didn't chop your damn wood at 7 am." 

He stands still and doesn't respond.

"Oh shit, do you not speak English? Sorry! Why the fuck am I apologizing, he couldn't understand me anyway." I ramble on.

"I speak English," he chimes in. "I'm Clyde. I uh work for these cabins. I chop the firewood." He reaches out his hand for me to shake.

"Oh. Hi, I'm Ellie. This is my uncle's cabin, but we're spending the week here." I gesture to the house once again. "So anyway, it would be great if you could not be loud so early."

He smiles and nods. "Got it ma'am. How does 9 am sound?"

"Sounds like my alarm hasn't gone off yet. Try noon?" I tease while making my way back into the warm house. I hear his chuckles as I leave him behind. 

I immediately rush to Lily's room and wake her up. "Lil, you have GOT to see this guy," I whisper harshly.

She groans but I pester her until she wakes. We both peep out the window to see the hot blond pack up his supplies.

"It's not my birthday, but thanks for the cake!" Lily squeals when he bends over. I laugh and playfully nudge her. 

Wow, he's hot. 

~~~

12 pm hits and sure enough, hot blond reappears.

"Whatcha girls looking at?" My mom asks, holding a mug tightly. She comes over to the window and sees Clyde. "Well hello there, who's that?"