Lolita (h.s) ON HOLD

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I woke up with a crook neck and a painful abdomen. Luna laid in a deep sleep beside of me, breathing slowly and steadily. The deep crease between her eyebrows showed that she was distressed, probably after Harry's news. I walked to the bathroom and sat down on the toilet. A dark stain on my panties told me that I was infact, on my period. That spoke for my abdominal pain, another week of torture.

Periods were horrible for me and changed my course completely. I didn't eat or sleep well, usually resulting in a large sum of pills for me to take. I took a shower, took care of my needs and walked to the kitchen. I made myself some cereal and a piece of toast, eating them quickly and cleaning up.

I walked over to the sink and cleaned off my plate. I put my leftover cereal in the bin, scraping it onto the pile of rubbish in our bin. On top of the pile was a single, red rose. Now covered in milk, it was full of life. Green stem, erect thorns and not a petal missing. I took it out of the bin and washed it off in the sink. When did we get this? I'm sure Luna wouldn't get just one simple rose.

I shrugged and got a coffee cup, filled it with water and placed the rose in it, I didn't want it's beauty to die. My cramps were getting worse and it was only the first day of my period, it would only get more worse. I'd have to take a visit to the pharmacy, get some paracetamol for my pain and maybe a bar of chocolate which I craved so badly.

I grabbed my wallet and took out a twenty, that'd be enough. Our local pharmacy was just around the corner, I could walk there easily. I took the house key off the kitchen counter and put it into my back pocket as well as the twenty dollars.

The breeze was cool but refreshing, not cold enough to make me shiver. The pharmacy was open as usual and was warm, the heaters filling the air. I walked to the medication aisle and grabbed the cheapest pack of paracetamol I could find. I still had money left over, enough for a pack of tampons and chocolate. I walked to the toiletries aisle and grabbed a pack of tampons, looking down at my feet.

A dark shadow stood infront of me. I recognised those boots, black and sharp, like Ha- Harry! I looked up quickly to see Harry staring intently at the rack of.. condoms infront of him. He grabbed each pack, reading the back before putting it back. He took a pack of what seemed to be Magnum XL condoms off of the shelf. Was he really that large? He had to be exaggerating.

Harry sighed and put the pack under his arm, turning in my direction. His eyes widened when he saw me. Shit.

"Lolita?" He asked, smirking and looking down at the pack of tampons in my hand. "Period huh? Turns out they suck..real bad." Harry's smirk deepened and he winked, before walking over to me. "H-Hey.." I said awkwardly, avoiding eye contact with Harry and his dimpled smirk. "Yeah, they do suck..real bad."

Harry smirked, before directing his head infront of him, telling me to walk towards the counter. I did so, walking quickly before quickly scanning their vast array of chocolates. I grabbed a Lindt bar and put my items on the counter, smiling at the cashier. "That'll be eighteen dollars seventy ma'am."

Before I could take the money out of my pocket, Harry swooped infront of me and took out his card. "I'll be paying for the young lady." My eyes widened, as wide as saucers. "What? No, no, I'll pay thankyou." I took out the twenty and handed it to the lady. Harry swatted my hand and handed the lady his card, smiling his winning smile.

The cashier looked confused, even more confused than I was. "Uh.. Who's paying?" She stammered. Harry and I said "Me!" in unison, making me roll my eyes and let out a puff of air. The lady smiled at me and took my money, directing her eyes away from Harry. I looked out of the corner of my eye, Harry looked pissed, beyond angry. He was balling his fists until his knuckles turned white.