Mint [H.S.]

5

All Comes Down - Kodaline 

"I see in my soul, that you were lying to me... I am so alone tonight and it's heartbreaking."

ISABELLA 

Breathe in, breathe out. 

The concept of breathing was so simple. It came second nature to every living creature. No second thoughts went into it. Without breathing we would lose the inability to live. Life would slip out of our fingers. Yet with each day that passed by with Harry away, the simple task of breathing became too difficult to handle. 

Breathe in... Breathe out... Breathe in... Breathe out. 

This had become my mantra. With each labored inhale was an equally strained exhale. It was a constant battle of fighting back tears and biting back bile. It was a marvel... a complete mystery... that my body was still able to produce tears. I had thought that I'd be out of them by now and that my tiresome tear ducts would be dry. 

The world down below kept up with it's day. It was a hustle of cars and pedestrians making their way through the crowded streets. Each person that past was unaware of the pain my heart was dealing with. They were simply unaware that I was up here alone, replaying the moments spent up on this rooftop. They didn't know that I was longing for the man that I cared too deeply for. They didn't know about the tears that fell down my cheeks or the sharp pain in my chest because my heart was breaking. Nobody knew about it... and I didn't expect them to. 

Wrapped up in a thick blanket, I stared blankly out and into the London skyline. The lawn chair that I was sat in was uncomfortable. The sun was too blazing hot but I was still cold. Siting on the rooftop of my apartment building, good memories flood back into my memory. The memories of Harry and I up on this roof were some of my best. Maybe I was a masochist. As painful as it was to relive the good of our lost relationship, I couldn't stop myself for doing so.

"Baby, baby, baby..." He laughs, shaking his head in amusement. His curls bouncing around and over his face. "You're going to fall off the roof if you keep dancing like that." 

I ignore him as I sway around like a maniac, dancing to the sweet sounds that filled the open air.  I hold onto my summer dress, bare feet hitting the brick ground. Harry lips twitch into a stretched out grin, his hands reaching out and grabbing hold of me. His green eyes bore into me, his dimpled grin killing me slowly.

"Dance with me?" I ask, swaying my body back and forth. 

"Mm, you know I don't dance," he chuckles.  

"Nobody's watching," I sing, wrapping my arms around his neck, my feet landing on his boot clad feet. His arms hold tightly to my waist, bringing me in closer to him. 

"Fine..." he says, his voice raspy in tone. We dance slowly to a fast paced song, completely entranced by our bodies moving together in sync. His minty cologne takes over my every sense, ravishing over me. 

Harry sings along to the words, his voice cracking here and there. It's not perfect but still beautiful to me. I can't help but wish that this moment won't end and that we can stay like this forever...

- 

"Iz," Jaz calls my name. Her worried voice was nothing but familiar. Her light blue eyes were clouded with a layer of worry. "I made you some soup." She set's the tray on the bed. A white ceramic bowl filled with a light orange substance. "Carrot..." 

"You made it?" I ask her skeptically, knowing that she wasn't one to cook. 

"I pressed the start button on the microwave. Close enough," she laughs lightly.