A Lost Object [h.s]

Chapter 26

Aurora

I quickly tried to scribble down all the notes on the screen before the professor switched to another slide. I groaned in frustration because of not getting everything but still continued to write down the next slide and the next and the next until class was finally over. I gathered my things, always being one of the last people to leave the room. I walked to the deans office and stood by the door.

I was waiting for Odyssey who was having a meeting with the dean about all her missed classes. She was trying to figure out a way to graduate this year without having to take extra classes before the sememster ended and pay more money then she already was. Hopefully the dean accepts her excuse as to why she missed all those classes.

The dinging of my phone brought me back from my thoughts. It was weird, I never got messages. Mostly because the only people I interacted with were Odyssey. I usually only get messages from my parents, Odyssey, Odysseus, and ocassionly Promethus who would just check up on me.

Retrieving my phone from the pocket of my sweater, my eyes scanned over the message, which was from Harry, oddly. We never texted. There was only one time, actually twice. The first time was when I asked him for a favor, and the second time he texted me goodnight after he had kissed me on the balcony. I never replied back to him since.

Harry: I'll be waiting in the lot

I read and re-read the message with confusion until it finally hit me. I remember back to last night when my mother called me into her room to tell me that Harry and I would be spending everyday, literally, every single day together until the day of the wedding. It was her idea of us getting closer and learning more about eachother before we get married. I wasn't going to go through with it. I didn't think Harry actually would either. Suddenly the door to the deans office flew open. A smiling Odyssey walked out, closing the door after her.

I decided not to reply to the text, putting the phone back in my pocket. "What'd she say?"

"I have to take two other classes at MACC in order to get all the credits I need." She says.

"Community College? Won't it cost more?" I asked her

"$2,000 more for both classes, it's also during summer semster. Not at all that bad I guess. I'll still be gratuating with my class. We're going to walk the stage together like we've always dreamed." Odyssey gives me a big smile. I guess that isn't horrible. I mean $2,000 is no joke, but it could be worse. The summer semster is only two sessions, it won't be as long as the spring and fall semsters.

"That's great. Only two more months and we will finally be done with University Odyssey, I can't wait." I sighed happily.

"Yeah but we still have law school to complete, the struggle is far from over my love."

"No the struggle isn't over for me. You don't have to go to law school you just choose to." I remided her.

She bumed her hip with mine, almost knocking me into passing people at the sudden movemnt.

"I want to go to law school. I want to be a lawyer and a social worker, I found an easy way to be both so why not jump at the oppurtunity right? I'll be your divorce lawyer or your social worker when you want to adopt. I'm going to do it all Aurora. We're going to be so wealthy, me and you. We are going to move to Palm Beach Florida, buy the biggest house they own down their, it's going to be a mansion right on the beach. 12 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms. It's going to be three levels so you and Harry of course and your mini yous can take the first and second floors. Me, I'll take the third half. Eventually one day I guess i'll settle down, but until that day comes it'll just be me. Without your mother of course. We are going to be living the dream while also making the world a better place with our PhD's and SJD's. It's going to be good Aurora, I can feel it."

Odyssey always dreamed big when it came to our future after university and law school. She has this crazy idea that we will be rich, living in a mansion in Palm Beach. I doubt it honestly. I know it's very cliche but I also like to dream. I wish things were that easy. I wish I could move to Florida, living in a big mansion with Odyssey. I wish life was just that simple. It's not though. There are obstacles and even without those obstacles things won't get any easier. I don't want to marry Harry. I had my future set without him before life happened.  I don't want to have kids with him. I don't want to love him. I want to find love in my own terms when the time is right. That could be four to six years from now. Not this soon. I want to find love when I can feel like loving again. Without any guilt, without any doubts, without any regrets. My parents took that freedom from me when they arranged me to marry Harry Styles.

"Stop second guessing me and doubting our future Aurora, it's going to happen. The three of us had this all planned out since we were nineteen. We can't back track now. We are so close. I promise you Aurora, you will be happy again. And one day you will come to love Harry without any regrets, guilt or doubts as you say. Even if it's not in a romantic way. He is a part of your life now."

I turned to look at Odyssey as we stopped in front of her car. "What if I can never come to love him Odyssey? What then? I would've wasted half of my life being married to a person who wasn't right for me at all. I don't want to waste my life. It's too short, I have so much more to live for."

She pulled me into a hug. "I won't let that happen. I promise. Now go on, he's waiting." Odyssey nodded her head towards Harry's car that was parked three cars away. I let out a sigh, hugging her back quickly before making my way over to the white car.