A Lost Object [h.s]

Chapter 56

Aurora

"This is Elijah, my childhood friend. He's going to be attending Harvard this semester with us. Elijah, this is my best friend Aurora."

"It's nice to meet you, princess."

I laughed at the Sleeping beauty reference. It was a common thing people always pointed out when they hear my name. "Like wise Elijah."  

"I am so glad you guys have met! Once this semester is over, this summer is going to be a movie."

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"What'd you think of Elijah?" I looked up from my criminology book only to see Odyssey grinning at me

"What do you mean?"

"Exactly what I said."

"He's a nice guy. I like him."

"Like, like him like him, cause if so I can definitely set you up girl you just say the word." 

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Finals week was officially over. Graduation was in four weeks. Ecstatic doesn't even come close to how I was feeling to have finally completed university. Odyssey and I have not spoken in almost a week. She was avoiding me. It's like she didn't want to face me at all.  It was never like that with us. I wanted to know what's going on with her so we can fix the issue and get past it. That is impossible to do since she barley even speaks two words to me anymore. It was weird if I'm being quite honest.

Whenever I showed up at her dorm I would only come face to face with Zayn. Even he was in on whatever it was they got going on. He would say Odyssey wasn't in her dorm. Of course I knew he was lying. Eventually I stopped trying too hard. She would come to me when she was ready.

And as for Harry, I don't know where we stand anymore honestly. Everything is confusing. He has taken me out for driving lessons a few times. Even when I told him I didn't want to wreck him car, he insisted, reassuring me that it's okay if I did. Luckily nothing of the sort happened, but then there were days where he would be closed off and not speak. It's like we were back at the start all over again. Other times we would talk for hours, but of course he had his days where he felt the need to lash out for some odd reason.

I did what I thought was best for everyone in moments likes these. Back off and give them space and time. That's how I would've wanted things handled if it were me going through such emotions. It's also been a week since I last seen Harry. I've just been on my own, doing what I can to avoid my mother and stay preoccupied at the same time.

I was currently reading through the journal Harry gave me. It was filled with beautiful poetry and questionable drawings. I closed the book and put it in my drawer at the sound of a knock at my door. I didn't want my mother finding it. Who knows what she'll do. Although I doubt it was her, she never knocks.

"Come in"

Odyssey came in through the door, kicking off her shoes, making her way to the bed. "Hi my love, how's it going?"

"Good. And you?"

She shrugged her shoulders, letting out a loud sigh. "It's been a rough two weeks in all honesty. Everything seems to be falling apart."

I stood up from my chair walking over to the bed and laid down next to her. "How do you mean?"

"Zayn and I broke up."

"What, why?"

"Who knows. It wasn't my fault though, that much I can tell you. You know I don't back down when an argument strikes and once I get heated there is no stopping me, he didn't seem to understand that."

Although she does have quit a mouth on her I doubt it was her fault for their break up. It could've possibly been a misunderstanding. Zayn and Odyssey both were willful. It's not hard to believe that he wasn't backing down from an argument with Odyssey.

"It doesn't matter anyways. I think I'm ready to focus on myself from now on. We're going to be going off to law school soon enough, that's all the stress I need in one lifetime."

I nodded in agreement. We laid in silence for a while. I didn't want to upset Odyssey, but I wanted to know what her deal with Harry was. It has been eating at me for some time. She was supportive from the start, way before I even was and suddenly her mindset had changed.

"Are you ready to talk about what happened in your dorm room last week?"

She took a deep breath in and out, nodding right after. "I saw Harry three days before. We had a chat and he said a lot of things I was not okay with."

"Like what?" My heart was beating rapidly against my chest as I got anxious.

"Some I wouldn't want to repeat, others you wouldn't want to hear. It's not worth it. He's not worth wasting your life on Aurora. He isn't ready to love. He isn't ready for commitment. I'm sure someday he will be, but do you really want to wait around for someone like that? You need to have a talk with your mother and get yourself out of this marriage."

"What did he say Odyssey?"

"Please just trust me on this one Aurora. You are too pure to be hurt by words of someone so irrelevant to your life. I won't let that happen."

I always trusted Odyssey with everything, this wasn't any different. "My mother is never going to hear me out about this."

Another knock at the door cut our conversation short. Harry walked into the room, his eyes wandered the room before landing on Odyssey and I. He and Odyssey held eye contact for a few seconds before his eyes landed on me once again.

"Hey" I said in hopes to break the awkward silence.

"Hey. Can I talk to you?"

"Sure." I nodded. Harry pursed his lips, looking between Odyssey and I once again.

"Privately?"