Staring at the ceiling, I kept pondering the things that happened. How a single night changed my life. How my status changed from single to having a sexy boyfriend. Wait! Did I call him sexy? It was a mistake. Don’t think about it. It would had been better if I hadn’t gone to the party last night.
I was in my bedroom, laying on bed while thinking everything. After I accepted to be his girlfriend, I waited for nearly an hour in his room for my dress while Harry was giving me weird looks. It was really an embarrassing situation. When I got my dress, he was so stubborn to move his lazy ass when I asked him to go out of his room as I needed to change my dress. That idiot told he was my boyfriend and it’s totally fine if I change infront of him. How irritating he was?
I ran to the bathroom and changed my clothes. Hell! I literally moved mountains to get out of the house without getting caught by granny. I reached my house and without involving in the talks, I strolled to my bedroom.
My thoughts were interrupted when I heard knock on the door. I stood from the bed, walked to the door and opened it. Anna hurriedly entered into my room, hugging me.
“Thank God! You are safe.”
I locked the door and withdrew her hug. Giving a deadly glare to her, I took the pillow and hit her head.
“Ouch! What was that for?” she shouted rubbing her head.
I kept hitting her saying “I told you to not go. Look at me, I’m Harry’s girlfriend now.”
She held my arm while giving me confused looks. “What? I don’t understand.”
I sat on the bed and put my head between my palms. “I never thought my first boyfriend would be a player like Harry.”
She sat beside me and looked at me with her curiosity filled eyes. “Stella! What happened?”
I told her everything that happened. Listening to me, her face became worried. She held my hand and said “Stella! I’m so sorry. It’s all my fault.”
“It’s not your entire fault. I too have part in this.”
“Stella! I think it’s better if you tell everything that happened to your dad. Hope he forgives you.”
“I can’t. He said he trusts me but I broke it. You know my dad’s anger, right? And I couldn’t stand like a guilty person in front of him.”
Then I told what Harry said about Anna. She gulped in fear when I said he would tell the truth to Anna’s mother. She kept her gaze on the floor and with her actions I could say she was so afraid. She was shaking. With her trembling voice, she spoke “Stella! My mom decided to leave for city after my high school but I convinced her. If she knew it, she would definitely make me stop studying here and would join me in another private college in city. I don’t want to leave Roman. I don’t want to leave this town.”
This sentence was enough for me to not go for second thoughts. I had only one choice. To do what Harry says. I wrapped my hand over her shoulder telling “Anna! Don’t worry. I’ll take care of everything.” I said confidently but deep down I was trembling. We both are scared cats.
She gave a small smile and looked at me worried. “Stella! What does he mean by being his girlfriend? Is it okay for you?”
“No. I’m not okay with it. I don’t want him to be my boyfriend. He said be his girlfriend for few months. He also said he would help in your love on Roman. And I had no choice. So I accepted.”
“I’m sorry. I put you in trouble.”
“It’s okay. What will change about me expect the tag of my name as Harry’s girlfriend. It’s fine for few days.”
She hugged me resting her chin on my shoulder. She then said “But Stella! It would be so exciting to be the girlfriend of hero of our college. Vickie will literally die after she hear it.”
I pushed her and kept hitting her. Is she even serious? She kept shouting at me to not hit her but I didn’t listen. I got tired and fell on the bed. I took my mobile which was on the table behind the bed when I heard the notification sound from it.
“What’s up princess?” – Harry
I let out a sigh looking at it. This guy is irritating as hell. I didn’t reply to this text and kept talking to Anna. After few minutes of talk, Anna and I strolled to the living room. Then she spent few minutes with my mom and left. I walked to my bedroom and my heart skipped a beat when I saw Harry.
“You didn’t reply to my text.” He shouted.
“Shhhh!” I ran to him and put my palm on his mouth to shush him. But the action he did make me beyond furious. He kissed my palm. Immediately I took off my palm and shut the door.
“What the hell, Harry? What are you doing here?” I yelled.
“I texted you but you didn’t reply back. You are my girlfriend. You are supposed to text me back.”
“Being your girlfriend doesn’t mean I’ll do whatever you say.” I raised my eyebrow.
He sat on the bed saying “Come on Stella! It’s me who decides what should be done. Not you.”
I kept looking at him angrily without even blinking. I felt like hitting a rod on his skull.
He continued saying “As you have no experience in being a girlfriend let me tell you few things. When your boyfriend texts you, you should reply back happily and whenever your boyfriend who is me, asks you to go out, you should accept. And the important thing, you shouldn’t tell anyone that I was blackmailing you.”
I crossed my arms while he was telling few stupid things.
“I would never follow these things.”
He stood from the bed and stepped forward crowding me.
“You have to.” He smirked.
“Be a good girlfriend, Stella. Bye for now.” He said and jumped out of the window. Immediately I shut the windows muttering “I should lock the windows always.”
The next day as usual Anna and I went to the college. But it was not normal. Everyone’s stare was at us. No! Their gaze was on me. They kept murmuring about Harry and I. I could clearly hear them. The news spread so quickly. “Harry!” I muttered.
I saw Vickie and her friends giving me angry looks but I ignored them. I walked to my classroom and sat on the chair. Few girls whom I never talked in my life, came towards me. They kept talking things about Harry. I hated it. I never wanted attention in matters like boyfriend, girlfriend or any such things. But here I am. Sitting on the chair as a girlfriend to a player, listening things about him. I feel like killing everyone and stay peaceful.
While I was already irritated with all the things, Harry entered in smirking while looking at me. He and his bloody smirk. I noticed Ben didn’t attend class and it was good for me as I could escape from atleast one person.
After college, I went to dance practice room and saw everyone with their partners giving their names. I saw Rory waiting for me. I waved my hand at him and then walked towards him.
“Hey Rory!” I smiled.
“Stella! I’ve been waiting for you for the past many minutes. You are so late.” He raised his eyebrow.
“Late? It’s the correct time. You missed the class and came early.” I raised my eyebrow.
He laughed at my words and looked at the volunteers. We both walked to them to give the names.
“Stella.” I said my name and a blondie noted it down on the paper.
“Who’s your partner?”
When I was about to say ‘Rory’, an arrogant voice interrupted. “Harry.”
We looked at Harry who stood beside me.
“Your partner name is Harry?” The volunteer asked.
“No. No. Its…”
“What a stupid question. Of course I’m her partner and my name is Harry.”
Rory looked at us confused. Rory and Harry was giving eachother angry looks.
“Who are you man? I’m her partner.” Rory said in a loud voice.
Harry smirked looking at him. “No. You are not her partner, dude. Better go and search for another girl who can match your not so handsome physique.”
Rory’s eyes grew red hearing him. He clenched his fist and took a step forward. Immediately I stood between them and turned to Rory.
“Rory! I… I’m so sorry. Let me handle this.” Saying that I held Harry’s hand.
“We have to talk.” I said angrily while looking at Harry.
“Sure princess.” Harry smirked.
We both strolled out of the practice room. Everyone was looking at us and I was so embarrassed. Though I was so angry at him, I swallowed down my anger.
“Harry! Please. Don’t do this.”
“What? How can you think I will let my girlfriend dance with some other guy?”
“Harry please. I’m begging you. It’s dance. I can’t be a partner with someone whose dance I barely knew. I don’t even know you can dance good or atleast match me.”
“Come on Stella! I dance well. There is no doubt in that. I’m not gonna allow you to be someone’s partner.”
I scoffed listening to him and said “It’s your ego. I told you I would never dance with you. It touched your ego and because of that you are doing this. You will definitely fail me being my partner.” I shouted at his face.
Without saying anything he walked inside the practicing place. He clapped loudly saying “Guys and girls! Could you just give me space to present my dance infront of my girlfriend.”
What the hell! “Harry!” I shouted but he didn’t listen. Everyone walked to the corridors and kept looking at him.
“This is for my girlfriend. My Stella.”
Saying that he stomped his foot and started waving his arm. Everyone started cheering for him and loud music started playing by one of the volunteers. His body was moving in the rhythm. He jumped from the floor and after doing a flip in the air he landed on the floor without even stumbling a bit. Everyone’s mouth dropped wide open looking at him. He then began doing foot movements then floor movements. His dance was making everyone look at him in ‘awe’ sometimes and other times he was making us laugh with his funny steps and expressions.
If I was not angry with him, I would have definitely said he is an awesome dancer. But I won’t tell it now.
He strolled to me and suddenly held my hand, pulling me to him. He twirled me and what the! He was making me dance.
Everyone started shouting looking at us. They all stepped forward and began dancing. Everyone was jumping and dancing along with Harry.
He grabbed my waist and stopped dancing. I looked at him without even blinking.
“I think it’s enough for me to become your dance partner.”
He dragged me to the volunteer who was noting down the names. He said “It’s Harry and Stella.” He then smirked looking at me.
I looked at Rory who was staring at us angrily. I mouthed “Sorry.” to him. Without saying anything he walked away from the room.
“You are my dance partner and we will dance as a pair.” Harry said in a low voice and left the place.