With all the thoughts I kept smiling. I took out my cell phone and called Anna.
“Anna!” I shouted.
“Whoa! What happened?” She asked.
“I’m coming to your house.” Saying that I ended the call. I strolled to her house and with in few minutes I reached. Excitedly I entered in the house and saw Anna eating popcorn. Her mom might not be there.
“Anna!” I shouted taking a seat beside her.
“What happened?”
My cheeks became red while thinking about Harry. I was finding words to tell how I feel about him to Anna.
“Stella! Is everything okay?” Anna narrowed her eyebrows.
“I…” I cleared my throat and said “I want to be Harry’s real girlfriend.”
“What do you mean?”
I let out a sigh and said “I love Harry.”
Hearing my sentence, Anna dropped her popcorn looking at me with widened eyes.
“You what?” She asked in extreme shock.
“Yes. I love Harry. I’ve been loving him for the past many days but I was so stupid to not notice it.”
“W-wait! Love? Are you sure? Um… I mean in my case I developed feelings for Roman, then crush then I realized it’s love. But you… you didn’t even say you have crush on him or feeling something for him. Okay tell me. When did you fall for him?”
I didn’t know when I fall for him. From when I started loving him. All I knew was getting irritated by his stupid talks and crazy actions. I smiled thinking about the moments I spent with him.
“I don’t know. Maybe the day when I had to hate him, is the day I fell for him.” I said it thinking about the incident that happened on Jessie’s birthday.
“What?”
“Um… nothing. Leave it.”
“Okay, What about Harry?” Anna asked.
“I don’t know Anna. But I guess he too feel something for me. I can clearly see it in his eyes.”
Anna nodded in response listening to me. She hugged me saying “I think Harry too loves you else why would he always stick around you and force only you to be his girlfriend? Harry is a good guy with strange actions. Guess you will be happy with him.”
I smiled and became silent. Anna asked pulling me out from the hug. “Did you tell this to Harry?”
“No. Not yet.”
“What are you waiting for? Tell him.” Anna shouted.
“I’ll meet him tonight and tell that I want to be his real girlfriend. I wonder what his reaction be if I confess it.” I laughed.
While we were talking, I got a call from my mom.
“Mom? I’m at Anna’s house. Told you, didn’t I?”
“Stella! Come home. Abigail and Harry is here.”
“I… I’m coming.” Saying that I cut the call.
I told Anna that they were at my house. Anna and I walked to my home. I noticed Harry’s car parked outside. We both entered in and saw Harry and Granny sat on the sofa talking to my parents.
Looking at me, granny stood from the sofa and came towards me. She hugged me saying “Stella! I’m gonna miss you, definitely.”
I withdrew her hug and looked at her with a questioning face.
“We will be back after twenty days or more. I’m definitely gonna miss my Stella.” She said looking at me.
What? Are they leaving right now? Anna and I looked at eachother in shock. I saw Harry who was already gazing at me.
“I thought you will be leaving tomorrow.” I said switching my gaze between granny and Harry. “You didn’t tell me?” I said looking at Harry.
Harry stood from the sofa saying “Come on! It’s not a big deal. We decided it yesterday.”
I thought to express how I feel about him to night. But it looked like I wouldn’t get chance to tell him today. They were leaving. Guess I will tell him after he reach the town again. But how could I control my feelings till then?
I didn’t want to let them go. I wanted them to stay here but I couldn’t do anything so I became silent.
Granny and Harry started leaving. Dad accompanied Granny whereas Anna was with my mom while strolling out from the main hall. I kept walking with Harry.
“You should have told me that you are leaving.” I said without looking at him.
“Stella! I called you yesterday but your cell phone was switched off. Don’t blame it on me.” He rolled his eyes.
Switched off? Is this the reason? If it comes to irritate me he would have come home or break into my room through the window. But this thing… he was just saying it’s switched off. Idiot.
“What are you thinking, Stella?”
“When exactly will you come back?”
“Why? Are you going to miss your handsome prince?” he smirked.
Huh? Not the correct question Harry. I will definitely miss you.
I held his hand and we both halted our walk. I looked at him with worried face. I can feel he was confused with my behaviour.
“Hey! What happened? Is everything fine?” he looked at me with concerned face.
“I can’t wait twenty days to tell you.”
“What?” he asked confused.
“Harry I… I think…” When I was about to say granny shouted “Harry?”
“Coming.” Harry shouted back. He asked looking at me.
“What were you saying?”
It’s not the correct time, Stella. Let him go now. My sub conscious said and like a good girl I obeyed to it.
“Nothing. I was saying…” I let out a sigh and said “I’m gonna miss you, Harry.”
He smiled saying “I’ll miss you more, Stella.”
We then strolled out and they both hopped in the car. We all waved our hands and they drove off. Everyone strolled inside the house except me. I kept looking at the direction they drove. Suddenly warm rain started falling on my cheeks. I looked up to see the clouds melting but no. It was not raining. Then from where the water fell on my cheeks?
I touched my cheeks then eyes and felt wet. I was crying. I didn’t even notice I was crying till the drops fell on my cheek. I was never this sensitive before. I didn’t cry even my close cousins leaving to their natives after spending their time with me.
What did you to me Harry? I’m crying for you. I thought I won’t shed my tears for a guy that too for an idiot like Harry.
I put my palm on my eyes to stop the tears that’s been rolling down. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I gasped thinking it might be my parents. But when I saw Anna I was relieved.
“Anna!” I hugged her making a sad face.
“Stella! He will be back in few days. He is not leaving permanently.”
I stood straight saying “I didn’t get chance to tell him.”
“You have nearly twenty days to understand your feelings better. Nothing will change, Stella.” She assured.
I simply nodded my head not in full satisfaction. She said “If you want you just call him and tell everything.”
“Anna! Don’t tell about this to anyone. Not even to Roman. It’s a secret between us till I say.”
“Sure Stella. I won’t.” She smiled.
Then she walked away and I strolled in my room. The next day I texted Harry to make sure they reached safely. We then chatted for some time. I thought to tell him but I didn’t. I never expected I would become a coward.
It’s nearly five days since they left the town. I had been counting days. The days were passing same. Anna and I roaming the town, chatting with Harry, liking his Instagram posts and commenting and the routine.
Whereas Harry, he was enjoying with his friends. I could clearly see it in his pictures and posts. I’m afraid he didn’t even remember me while he was with his friends. I kept stalking his profile. Damn myself!
After my routine walk with Anna, I reached house. I spent the rest of the evening watching Netflix to distract myself from his thoughts. At night I lay on my bed and as usual I opened my Instagram. I directly went to Harry’s profile and saw his recent post that was posted an hour ago.
He was with a platinum blondie in a pub. She looked gorgeous. I won’t shine even a bit when I stood in front of her. Harry wrapped his arm over her shoulder whereas that girl wrapped her both the hands around his torso from a side. I threw my cell phone looking at it. If she were in front of me then she would have gone blind definitely with my punch on her eyes.
I know I was being cruel but she was so close with him and I couldn’t see them like that. I heard a notification sound of my cell phone and I took it. I saw Harry’s reply to my text which I sent few hours ago.
“Hey Stella!” – Harry.
I thought to not reply him yet I texted. Shame on myself. “I think you are enjoying good.”
Immediately he replied “Yeah! Very much. But I miss irritating you.”
Oh Harry! Add a point in your court. You went to the level from irritating me to increase my blood pressure to the peak point.
“I saw your recent post. The one you were in pub. It’s cool.” I texted. I messaged it to know who the hell she was.
“Yeah! I’m so handsome in that. As always.” He sent it with a wink emoji.
I rolled my eyes looking at his reply. I texted “The girl beside you is dominating you. You wouldn’t even get noticed beside her.”
“What? You must be kidding.” – Harry.
“No. I’m not. Who is she? Your girlfriend?” I texted.
“Oh Stella! I have a princess as my girlfriend. Why would I go for other girls?” – Harry.
I was already irritated and his not clear replies were adding to my irritation.
“Come on Harry! Tell me. Who is she? She looks pretty.”
“Lily. My ex.” – Harry.
Looking at his text, my anger grew high. How could he be so close even with his ex’s? What if they are starting to have relationship again? Were they patched up? With all the thoughts, my heart started pacing fast.
“Oh! So you are into eachother again?” I texted.
I kept praying for the text ‘No’. When I saw his reply I literally jumped from my bed shouting.
“No. I met her at pub. We just talked casually and took a picture.” – Harry.
“Oh! Okay.” I replied.
I was so relieved with his text. Then we both chatted for sometime and I shut my eyes while thinking about my handsome prince.
“No. You are not a prince. You are always an idiot.” I mumbled it smiling. Then I hugged a pillow and dozed off after thinking about him for nearly an hour.