I was in the room surrounded by a lot of drawing sheets. I’ve been trying to draw that idiot’s picture for his birthday. Yep! It’s his birthday the next day. I had been thinking to gift him something special so I bought a bracelet that had the letter ‘H’ on it. But I decided to do something more so I started to draw his picture and gift him. What could be more adorable present than a handmade gift to the person we love?
It’s my tenth sheet I was crushing frustratingly. Though I had a little experience in drawing faces I was not able to draw his picture perfectly. Damn his face!
I took a break from my drawing work and took out my cell phone. I saw Harry’s messages asking me to go out with him. How could I? I was so busy drawing his picture. I replied I couldn’t telling I had works.
“What works?” – Harry
I saw the message but I didn’t reply. It’s already evening and if I go out with him I couldn’t be able to finish the drawing. After a small break I continued my work.
It’s night and I had finished the drawing. I smiled looking at the pencil art. It might not be a perfect art but it was satisfactory.
“Stella!” my mom shouted from the living room.
“Coming mom.”
I folded the drawing sheet and put it in the sheet holder. Then I strolled to the living room and talked for few minutes with my dad who was watching news.
“What were you doing in your room all day?” my mom asked raising her eyebrow.
“Nothing. I was drawing casually.” I smiled.
We then had our dinner and I spent my time with them till they both strolled to their room. Got bored of watching TV, I turned it off. I switched off the lights, locked the doors and started strolling to my room. It’s night ten. Two more hours for that idiot’s birthday. I decided to stay awake till twelve and wish him. I was so excited for his birthday. There’s a party at his house tomorrow. His friends will be coming the morning. We all were going to enjoy the next day. With all the thoughts I reached my bedroom and bolted the door. I turned on the lights to stroll to my bed that’s when I saw Harry on my bed with his back rested to the headboard.
“Harry?” I walked to him with a questioning face.
“What works?” he asked standing from the bed.
“To ask that, you came? That too in this night?” I said like questioning.
“Yeah!” he strolled towards me.
“Oh come on Harry! I was… um… doing the assignments. Didn’t you forget? We have only three days to submit them.” I made up a lie.
He stood in front of me saying “I’m taking you out. You ignored me the evening so I want you to come with me now.”
“Now?” I raised my eyebrows.
“Yep!” he smirked.
“No way. I’m not going out with you now.” I crossed my arms.
He held my waist pulling me to him. I rested my palms on his chest not giving an eye contact to him as I was already blushing.
“H-Harry!” I stuttered.
“Oh Stella! You are my girlfriend and you should come out with me whenever I ask.” He gave his usual smirk.
I pushed him back saying “Oh Harry! You are my boyfriend and you must respect my opinions as well as my decisions.”
He laughed hearing my words and sat on the bed. I too started laughing looking at him.
“Stella! Why won’t you come with me?” he asked.
I sat beside him saying “I can’t Harry. My parents won’t accept.”
“Fine. Tomorrow is my birthday. Do you know it?” he asked.
Stupid question Harry. I’ve been exciting for your birthday since many days.
“Yeah! I know.” I smiled.
“As a birthday gift I’m asking you to go out with me. Can’t you do this for your boyfriend?” he rolled his eyes.
I became silent hearing his words. His cute angry face was tempting me to go with him but how could I go?
He continued saying “I thought to spend my time alone with you. I thought to take you out, enjoy with you till 12 and I made a lot of plans.”
“Till 12? How could you think my parents will allow me?”
“I don’t know. What about now?”
“But my parents…” Before I complete my sentence he said
“I guess they are already sleeping. I’ll drop you back safely. Trust me.” His words were compromising and I too wanted to spend with him.
I accepted his request and he jumped out of the window. I took the bracelet and put it in my pocket. With the help of Harry, I jumped out of the window and we both started going somewhere. After few minutes of drive we both reached the woods where the woods party will always hold.
“Why are we here?” I questioned.
He turned to me saying “I know you missed the lake last time. You were drunk and didn’t enjoy the thing for which you attended.”
I smiled hearing him. He was right. I attended the woods party to spend near the lake. But it didn’t happen.
We reached the lake which looked beautiful with the beam of moonlight falling on it. We both sat near it watching the scenery which looked amazing.
“I think it’s me who should give you gifts, surprise you as it’s your birthday. Not mine.” I said looking at him.
He laughed hearing my sentence and kept looking at me.
“What?” I asked.
“I used to spend like this with my friends on my birthday. But… I didn’t know why. I wanted to spend with you now though Roman planned a booze party.” He smiled.
I blushed hearing his words. I felt great when he said that.
“Thank you.” He said looking at me.
“Why?” I narrowed my eyebrows.
“I thought you would never trust me after the night when I misbehaved with you.”
“I trust you Harry.” I said genuinely.
We both kept watching the moon and lake silently. I interrupted the silence asking “This is how you spend with your friends? Watching the moon silently?”
“Of course no. It be full of alcohol, music, games, girls…”
I looked at him raising my eyebrow when he said girls.
“Stella! Don’t look at me like that. Almost every guy of my age enjoy like that.” He rolled his eyes.
I kept enjoying the dark night, the lake and the moon ignoring his words. I said “We could have enjoyed the lake in the next woods party.”
He looked at me and said in a low voice “At that time there will be a lot of people. I wanted only us.”
I saw something strange in his eyes. I saw affection on me. He held my hand saying “I couldn’t do any booze party or all other things with you. The thing I love and I want to do with you is dance. Will you dance with me, Stella?”
I nodded my head and we both stood from there. He turned on the soft music on his cell phone. He grabbed my waist pulling me to him. He held my other hand and we both started moving looking into each others eyes.
“I can’t see you dancing with someone else, Stella.” He whispered into my ear and my lips curved with smile.
He twirled me and pulled my back to his chest. My heart starting pacing fast with that movement. Though we did the same movements many times I didn’t feel anything at the other times. But I felt strange this time. It’s not only dance. It’s like I was feeling all of him and he was feeling the same. He trailed his fingers on my arm that made me feel a tingling sensation within me.
I turned back meeting his eyes. I wrapped my hands over his neck. I could feel my cheeks burning and the feelings arouse within me. He held my thigh lifting my leg to wrap it around his torso. My heart thumped fast and I could hear my heartbeat. I wrapped both of my legs around his torso looking into his eyes. He was looking at me without even shifting his gaze. I could see the same feel that I had in him.
He held my waist with his palms tightly and I leaned back. He swirled me for a moment and pulled me to him again. Then I landed on my feet and we kept dancing without breaking the eye contact. We both stopped moving looking at each other’s lips. He grabbed my waist to his chest and I wrapped my hands over his neck. His lips were so welcoming and I wanted to feel them on mine.
He was looking at my eyes then his gaze fell on my lips. He brought his face close and I did the same. Within a moment, his lips landed on mine and I shut my eyes. I ran my fingers through his hair pulling him close. It was my first kiss and it felt ecstatic. He deepened the kiss sucking my lips and entering into my mouth. After savouring my lips for few minutes he broke the kiss looking at me. I bent my head down blushing. He brought his palm to my cheek stroking it. He then kissed me on my forehead smiling.
When we were feeling it’s only us present in the world, his ringtone brought us back to reality reminding it’s not only us living but there were others too. He answered the call and I heard his friends were wishing him. He didn’t reply to them properly and within a minute he cut the call. He kept looking at me which seemed asking for one more kiss. I took out the bracelet from my pocket and handed it to him saying “Happy birthday, Harry.”
He gently touched it and wore it around his hand saying “It’s beautiful. I will never take it off my hand.”
I nodded my head smiling. A lot of emotions started welling up inside me and I didn’t want to do anything wrong. I asked him to drop me off my home and after few minutes he dropped me at my house and left.