Summer
Chapter 3
"Harry, I didn't know you'd be here. Who is this?" the blonde asked.
She looked to be about 5'7 and she had bright blue eyes and shiny white teeth.
"This is Sophia. Sophia, this is Amber." he said, not making eye contact.
"Nice to meet you." she said, although I could tell she didn't mean it.
I gave her a tight smile in reply before taking out my phone for something to do.
She kept talking to Harry for a few minutes, before he said he would talk to her later.
Before she walked away, she kissed him. On the cheek, but still.
"Sorry about that." he said, and I could tell he actually was. But who is she?
"She's pretty." I said, because I wanted him to tell me who she was.
He didn't reply, he just stared out the window at the busy road. Okay then.
We ordered a few minutes later and sat in silence before I finally said something.
"Is she your girlfriend?" I asked, and I was afraid of what he would say.
"Uh, um, no. Just a friend." he said vaguely. Why was he being like this?
"Harry, about last summer..." I started to say, before he interrupted.
"Look, just forget about it okay? It was a while ago." he told me.
"You were asking me to give up everything I've worked for. I couldn't just leave my life back home. I had to finish high school. You knew that." I said.
"You never called. You didn't even try to get ahold of me." he responded.
"Because you were on tour most of the time! And what was I supposed to say? Sorry I moved back to another country after we kissed? No." I told him.
"It would have been nice to know that you were thinking about me." he said.
"Harry, you've got to be kidding me! That kiss was all I could think about for months! I went to one of your concerts with a few friends, and it killed me knowing that the guy performing on stage probably never wanted to talk to me again."
"That's not true. You were my best friend Soph. Still are." he said, and I looked up.
"I am?" I asked, in disbelief. I figured the kiss would change everything.
"I've had a lot of time to think about it. And I'm not going to let one stupid kiss change 16 years of friendship. That would just be stupid." he told me.
"Good. Because this summer would be terrible if I couldn't spent it with you." I said.
"Look, I have to go. But call me later. You've got to hang out with the rest of the guys. Are Shay and Mikey back for the summer?" he asked.
"I think Shay is, but I'm not sure about Mikey. I'll call him later. Bye Harry."
As I walked back to my house, I found myself smiling. Today went better than I had expected. Except that girl. Something about her bugged me. And something about the way that Harry regarded her made me think they had a thing.
Time to find out. I saw her sitting on a bench ten feet away from me.
"Amber, can I ask you something?" I asked, trying to sound polite.
"What?" she snapped, obviously annoyed with something. Probably me.
"Are you and Harry dating?" I asked, and she just rolled her eyes.
"We're, like, on and off. But we're almost on again." she said, smirking at me.
"Oh, okay." I said, and was about to walk away before she stopped me.
"I'm not gonna let you mess this up. Stay away from him." she said.
"Or what? What are you gonna do to me?" I asked, suddenly irritated.
"Don't try me." she said, and I laughed in her face.
"Harry and I have been best friends for 16 years. If you think he's gonna choose you over me, that's cute. Reality check sweetie, you're just someone to entertain him for a few weeks, tops." I said, before turning around and walking away from her.
I could tell she was shocked. Good. She got what she deserved.
But why would Harry lie to me about not dating her? I mean, she did say they weren't on right now, but still. You'd think he'd mention it to me...
When I got back to my porch, I saw a girl with long black hair sitting there.
"Shay!" I screamed, and ran up the steps to where she was sitting.
"Hey baby girl! I missed you!" she said, giving me a hug.
"I just had lunch with Harry..." I said, and she suddenly looked interested.
"Tell me everything."
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