I Can't Help It
Chapter 23.
• 4 months Later •
• Maria's pov •
It was finally winter Break. This school year has gone by so fast already.
I walked Into Kelly's, undigging my head from my scarf as it was warm in the cafe. I walked up to the desk and ordered my hot tea and bagel.
" the usual." I sighed. The woman smiled and nodded, getting out my bagel and preparing my tea.
" Thank you." I said I took the drinks from her. I turned around and made a sudden stop when my face came first into someone's chest. I looked up and met eyes with those beautiful green Emeralds that I would recognize anywhere.
" S-Sorry." I stuttered.
" It's fine." He brushed past me and to the counter. I hadn't spoken to Harry out of class since the arguement a couple months back.
I Turned around.
" Harry." I said. He paused what he was telling the cashier and turned around.
" We need to talk."
He shrugged.
" There's nothing to talk about." He said. With that he turned around and finished ordering.
Once he got his order and turned to leave I stepped in his way.
" Maria, please move."
" No." I said.
" Now."
" Make me."
I could see the steam blowing from his ears. We were so close that everytime his chest would rise and fall with deep breaths, it would touch mine. He was looking Down on me.
" Please just talk to me." I begged.
After ten minutes of him just intensely staring into my eyes, I hit his chest.
" Say something!"
" Why?"
" Why not?"
He huffed.
" C'mon." He walked past me.
" Where are we going?" I asked, soon following him. We got to his car and he opened the door for me.
" My flat."
Then he shut it in my face and made his way around the car to his door.
The car ride felt like forever. The only thing breaking the silence was the sound of the tires on the snow. I leaned back looking out of the window, until we made it to his apartment. We walked up the building and into his room.
" What?" He asked as he sat on the couch.
" What, What?"
" What did you want to talk about?"
" Seriously Harry? I think you know what I want to talk about."
He sighed, resting his elbows on his knees.
" We can never be the same again." He said.
" And why not?"
" Because it's nothing but awkward silence between us anymore!"
" Harry I never meant to hurt you."
" I know."
" Then what was the big problem?"
" That you lied!" He yelled. I winced.
" I didn't want you to get upset that I was hanging out with him!"
" Well you do more than hang out with him now."
He knew me and Andy were dating. I didn't say anything.
" Harry." I cried. He looked up. I stood Infront of him and knelt down.
" He doesn't even compare to you." I said. The tears began to fall. He wrapped his arms around me, giving me the feeling I haven't felt in forever.
" I know." He murmered. He kissed my head.
" I still love you Harry. No matter how many reasons I find to not, I can't help it. I always have you in the back of my mind."
" Maria." He said. I looked up.
" I love you."
" I love you too." I cried. I unbraced myself from him.
" Well, I better be heading off now." I wiped at my cheek. He nodded.
" Do you need a ride back to Kelly's?"
I shook my head no.
" No I'm fine. I'll just get a cab." I walked towards the door. He stood in the doorway, facing me.
" So this is it." He asked. I nodded.
" This is it."
" I guess we'll just go our seperate ways and hope we meet again in the future."
I nodded, tears stinging at my face again.
" I guess I'll see you when that happens." I said. He nodded.
" Goodbye Maria."
" Goodbye Harry."
With that I turned and left. I heard him slowly click the door shut. I ran down the hall and to a cab.
I was inside the cab staring at passing buildings when I realized how much Ive actually missed Harry. How much he meant to me. How much I would go back to him in a heartbeat. How much I cared.
But I guess that's just what love is.
• Maria's pov •
It was finally winter Break. This school year has gone by so fast already.
I walked Into Kelly's, undigging my head from my scarf as it was warm in the cafe. I walked up to the desk and ordered my hot tea and bagel.
" the usual." I sighed. The woman smiled and nodded, getting out my bagel and preparing my tea.
" Thank you." I said I took the drinks from her. I turned around and made a sudden stop when my face came first into someone's chest. I looked up and met eyes with those beautiful green Emeralds that I would recognize anywhere.
" S-Sorry." I stuttered.
" It's fine." He brushed past me and to the counter. I hadn't spoken to Harry out of class since the arguement a couple months back.
I Turned around.
" Harry." I said. He paused what he was telling the cashier and turned around.
" We need to talk."
He shrugged.
" There's nothing to talk about." He said. With that he turned around and finished ordering.
Once he got his order and turned to leave I stepped in his way.
" Maria, please move."
" No." I said.
" Now."
" Make me."
I could see the steam blowing from his ears. We were so close that everytime his chest would rise and fall with deep breaths, it would touch mine. He was looking Down on me.
" Please just talk to me." I begged.
After ten minutes of him just intensely staring into my eyes, I hit his chest.
" Say something!"
" Why?"
" Why not?"
He huffed.
" C'mon." He walked past me.
" Where are we going?" I asked, soon following him. We got to his car and he opened the door for me.
" My flat."
Then he shut it in my face and made his way around the car to his door.
The car ride felt like forever. The only thing breaking the silence was the sound of the tires on the snow. I leaned back looking out of the window, until we made it to his apartment. We walked up the building and into his room.
" What?" He asked as he sat on the couch.
" What, What?"
" What did you want to talk about?"
" Seriously Harry? I think you know what I want to talk about."
He sighed, resting his elbows on his knees.
" We can never be the same again." He said.
" And why not?"
" Because it's nothing but awkward silence between us anymore!"
" Harry I never meant to hurt you."
" I know."
" Then what was the big problem?"
" That you lied!" He yelled. I winced.
" I didn't want you to get upset that I was hanging out with him!"
" Well you do more than hang out with him now."
He knew me and Andy were dating. I didn't say anything.
" Harry." I cried. He looked up. I stood Infront of him and knelt down.
" He doesn't even compare to you." I said. The tears began to fall. He wrapped his arms around me, giving me the feeling I haven't felt in forever.
" I know." He murmered. He kissed my head.
" I still love you Harry. No matter how many reasons I find to not, I can't help it. I always have you in the back of my mind."
" Maria." He said. I looked up.
" I love you."
" I love you too." I cried. I unbraced myself from him.
" Well, I better be heading off now." I wiped at my cheek. He nodded.
" Do you need a ride back to Kelly's?"
I shook my head no.
" No I'm fine. I'll just get a cab." I walked towards the door. He stood in the doorway, facing me.
" So this is it." He asked. I nodded.
" This is it."
" I guess we'll just go our seperate ways and hope we meet again in the future."
I nodded, tears stinging at my face again.
" I guess I'll see you when that happens." I said. He nodded.
" Goodbye Maria."
" Goodbye Harry."
With that I turned and left. I heard him slowly click the door shut. I ran down the hall and to a cab.
I was inside the cab staring at passing buildings when I realized how much Ive actually missed Harry. How much he meant to me. How much I would go back to him in a heartbeat. How much I cared.
But I guess that's just what love is.
Notes
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