Summer Break
His name is Harry.
I rolled over uncomfortably on my side as my phone rang. I cleared my throat will reaching over, and it hurt real badly. I tried again and it was worse. I decided to suck it up and I pulled my phone to me, and then sunk my head back into my pillows. I hit the answer button and put my ear against my phone and answered.
“Hello?” my voice was manly and gross. My throat hurt as the word came out.
“You’re sick.” His morning voice made my heart melt...
“Good morning to you too.” I let out a light laugh. “My throat is a little sore.” Every vibration made me wince. “Never mind, it’s very sore.”
“Good morning! Maybe I should have thought the whole effect of the dancing in the rain bit.” He chuckled.
“It was worth it,” I could barely keep my eyes open, they were so heavy. I looked through my lashes at the clock 7:30. “I’m so tired.” I whispered.
“Sorry! I’ll let you sleep then, I just wanted to say Good Morning, hear your voice.”
“mhm.” Was all I could manage to say.
“I’ll let you go, love. I’m going out golfing today; but I’ll see you after?”
“Mhm. Yea.” A word. Progression.
“Bye.”
“Bye Harry.” I hung up and fell right back asleep.
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When I woke up again it was about noon. I reached for my phone and squinted me eyes.
Two text messages, from my aunt and uncle, asking to call when I can. Awesome. It’s what, 8 in the morning there? I hit call under my aunt name.
“Good afternoon!” she cheered brightly. “How are you?”
“I’m good.” My throat was still scratchy.
“Are you sick?” she asked.
“Uh, I don’t know. I was outside when it was raining on and only had a thermal type shirt on. That probably did it.”
“Are you all sick?”
“No, Ashley and Jake were in the room.” After I said her name, she in the room plopping down on my bed beside me.
“Who’s that?” she whispered.
“Why weren’t Ashley and Jake with you?”
“It’s my aunt.” I mouthed.
“Oh! Put it on speakerphone!” she squealed.
I did and replied. “Well, I was kind of with someone I met here.”
Ashley laughed. “Hi mama. Where’s paps?” she asked.
“He’s at work… So who is this someone?”
Ashley bit her lip. “Annabelle met a guy!”
“Ashley! I was gonna ease her into it!” I hit her on the arm.
“Dude you sound like crap.”
“Be quiet. You’ve said enough!”
My aunt laughed on the phone, “how were you planning on easing me into it?”
“Well, I was gonna say, ‘Aunt Vonda I met someone.’”
“And he got you sick?” she accused.
“Yea, but with good intentions. I mean, he didn’t try to get me sick. He was, it was… I don’t know.” My throat still hurt, and I was confused, everything was happening so fast.
“I got you.” Ashley took my phone and started talking. “Annabelle met this guy a week ago and he took her on a date to this fancy restaurant. Then yesterday it was cold and rainy outside, so she ditched Jake and I. But we said it was okay, and she hung out with him all day. They last night we all went to his room to play Scrabble and Monopoly, so I could make sure he saw her competitive side before a brother finally hit my girl up. So, you know in all those romantic movies, the guy kisses the girl in the rain? I’m assuming they kissed. She came in drenched at 1:30 in the morning soaking wet. She said they danced and nothing else. Homegirl’s actually been sleeping all day.”
“Wow.” Was what my aunt said at first. “So, when are we going to meet him? You know we’re supposed to meet him before the first date.”
“I know but you weren’t here. Whenever y’all want too, maybe we can Skype.” I suggested.
“Alright, how about around 6 pm our time?”
“Uh, that’s ten here? Yea, I’ll call him or text him and tell him.”
“Alright, you better talk to your uncle too! He needs to be warned, and so does this guy. What’s his name?” oh no.
“Uh, Harry.” Ashley has a huge grin on her face, trying to hold back her laughter.
“Alright, well warn Harry about your uncle.” She said. “And we’ll talk to you later.”
“Alright, talk to you later. Love you.”
“Love you too.”
“Oh my god. Now I have to do this AGAIN! Actually, you were pretty good at it, you want to tell him?” I asked Ashley.
“Hahaha. No. But I will gladly sit here while you tell him.”
“Alright.” I hit his name on my phone and listened to the ring.
“Hello.”
“Hi! How are you?”
“Well, I’m fine thanks for asking. How’s the Bahamas? I hear you have news to tell me.”
My mouth dropped and so did Ashley’s. “Are you and Aunt Sandra instant messaging, cause I seriously just got off the phone with her and said I’d tell you.”
“Yes, she only told me that you had news and to be calm. So what is it?”
I let out a deep breathe. “I kinda met someone, and his names Harry, and he’s nice and sweet and all that and we’re all hopefully going to Skype when y’all get off work. Okay? Okay.”
“What the hell? You just left last week, how did you already meet a guy. And what the hell kind name is Harry?” he wasn’t being serious from the tone of his voice.
“Stop. You’ll like him I promise.”
“Alright. Why did you say hopefully?” he asked.
“Because he’s out golfing and I just made the decision. I don’ know.”
“Well, if he doesn’t Skype us, he won’t be dating you.”
“Uh huh. Okay Uncle Bill.” I rolled my eyes. “I’ll talk to you later.”
“Alright. Love you.”
“Love you too by.” I quickly hung up the phone.
“Thank God that’s over.”
Ashley looked over at me, “For now. I’d hate to be Harry though.”
“Hello?” my voice was manly and gross. My throat hurt as the word came out.
“You’re sick.” His morning voice made my heart melt...
“Good morning to you too.” I let out a light laugh. “My throat is a little sore.” Every vibration made me wince. “Never mind, it’s very sore.”
“Good morning! Maybe I should have thought the whole effect of the dancing in the rain bit.” He chuckled.
“It was worth it,” I could barely keep my eyes open, they were so heavy. I looked through my lashes at the clock 7:30. “I’m so tired.” I whispered.
“Sorry! I’ll let you sleep then, I just wanted to say Good Morning, hear your voice.”
“mhm.” Was all I could manage to say.
“I’ll let you go, love. I’m going out golfing today; but I’ll see you after?”
“Mhm. Yea.” A word. Progression.
“Bye.”
“Bye Harry.” I hung up and fell right back asleep.
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When I woke up again it was about noon. I reached for my phone and squinted me eyes.
Two text messages, from my aunt and uncle, asking to call when I can. Awesome. It’s what, 8 in the morning there? I hit call under my aunt name.
“Good afternoon!” she cheered brightly. “How are you?”
“I’m good.” My throat was still scratchy.
“Are you sick?” she asked.
“Uh, I don’t know. I was outside when it was raining on and only had a thermal type shirt on. That probably did it.”
“Are you all sick?”
“No, Ashley and Jake were in the room.” After I said her name, she in the room plopping down on my bed beside me.
“Who’s that?” she whispered.
“Why weren’t Ashley and Jake with you?”
“It’s my aunt.” I mouthed.
“Oh! Put it on speakerphone!” she squealed.
I did and replied. “Well, I was kind of with someone I met here.”
Ashley laughed. “Hi mama. Where’s paps?” she asked.
“He’s at work… So who is this someone?”
Ashley bit her lip. “Annabelle met a guy!”
“Ashley! I was gonna ease her into it!” I hit her on the arm.
“Dude you sound like crap.”
“Be quiet. You’ve said enough!”
My aunt laughed on the phone, “how were you planning on easing me into it?”
“Well, I was gonna say, ‘Aunt Vonda I met someone.’”
“And he got you sick?” she accused.
“Yea, but with good intentions. I mean, he didn’t try to get me sick. He was, it was… I don’t know.” My throat still hurt, and I was confused, everything was happening so fast.
“I got you.” Ashley took my phone and started talking. “Annabelle met this guy a week ago and he took her on a date to this fancy restaurant. Then yesterday it was cold and rainy outside, so she ditched Jake and I. But we said it was okay, and she hung out with him all day. They last night we all went to his room to play Scrabble and Monopoly, so I could make sure he saw her competitive side before a brother finally hit my girl up. So, you know in all those romantic movies, the guy kisses the girl in the rain? I’m assuming they kissed. She came in drenched at 1:30 in the morning soaking wet. She said they danced and nothing else. Homegirl’s actually been sleeping all day.”
“Wow.” Was what my aunt said at first. “So, when are we going to meet him? You know we’re supposed to meet him before the first date.”
“I know but you weren’t here. Whenever y’all want too, maybe we can Skype.” I suggested.
“Alright, how about around 6 pm our time?”
“Uh, that’s ten here? Yea, I’ll call him or text him and tell him.”
“Alright, you better talk to your uncle too! He needs to be warned, and so does this guy. What’s his name?” oh no.
“Uh, Harry.” Ashley has a huge grin on her face, trying to hold back her laughter.
“Alright, well warn Harry about your uncle.” She said. “And we’ll talk to you later.”
“Alright, talk to you later. Love you.”
“Love you too.”
“Oh my god. Now I have to do this AGAIN! Actually, you were pretty good at it, you want to tell him?” I asked Ashley.
“Hahaha. No. But I will gladly sit here while you tell him.”
“Alright.” I hit his name on my phone and listened to the ring.
“Hello.”
“Hi! How are you?”
“Well, I’m fine thanks for asking. How’s the Bahamas? I hear you have news to tell me.”
My mouth dropped and so did Ashley’s. “Are you and Aunt Sandra instant messaging, cause I seriously just got off the phone with her and said I’d tell you.”
“Yes, she only told me that you had news and to be calm. So what is it?”
I let out a deep breathe. “I kinda met someone, and his names Harry, and he’s nice and sweet and all that and we’re all hopefully going to Skype when y’all get off work. Okay? Okay.”
“What the hell? You just left last week, how did you already meet a guy. And what the hell kind name is Harry?” he wasn’t being serious from the tone of his voice.
“Stop. You’ll like him I promise.”
“Alright. Why did you say hopefully?” he asked.
“Because he’s out golfing and I just made the decision. I don’ know.”
“Well, if he doesn’t Skype us, he won’t be dating you.”
“Uh huh. Okay Uncle Bill.” I rolled my eyes. “I’ll talk to you later.”
“Alright. Love you.”
“Love you too by.” I quickly hung up the phone.
“Thank God that’s over.”
Ashley looked over at me, “For now. I’d hate to be Harry though.”
Notes
Hi!Sorry this is a super late post, but I woke up late today and couldn't write this morning and I was so exhausted. Usually i would have just waited until tomorrow afternoon, but I just felt like updating tonight. So I did, and this chapter is like super long... well I think so. Also, I'm glad some of y'all liked my last chapter. Oh! Yay! I liked it too! Just saying. So I think that that is all for now. I'm gonna go to bed cause I'm sleepy! Uh, yea. So have a good day, or night... Thanks for reading. Comment below telling me what you think, ALSO if you read any good stories on here, please tell me what they are so I can read them! Thank you guyyyssss!
.xx R
@All-is-on
Oh, thanks lovely.
3/23/15