Collision

I turn off the faucet and stand in the shower, soaking up the steam in the bathroom until it fades. I rip open the curtain when the cold air sets in and quickly grab the towel off of the rack, wrapping it tightly around my naked body. I walk out into my room with the towel wrapped around me and into my closet to pick out what I want to wear today. Since it's not that cold today, I pick one of my favorite dresses and quickly change into it. Braiding my hair down the back, I wipe off the damp ends before putting my towel up and focusing on my makeup.

I turn off the light in the bathroom after I'm finished and search for my bag. After finding it, I walk downstairs and into the kitchen. It smells like cinnamon when I enter and I turn to see cinnamon buns on a platter. I grab myself a plate and grab one bun, going back to get another one when my stomach growls.

"I see you found the food." My father chuckles when he sees me scarfing down the second cinnamon bun. I smile up at him and wash down the bun with a glass of milk. For the first time in days, the breakfast actually fills me up.

"I need to get going." I look at the clock and see it's almost 7:30. I quickly wash my plate and kiss my father's cheek before heading out the door. It's not that far and the temperature's nice so I see no reason to waste gas by driving.

Or not.

Harry's black car is parked in the driveway with him leaning against the hood. He smiles at me when I walk down the steps, then frowns behind me.

"What's this?" My dad asks, his arms crossed.

Dang it.

"My name's Harry." Harry steps forward to shake his hand but my dad shakes his head.

"I know who you are." My dad rudely says and looks between me and him, trying to figure out what's going on.

"Harry was just taking me to school." I explain, giving him a sweet look, hoping to change his mind. He furrows his eyebrows at me and stares back at Harry.

"We're going to be late." I start walking to Harry's car, ignoring the condescending look from my father. Harry looks at me with confusion but catches on and gets in the car. As we're pulling out of the driveway, I catch sight of my father shaking his head and heading back inside.

"He's.." Harry's voice falters, trying to find the words to describe my father. I laugh and stare out the window at the houses passing by.

"Protective." I finish for him. He's much more than that but that seems like the right choice of words.

"I was going to say overwhelming but okay." He smiles and taps his fingers on the steering wheel.

"Besides my dad," I happily change the subject, "I didn't know you were picking me up." Despite the happy coincidence, I still have no idea why he was outside of my house this morning.

"I figured you were walking to school and your house was on the way." He shrugs, looking over at me. "You look beautiful by the way." He compliments my dress. I blush and look back out the window to hide my scarlet cheeks.

Harry stops by a coffee shop to get us something to wake us up on the way to school. I finish my cappuccino as we pull up to the school and stuff the empty cup in my bag to throw away later. To my surprise, Harry jogs around the front of the car to open my door and walks by my side up towards the building. I know he's probably doing this to get something but his nice behavior is comforting.

"I'll see you in French." He says goodbye and walks in the opposite direction. I stop by my locker to grab my Chemistry textbook before walking into class. Anna is waiting on me, along with Liam and another guy I don't recognize.

"How was your weekend?" Anna asks after I sit down on a stool. I tell her everything except the part with Harry. I know I can trust Anna but I don't want a wave of questions to come my way this early in the morning.

Class starts about ten minutes later and we're immediately sent to work on a project that's due next week. Cameron joins us a little while after the class begins and with his help, we're halfway done with the project whereas the other groups are still in the first stages.

"I'll see you guys later." Liam and Cameron wave at Anna and I as we're dismissed. They disappear in a classroom beside ours as we walk down the hall towards our classes. Without the boys lurking around, I go ahead and tell Anna about my night with Harry.

"So are you two dating now?" Anna raises her brow.

"No, we're just friends. We just watched movies together." I tell her. Nothing more than friends.

"Sounds like a date to me." Anna smirks and opens her locker. I roll my eyes at her comment and wait patiently as she gets her books before continuing our conversation.

"Who was that guy in Chemistry this morning?" I ask, suddenly remembering the unfamiliar face this morning. Anna looks away with my question and I automatically know something's up.

"Who is it?" I press. She stops in front of her class and rolls her eyes at my question.

"His name's Lucas." She smiles at his name.

"Are you two dating?" I ask her the same question she just asked me.

She shakes her head and bites her lip. "I'm not sure. I don't think so but I would like to be."

I open my mouth to ask her more but the bell rings. Anna promises we will talk tomorrow before hurrying into her class. I make it into French just before the tardy bell rings and take my seat beside Harry in the back.

French ends as quick as it started and again to my surprise Harry walks me to lunch. I have no idea what's gotten into him but I desperately hope that this kindness stays throughout the week.

Notes

Double update for all of you! You're all so perfect and I love you!! :)