"Okay can we run through the plan once more?", I fidgeted.
"You mean the plan YOU made and went through like 20 times since we left the house", Kenzie stated, "Sure go ahead ya psycho",
"Okay, I have to avoid Will the entire time, if we see him coming in the hallways, I run and you guys distract, if it's the cafeteria, one of you pretend to choke on something and I rush you to the bathroom, if he corners me, then one of you pretend to break something or get badly hurt, if it's the library, pretend to have your period and ask me for a pad, if it's the classroom, do something to have the teacher look at us, if it's the girl's bathroom, call the nurse and if it's the bleachers then well I can leave that to Chelsea to flirt with him long enough for me to make my escape", I explained.
"Okay first off, he's not going to barge into the girl's bathroom, I might as well give him a swirlie, and secondly, what kind of a drama queen are you? we're not in a movie!, you're not Anne Shirley and he....well he does look a little like Gilbert Blythe but he's not!", Kenzie exclaimed, "He won't pull your braid in the middle of class calling you carrots!",
"You don't know Will, Kenzie, that guy has called me almost a hundred times since last night and I had to sleep in Kat's room and lock all the windows of the house so he wouldn't climb through them",
Yes. Turns out Will is willing to talk about the kiss. My plan? Ignore him unless he decides to forget about it.
I know it sucks.
But how long could it take?
*****
"Oh my god, you're right", Kenzie panted, "Will does not give up",
William had chased us almost 50 times since school started. And till now, we'd escaped him everytime.
"I think I'm gonna get bruises from all that fake falling", Liv rubbed her knees.
"Yeah and I've had to choke on more food and water than I consume in one day!", Kenzie exclaimed, "And now I'm pretty sure the title of Bloody Mary is going to go to me from Chelsea to me now, nobody has ever asked for that many pads!!",
"I told you", I shrugged.
"Why on earth did you have to kiss him?!", Kenzie slapped my arm.
"Oww! Hey I wasn't in my senses!",
"I'm never letting either of you get drunk! Because everytime you do, he starts giving you hickeys and you start kissing him!", she whisper yelled frustratedly.
It's true though.
"Harper", Liv points behind me.
I turn around to see Will approaching us, very quick.
Immediately, Liv trips down on the floor and everyone heads to help her, blocking Will's way while I make my escape.
"HARPER!", I heard him call. Ignoring him, I ran as fast as my short little stubby legs could carry me. The thought of confrontation makes me run alot faster. Olympic runners would be left behind me at this point.
I quickly entered an abandoned hallway and hid behind the lockers, finally catching my breath.
My phone buzzed with a text from Kenzie.
Will's still looking, stay hidden wherever you are
I heard footsteps approaching, is it Will?
I peeked around to see Mason. With his girlfriend. The girl from the other day.
Why are they here? Well couples need alone time. Now I will have to experience all of this.
"How are you Mace?", The girl asked.
"I'm fine", Mason sounded sad, really sad.
"Stop lying Mace, I'm your best friend", she huffed.
Best friend?
"Tay, I had to do that, she didn't love me, she liked Will",
Wait....she? Is he talking about me?
"But you loved her", the girl protested, "You literally told me to sit there in your t-shirt, just to take the blame on yourself and not make her think that it's her fault",
"Tay, I had too, Harper would feel like she hurt me forever, she wouldn't be able to be with Will because she'd feel guilty, that's just how she is", he explained, "I can't hurt both the people I love, Will and Harper are made for each other whether they believe it or not", He sighed.
"I love her, and I love her enough to let her go",
She hugged him tight.
"I'm going back home today, take care okay? I wish I could stay but you know how Anna is", she chuckled.
"Yeah", he smiled, "Your girlfriend sure is possessive and clingy, no offence",
"Oh none taken, just don't ever say that to her, she might rip you to pieces, Anna is an entire level of dangerous when she's jealous",
They shared their goodbyes and the girl left, leaving Mason alone in the hallway.
He sighed sadly as he fished something out of his pocket and stared at it. I saw a snowflake pendant, broken in half.
My face was covered in tears as I tried to muffle my sobs.
He did everything for me. All of it. He made sure it seemed like he was the reason for the break up, just so that I didn't feel guilty. He must be so heart broken.
Suddenly, a loud sob escaped through my lips.
"Who's there?", Mason's voice asked, he sounded panicked.
I came out of my hiding spot.
His eyes widened in shock.
"H-Harper", he stuttered, "W-What are y-you-",
I cut him off by tackling him with a hug.
"You b-bastard", I sobbed, "Why didn't you let me break up with you? Why did you put yourself through that?! Why!?",
I let go of him and punched his chest a bunch of times, I was so mad at him.
"Harper I-",
"Shut up! You don't get to be superman in every situation! Save everyone no matter what happens to you! You're an idiot is what you are!", I yelled at him.
He smiled.
"I'm superman?",
"Don't give me that stupid smile! Yeah so what if I'm in love with Will!? I still love you as well, I still care about you as well!!",
"So I was wrong?",
"Yes you were!", I punched him again, "Now you have to swear, swear you won't do stupid things like this and ruin our friendship and that no matter how much it hurts you'll be one of my best friends for ever and ever! swear you'll let me find a girl for you who's way better than me! and that even if Will and I get married someday! you're going to be the godfather of our kids! SWEAR ON IT!!", I shook him by the collar of his shirt.
"Okay okay! I swear!",
My chest heaved heavily. I had said all of that in one breath and it was not a good idea for my lungs.
"So we're back?", he grinned.
"Yeah, and don't look at that pendant and keep crying, I'll wear it", I said.
"But it's broken", he muttered.
"Yeah and I'm a very defected girl, broken stuff suits me",
We shared a grin before he engulfed me in a hug. I missed him. Mason is one of the sweetest people I know. I love Will but Mason, I care about him like I care about all my friends.
"What the fuck?", a voice interrupted.
We let go to see Will standing there. His face contorted in anger.
"Great Harper, kiss me and then go back to him? Wow." he sneered.
"No Will-", I tried to explain.
"Save it", he cut me off, "I thought you were different, turns out you were just Tanya all over again",
He stomped away, leaving me frozen.
What should I do now?
*****
The door opened and Daniel and Mason stepped into our living room.
"Did you find him?", Cassie rushed upto them.
They shook their heads.
Cassie slumped back down on the sofa as mom hugged her.
"Where is my baby boy?", she let out a broken sob that tore my heart into a gazillion pieces.
Will had been gone for hours. No one knew where he was. We had searched the entire town but there was no sign of him anywhere.
Everyone had tried calling him but his number was unavailable.
Cassie and Mr Green came here along with Levi when they got the news.
Levi and Kat had been sent upstairs because we didn't want them to get worried.
"We'll go out again", Daniel and Mason rushed out the door again.
It was already midnight and by now I'm pretty sure everyone in the room knew that it was pointless to look for him now. So did I. But my heart didn't want to give up.
I just wanted him back. At any cost.
"Tiger, go get some rest", Dad patted my shoulder.
"No dad, I can't sleep, not until I find him", I stared at my empty coffee cup, my sixth one to be exact, "I'll go make myself another cup of coffee", I said as I got up and left to got to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, I stared at my phone as the water boiled. Just wishing Will's name would pop up on the screen. I just wanted one text. Just his voice. Anything.
I picked it up and called his number.
It rang a few times, after each ring I wished he would pick up, but it went into voicemail.
Hey it's Will, you know what to do, if you don't....well figure it out
"Hey, it's me", I let out a shaky breath, "I know what you must be thinking, Harper's a bitch right? You ran off without giving me a chance to explain, only you're stupid enough to do that you know? But you know what else makes you stupid..",
This is it, I had to tell him, "Is that you didn't realize...I can't blame you because I didn't either...I didn't realize how much you meant to me, how much I loved all your pranks and all your idiocracy, how happy you made me just by the simplest things, the thing is..I don't only want us to only be stupid together...I want us to do everything together.....because it's you Will.
It's always been you, it was you when we became archenemies, it was you when you humiliated me in front of the assembly during my speech, it was you when we met at the hospital, I wouldn't have anyone else but you because maybe we may be not be made for each other or spend our entire lives together, but I know right now I want to be with you.
I want to be in your arms, I want to hug the life out of you, I want you to be the one who calms me down when I'm mad, I want you to be the one I can cry to and most of all, I want to kiss you, again and again everyday.
I don't know if you feel the same, but come back, please, because when I'm not with you, I feel like crying every moment, and I don't think I can hold my tears back anymore. And you need to hold me while I drench your t-shirt completely.
Not anyone else.
Only you.
I cut the call.
Maybe he's not even going to see it. But I had to let it out.
I finished making my coffee and went back to the living. To wait once again.
*****
Someone nudged me out of my sleep. I rubbed my eyes and opened them to see Cassie smiling at me.
"Shoot, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to fall asleep!", I fumbled.
"It's fine dear, you should go upstairs and get some sleep", she stroked my head.
"No it's fine, I can't just sleep like this",
"Harper, I know you're worried, and I am too, he's my baby and your friend", she smiled.
"Maybe a little more than a friend", I admitted.
"Well then he won't be very happy to know that his Harp, has been ruining her sleep", she teased, "He'd probably scold me for not sending you to bed", she chuckled, "For me and him, just go to your room and rest for a while",
I let out a sigh as I nodded.
I headed upstairs and that's when I heard sniffling.
I peeked into Kat's room to see her and Levi sitting side by side, leaning against the wall.
"Why isn't he back yet?", Kat sniffled.
Levi just shrugged, "He'll be back",
"How are you so sure dumbass?!", she exclaimed, her eyes now red and puffy from crying. She buried her face in her hands and started crying again.
Levi's expression softened and he wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug to which she surprisingly responded by burying her face in his chest.
They looked so much like Will and I, it teared me up a little.
I left them alone and went into my room. When I switched on the lights, my eyes lingered on the window for a minute. For once I wished he was there.
I went upto it and peered through it. No Will.
I sighed and reached to open the lock just in case. When my eyes landed on the open latch.
I could've sworn I locked that window.
"Looking for me?", a voice came from behind me, making me jump up in fright.
Will leaned against my open closet door.
"You came back", I gasped as he stared at me intently, as if deciding whether to kill me or hug me, "Will, listen nothing is going on with me and Mason I-",
I didn't get to finish that sentence.
Will took two long strides and pulled me in, smashing his lips against mine. He kissed me like he couldn't breathe without me, it was full of desire and hunger. The fireworks in my mind went crazy as he tugged on my lower lip with his. I pulled him closer while I ran my hands through his hair.
He pulled away.
"Is that good enough for our first sober kiss?", he asked.
"It was...umm..it", I was still speechless, "utterly yet almost Perfect",
Okay that makes no sense.
"You listened to my voicemail", I added, stunned.
"Yeah, more than 5 times and the entire time I drove here so that I wouldn't change my mind",
I giggled as I stared into his eyes. He took my hands in his and kissed them.
"I really like you, Harp, I just..ever since we kissed I wanted to ask you if you meant it but then I saw you with Mason and I thought..ahh-I'm so stupid", he held my hands to his forehead.
"You're kinda stupid, I agree", I laughed.
"Let's be stupid together then", he smiled.
"Let's", I replied.
AHHHHHHHH!!!!! THE WILPER SHIP HAS SAAAIIILLLLLEEEDDD!!! IT'S OFFICIAL!!! THEY'RE OFFICIAL!!
Yes now you can talk about all the baby stuff and I won't kill you for it. Feel free to ramble all you want.