Harley.Harley.Harley.
He's all I can think about! His dark hair, his deep chocolate eyes, the sunkissed freckles that stretch across his face from one cheek bone to the other.
The way that in the split second that he's caught your gaze it feels like he's reached inside of you and is stealing the very beating heart from your chest. I wish we could have gotten to talk more but before I could even come to terms with what had just happened before me, he was gone.
I still have a chance. I've got to get through dinner without breaking down from the stress of losing the one chance at romance I've had in a long time.
Henry comes around the corner and jogs to catch up with me. We head back to the tents and Judy calls us over to help fill up the water tank so we can wash the vegetables before we cut them up.
I carry the tank to the water tank to the fill up station with Henry trailing behind me. He's stressed about Randy and Winston and keeps wringing his hands out. I open the tank and hold it up to the tap.
"Hey Henry. You'll never guess what happened earlier!"
"You tripped over the guide ropes? I know, I was there."
"No not that. And how did you know I fell over? I thought no one was there."
"I was inside the tent that the guide rope was attached to. I was sitting quietly, the whole tent shook and then I heard you swear underneath your breat."
Oh. Oops.
"If it wasn't you falling over the guide rope what was it?" He questions me.
"Earlier when I was waiting for you at the portaloos a guy asked me out."
"Really? What does he look like? Whats his star sign? What is the height difference between you two? What day of the week was he born on?"
"Woah woah woah. Calm down. All he did was ask for my snap and what my name was. He agreed that we'd talk after dinner."
"Oo! Give me all the details! Wait no. Tell me later! Have you told Dia? She needs to know! Wait till you've told her and then tell us both at the same time!" Henry is practically jumping up and down from excitment.
"Ok, chill out. I haven't had the chance to tell her yet. I was thinking we could tell her whilst we're eating the food."
"Okay yay! I'm so excited!" Henry gleams.
We've gathered in a small circle nearby our tent ready to eat, Judy has bought two medium sized tartan picnic blankets and I don't think any of us got a say before Nadia ran up to Judy and took one from her, laying it out on the ground. Henry messages Randy again to say that we're about to eat and that we all send them the best for the journey down. He puts his phone away and plops himself down between me and Nadia. He looks from one of us to another and then after repeating himself a few times he stops and stares at Nadia.
"So do you know why Henry is looking at me like I'm a star in the sky or not?" Nadia says over Henry's head.
"Oh um yeah." I reply, grabbing a forkful of cheesy potatoe and stuffing it into my mouth. "A guy asked me out earlier."
"Oh really? That's great!" She does the same.
"Yeah. We said we would message after dinner." I smile.
"Nice! Has Henry asked for his description in full detail yet?" She points at me with her fork.
"Nope. He said to wait for you."
"Well I'm here now. Hit me with it." She grins.
I nod and start explaining every detail of him. From the shade of brown his hair is to what colour wheels he had on his skateboard. They both listen quietly occasional adding an 'oo' or 'woah' when I pause to think.
We finish eating and wash the dishes. Nadia needs the loo, Henry goes to make a call again and Judy and Jeremy go for a walk to fill up the tank and get to know the site better. This means I'm left alone in my tent for a bit until we're called to the first session. I grab my phone and message Harley.
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B: Hey, It's Beck.
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I turn my phone screen off and wait a couple of seconds. I listen to the trees swaying around me. It's soothing, like they're whispering sweet nothings to me in their own language, hoping that I understand them.
My phone screen lights up.
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Harley is typing...
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Harley is typing!
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H: Hey Beck, how are you?
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B: Good. Me and my friends have just eaten and they've both gone to the loo so I'm by myself. You?
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H: I'm great, thanks for asking :)
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Oh no. What if he thinks it's weird I mentioned my friends going to the loo? That must be why he hasn't said anything else. I'm such a loser.
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H: What are your friend's names?
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Woah. Calm down. He's just asking a question.
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B: Henry and Nadia but you can call her Dia.
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H: Cool! Are you going to the session in a bit?
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B: Of course! Only if your going :)
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H: Obviously! I guess I'll see you there then?
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B: Yeah! I'll save you a seat :)
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H: Yeah sure! See you later!
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B: You too!
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Harley's bitmoji dissapears from the screen. I can't believe it! I just had my first conversation with him!
(A big thank you to AlabamaBeefBrisket for beta reading all of my chapters before uploading them. 🥳)
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