Alayna’s POV:
“Let me think about this later.” I stood up and threw away the blanket that was covering me. “Where are you going?” I spun around and saw my mother standing in the kitchen.

“I’m going to the library. I just need to finish up on something.” I grabbed my backpack that was lying on the floor and ran for the door. “You’re not going to meet up with Jared, are you?” I grunted hoping she would take notice of my irritation.

“Don’t you do that to me, young lady.” I closed the door as gently as I could to lessen the tension my mom and I are having. “I can barely stand your presence. What makes you think I wanna be around people, right now?”

The library in the university was one of the quietest places that I could think of and during times like this, its quiet comfort beats the comfort that my bed offers me. I know that I promised myself that I wouldn’t seek consolation in being alone again but I don’t think Jared or anyone’s presence would help me right now.

“Hey, where are you?” I peeked at the message that my phone has just received and sighed. “Not now, Jared.” I threw my phone at the passenger seat and tried to focus on driving.

I looked around the parking lot to see if a lot of people were in the library and I was happy that there wasn’t a lot. “Just focus on work and you’ll be fine.” I tried to reassure myself and nodded as a response to my previous statement.

The library looked pretty deserted and I was relieved when I saw my spot was not taken. When I got back from the UK, I spent most of my time here. Sometimes, I’ll be here even before the sun rises. There was this big window by the south of the library and there were couches everywhere that faces it, and there I found peace.

I just brought out my laptop when I saw my phone buzzing. “Hey.” The monotonous tone of my voice might have given away my mood. “Are you still mad at me?” I rolled my eyes and sat back.

“Jared, this was the first time that I convinced my mom to let you come over and have dinner and you totally ditched me.” I tried to speak as soft as I could yet sound as furious as possible. “I was caught up on something.”

“Yeah, your laptop.” I shifted in my seat since finding the right way to sit seemed pretty hard to do at the moment. “Talk to me when you’re done playing.”

Although I love Jared so much, there were times when he’s immaturity gets to me. I love it when he’s passionate about something since he puts all his effort and time in it but sometimes, he’s just passionate about the wrong kind of things.

I turned my phone off to avoid other contact with the outside world and threw it inside my bag. I took out my earphones and plugged it in my iPad. “Give me therapy, I’m a walking travesty…” As the song played on, my eyes got heavier and heavier and I finally gave in to the warmth that sleep offered me.

Harry’s POV:
“You know what Harry, its time to give yourself a break.” I stood up from where I was sitting and peeked out my window. “It looks like it’s a great night to take a walk.” I grabbed my coat and headed out the door.

I was happy that my flat wasn’t far away from the campus itself and I decided that it was a great time to explore the campus. The night breeze wasn’t cold enough to make me run back inside and I felt pleased about it.

“I wonder if Alayna likes it here.” I reminisced all those days that we both spent in Oxford and I only saw her happy a couple of times. I don’t know if it was my presence that made her miserable or was it just the place in general.

“Maybe she feels safe in this place.” I kicked a pebble on the ground and looked up. There were lots of stars in the sky right now and that made me remember our first, almost kiss. We were both so vulnerable back then; I wonder if it’s different for her right now.

“Does Jared make her feel safe and secure?” All these thoughts are flooding my mind and I tried really hard to get it all out. Minutes of walking around and kicking anything that came in contact with my shoe, I finally found myself in front of the library.

“Oh, and we should also do this.” I smiled at the memory of us intertwining our hands on our way to the library. The warmth of her hands was the most comforting feeling ever. I would have held it as long as I could.

I finally entered the building when I felt the breeze grow colder. “I didn’t expect it to be this big.” I roamed around and imagined her scanning through the books on the bookshelves. She was and always has been a bookworm.

I might have been walking around for a while since I found myself in the farthest area of the library from the door. I came closer to this great, big glass window and held my palm against it.

“If she was here, she would love this.” I smiled at the thought of her smiling. Her smile was as bright as the sun; the warmth that it exudes was that of the first day of spring.

I turned around and noticed another presence in the room. There was this long, light brown hair flowing through the side of a couch. I walked closer, intrigued at who could be sleeping at this time in the library.

“You look as angelic as ever when you sleep.” As I came closer, the face grew more and more familiar. “I knew you would love it here.” I sat by her feet and brushed some hair that were covering her face.

She looked so peaceful just like the last time I remember seeing her sleep. All the worries are gone from her face just like that. “I wonder if I’ve ever made you felt safe.”

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