Chapter 10

Harold was studying at home that day. He was in a rather happy mood. After talking to Amanda a few days ago, Amanda suggested that they go should go out sometime and tomorrow was the day. He was thinking of asking Amanda to be his girlfriend but he decided to ask her after a few more dates. He felt that Amanda was really trying to be with him and he knew she was genuine with the things that she said. If only she knew that of how he felt about her. Obviously, he also didn't know that Amanda also had a crush on him and she also wanted him to know how she felt about him. Then suddenly he thought about his parents. It has been about two months since he last saw them and he suddenly felt alone. His parents loved him a lot. They always gave him the support that he needed. However, due to their constant disappearance, he felt that they did not care about him and that they were indifferent to what he is feeling.

Ting! He got a message from his dad saying that they plan on going out tomorrow. This angered Harold. His parents did not see him for two months already and they want to go out together tomorrow. They did not even bother to ask him if he was ok or what has been going on since they were not home. He ignored them and continued doing what he was doing.

The next day was his date with Amanda. He got up early and dressed up and left a note to his parents in the living room that he was going to on a date with Amanda and that they should have done better as parents. He gave no thoughts to what he wrote and he did not care how his parents felt since he was ignored for close to two months. He left around 9 am and he was supposed to meet Amanda at 11 am. They were going to a place for lunch and then go to the amusement park and then have dinner before going to see a movie before heading back home. Since he had the time, he decided to go to Starbucks for breakfast where he decided ordered a Grande cappuccino and a piece of cheesecake. When he got to the counter to order, he saw that Rebecca and Theodore were the cashiers present there.

"Sup, H" Theodore said.

"Hi Theodore. Hi Rebecca" Harold replied.

"Hi" Rebecca said. She knew Amanda was always right about how boys look like when she described them and Amanda's description of Harold was spot on.

"So, you going on a date with Amanda later" Rebecca asked

"Not exactly a date but…" Harold replied with his cheeks turning red.

"No need to be embarrassed H. You are all grown up" Theodore said

"Yeah I suppose. Anyway, can I have a Grande cappuccino and a piece of cheesecake" Harold ordered.

"Coming right up" Rebecca said. Soon, Rebecca got Harold's order ready and gave it to him. He took it and he sat down at a designated area and started eating.

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Stephen and Valarie read over and over again about what Harold wrote to them they both started feeling guilty.

"Its our fault" Stephen said.

"Our fault? If you did not take the wolves to the research facility to test on them none of this would happen" Valarie said.

"You could have stayed at home and tend to Harold" Stephen said.

"So that you can capture and kill those wolves? Not a chance" Valarie said.

"Well, they are mutants and they should be killed" Stephen said.

"No, they should not. These wolves are special wolves. They were saved by an old man from whom I bought them and they are very special" Valarie said. "They are like this today because of you"

With that, Valarie stormed back to the room that she stayed in and locked the door. He sighed. He knew he should have done better. He regretted the decisions he made and decided that he should go to work and he wanted to capture the wolves and make sure that his wife can do what she wants to do with them.

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Harold met Amanda at Berk Café where they decided to have lunch.

"So, what do you want for lunch?" Harold asked.

"I will have anything that you will have" Amanda said.

"I was going to order a Beef Supreme Burger with Cheese Fries and a large Mountain Dew" Harold said.

"Wow. I like that also" Amanda said.

"Cool. We have so may things in common that we don't even know" Harold said.

"Well, we can always go out together and see what other things we have in common" Amanda said

After lunch, they went to the amusement park and had an enjoyable time together. They went on different types of ride and played different types of arcade games. Harold was the better of the two at gaming and Amanda was not that great. However, Harold being the gentleman he was, gave everything he won to Amanda. Amanda was really touched by what she was seeing. She knew he was definitely the perfect guy to date. Like Harold, she has been single all her life because of her having a crush on Harold just like how Harold was having a crush on Amanda. Afterwards, they went to Domino's for pizza before going to the movie theatre to see BrightBurn. It was a new movie that came out which shows what could have happened if Superman was evil. It was good movie, they thought afterwards seeing the movie. The movie was directed by James Gunn, a renowned director who is famous for making the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Harold decided to walked Amanda home and Amanda had never been so grateful.

"Well thank you for the day" Amanda said.

"No, thank you. It was a pleasure to have spent the day with you" Harold said

"You are welcome" Amanda said.

"After all, going out more with you means getting to win more arcade games" Harold joked.

"Hey" Amanda said. She knew he was joking but decided she shouldn't be looked down on so she proceeded to punch Harold.

"Hey, what was that for?" Harold asked.

"That was for making fun of me" She then grabbed Harold by the collar and pulled him closer to her and kissed his cheek. "And that was for everything else." With that, she made her way to inside her house. Harold couldn't believe it. Amanda Hofferson, the prettiest girl in whole of Berk just kissed her. He was over the moon. He ran home, never feeling so good ever in his life.