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Ch 4

I put the final touches on my letter and sign it with an xoxo. I smile to myself as I fold the letter up and put it in an envelope. I've only been here for less than a week, but my mom has already sent me at least six letters. I feel bad for leaving her all alone at home; I know it's getting hard for her without Dad or me there.

The clock tower goes off as soon as I step out of the Gryffindor common room—it's two in the morning. I stayed up late reading for my History of Magic class and then writing this letter. I seriously feel like I got run over by a train; I can barely move two steps without stumbling.

I decide to speed the process up by taking the stairs up to the North Tower two at a time. I hate how far of a walk it is to get to a damn owl to deliver a stupid letter.

I'm bounding the corner at the top of the stairs when I find myself slamming into something. At first, I think the door to the owl barn is closed, but then I hear a shriek and the other object hit the wooden door.

I collide against the cold stone floor, and I'm lucky that I don't start cascading down the stairs. I somehow catch myself against the wall and keep myself from breaking my neck.

"Ow," I groan, trying to pull myself up off of my ass with no avail. I clutch my elbow, which is no doubt bruised.

I look up at the person I crashed into. There, standing with her arms folded across her chest and all of her weight on one hip, is Alison. I can't breathe.

Wait a second. This is ridiculous. I'm totally straight. I've only had boyfriends in the short amount of time I've been dating. But, I know for sure that I've never had a crush on a girl or even been remotely attracted to one. She clears her throat and I realize that she's been holding her hand down to help me up.

"You're kind of a klutz," she smirks, no doubt proud of herself at how flustered I am. She lowers her face and waits for me to respond, but all I can think about is my bruised body.

Also the fact that she looks hot as hell—wait, what?

"So I've heard," I rub my lower back and try to move past her in the doorway, but she blocks my path.

She frowns and holds her arm out to stop me.

"It's not really as fun to make fun of people if they don't respond," Alison tilts her head at me.

"Oh, uh," I stutter, trying to think of what to say. "I'm sorry?"

"Whatever," she snaps, her eyes narrowing with annoyance. She pushes past me, almost causing me to fall down the stairs again. "Next time, watch where you're going."

I stare after her, dumbfounded, as she makes her way down the stairs of the tower and out of my vision.

What the hell just happened?

After I got back from the owl barn, I lie in bed for hours. I had a pretty long day, but for some reason I just wasn't feeling tired. I can't get my mind off of Alison.

She's so frustrating. I don't understand her at all. She makes my heart beat three times the average pace, but that makes no sense. I've never had feelings for a girl before, and here I am, falling for some bitch that only cares about herself. She's so self-centered and rude; I can't believe what she said to Hanna the other day. And the way she treats people, especially Toby in Potions, makes me cringe. How can anyone be so heartless?

But at the same time, I still can't stop thinking about her. I'd be lying if I said I didn't admire her. There's something about her aura that just attracts me to her. I want to be around her at all times; I want to know everything about her. I find myself looking for her in the crowds and becoming disappointed when she's nowhere to be seen.

I guess it's okay to have a girl crush, right? That doesn't mean I'm like gay or anything, does it?

short chapter, but i wanted to show another emison interaction. new update will be like asap pretty much