A Chance
Encounter
Chapter 16
“Uhh…. Are you g-guys re-ready t-t-to order?” I
felt bad for the girl who obviously had no idea what to do with
herself.
Harry stepped forward. “Uhm, yeah. Hi,” He smiled at
the girl, whose eyebrows raised so far up, they were hidden behind
her little-girl bangs. “Can I have a chocolate cone,
please?”
“Uhh s-s-s-sure,” the girl
stammered, her hand wobbling as she wrote down the
order.
“I’ll have a rainbow sherbert
cup, babe.” Louis said, popping up beside
Harry.
“A-a-alright,” her hand wobbled
some more. She looked to Zayn, who was still reading the menu
board.
“Peach in a cone, please.” Zayn
mumbled. Peach? I had him pegged for rocky road or something
that symbolized the roller coaster that is
life.
“And I’ll have vanilla, in a
cone, please.” Liam spoke up.
“Your go, love!” He said to
me.
“Uhh, I’ll have a birthday cake
in a cone please,” I said.
“Beck?”
“Mint chocolate chip cup!” The
girl wrote down Beck’s order with a more steady
hand.
“And I’ll have the hot fudge
sundae, please.” Niall said. It didn’t surprise me that
he ordered a sundae while the rest of got simple
things.
The girl giggled as she wrote down the
order. “Is there a-a-anything else?” Her gaze shot back
and forth between the boys, Beck, and me. She had no idea what to
do with herself. Poor girl.
“Uhh, no. That’s it,”
Harry said. I pulled out my wallet to grab some money, but Niall
stopped me.
“I got it.” He said, wrapping a
hand around my slender wrist.
“No, Niall,” I protested, trying
to release myself from his grip.
“Yes, Addie. I got it. Alright?”
I could tell by the look in his eyes that he really wasn’t
going to take no for an answer.
“Fine,” I grumbled, shoving my
wallet back into my bag.
“And I’ve got yours, too,”
Niall told Becca.
“You sure?” Becca asked
reluctantly.
“Definitely,” he replied.
“But you boys are on your own!” He laughed as the other
boys groaned and dug their wallets out.
“Thanks,” I told Niall as he
laid his money down on the counter with the rest of the
boys.
“Anytime, love.” He replied with
a smile. The girl at the counter gathered up the money and put it
in the register, handing Harry the change. Harry laughed and
pocketed the money while everyone shouted at him.
While our order was being scooped, we all
walked over to a huge round booth and scooted in; it was a miracle
that all seven of us could fit. It was a tight fit, but we managed.
I was squeezed between Niall and Beck, who looked extremely happy
with herself because she was practically in Harry’s lap.
Louis was on the outer edge of the booth, next to Harry. To my
left, Liam was seated between Niall and Zayn, who was opposite
Louis.
In the time it took us to slide into the
round table, the girl had finished our orders and brought them to
our table. She handed each order to Louis, who passed them around.
He made sure to take a huge lick from Harry’s cone, which got
a laugh from everyone except the waitress, who just stood there
awkwardly holding the next ice cream.
When everyone finally had their treats, the
table fell into a comfortable silence while everyone enjoyed
them.
“Beck! Look over there!” I
shouted suddenly and pointed towards the door. As she looked away,
I grabbed her spoon and took a bite of her ice
cream.
“Biitch!” She said when she
turned back and caught me mid-bite. I started laughing, and before
too long, everyone else at the table was cracking up too. About
five minutes later, after the laughter had finally died down, I
realized that I was leaning my head against Niall’s
shoulder.
“Uhh… Sorry,” I mumbled,
lifting my head up.
“It’s fine,” Niall smiled.
I blushed and continued to devour my ice cream cone as Niall did a
number on his sundae.
Suddenly, chills shot up my spine as a cold
finger traced a pattern onto the back of my hand, which was
underneath the table. I shot a questioning glance at Niall, who
just grinned. I unclenched my hand, which had been balled into a
fist, and turned it so my palm was face up. Niall took the hint and
enveloped my hand in his. As he laced his fingers through the
spaces between mine, I couldn’t help but notice that our
hands fit together perfectly.
Haha,
I think this chapter is longer than usual. I'll be writing all
day tomorrow, so who knows how many chapters you'll get? ;D
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xx - Abigail