EXTRAordinary-A Harry Styles Story
Chapter 20
“b ready in 45 mins. we r meeting up w/ every1 tonight and then we’re partying into Christmas Day.”
It’s Christmas Eve and all I’ve been doing today is unpacking. I’m kinda excited to get out of my apartment. But I’m nervous about meeting all of Eleanor’s friends.
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“You look so cute and comfy girl!” “Awh thanks, Eleanor. You look so gorgeous!” “Thanks, you can call me El.” “Well, if we’re going by nicknames, just call me Car.” “Alright, well let’s head out!”
We pull up at this HUGE house, or should I say mansion, that is about 10 minutes away from our apartment building. El has to dial some code and weight for a security person to open the gate. Once we drive through, she parks the car and we walk out. I swear I could it a whole football field in just the yard. El knocks on the door and we wait for about 5 minutes before we hear some rustling behind the door and it opens. An older lady is standing on the other side of the door. “Come on in, the boys are in the living room.” We walk in and El whispers to me, “That’s the maid. She comes twice a week to clean the house. Once you meet the boys, you’ll know why.” I hear shouting coming from a distance and we walk towards the noise. “EL! BABY!” yells a familiar voice. My eyes widen. Louis?! Louis is El’s boyfriend?! Oh my gosh. So that means … “Hey El.” His voice makes my heart melt. I turn and see Harry standing in the door way look at El and Louis embrace. He hasn’t seen me yet because I’m partially hiding behind a wall. “Guys, I want you to meet my new neighbor, Car.” They turn and look at me. I try not to make eye contact. “CAR! Oh my gosh! What are you doing here?!” says Louis. “You know each other?” asks El. “Uh, yeah. It’s a long story. I’ll explain later, babe.” says Louis. He continues, “Car, I didn’t know you were gunna spend Christmas alone! You should have told me!” “I didn’t really care if I did or not. I just moved here, it’s not like I’m gunna have any friends.” “Well, you got us now babe!!” says El. “Let’s all go into the living room, the boys will be so excited to see you!” says Louis. I look at the doorway and notice Harry’s gone. Oh boy, this is gunna be a long night.
We’re in the middle of playing MADDEN25 when all of a sudden all the electricity goes out. “AH.” screams El. “What’s going on?!” I ask. “I was watching tv earlier and it said that there is supposed to be a really bad storm. I guess we were too loud to hear that it was storming.” says Zayn. We all quiet down and here loud rain pouring down outside. I try to stay calm because I’m scared of the dark. Last time it was this dark, I was at the club and the guys were trying to rape me. We all sit for a few minutes not knowing what to do. I wonder if Harry’s okay. He went up to his room once we all started playing MADDEN. I guess he can’t stand being in the same room as me. The maid comes into the room with several flashlights. Once we all have a flashlight, the boys go and find candles to light. “El, I think it’d be best if I leave.” “WHAT?! WHY? We’re all having a good time.” “Yeah, but Harry is upstairs because of me. I don’t want him to spend his Christmas Eve alone because of me.” “I don’t know the story here, but you are NOT going to spend your Christmas alone just because he can’t suck it up for one evening.” “No, El. You don’t understand. I hurt him.” She looks at me so confused. So I decide to tell her everything that happened between me and Harry from start to finish. “Wow. So you actually spilled coffee on Harry Styles and didn’t even know who he was?!” My cheeks get a little hot. “Yeah…” “Oh babe, I’m so sorry. I just remember asking you at the mall if you knew One Direction and you said no. I didn’t want you to be some obsessed fan. So when you said you didn’t know them, I decided to invite you to hang with us. I’m so sorry!” “No, it’s not your fault. I should’ve told you the truth. I really should go though. I’m starting to not feel good.” El looks at me and I know she can tell that I’m lying. But she lets me slide. “Okay, please be careful though. It looks awful out there.” “I promise I will. Merry Christmas.” I hug her and then walk outside. Once I get outside, I see that the rain has slightly decreased. Shit. I forgot El drove us here. Oh well, I remember the way back. And plus it’s not that far of a walk. I need the exercise anyways, I’ve been slacking on exercising ever since I moved here. I start walking and see that the gate is closed. I decide to crawl over the gate. Once I touch ground on the other side of the gate, I notice that I have a scratch on my arm. It doesn’t look bad. Okay, so the drive was about 10 minutes, so that means the walk should be almost an hour. Not too bad.
20 minutes into my walk, the thunder starts to kick in. Okay, just keep walking. You’re getting close to halfway there. The streets are empty. Probably because everyone is with their families on Christmas Eve. Man. I miss America so much. I hear a car behind me. I keep walking and see that the car is slowing its pace right next to me. I start to pick up my pace and so does the car. I look back at the car and I guess I didn’t see that the pavement ended and I trip. I try to pull myself together but I hear the car door open. I look up and realize that I’m crying so my vision is blurred. The figure runs up to me and kneels down beside me. “Love, it’s okay. I’ve got you.” Harry? He hugs me and I cry into his arms. “Shh. I’ve got you know. No one’s going to hurt you.” We sit like this for a awhile and then he carries me and places me in the car. He starts driving and we arrive at my apartment. I guess he’s been to El’s apartment before. I’m still frozen in fear so he opens my door and carries me up to my apartment. “Babe, you’ve got to get your key out so I can open the door.” He sets me down and I start digging in my pocket for the key. I hand it to him and he opens the apartment door. He takes my hand and leads me in. He leads me over to my room and lays me down on the bed. “Stay here, I’m going to get you some medicine so you don’t catch a cold.” I just mumble out a noise and close my eyes.
I feel an arm shaking me and my eyes flutter open. “Here love, take some of this.” He hands me 2 pills and a water bottle. Woah. Déjà vu. “I had to run to the store to get some medicine because you didn’t have any.” I swallow down the pills and look up at him. “Thank you.” I barely whisper. “I can tell you’re exhausted, just get some rest. I’ll still be here when you wake up.” And I did just that.
I wake up and see that it’s sunny outside. I look around the room and see that it’s empty. Is Harry still here? I check my phone and see that I have 6 text messages. Three are from Sunny, Ginger, and Tristen wishing me a Merry Christmas and hoping that I’m not spending it by myself. Two are from El asking if I got home okay. And one from Louis asking if I’m okay and if Harry is still with me. I get off the bed and walk towards my living room. I see Harry sleeping on the couch. My heart sinks. He spent his Christmas Eve with me. And now he has to wake up Christmas morning to me. The least I could do is cook him some breakfast. I decide to make eggs, bacon, and pancakes.
In the middle of me washing the pans, I hear Harry yawn. I look over and see him getting up. I look away real quick and continue washing the pans. Once I’m finished I don’t know what to do with myself. I don’t want to look at Harry but I know he stayed the night for a reason. “I made breakfast for you.” I say. “Yeah, it smells delicious.” His voice is a lot closer to me than I thought. I turn to face him. “Well, how about you start eating and once you finish we can talk.” I suggest. “Sounds perfect.” He picks up his plate and goes over to the couch. I decide to go wash up since I’m still in my wet clothes from yesterday.
Once I walk back out into the living room all cleaned up, I see that Harry is washing his dishes. “You didn’t have to do that, you know. You’re a guest.” “I wanted to. And thank you for breakfast, it was lovely.” I walk over to the couch and sit on it to wait for him to join me. He finishes up and walks over to me. He sits on the floor facing me. I look in his green eyes and all of a sudden he grabs my hands. I don’t know what controlled me to, but I start crying. Not because of my hurt, but because of the hurt I’ve caused him, which I can clearly see in his eyes.
It’s Christmas Eve and all I’ve been doing today is unpacking. I’m kinda excited to get out of my apartment. But I’m nervous about meeting all of Eleanor’s friends.
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“You look so cute and comfy girl!” “Awh thanks, Eleanor. You look so gorgeous!” “Thanks, you can call me El.” “Well, if we’re going by nicknames, just call me Car.” “Alright, well let’s head out!”
We pull up at this HUGE house, or should I say mansion, that is about 10 minutes away from our apartment building. El has to dial some code and weight for a security person to open the gate. Once we drive through, she parks the car and we walk out. I swear I could it a whole football field in just the yard. El knocks on the door and we wait for about 5 minutes before we hear some rustling behind the door and it opens. An older lady is standing on the other side of the door. “Come on in, the boys are in the living room.” We walk in and El whispers to me, “That’s the maid. She comes twice a week to clean the house. Once you meet the boys, you’ll know why.” I hear shouting coming from a distance and we walk towards the noise. “EL! BABY!” yells a familiar voice. My eyes widen. Louis?! Louis is El’s boyfriend?! Oh my gosh. So that means … “Hey El.” His voice makes my heart melt. I turn and see Harry standing in the door way look at El and Louis embrace. He hasn’t seen me yet because I’m partially hiding behind a wall. “Guys, I want you to meet my new neighbor, Car.” They turn and look at me. I try not to make eye contact. “CAR! Oh my gosh! What are you doing here?!” says Louis. “You know each other?” asks El. “Uh, yeah. It’s a long story. I’ll explain later, babe.” says Louis. He continues, “Car, I didn’t know you were gunna spend Christmas alone! You should have told me!” “I didn’t really care if I did or not. I just moved here, it’s not like I’m gunna have any friends.” “Well, you got us now babe!!” says El. “Let’s all go into the living room, the boys will be so excited to see you!” says Louis. I look at the doorway and notice Harry’s gone. Oh boy, this is gunna be a long night.
We’re in the middle of playing MADDEN25 when all of a sudden all the electricity goes out. “AH.” screams El. “What’s going on?!” I ask. “I was watching tv earlier and it said that there is supposed to be a really bad storm. I guess we were too loud to hear that it was storming.” says Zayn. We all quiet down and here loud rain pouring down outside. I try to stay calm because I’m scared of the dark. Last time it was this dark, I was at the club and the guys were trying to rape me. We all sit for a few minutes not knowing what to do. I wonder if Harry’s okay. He went up to his room once we all started playing MADDEN. I guess he can’t stand being in the same room as me. The maid comes into the room with several flashlights. Once we all have a flashlight, the boys go and find candles to light. “El, I think it’d be best if I leave.” “WHAT?! WHY? We’re all having a good time.” “Yeah, but Harry is upstairs because of me. I don’t want him to spend his Christmas Eve alone because of me.” “I don’t know the story here, but you are NOT going to spend your Christmas alone just because he can’t suck it up for one evening.” “No, El. You don’t understand. I hurt him.” She looks at me so confused. So I decide to tell her everything that happened between me and Harry from start to finish. “Wow. So you actually spilled coffee on Harry Styles and didn’t even know who he was?!” My cheeks get a little hot. “Yeah…” “Oh babe, I’m so sorry. I just remember asking you at the mall if you knew One Direction and you said no. I didn’t want you to be some obsessed fan. So when you said you didn’t know them, I decided to invite you to hang with us. I’m so sorry!” “No, it’s not your fault. I should’ve told you the truth. I really should go though. I’m starting to not feel good.” El looks at me and I know she can tell that I’m lying. But she lets me slide. “Okay, please be careful though. It looks awful out there.” “I promise I will. Merry Christmas.” I hug her and then walk outside. Once I get outside, I see that the rain has slightly decreased. Shit. I forgot El drove us here. Oh well, I remember the way back. And plus it’s not that far of a walk. I need the exercise anyways, I’ve been slacking on exercising ever since I moved here. I start walking and see that the gate is closed. I decide to crawl over the gate. Once I touch ground on the other side of the gate, I notice that I have a scratch on my arm. It doesn’t look bad. Okay, so the drive was about 10 minutes, so that means the walk should be almost an hour. Not too bad.
20 minutes into my walk, the thunder starts to kick in. Okay, just keep walking. You’re getting close to halfway there. The streets are empty. Probably because everyone is with their families on Christmas Eve. Man. I miss America so much. I hear a car behind me. I keep walking and see that the car is slowing its pace right next to me. I start to pick up my pace and so does the car. I look back at the car and I guess I didn’t see that the pavement ended and I trip. I try to pull myself together but I hear the car door open. I look up and realize that I’m crying so my vision is blurred. The figure runs up to me and kneels down beside me. “Love, it’s okay. I’ve got you.” Harry? He hugs me and I cry into his arms. “Shh. I’ve got you know. No one’s going to hurt you.” We sit like this for a awhile and then he carries me and places me in the car. He starts driving and we arrive at my apartment. I guess he’s been to El’s apartment before. I’m still frozen in fear so he opens my door and carries me up to my apartment. “Babe, you’ve got to get your key out so I can open the door.” He sets me down and I start digging in my pocket for the key. I hand it to him and he opens the apartment door. He takes my hand and leads me in. He leads me over to my room and lays me down on the bed. “Stay here, I’m going to get you some medicine so you don’t catch a cold.” I just mumble out a noise and close my eyes.
I feel an arm shaking me and my eyes flutter open. “Here love, take some of this.” He hands me 2 pills and a water bottle. Woah. Déjà vu. “I had to run to the store to get some medicine because you didn’t have any.” I swallow down the pills and look up at him. “Thank you.” I barely whisper. “I can tell you’re exhausted, just get some rest. I’ll still be here when you wake up.” And I did just that.
I wake up and see that it’s sunny outside. I look around the room and see that it’s empty. Is Harry still here? I check my phone and see that I have 6 text messages. Three are from Sunny, Ginger, and Tristen wishing me a Merry Christmas and hoping that I’m not spending it by myself. Two are from El asking if I got home okay. And one from Louis asking if I’m okay and if Harry is still with me. I get off the bed and walk towards my living room. I see Harry sleeping on the couch. My heart sinks. He spent his Christmas Eve with me. And now he has to wake up Christmas morning to me. The least I could do is cook him some breakfast. I decide to make eggs, bacon, and pancakes.
In the middle of me washing the pans, I hear Harry yawn. I look over and see him getting up. I look away real quick and continue washing the pans. Once I’m finished I don’t know what to do with myself. I don’t want to look at Harry but I know he stayed the night for a reason. “I made breakfast for you.” I say. “Yeah, it smells delicious.” His voice is a lot closer to me than I thought. I turn to face him. “Well, how about you start eating and once you finish we can talk.” I suggest. “Sounds perfect.” He picks up his plate and goes over to the couch. I decide to go wash up since I’m still in my wet clothes from yesterday.
Once I walk back out into the living room all cleaned up, I see that Harry is washing his dishes. “You didn’t have to do that, you know. You’re a guest.” “I wanted to. And thank you for breakfast, it was lovely.” I walk over to the couch and sit on it to wait for him to join me. He finishes up and walks over to me. He sits on the floor facing me. I look in his green eyes and all of a sudden he grabs my hands. I don’t know what controlled me to, but I start crying. Not because of my hurt, but because of the hurt I’ve caused him, which I can clearly see in his eyes.
11/27/13