
I Can't Help It
Chapter 21.
I glossed my lips before slipping in my last earring. I stepped away from the mirror, looking myself over. I actually looked decent. I smiled, before shoving my phone in my purse and a couple of other things.
" Well don't you look pretty tonight?" I looked towards my door and saw my mom leaning against the doorway.
" Yeah I guess."
" You got a date?" She asked. I shook my head.
" No."
She crossed her arms.
" I see."
" Mum, we're just friends." I sighed. Just then the doorbell rung. "That's probably him, actually." I rushed past her and downstairs to the door. I opened it to see a happy Andy.
" Andy." I said. He smiled, my eyes following down to the bouquet of flowers in his hands.
" Hey."
" You said this wasn't a date." I muttered.
" What, I can't buy flowers like a real gentleman."
I sloppily took the flowers from him and ran into the kitchen to put them in a vase. I came back to my mum talking to Andy.
" Have her home by 10:00."
" Yes ma'am." he nodded.
" Mum! Bye!" I said in an annoying tone. I walked past her and Shut the front door in her face.
" I'm sorry about her." I said.
" No problem." He laughed. I nodded, as we walked down the path to his truck.
• Harry's Pov •
I walked into the movie theatre with Niall.
" Popcorn on me." He said.
" I have no problem with that."
We walked up and ordered the popcorn and made our way down the hall.
" Have you seen Maria since you've been down?" I asked. He shook his head no.
" No I just got here yesterday. I visited her last week though." He said. I nodded.
" That's good."
" Yeah."
Just then the theatre went dark and the movie started. A couple minutes into the preview two kids walked in. They looked like the teenagers I taught. It was a girl and a boy. I sighed, wishing it was me and Maria. They came and sat down in three rows infront of us. They really looked familiar, but I couldn't make their faces out in the dark. I leaned back, just as Niall Slapped my arm and leaned in.
" I think that's Maria!" He whispered. My eyes widened In shock. I peeked over the seats at the brown haired girl with the guy. The girl laughed and I knew that laugh anywhere. It was Maria. She was with a guy. I leaned back in shock. She denied me for another man.
" I need to use the bathroom." I whispered. I sharply stood up and walked down the dark stairs and out of the theatre to the lit hall way. I took a sharp turn and stomped my way into the bathroom. I looked into the mirror and leaned onto the counter for support. Taking a deep breath I ran my hand through my hair.
I can't believe it. She was out with another guy. My girlfriend. I splashed water in my face and took one last look into the mirror before leaving the bathroom. I was walking so fast out of the washroom I ran right Into someone as I walked out.
" Sorry." I muttered. I looked down to see Maria on the floor.
" Harry!" She said. She stood up when she saw I wouldn't help her. She flattened her dress and looked up.
" What are you doing here?" She asked.
" What's it to you." I spat back.
" I know your mad." She closed her eyelids, as if trying to calm herself down.
" really? Because you came here with some other guy, when you told me you'd be doing homework?" I hissed. As winced.
" Harry I had already made plans with him before you asked!"
" Are you on a date?"
" No of course not!" She said.
" Really? Because I was in the theatre when I watched you two walk in and you guys looked awfully close. Maria, how could you?" I asked.
" Harry I'm not cheating on you!" She said quickly.
" That's it." I said.
" What?" She asked.
" I don't date Liars." I spat.
" Harry please no!" I saw a tear roll down her cheek but she quickly wiped it away.
" You could have just told me you already had plans."
with that I walked away, feeling hurt, and humiliated. How could she? She did it so well too. I never expected her to be a liar. I then left, leaving Niall in the theatre, and not looking back.
• Maria's Pov •
I watched as he walked down the hall of the Cinema without another word.
" Harry!" I yelled, trying not to let the tears fall. He didnt turn around. Just kept walking. I leaned against the wall, and slid down bringing my knees up to my chest and crying into my hands. I had no idea where me and Harry stood anymore. I wasnt cheating on him. And It wasnt a date. It may have looked like one but it wasn't. I just wanted Harry to come back.
" Well don't you look pretty tonight?" I looked towards my door and saw my mom leaning against the doorway.
" Yeah I guess."
" You got a date?" She asked. I shook my head.
" No."
She crossed her arms.
" I see."
" Mum, we're just friends." I sighed. Just then the doorbell rung. "That's probably him, actually." I rushed past her and downstairs to the door. I opened it to see a happy Andy.
" Andy." I said. He smiled, my eyes following down to the bouquet of flowers in his hands.
" Hey."
" You said this wasn't a date." I muttered.
" What, I can't buy flowers like a real gentleman."
I sloppily took the flowers from him and ran into the kitchen to put them in a vase. I came back to my mum talking to Andy.
" Have her home by 10:00."
" Yes ma'am." he nodded.
" Mum! Bye!" I said in an annoying tone. I walked past her and Shut the front door in her face.
" I'm sorry about her." I said.
" No problem." He laughed. I nodded, as we walked down the path to his truck.
• Harry's Pov •
I walked into the movie theatre with Niall.
" Popcorn on me." He said.
" I have no problem with that."
We walked up and ordered the popcorn and made our way down the hall.
" Have you seen Maria since you've been down?" I asked. He shook his head no.
" No I just got here yesterday. I visited her last week though." He said. I nodded.
" That's good."
" Yeah."
Just then the theatre went dark and the movie started. A couple minutes into the preview two kids walked in. They looked like the teenagers I taught. It was a girl and a boy. I sighed, wishing it was me and Maria. They came and sat down in three rows infront of us. They really looked familiar, but I couldn't make their faces out in the dark. I leaned back, just as Niall Slapped my arm and leaned in.
" I think that's Maria!" He whispered. My eyes widened In shock. I peeked over the seats at the brown haired girl with the guy. The girl laughed and I knew that laugh anywhere. It was Maria. She was with a guy. I leaned back in shock. She denied me for another man.
" I need to use the bathroom." I whispered. I sharply stood up and walked down the dark stairs and out of the theatre to the lit hall way. I took a sharp turn and stomped my way into the bathroom. I looked into the mirror and leaned onto the counter for support. Taking a deep breath I ran my hand through my hair.
I can't believe it. She was out with another guy. My girlfriend. I splashed water in my face and took one last look into the mirror before leaving the bathroom. I was walking so fast out of the washroom I ran right Into someone as I walked out.
" Sorry." I muttered. I looked down to see Maria on the floor.
" Harry!" She said. She stood up when she saw I wouldn't help her. She flattened her dress and looked up.
" What are you doing here?" She asked.
" What's it to you." I spat back.
" I know your mad." She closed her eyelids, as if trying to calm herself down.
" really? Because you came here with some other guy, when you told me you'd be doing homework?" I hissed. As winced.
" Harry I had already made plans with him before you asked!"
" Are you on a date?"
" No of course not!" She said.
" Really? Because I was in the theatre when I watched you two walk in and you guys looked awfully close. Maria, how could you?" I asked.
" Harry I'm not cheating on you!" She said quickly.
" That's it." I said.
" What?" She asked.
" I don't date Liars." I spat.
" Harry please no!" I saw a tear roll down her cheek but she quickly wiped it away.
" You could have just told me you already had plans."
with that I walked away, feeling hurt, and humiliated. How could she? She did it so well too. I never expected her to be a liar. I then left, leaving Niall in the theatre, and not looking back.
• Maria's Pov •
I watched as he walked down the hall of the Cinema without another word.
" Harry!" I yelled, trying not to let the tears fall. He didnt turn around. Just kept walking. I leaned against the wall, and slid down bringing my knees up to my chest and crying into my hands. I had no idea where me and Harry stood anymore. I wasnt cheating on him. And It wasnt a date. It may have looked like one but it wasn't. I just wanted Harry to come back.
Notes
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