It was a Saturday afternoon and I was sitting with Sandy in Olive Garden.
" Hey Maria?" She asked. I looked up from my salad.
" What?"
" You never finished what you were going to tell me on Monday. You know, before Andy interrupted. "
I stopped chopping my fork in my salad and slowly looked up.
" Nothing."
" No M, you looked serious about it."
" It was nothing Sandy."
" Tell me!" She rose her voice.
I sighed but my eyes caught something In the corner of the room. I looked over to Harry. It was Harry. Here at the same Olive Garden as me. The only difference was that he had a girl with him. Such a pretty girl might I add. She was giggling about something as he pulled out a chair for her and he sat down on the other side.
" I-I uh.." I couldn't finish my sentence. The sight of him with someone else burned.
" Maria what are you looking at-"
she followed my eyes to Harry.
" Oh my gosh I hate when I see teachers out in public. It's so awkward."
She threw her napkin on the table and leaned back.
" S-Same."
" Are you alright? You look a little pale."
" I'm fine. I just need to use the bathroom real quick."
I got up and hurried my way to the bathroom trying to be unseen. Once I got In there I looked into the mirror and wiped a tear hopelessly rolling down my face. How did he move on so quickly?
And why does it hurt so much?
Then I remembered how badly he hurt when he saw me with Andy. I sighed. So this is what it felt like seeing the person you love with someone else.
People are right. It hurts more than anything in the world.

I heard the door creak open and I snapped my head up and looked in the mirror like nothing was wrong. Like I was just fixing my makeup. Apperently that's not how it looked.
" Are you okay?" I turned and looked to see the woman Harry had brought. I nodded.
" Just fine."
" Okay. Just making sure." She said as she went into a stall.

• Harry's pov•

I leaned back and scoped out the restaurant from my seat. My head stopped when I saw Sandy sitting by herself, texting and eating. I got up and walked over to her table.
" Hello Sandy."
She looked up and smiled.
" Hey Mr. Styles."
" Are you here alone?"
She shook her hea no.
" No I'm not."
" Oh. Okay. Well I just stopped by to say hi."
she warmly smiled as I nodded my head once and went back to my seat. I wonder who she's here with. My eyes flashed to the bathroom door as I saw my date, Brook walk over.
" Hello." I said as she sat down.
" Hey. That was the weirdest trip to the bathroom ever."
" How?" I asked, watching her puzzeled face.
" I walk in, to this teenager Red and puffy, looking in the mirror as if she had been crying. I asked if she was okay and she shook her head yes. I then went into the stall, and when I came out, she wasnt there. I never even heard her leave or anything."
Hy head wandered over to Sandy's table. It was still sandy all by herself.
" T-That is weird." I said.
" Doesn't matter. She was a freak."
I pushed that to the side. That was awfully rude of her to say about a teenager obviously going through a rough time.
I tried to keep Maria out of my head. It couldn't be her. No. Of course not. I sighed, looking over at Sandy once more. She kept eyeing the bathroom. Like she expected someone to come out.

• Sandy's pov•

" Where in hell is she?" I muttered. How could she possibly take this long in the bathroom. I throw my napkin on the table, getting up and walking towards te bathroom. I slowly opened the door and walked in. I heard a faint sobbing sound.
" Maria?" I asked. She sniffed.
" Sandy?"
" Babe what's wrong?" I asked rushing to her stall. I pressed on the door to find it locked.
" Nothing."
" Maria I'm tired of not knowing anything. Open the door." I said. I heard her pause the crying and slowly slide the lock. The door opened immediently and I rushed in to see Maria sitting on the toilet lid with her face in her hands.
" Maria! What's been going on?" I asked, kneeling down in front of her.
" It's a long st-story," she croaked.
" I have all night."
She sighed, running her hands through her hair and looking at me with her swollen, red eyes.
" Fine. I'll tell you."

• Maria's pov•

After I agreed to telling Sandy the story I just told her everything, non stop. From the first day of school, to Ireland, to why we broke up. Just everything.
" Maria I had no idea. Your good at hiding things." She smiled. I let out a little laugh too, relieved she wasn't mad or anything.
" Y-You aren't mad I never told you?"
" No! Of course not. I know what kind of secret that is. It's a big one. And you would have been scared of it getting out. I understand."
I smiled.
" Thanks San."
" Now we're going to go out there, strong and with our heads held high. Kay?" She said. I nodded.
" Okay."
We got up and left the stall after thirty minutes of sitting in there. I checked myself in the mirror before taking Sandy's hand and leaving to our table. I didn't even look over to Harry's table.
" I'm glad you told me though." Sandy said as we sat down.
" Me too actually. It's a big weight off my shoulders."

• Harry's pov •

My heart suddenly Burst into a million peices as I watched her fake her smile when she left the bathroom. Not once did she look over at me.
" What are you looking at?"
Brook asked, suddenly annoyed i wasn't listening to her anymore.
" what? Nothing."
" Alright. Anyways,"
I sighed, acting like I was listening to her story when the truth was, I was only thinking about one thing. And that thing was Maria.
I watched as the waiter came and gave them their check and I watched her as she left. Right before her and Sandy walked out the door. She took one last meaningful glance at me.
And in that last look, when our eyes met for just a split secound, I saw the love of my life. The girl I will love more than anyone in this world. The girl that means everything to me. The person I might have lost forever.

Notes

I see hearts flashing in his eyes

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