Liam POV
We all heard the loud bang come from the restroom. It was as if someone fell. I took one look at Harry and knew he was thinking the same thing. Louis was up off the sofa and banging on the door. Evangeline didn't answer. No sound came from inside.
"Fuck it, I'm kicking it in. Stand back." Louis told us .
The wood splintered on the first kick and we could see through the hole that she was slumped against the wall. Lou tore the door the rest of the way down and Harry and I rushed inside. What I saw made no sense to me. She had a huge gash in her arm and her face was pale. Harry knelt down and pulled her into his arms,rocking her.
"Lou, go get my first aid kit, I can fix this."
Thank the gods I took that nursing class in year 11. I knew a lot about self inflicted wounds and the care and treatment of them. We couldn't take her to the hospital. I would have to try my best.
"Maybe Liam, but you can't fix this." Niall said pointing to the mirror and the message she left us.
I was going to kill Zayn. Slowly and painfully. What am I saying? Violence is never the answer. She did this because of what he said? My poor baby girl. Wait, she's Harry's. For now.
Louis was back in a flash and we started cleaning her arm and sorting out the wound, It was't as bad as it looked. Just a heavy bleed. I put butterfly strips on it,holding the skin as close together as we could get it while Niall unwrapped the gauze pack to wrap it with. With vigilance, we would make sure she was ok.
Evangeline POV
Floating weightless. It feels so good.I'm finally free.No more pain, no more tears,just nothing. Then the humming started,like a lot of people talking over each other. I felt hands on me and sure enough, I was back in my body. Back with them.
Stupid,stupid boys couldn't just leave me alone. That's when I realized, I was never going to get away from them.
"No,baby girl, don't leave us. We need you. Love, I promise you ,no more tears,no more crying. We won't hurt you. Please come back."
That had to be Liam. He was the only decent one. He never tried to hurt me. Even Niall wanted Harry to "get" me for a while.
I felt my eyes flutter open and I was looking right into tear-filled Emerald green eyes,not Liam's brown ones. It was Harry. He was crying. Why,he hates me and likes to hurt me?
The pain in my arm grew and grew and I noticed Niall,Liam and Louis working on the cut. The cut I gave myself.
"S-stop..hurts too much,", I managed to say. My throat was suddenly desert dry and it hurt.
"Ni,get some water, she's lost so much blood, she's becoming dehydrated." This from Liam. Was he a singer too or their resident doctor?
Something warm and wet hit my face and I realized it was Harry's tears. He was crying, rough, ragged sobs. He pressed a kiss to my forehead and held me tight as Dr. Payne worked on my arm. Louis gave me a concerned look and tickled my tummy. Niall, gave me a small smile and kept looking up at the mirror. I almost forgot about the message I sent them.
"Vangie, Zayn was wrong, wrong in so many ways." Niall said,stroking my cheek and handing me a cup of water.
"Vangie? Where did that come from Ni?", Dr. Payne asked.
He just shrugged,"Everybody needs a Nickname."
The 3 boys looked at Niall and smiled ,nodding in agreement. I held up the empty cup and smiled sheepishly asking for more water.
After the second glass I felt better and tapped Liam on the shoulder,"If you're a doctor, why do you get sick so easy?"
He looked at me confused for a second then they all 4 laughed. I felt stupid. I should just be quiet.
"Love, he's not a doctor. Just knows some first aid since the hospital is out of the question." Louis told me with a huge grin.
"Why is the hospital out of the question?" I asked causing them to laugh again.
Yes, they were laughing at my ignorance.I stood quickly to try and get away from them. I guess it was too fast because as soon as I was up, I was falling back down again. Liam caught me and swung me into his arms.
"Let's get you into bed,yes? Harry, your room?"
"Most definitely."
"I'll go find her some food. She needs to eat." This from Niall.
"No, thanks, Niall. I'm really not hungry."
"What size are you babe? You need some clothes. As good as you look in Dr. Payne,I mean Liam's stuff, you need to be able to change into something more you,yes?" Louis said gently.
I didn't want to tell him my size. It made me feel fat. I was a very unroyal size 10.
I shook my head no and told him I didn't need anything. I had no plans to stay anyway. I'm even a failure at suicide I guess.
Harry took my face between his palms and looked right in my eyes,"You are never leaving me, ever. Be right back,Lou. I'll get you her size,"
He ran towards that garden room. My dress. The one Liam threw up on and Harry ripped off of me. I buried my face in my hands, trying to hide as Liam held me. He would tell Louis how fat I was and they would laugh at me again.
"What's wrong,Vangie doll?, Niall inquired.
"I don't want you guys knowing my size. I'm a fat cow."
They all looked at each other and back at me. Louis looked confused and Liam's grip on my tightened just as Harry came back.
"What happened?", he asked looking to each of us.
"She thinks she's fat Harry." Liam told him.
"Must be a girl thing .",Louis said as Harry looked at me with sad eyes.
Liam rushed me to Harry's room and laid me on the bed as gently as possible, as if I were made of glass. I must have been getting to heavy for him to hold and told him so.
"I wanted to get you comfortable as soon as possible,sweetheart. You're not heavy at all."
"Except in the ass department." Louis said with a cheeky grin.
"You are not fat in anyway. You're curvy and perfect." Niall told me.
"Oh,Louis, she wears size 10. Go work your magic."
"A 10, really? I would have said size 6 as bony as miss thang is." Is Louis always so sassy?
"Then be glad I checked the dress so you didn't have to go out twice." Harry sassed back as Louis grabbed some keys off the dresser.
I rolled onto my side,thoroughly humiliated. The palace seamstress always gave me a hard time about my size and now these guys would too. I still don't know what any of them saw in me. The tears came easy as I thought of all my flaws and failures. The 3 boys sat on the bed and cuddled close to me,rubbing circles in my skin. All of a sudden I found myself letting everything out that I thought was wrong with me, about my arranged marriage and just everything. I cried until I had nothing left to cry about and soon I felt my eyelids grow heavy with sleep.
"Rest well, love. We'll come back later and check on you. Harry, I think you have something to tell her, yes?" Liam said rubbing my back.
I saw Harry nod before my eyes closed . Liam and Niall must have left me with Harry. Sadly,I was too weak to argue.I heard the door close and the sound of Harry and I's hearts was the only noise for a few moments.Then the bed squeaked and he was so close,I could smell him and feel the electricity radiating from his body.Soon there was hot breath on my ear and Harry's voice,"So does that mean you're a virgin,then?"
All I could do was nod my head. I didn't feel like talking anymore. I felt his arms go around my waist from behind and pull me flush with his body.
"All mine,in all ways."
"Yes, yours ." I mumbled, not realizing what I had just agreed to.
I must have slept a long time because when I woke up ,Harry was on the phone with some one.
"Yes, i want her virginity verified. Send Olga over as soon as possible. I refuse to agree to anything until I know for sure. Yes, she's here. And have Olga bring some pain killers and antibiotic cream. Don't question me, just do it."
"Harry?"
He turned ,looking at me with a finger over his lips,shushing me. I don't know why but every interaction I have with these boys makes me feel useless and dumb. I just want out of here.
" Okay, 15 minutes."
He hung up the phone and say next to me,"Yes,babe? Do you need anything?"
"To go home."
"Silly girl, you are home."
"I mean my real home."
" Oh ,you mean with those people who only saw you as a means to end?" That home?"
His harsh words cut me deeper than that razor did.
"Listen,I have a midwife coming here to check you over."
"A midwife? I'm not pregnant, Harry. I know you think I'm fat but well, that's truly insulting."
He looked like he wanted to hit me then but instead stood and walked to the mirror, pushing his hair out of his face, "I have her coming to check you and make 100 percent sure you are intact. If not,I'm going to fuck you until you can't walk then throw you back to Austria,my lady."
His words hurt. I'm so confused. I thought we were getting along. He promised me no more pain, I can't do this. The look he gave me made my chest hurt. Is he bi-polar?
I threw back the comforter and ran from the room and slammed right into Louis with his arms full of bags.
"Get back here,I told you, I have someone coming to check you. Stop your immature behavior and lay your ass down."
"Harry, what the fuck?",Louis asked confused.
"I realized she must have known it was me the whole time. Her future husband. So she had to fuck with my emotions to try to get out of the arrangement. Not anymore,Lou, no more Mr. Nice Guy. I'll be the asshole she already thinks I am."
Louis looked at me and must have seen my shocked face.Harry was my betrothed. What a way to find out.
"Uh, Haz, I think she just found,actually." Louis said,pointing at me.
I caught my reflection in the dresser mirror and noticed I was white as a ghost and my jaw was hanging open.
There,in the doorway stood an old woman. She handed Harry a bag and spoke to him in French.
He answered back and told her I was the love of his life but he just had to be sure I was truly pure and untouched.She nodded at him and walked over to me,pushing my legs up and yanking my pants down. I couldn't even make her stop.
Louis POV
I can say with confidence that Harry has well and truly lost his mind. After she almost dies, he swears to her he won't hurt her anymore in any way and then does that.Poor child is in shock now and I don't know what to do to make it better. I'll ask Liam. He always knows what to do.
Harry POV
I was so sure she knew about me and was just toying with me but once I saw her face , I knew I was wrong. I hurt her again, for no reason, yet again.
As Olga finished her exam, Evangeline looked at me with hate in her eyes. I don't stand a chance of winning her over now at all.
Olga told me that she was indeed a virgin. It looked as if she had never been touched there in any way at all. I paid Olga for her time and told her the non-disclosure agreement still stands.
I watched my Evangeline roll over on the mattress and her body shake, racked with sobs. I wanted to feel bad and apologize but I couldn't. How many times could I say I was sorry before she stopped believing me.
Liam POV
Louis sat telling me what Harry had done to Vangie and how he called in that old gypsy woman to check her over.He called that hag when he hurt one of his one night stands out in that garden of sickness he built. I felt white -hot rage building in me. How could he be so callous? Was a little bit of skin so important to him? Did he even bother to get her arm looked at?
We all decided to get some rest and tackled the situation in the morning. Harry went to the guest room looking guilty as hell and left Evangeline to get some more sleep,giving her a pill for pain and an antibiotic for her arm. Guess he did think about her health as well as her hymen.
Zayn POV
I heard it all . From her slicing herself open to Harry having that old broad check her. Sick as fuck. I lay there almost all day thinking of what I can do to be of some use and the idea hits me. I crept to Harry's room and picked her up bridal -style as gently as possible.
"Z-zayn,please, don't hurt me." She was terrified of me now.
"Shhhh,I'm getting you the fuck out of here before he ends up killing you."
She nodded and hid her face from me in my shoulder. Her grip on me tightened as she realized I wasn't going to punch her again.Her chest pressed into mine and it felt so good I moaned. Loudly.
"I think you better walk so I can keep being a gentleman."
I sat her on the floor and took her by the hand. She was wobbly but I think it was from the pain killers Harry gave her.
"Whatcha doin Zaynie?" Louis stood with his arms crossed over his chest ,leaning against the door jam.
I couldn't answer him straight away and he narrowed his eyes at me before yelling,"Harry,Liam,come here now!"
I looked at poor Evangeline and shrugged.I couldn't help her now, I was busted by Louis and was about to get my head busted by Harry.
I stood waiting for the blows to come but they never did.instead Harry walked right up to Evangeline and slapped across the face with all his might.
"Whore!",he yelled in her face ,picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder.