World Tour
Tabloids
***Harry Styles***
Friday, August 17th, 2012 – North London, England
Liam had been staying at mine and Louis’s for the past couple of nights, and to be honest I was enjoying having the extra company around. He was staying in one of the guest bedrooms on the first floor that rarely got any use, and he was actually a pretty easy roommate. He even made the house look tidier than Louis and I did. Louis had had to leave a couple of times for meetings with Management about Abby, so it was nice to have Liam around. He wouldn’t let me check my Twitter account or even go online at all, and I knew that was probably a good thing at the moment but I did miss interacting with the fans.
We decided to have the guys over to hang out on Friday and the five of us headed to the store to pick up some food for lunch. As we stood in line to pay, I glanced at the tabloids and gasped. The others saw the headline at the same time as I did: “One Direction Star Attempts Suicide”. There was a picture of me to accompany it.
“Harry,” Louis said, looking at me as I stood frozen. My cell phone rang in my pocket and I pulled it out – it was my mom. I knew why she was calling. I didn’t want to answer, but it would’ve been better than letting her worry. So I pulled it together long enough to calm her down.
“Hi, Mom,” I said cheerfully, walking away from the checkout stand.
“Harry? Are you okay?” she asked. Her voice was panicky and tearful.
“I’m fine, Mom, it’s just a rumor,” I lied.
“Are you sure?” she asked.
“Mom,” I said, keeping my voice calm and steady. “It’s just some girl who has it out for me. She’s trying to ruin things with me and Louis, that’s all. She spread this rumor to get him to turn on me so she can date him. It’s not working.”
“Oh, thank God,” my mom gasped, my story having worked.
“I’m so sorry, Mom, I would’ve called you sooner but I didn’t even see it until just now.”
“It’s okay, baby, I’m just so glad you’re okay,” she said. “What about Louis?”
“He’s fine, Mom, I’m looking at him right now,” I told her. That was true – I had been watching Louis watch me a few feet away the whole conversation. I could still hear her shaky breath over the phone. “Mom, please don’t cry,” I said, my heart breaking at that sound.
“I’m okay, honey. Give him my love. If we need to sue this girl for slander…” my mom trailed off.
“No, Mom, it’ll blow over,” I said. I felt the tears prick my eyes at that. I knew it wouldn’t blow over that easily. And I hated lying to my mom.
“Alright. Call me if you need me. I love you.”
“I love you, too,” I said, then hung up. Louis walked over to me, both of us trying to refrain from touching the other one since we were in public.
“Harry,” he said.
“I just lied to my mom,” I shook my head. Louis glanced back at the guys who were still in the checkout line and motioned that he and I were going to go wait outside. Liam tossed Louis the keys to his car, then Louis and I walked out front and got in the backseat of Liam’s SUV.
“Harry,” Louis said again.
“I’m fine,” I muttered.
“Harry, it’s me,” he said, putting his hand on my shoulder.
“It’s not a big deal,” I said, but I had to wipe the tears from my eyes, giving myself away.
“Please,” Louis begged, his voice desperate. “I’ve spent the better part of my life pushing people away, Harry. It’s not fun. Don’t start, not now, not with me.”
“What do you want me to say?” I asked. “There’s nothing to talk about. It sucks. Whatever.” I looked out the window. I had already put Louis through enough for one lifetime, I wasn’t about to make him deal with this as well. Besides, there really wasn’t much to say about it. The whole world now officially knew how unstable I was. I couldn’t deny it. Abby had won, after all. I heard Louis take a deep breath behind me, and we sat in silence until the other guys got in the car.
“We bought every copy of that stupid tabloid and tossed them in the trash,” Niall told me as Liam started driving. I just nodded.
“You okay?” Liam asked me, glancing in the rearview mirror. I forced a smile and nodded again. Louis sat staring out the window.
Friday, August 17th, 2012 – North London, England
Liam had been staying at mine and Louis’s for the past couple of nights, and to be honest I was enjoying having the extra company around. He was staying in one of the guest bedrooms on the first floor that rarely got any use, and he was actually a pretty easy roommate. He even made the house look tidier than Louis and I did. Louis had had to leave a couple of times for meetings with Management about Abby, so it was nice to have Liam around. He wouldn’t let me check my Twitter account or even go online at all, and I knew that was probably a good thing at the moment but I did miss interacting with the fans.
We decided to have the guys over to hang out on Friday and the five of us headed to the store to pick up some food for lunch. As we stood in line to pay, I glanced at the tabloids and gasped. The others saw the headline at the same time as I did: “One Direction Star Attempts Suicide”. There was a picture of me to accompany it.
“Harry,” Louis said, looking at me as I stood frozen. My cell phone rang in my pocket and I pulled it out – it was my mom. I knew why she was calling. I didn’t want to answer, but it would’ve been better than letting her worry. So I pulled it together long enough to calm her down.
“Hi, Mom,” I said cheerfully, walking away from the checkout stand.
“Harry? Are you okay?” she asked. Her voice was panicky and tearful.
“I’m fine, Mom, it’s just a rumor,” I lied.
“Are you sure?” she asked.
“Mom,” I said, keeping my voice calm and steady. “It’s just some girl who has it out for me. She’s trying to ruin things with me and Louis, that’s all. She spread this rumor to get him to turn on me so she can date him. It’s not working.”
“Oh, thank God,” my mom gasped, my story having worked.
“I’m so sorry, Mom, I would’ve called you sooner but I didn’t even see it until just now.”
“It’s okay, baby, I’m just so glad you’re okay,” she said. “What about Louis?”
“He’s fine, Mom, I’m looking at him right now,” I told her. That was true – I had been watching Louis watch me a few feet away the whole conversation. I could still hear her shaky breath over the phone. “Mom, please don’t cry,” I said, my heart breaking at that sound.
“I’m okay, honey. Give him my love. If we need to sue this girl for slander…” my mom trailed off.
“No, Mom, it’ll blow over,” I said. I felt the tears prick my eyes at that. I knew it wouldn’t blow over that easily. And I hated lying to my mom.
“Alright. Call me if you need me. I love you.”
“I love you, too,” I said, then hung up. Louis walked over to me, both of us trying to refrain from touching the other one since we were in public.
“Harry,” he said.
“I just lied to my mom,” I shook my head. Louis glanced back at the guys who were still in the checkout line and motioned that he and I were going to go wait outside. Liam tossed Louis the keys to his car, then Louis and I walked out front and got in the backseat of Liam’s SUV.
“Harry,” Louis said again.
“I’m fine,” I muttered.
“Harry, it’s me,” he said, putting his hand on my shoulder.
“It’s not a big deal,” I said, but I had to wipe the tears from my eyes, giving myself away.
“Please,” Louis begged, his voice desperate. “I’ve spent the better part of my life pushing people away, Harry. It’s not fun. Don’t start, not now, not with me.”
“What do you want me to say?” I asked. “There’s nothing to talk about. It sucks. Whatever.” I looked out the window. I had already put Louis through enough for one lifetime, I wasn’t about to make him deal with this as well. Besides, there really wasn’t much to say about it. The whole world now officially knew how unstable I was. I couldn’t deny it. Abby had won, after all. I heard Louis take a deep breath behind me, and we sat in silence until the other guys got in the car.
“We bought every copy of that stupid tabloid and tossed them in the trash,” Niall told me as Liam started driving. I just nodded.
“You okay?” Liam asked me, glancing in the rearview mirror. I forced a smile and nodded again. Louis sat staring out the window.
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