The Last Goodbye

The drive was long, way to long. We were ten miles outside of Stratford, New Hampshire. And the road was the only thing that kept me company. Though the four of us would have been there by now if it weren't for me.

Constantly I kept having to pull over on the side of the road, because I started to see things that weren't there again. Outside on the road turned into a crowded living room. The cars that drove past me suddenly became people. The sun that was beginning to set, all ready looked like a crescent moon to me. And lastly it was the smell of burning wood that made me feel sick. Beth and Christian didn't see what was wrong with me. They assumed I was just taking a break, though Harry knew. He knew everything.

"Finally!" Christian sighed as we passed a sign welcoming me us to the state of New Hampshire. "I'll be glad when I can get out, cause my arm is killing me." He stated.

Harry let out a dry laugh. "Is there a problem?" Christian asked him.

"No mate you seem to be the only damn one complaining." Harry said sounding annoyed.

"What did you just say?" Christian ask turning a little so he could face Harry. I could see how the two of them looked at each other out of the rear view mirror. Two guys back there angry at each other and for what?

"Eeeeekkkk!" Beth squealed breaking the tension and drawing everyone's heads to what she saw.

"What is it?!" I asked her.

"I just heard on the radio that there is a carnival here in town." Beth explained. I looked over at her face and her head was tilted sideways with her hands clamped together. "We are already here and it sounds like fun." She said singing the last of her sentence. I saved myself the trouble of contemplating if it was a good idea or not. Though it probably wasn't.

When I drove off in into the other lane to get off at the exit. I followed a line of other cars that led me straight into a small town outside of Stratford. The grounds were filled with huge multicolor tents and small attractions lined around them. The one thing that stood out the most was the tall ferris wheel. I parked along side a curb where a man stood behind a booth collecting money for parking. The first to get out of the car was Beth.
She opened Christian's door yanking on to him. Beth sprinted over to the guy in the yellow and red pin strip shirt and straw hat. She handed him money in exchange for a small white slip. Beth ran back over to the truck and instructed me to let my window down. "One hour?" She said handing me the slip.

"One hour." I repeated. I stayed in the truck and watched her march back over to Christian. As they walked she kept trying to hold onto to his free hand, but he repeatedly kept letting it go. He looked back at me once and I shamefully dropped my head to look away. Once I held my head back up he had camouflaged himself in the crowd.

Another back door came open. Harry got out of the truck to try and get me to do the same. Before I could lock my door he opened it, but I slammed it shut in time. "What are you trying to accomplish?" I asked him gripping on tight to the door handle.

"I'm trying to get you out of this truck." He said.

"Uh no you have to stay out of sight and I don't really like carnivals." I pleaded. I was going to start the truck so that I could let my window back up. Harry shoved his upper body through the window to grab the keys.

"If you want these." He said shoving them in his back pocket. "I'll be over there." I got out of the car and Harry helped me down. I shut the door behind me. "I'm not going to enjoy this." I told him.

"Then why are you smiling." He smirked. I moved my head away from his face trying to hide it. But as I turned it on the side I saw that a middle aged woman had been watching us from a distance. Harry turned to her and that's when her mouth fell wide opened. The woman clumsily tried to get the attention from her friend who wasn't paying attention. I had no choice.

It was our only exit. I tugged on the collar of Harry's shirt and guided his head down to kiss me. I had to try an make it look like it wasn't staged. It had to be more of a believable passionate kiss. And within seconds it soon became. He gently pushed me back into the door of the truck. There was no space between us. His chest was pressed against mine and my hand was wrapped around his neck.

"Is that what you wanted to show me? A couple of sex raged teenagers." The other older female said.

I felt his chest vibrate a little from laughter. "They're gone." Harry breathed against my lips that were still so close to mine. Yet neither one of us said anything. Mostly because I started to smell the smoke again.

>>>>> Alternate Flashback <<<<<

Harry's POV

We both got up from the floor and she beat me getting to the door. She stood still when she saw him. Like she didn't know how to react in his presence. Slowly she paced herself towards him eventually giving Zayn a hug. I stood behind her wanting to rip his arms away from her. Because knew he could easily get to her. Of course she forgave him that was just in her kind nature, but it wasn't in mine.

"It's good to see you it's been a while." Zayn said her letting her go.

"Yeah it has." Victoria said. He finally looked up over at me and he had the cockiest smile on his face. "Harry." He greeted.

"Zayn." I said. Niall came walking towards the three of us almost standing in the middle.

"Keep in mind people are watching you." Niall said to Zayn and I. "It's not me you need to worry about man. It's that one." Zayn said pointing at me.

"Guys it's a party we're at. Not in a dark alley getting ready to pummel each other. Lighten up." Niall said taking the last big gulp from his drink.

"Like I said he's the one that's nice to me when the cameras are one and but different when they're not." Zayn argued. "Don't act like you don't know why." I yelled pushing around Niall. "You think I could easily pretend that what you did didn't happen and just go back to the way things were?" I asked him.

"How many times do you want to say I'm sorry? What I did was stupid and your just over reacting she didn't even get hurt." He said throwing his arm out in the direction of Victoria. Again Niall stepped in between us to separate us. "Can we just take it a few notches down and go have ourselves a drink eh?" Niall said grinning.

"You're okay right?" Niall said wrapping his arm around her shoulder. She looked uncomfortable not by him but with the situation around her. "Look the way I see it as long as were here and Mikey's not around we should be fine." Niall said.

Zayn looked away from me, and patted Niall on the back. "Your friend invited the two us." He said walking away.

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