Part of You

Why?

Why did life decided I couldn’t be happy? Why did my brother have to be at 2 249 miles away, my mother God knows where and my sister…? Why did we need to be apart? I just want to cry. Everything sucks in my life. I can’t even open up truly to Niall, Eleanor or Perrie. I have to shield myself for not getting hurt another time.

My eyes were getting filled up by my tears. Don’t flinch, Hailie, don’t. Remembered what you promised her.

- Flashback -

‘’Lily, you can’t leave me like this!’’ I wept.

My sister was lying on the stretcher. Doctors and nurses had to bring her towards the operation room. Everything was so fast. Too fast. My father was in the waiting room trying to join my brother and my mother had stayed with the police men with the car. I was holding Lily’s hand. When I saw in the distance the doors of the operation hall, I squeezed it more: I don’t want to leave her alone.

‘’Hai-Hailie… silence..’’

Her voice was not even close to a whisper. Her head was covered by huge bruises and deep cuts. Her ballet dress was messed up by her blood and maybe a little of mine. I don’t care if I’m injured; I can’t let me sister go away from me.

‘’Don’t talk.’’ I pleaded.

She shook her head. ‘’Your riddle… Silence.’’

‘’No time for game, Lily.’’ I begged.

‘’Promise… stop crying. I… be okay.’’

I nodded, hoping she would stop talking and concentrate on staying alive.

‘’Promise me forever.’’ Her shaky voice once again said.

Just before I replied, a doctor push me gently aside.

‘’This is the end of the road for you, miss.’’

‘’NO!’’ I yelled.

He pushed me again, this time a bit rough.

‘’STOP!’’

A nurse locked his arms around me. I fought back with all my strength.

When my sister disappeared behind the doors, I fell apart. My tears couldn’t stop falling from my eyes. They ripped away a part of me.

- End of flashback -

‘’Stupid fucking mother.’’ I cursed under my breath.

‘’Woah, that’s not how we treat a beloved one.’’

I jumped at the unknown voice. I turned around to see who it was. A tall guy stood in the door frame of the bathroom, his drink in his hand, is other hand hidden in his pocket. He had chocolate-brown curly hair with hazelnut eyes. He was smiling. My brain took time before recognizing him. It’s was Liam Payne, our school star player for the basketball team. I saw him entering the house just after Zayn.

‘’Oh, you- uh. You can use the bathroom, I can wait.’’ I said quickly and escaped the room.

‘’Wow, wow, slow down: you were there first.’’ Liam blocked the way.

‘’It’s alright, I’m fine.’’ I smiled weakly.

He raised one of his brows.

‘’Ah, women these days…’’ He laughed and let me leave the bathroom. I smiled at his last sentence, but it disappeared instantaneously.

I wondered what I did to earn this miserable life. Maybe because I broke Eleanor’s princess DVD’s when we were young and I never told her.

Stop it Hailie, this isn’t the time to mourn on your pitiful life. Go and have fun. Just for one night.

I sighed heavily and decided to head to the kitchen. I looked around to find something to drink. Since nothing seemed to impress my stomach, I resolved my problem by doing my drink.
Mm… Maybe shooters first. I lined up three shots and poured tequila in it. I stared at them. Maybe that was a bad idea.

Oh, fuck it.

One by one, I drank the shooters. I shook vigorously my head. Woah, that’s awakening for sure!
With the new boost running in me, I took a new red plastic cup and poured tequila in it. I stopped at half of the cup and put down the tequila. I opened the fridge and grabbed the orange juice and filled up my drink. I tasted my invention: not that bad. It will do for now. I drank in one go half of it. That should stop my head thinking about my beautiful family.

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Harry’s POV

Niall was goofing around. I couldn’t stop laughing; seriously, this kid will be the death of me! He was very drunk and I managed to ease up a bit the alcohol in me. Unfortunately, I was no more on beers, but on tap water. It’s sucks, really. But I promised my mum I wouldn’t puke out my organs when I go to parties. The only time I was sick, she was extremely mad. I don’t want to replay that episode.

‘’Harryyy!’’

I turned around to be greeted by Hailie, still laughing at Niall’s behavior. She was smiling up ears, her eyes sparkling happily and her hands threw up in the air. She wrapped her arms around my neck and jumped, squeezing my waist with her legs. I spilled my water everywhere –basically all on Evelyn, sorry. Just when I thought everything was under control, I lost balance and my butt met hardly the ground, followed shortly after by my back. Hailie sat on my belly.

‘’Oupsy.’’ Hailie squinted her nose and giggled.

I shook my head, laughing. She looked away for a moment and stretched her arm to get a hold on something. When she replaced herself, she had a drink between her hands.

‘’Hailie, that’s not yours.’’ I warned.

‘’I’m thirsty, so I drink. It’s call survival.’’ She replied and gulped the entire contain.

‘’I think that’s enough, love.’’ I teased and seized the empty cup.

‘’Hey! Enough doesn’t exist, now gimme back!’’ She gestured.

I moved away the cup. She tried to grab it and I moved it away again.

‘’That’s not funny, Styles!’’

I stretched my arm over my head. Hailie leaned on me and still, she wasn’t able to catch the cup. That’s when I remarked her face was just two inches away from mine, her hair brushed lightly my cheeks and my neck. She stopped looking at the cup and locked her vision to my eyes.

‘’Is that more fun, now?’’ I said, seductively.

Again, her lips were so inviting. She looked between my eyes and down to my lips. This is it.

No, she’s obviously drunk and she doesn’t know what she’s doing. I must not take advantage of it.

She leaned forward slowly, still looking at my lips. If I don’t do anything, she will regret it.

‘’You two, get a room!’’ Will laughed.

I thanked mentally Will and slapped him at the same time, but that didn’t stop Hailie. She was still leaning. God, this is cruel. I can’t refuse her kiss, but still, I have to. The alcohol was screaming at me to go for it, kissed her, but reason took over. I cupped her face and stopped her.

‘’Hailie.’’

Now, I was the one who regretted it: her features slowly twisted with confusion than sadness.

‘’I knew it. No one loves me; that’s why they abandoned me.’’ She pushed herself up and run away –well, attempted to run. She fell on the ground. I quickly stood before she restarted running away. I chased her, but Niall shoved me on the wall.

‘’You. Stay. Here.’’

He raced to Hailie, who was now climbing the stairs. His ‘warning’ didn’t scare me at all, if it was the main purpose. I rushed down the hall and climbed the stairs. This was partly my fault if she was hurt, so I had to fix it in a way, make sure she understand it wasn’t the brilliant idea ever when you have many drinks controlling your mind. When I was up stairs, I noticed a door was slightly moving. That’s mean they were in there. I approached the door.

‘’… left me because I’m worthless!’’ Hailie yelled.

‘’Hailie, please: it wasn’t your mum’s fault. There were complica-‘’ Niall tried to resonate Hailie.

‘’All is to blame on her. My sister’s gone because of her. I’m fighting all day with my father because of her. Frank is living now in Chicago because of her!’’

Why were they arguing about Hailie's mother and the rest of her family? I was the one who rejected her. I don't get it.

"I just want to be happy. It's all I'm asking, is that too much?"

"What are you talking about? You are happy Puffy! Don't worry."

"I think I'll go to sleep... My head is pounding and it's not really cool."

"Okay, goodnight. Don't forget we all love you."

Five seconds after, I heard footsteps coming to the door. Shit, I should probably hide. I looked around, but there's nothing.

Shit, shit, shit.

I stepped away from the door. In two seconds Niall would come out and yelled at me for eavesdropping. I collided smoothly with a small high table. A vase with huge flowers in it was placed on it.

This could be the most unthinkable and unreasonable think I'll ever do.

I grabbed the vase, and just like dumb animations movies for kids, I placed the vase in front of my face. I hoped this will work...

The door opened and slowly Niall stepped out. Just when I thought everything was over, he stopped in front of me.

"Mm... Never noted there was a huge flower vase. And it has legs?"

Fuck.

"God, Perrie's parents have no taste with their home design!"

With that, Niall went down the stairs. I hoped he's not that stupid and it was the alcohol that blurred his mind.

I removed away the vase from my face and looked at it, stunned.

It freaking worked.

The most dumbness thing for a hiding worked.

I should write a letter to the old kid’s movies and thank them.

I put down the vase on his initial place before calmly making my way to the room where Hailie was.

I should have been faster; I saw her swaying on her feet and collapsed on the ground.

‘’Hailie!’’

I run and knelt down beside her. I grabbed her waist with one hand and her back with the other one and gently raised her in a sitting position. I brushed away some of her hair that had fell on her pretty face. She crashed on my torso, her nose touching lightly my neck.

‘’Whoever this is, I’m not feeling like jumping off of a plane.’’ She whispered.

‘’It’s Harry. Remembered what I told you earlier? I’d stop you before you end up dead on the floor. ’’ I said softly, rubbing her back.

‘’You’re a little late.’’ She giggled.

‘’But you’re not dead.’’

‘’Yet. Seriously, I’m not feeling well Harry. I need you to change in a toilet, fast.’’

Oh shit, this isn’t going to be pretty. I stood up both off us.

‘’We’re in Perrie’s room: bathroom just there.’’ She pointed.

I paced quickly where Hailie indicated me. One of her hands was resting on my chest. She clenched her fist, tugging my t-shirt. Hurry, Styles.

I knelt her down in front of the toilet and lifted up the bowl. I analyzed her wrists to find a hair tie. I tenderly took her left wrist and pulled out what I needed. I proceeded to gather all her ginger hair back and made a pony tail. It was so silky, delicate. I was afraid to spoil them or something.

Harry, it’s freaking hair.

‘’Why are you doing this? You could have let me swimming in my own vomit alone, you know. I’m used of everyone careless.’’ She said just before leaning over the toilet and puke. Her whole body twitched, then subsided before another wave of contractions took over her.

‘’I know you don’t care about me. You can stop acting like you do.’’ She continued.

‘’It’s not true, I do care about you. A lot, actually.’’ I sat down next to her and intertwined my fingers in her hand. This simple touch raised my confident and courage for what I was about to say.

Should I reveal my true feelings towards her?

‘’I’m sorry you won’t remember tomorrow, but I’ll give it a shot: I have this feeling growing in me since I talked to you. I know, that’s a bit silly and fast, but I guess I can’t change that. Tonight was hard to not jump on you, but I managed to calm myself. Okay, that was creepy. Forget that. Anyway, I care about you, and that’s why I pushed you away earlier, because I knew you would regret it. Believe me, it was painful to refuse you.’’

Her eyes were wide open. She seemed surprise at my little speech, or she did not understand a single word of it.

‘’To sum it up, I love you Hailie.’’

She still stared at me, not talking. She turned her head to face the toilet. Okay, that wasn’t the right moment to tell her that…

‘’Stand by.’’ Hailie finally spoke.

She puked again. She squeezed my hand, sending electricity all over my body and I patted her back. When she finished she looked at me.

‘’You were saying?’’

I grinned. Hailie is something when she’s drunk and really cute. But still, had she heard what I just said? If not, I’m a bit embarrassed for saying it out loud.

‘’Are you feeling okay now?’’ I asked to brush away the awkwardness I’ve made all by myself.

She frowned and smiled.

‘’Yeah… Now I feel like jumping off of a plane!’’ She stood up fast and rested her hands on her hips. ‘’Wanna come?’’

I gawked at her: not even two seconds ago she was puking her heart out in the toilet. She took my hands and attempted to pull me up. I stood up and her smile dropped; she was now serious.

‘’You know, Harry… Tomorrow I would like to present you someone really close to my heart.’’

‘’I would love too.’’ I agreed.

‘’It’s… someone that I cherished so much. And I still do. I always will.’’ She added sadly.

I was a bit confused, but I didn’t want to ask or push anything too far. She buried her face in my chest and I draped my arms around her shoulders.

‘’Even though I’m wasted, you’re little speech warmed me. It’s nice to know someone loves you. So thanks.’’

I blushed a little. So she did understand what I said earlier; that I loved her.

‘’Any time.’’ I squeezed her tight against me, to make sure she was truly in my arms. If I could, I would stay forever like that; just her and me.

‘’Let’s not stay here! There is a party down stairs!’’ She lifted her head from my chest, again smiling.

It’s insane how she can change mood instantly! We separated from each other. I flushed the toilet while Hailie inserted her finger in her mouth. Wait, what? I doubled take her action.

‘’What are you doing, Hailie?’’ I asked, trying to hide my smile.

She removed her finger from her mouth.

‘’Brushing my teeth, duh.’’ She replied, her mouth full of toothpaste.

‘’Do you know why they invented toothbrush?’’

‘’I don’t know where my bag is.’’ She explained and resumed her movement.

She spat in the sink and rinsed her finger then her mouth. When she was done, she flashed me a beautiful smiled, showing her now clean teeth.

‘’Let’s go, now!’’

Just before we reached the stairs, I grabbed her arm.

''Hope you realize you are not drinking alcohol by now.'' I warned her.

''Yeah, I kind of figured it out by my own: I just vomit. It would be awesome if it’s not happening again! And there's that freaking headache in my head that doesn't want to go! Seriously, that is not fair.''

''It's fair, in a way: you are drunk. You're headache is a reminder for not drinking again for tonight. You should be grateful.''

''Shhh, let's go down now!''

Notes

Awn, Harry. You are so cute and adorable, but she's drunk you stupid!

-Oh no! Lily! D: What happened next to her? Could it have a link with the secret side of Hailie?
-What have done Hailie's mother?
-Will Hailie rebember Harry's speech?
-Hailie wants Harry to meet someone she love. Who could it be?