(I wrote this while listening to “Say Something” by A Great Big World so I pictured it in slow motion and with no sound but the music. I cry literally every single time I listen to this song and it’s on repeat right now…so…yeah…)

I stood there. My senses dulled. The only feelings I was aware of were the tears burning down my cheeks, my heart pounding against my ribcage, and my stomach twisting like someone was mixing my organs with a fork. Harry’s emerald eyes, the eyes I had fallen in love with, stared at me with worry, fear, and regret. He had ripped his lips away from Celine’s and had jumped away from her at the sound of my voice. Through my blurred vision I saw Celine smirk at me, which made my tears flow even easier. I looked back at Harry before wiping under my eyes with the back of my hand and turning to run in the direction I had come.

I ignored Harry calling my name and the footsteps that followed me. I felt his familiar hand latch onto my wrist and made me turn around. I refused to look into his eyes. I let small whimpers escape my mouth and ignored the fact that mascara and eyeliner were probably staining my cheeks. He tried to cup my face with his other hand but I dodged easily, yanking my wrist out of his hand and running again. I heard the bell ring to release class. No please no. I don’t want everyone to see me like this. I saw Eleanor, Dani, and Perrie walk around the hall and see me. Their eyes widened and filled with concern as soon as they saw me.

I disappeared into the girl’s bathroom and went to the biggest stall. I locked the stall door and leaned against the wall, sobs escaping my mouth easily now. I slid down the wall and brought my knees to my chest as soon as I was sitting. I buried my face in my hands and let my tears stream out of my eyes, burning my skin like acid.

“Annie?” I heard Dani say from outside the stall door. “Annie, are you okay?”

“J-Just go away.” I croaked.

I flinched when I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked to see El crouching next to me, staring at me with worry in her eyes. She must’ve crawled under the door. My tears momentarily stopped at the sight of her, and just as quickly started flowing again. El wrapped her arms around my shoulder and I put my face back in my hands and rested my forehead on her shoulder. I heard Dani and Perrie squeeze under the bathroom stall door and I felt their hands rest on my shoulder as I cried into El’s shoulder. I looked at the three of them.

“Baby what happened?” Perrie asked, concern threaded into her voice.

“H-Harry.” I croaked and almost gagged from the pain I felt in my stomach from saying his name. I put my face in my hands again and felt Dani pull me into a hug.

“Annie.” Perrie soothed. “You don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.”

“N-No. I want you guys to know w-what happened.” I responded taking a deep breath.

“Take your time love.” Dani said moving her hand in small circles on my shoulder blade.

I nodded while I regained myself. I spoke ignoring the pain that was growing in my stomach and my heart beating rapidly against my ribcage. “So Mr. Carlson asked me to go to the supply closet in the music wing to get extra paint brushes,” I said nodding at Eleanor who already knew this portion of the story, “and you know the supply closet is just past the hall that leads to the Performing Arts Center…” I stopped, my breath caught and my stomach lurched. Tears gathered in my eyes as I tried to put the next horrible memory into words.

“Oh Annie.” Perrie said.

I shook my head, “I walked past the hallway and-and-and I saw Harry,” I stopped again, “With Celine…”

“He did NOT!!” Eleanor yelled, frustration hitching her voice.

I nodded, more tears streaming out of my eyes in steady streams. “They were practically making out.” I said. My tears were drying and the pain in my stomach was replaced with anger, boiling white anger. I was all of a sudden furious. “That BITCH had her hands wrapped around his neck and her fingers through his hair. And HIM! He had one hand on her fucking waist and the other hand in her hair. I mean seriously!” I yelled, tears of anger threatened to escape my eyes. “I can’t believe him… It makes no sense…”

“It honestly doesn’t Annie. He couldn’t stop talking about how much he missed you over the holiday. Every time I saw him he would tell me how many days there was left until you were coming back.” Dani said.

“Yeah he did the same to me too.” Perrie said shaking her head.

“And what’s even worse is that Celine was fucking smiling at me like she had won…ugh that BITCH!”

Harry’s POV

I threw my covers off as soon as my alarm went off. Finally. Finally I could see Annie again. I was planning on going over to her house and making breakfast for her just like I always did. I put on some jeans and a gray pullover. I ran my fingers through my hair and ran down the stairs.
“Good morning bro.” Gemma greeted me from an island stool, a piece of toast heading for her mouth.

“Hey sis.” I kissed the side of her head before grabbing my backpack.

“Goin to Annie’s?” She raised an eyebrow at me.

“Of course.” I said like her question was ridiculous.

“Have fun Haz.” She laughed.

“Uh-huh.” I said and jogged out of the front door.

I sprinted to Annie’s house and let myself in like I always did. I threw my backpack down and glanced at the wall clock. Annie was already up so I had to work fast. I ran to her pantry and grabbed the ingredients I would need to make batter for pancakes. I whipped it up easily and put some batter in the pan. I fished out phone out of my pocket as I felt it vibrate.

From Celine: Harry I need to talk to you.

I felt my eyebrows knit into a frown, To Celine: Why are you talking to me?

From Celine: Harry, don’t be that way.

To Celine: Leave me alone.

I flipped the pancakes and rolled my eyes as I heard Celine’s ringtone sound. “What?” I said after I hit the answer button.

“Harry, I just want to talk to you.”

“First of all, stop saying my name before everything you say. You sound desperate.”

“Don’t be mean Harry.”

“Seriously?”

“What? That was after everything I said.”

“I don’t have time for this.”

“Wait! Wait!” She pleaded.

“Gahd what? What?”

“Just meet me in the music wing. I just need to talk to you about something.”

I heard Annie skipping down the stairs, “Fine! Fine!” I hissed and hit the end button and shoved it in my pocket before Annie came into the kitchen.

“Why are you so good to me?” I heard her soft voice say as she wrapped her arms around my waist.

I felt her kiss my shoulder blade and my mouth twitched into a smile. Gosh I love this girl. But the conversation I just had with Celine was replaying in my head. Why would she want to talk to me? And what could she possibly want to talk to me about?

I flipped a pancake and turned around in her arms. I cupped her face and kissed her lips. “Because I love you.” She smiled her small grin that I loved so much and she pulled my lips to meet hers again as I twirled my fingers through her curls.

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We walked to her first period class. Now that we were at the school my stomach started turning. Why did I agree to talk to Celine? Why? If Annie knew she would kill me. I couldn’t stand here and talk because I knew she would read my face and know what I was thinking. I kissed her quickly and turned around to walk in the direction of the music wing. I took a breath and took a right and saw Celine with her back facing away from me. She was talking to her friend Rachel. Ugh I hate that bitch… I walked up behind her and leaned against the wall a few feet away and looked down. I felt her shuffle next to me and the smell of her cookie perfume flooded my nose. I used to love that smell…now it makes me gag.

“Hey Haz.”

“Don’t call me that.” I said pushing off the wall. I grabbed her wrist and dragged her around the wall so we were standing in the hallway that leads to the Performing Arts Center. “Make this fast.” I leaned against the wall and crossed my arms.

“Harry why did you cheat on me?” She looked down.

“Oh Celine!” I yelled fisting my curls and turning away from her and just as quickly turned back to face her. “You have GOT to KIDDING me!!”

“I’m not Harry! I loved you!” She screamed and I could see tears rimming her eyes.

“You did not! You kept telling me how stressed you were when you were around me and how unhappy you were! Everyday! Everyday you told me that but I sucked it up because I fucking cared about you!” I threw my hands in the air.

“Harry, I told you why I was acting like that! My parents were fighting and talking about getting divorced and you expect me to not be stressed and unhappy?!”
“Of course you do! But why the hell was I always the reason for it? WHY did you always blame ME when I did NOTHING to you?!” I yelled and to my surprise I felt tears begin to prick my eyes.

“I’m sorry okay! I was just so…just so…”

“So what?!”

Just then she threw her arms around my neck and crashed her lips into mine, the familiar taste of watermelon seeping into my lips. At first I tried to pull away but then I surprised myself when I kissed her back. I snaked my hand around her waist and pulled her closer to me. I wound her curls around my finger and felt her fingers do the same to the hair on the back of my head. Damn it what am I doing?

“H-Harry?” I heard a voice ask. Not just any voice…her voice…Annie’s voice. I felt like someone had punched me in the gut. Oh my God no. Please no. Why did I do that WHY?! Ugh I’m an idiot!

She looked from me and to Celine and back again. I saw tears start to stream from her eyes and she wiped them away with the back of her hand. Seeing her upset made tears rim my eyes, but knowing that I was the cause of that pain made tears stream down my cheeks. She ran down the hall and I raced after her calling her name. Oh my God what did I just do? I just fucked up the one thing in my life that I can’t live without. I grabbed her wrist and turned her back to me but she refused to look me in the eye. I tried to cup her face but she dodged me easily. She yanked her wrist out of my hand and ran away. Tears flowed down my face in steady streams. God no! The bell rang and I ran back to the music wing. I leaned with my back against the wall and I fisted my hair and bent over as sobs escaped my mouth.

“Harry? Geez mate what’s wrong?” I heard Lou’s voice next to me. I shook my head and walked away from him, my hair still locked in my fisted hands.

I had just lost Annie...

Notes

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