HALF A HEART

I stumbled into Harry’s hospital room with my hair in a messy bun, a Starbucks coffee cup in one hand, my book in the other, and Harry’s Jack Wills sweater. I set my things down on the bedside table and inched into Harry’s sweater, taking my time as his scent engulfed my being.

When I had gotten the purple cotton clothing on I looked at Harry for the thousandth time, desperate to hear his voice again, and to see his emerald eyes. I sniffled and wiped the tear away that had escaped out of my eye.

I sat down in my chair positioned next to Harry’s bed and propped my book on my knees, with my Starbucks cup in my other hand. I heard a knock on the door and looked up to see Louis walk in, his hands stuffed into the pockets of his denim jacket, his hair in a messy swoop. My eyebrows crinkled into a frown as I realized Eleanor wasn’t with him…odd.

I put my things back down again and got up to greet him.

“Hey Lou.” I said hugging him and ignoring how tired my voice sounded.

“How are you holding up love?” He looked at me when we stepped apart.

“I’m doing okay,” I smiled weakly, “I just really miss him.” Tears streamed down my cheeks again. I’m so sick of crying. I’m just so tired and worn out all the time now. My face is always blotchy and the bags under my eyes are always swollen.

“Annie, you need to get out of this hospital,” He breathed. How could he say that to me? “You’ve been staying here every night for three weeks.”

“No!” I cried, more tears pouring out of my eyes, “I can’t believe you would say that to me! What if he wakes up and I’m not here? What if he gets worse and I’m not here? I can’t believe YOU haven’t been here more! What kind of person leaves his BEST friend when he’s in a COMA?!”

“I have been here Annie! I come every chance I get and half of the time you’re sleeping so you never even know that I was there! Don’t you DARE question my friendship or loyalty to him okay? I’ve ALWAYS been there for him and I ALWAYS will be! We’re like BROTHERS!” He started to turn around and leave but then turned around again, pulling something out of his pocket; it was a CD. “Here! The boys and I did this for you. Yeah you’re welcome.” He shoved it into my hands and then turned around and left.

The anger that was in my body immediately vanished as Lou closed the door to the hospital room. I didn’t want to fight with anyone and I especially didn’t want to fight with my best friends. I snapped because my body and heart are exhausted. I can’t take this pain anymore. I looked back at Harry through my blurred vision and sniffled as I walked back to his bed.

I sat back down in my chair and glanced at the CD that Louis had given me. It was a blue plastic disc with the words “For Annie” written in black Sharpie on the cover. I took the disc out and walked over to the stereo across the room. I clicked the disc into place and hit the play button. Beautiful music flooded my ears and warmed me. My hand flew to my mouth as I heard “You and I” fill my ears. Tears streamed my cheeks like rivers as I remembered when Harry wrote the song for me; that he told me he loved me before he started playing.

I collapsed on the floor as Harry’s voice sang the chorus; a beautiful angelic voice from the heaven made my heart flutter as more tears streamed out of my cheeks. I stood up clumsily and stumbled back over to Harry’s bed. I knelt on the floor beside him and grabbed his hand for the thousandth time. I rested the back of his hand against my cheek as the chorus sounded through out the room again.

“H-Harry?” I whimpered.

I hugged his arm against my chest as I rested my forehead on his shoulder, my tears soaking his hospital clothing. Hearing his voice again, pierced my heart and gave me hope all at the same time. I felt the corners of my mouth twitch into a smile as “Still the One” belted out of my stereo.

I looked back at his healing scars, now almost silver instead of red. I pushed a strand of his hair away from his face and then I got up and started dancing around the room, belting the lyrics out at the top of my lungs, not caring what the people in the hospital thought of me.

“I know I’m sayin too mu-uch! But I will never give u-up!” I sang as I twirled around the room.

“Annie?” I heard Niall poke his head in the room and I ran to him grabbing his hands and spinning him around the room with me until the song ended. “Whoa Annie. Are you okay?”

“I’m great!” I squealed and gave him a massive hug. “Thank you guys so much for doing this for me. It makes this process so much more bearable.” I smiled at him.

“Aw Annie thanks. It was Louis’ idea.”

I stiffened remembering the argument we had only minutes ago. “Is he still here?” I asked.

“Yeah he’s out in the hall.”

I ran out the door and saw Louis stand up from his plastic chair as I came out of the room. I threw my arms around his neck and embraced him in a hug.

“Thank you so much.” I whispered, my voice cracking around the knot growing in my throat.

“You’re welcome. I thought you’d like to hear his voice again.”

I nodded against his shoulder and looked at him. “I don’t know what to do. I can’t imagine leaving his side but I can’t stay here forever.”

He released me and took a small step back so he could see me better. “He wouldn’t want you to wait for him. He’d want you to live your life still.”

I nodded as yet another tear escaped my eyes. “But I don’t know what I’d do.”

“Come back to school Annie. You can’t stay caught up doing all of your homework here and never coming to school.”

I shook my head, “There’s something else I need to do.”

Notes

Hey Guys!! I am SO SO SO SO sorry for taking this long to update again. I had exams last week so I've been studying nonstop AND I was sick so...yay... Thank you so much for still reading this story <3 You guys are amazing. And sorry this chapter is so short :/

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