It takes me about 20 minutes of walking until I finally recognise my street. As I walk towards my house i see Harry and his friends pull into his driveway. They jump out of the car holding Burger King cups and rubbish. I don’t know why, but i don't feel like talking to them. I stay on the opposite side of the street and try my hardest to walk past unnoticed but i don’t succeed.
“Emily!!!” Sophia squeals.

I try to act surprised and excited, I think it was believable. I feel so drained and tired but at the same time i don't want to go into my house because my dad will have woken from his hangover and started drinking again, as usual. ”Hey Em” Harry nicknames me.
I’ve never really had a nickname before, except for when my mum used to call me random names like ‘boo’ ‘bub’ and the weirdest was ‘fly blow’ or something like that. “Hey guys” I put on my biggest smile as I walk towards the group. Sophia runs up and hugs me. She is so bubbly, always smiling and happy, I wish I was like that. I greet Liam and Harry but I don’t greet Niall this time, I’m sick of being rejected by him.
“Want to come inside with us? we’re probably going to watch a movie” Sophia asks me and turns around to look at the guys who all nod, except for tough Niall, of course. He just stands there with a blank expression.
“Uhm, yeah sure, I’d love too” No longer fake smiling, as laying down and watching a movie sounds like a great idea. I might be able to get a little bit of shut eye. “Sweet, lets go!” Liam says and begins walking towards the house and everyone follows. I go to walk but I’m stopped. I turn around to see who it was that stopped me. Niall?

I feel like I'm being watched.

“You didn’t say hi to me” He says, thats out of character.
“Why would I say hi to you? every time I try, you ignore me” I fold my arms across my chest waiting for an explanation but he doesn’t give me one, instead he grabs my waist and pulls me towards him. He looks me in the eye and looks like he’s arguing with himself about something. He searches my eyes for some kind of reaction but I must just look shocked. He lets me go again and takes a step away from me. “I don’t know what you're doing to me Emily, I’m not normally this moody, I'm nice to everyone… except Louis of course. Every time i see you talk to him my blood boils and i just want to kill him” Niall says unexpectedly, his eyes go dark with rage at the thought of Louis. “He’ll win you over eventually Emily” he says, quietly, calmer than his previous sentence. Im lost for words. Niall and I just stare at each other for a good minute until i finally find my voice.
“Look Niall, Ive known you all for one day, except for Harry who I've known since last night. I don’t know you, and I don’t know Louis, therefore I cant make any promises. I’ve never even had my first kiss or been shown any attention by boys. This is crazy, overwhelming even. I just need time.” I tell him.
“You’ve never kissed a guy? I knew you were a virgin but I never would have guessed not even a kiss… so pure” Niall replies with a slight smirk, not quite the reply i was looking for.
Wait how’d he know i was a virgin? Should i be offended?
“What do you mean you knew I was a virgin, how could you possibly know that?” I ask, taking a step towards him. He chuckles. “Every guy knows a virgin when he sees one” This time he takes a step towards me, only leaving about a centimetre between us, I quickly retract my previous step to regain distance, Niall chuckles again. “come on” i say as I turn to walk into Harry’s house to find the other three watching us through the front window. When they see me looking they duck, they think they’ve gotten away with it.

— Louis’ POV —

‘Emily, Emily, Emily. What are you doing to me’ I think to myself as the girl I just slept with hops out of my bed. I don’t know her name ruby or Rachel or something… but it doesn't matter, i just want her to get out of my house. The only name I need to know is Emily. I need to see her.

Im pretty rich, unlike most of the kids at my school, i’m only there because of my behaviour. No other schools would accept me. I grab my laptop out and hack into the schools network with some simple coding my old friend taught me how to do. I found out she lives right next door to Styles, no wonder they’re so friendly.

Harry’s sister Gemma Styles broke my heart about a year back. Harry and I used to be best friends, one day he wasn't home and it was just his sister and I. That day I started to like her a lot and I thought she liked me too. She lead me on for months but she ripped out the very ground I was standing on when I saw her kissing another boy. She told everyone I played her and i slept with her for fun and that everything that actually happened was the other way round. I lost all of my friends, even Zayn for a little while but eventually he listened to me and believed me. I can’t say the same for the rest of the boys. I wish we could go back to how it used to be.

Ever since Gemma i’ve not trusted a girl. All they've been to me is sex. Until Emily. You can see the innocence in her eyes, her caring heart. I could tell she's the one for me before I even spoke to her that night at McDonalds. She’d never do that to me. Luckily its only a 3 minute walk to her house so I put some shoes on and start walking over.

When I get there I see her out side of Harry’s house. I duck behind a car so I can wait for her to be alone. After about a minute they look like they're going inside but Niall grabs her. Why is he touching her. I try to make out what they’re saying but i can only make out a few words. I hear my name and I hear’ kiss’. I watch as he grabs her waist and pulls her to him, he better not fucking kiss her, I will get out from behind this car and knock his lights out, I can feel heat rising in my body and my heart race increase with anger and jealousy but a few moments later they look like they're arguing… and then laughing? whats going on?

I wish I had gotten to her before Harry did. Damn him for being a good neighbour.

— Emily’s POV —

When I walk into Harry’s house there is a room on the left that i can hear laughter coming from, so I walk in it. Harry is sat on a three seater couch and Liam is sat in an arm chair with sophia on his lap, cuddling into his chest. they're so cute. I sat down in the middle of the three seater couch and Harry smiles at me cheekily. “You know i saw you guys spying on us?” i tell him. His smile falters and he snaps his head away but then I hear him start giggling to him self, this set off Liam and Sophia laughing as well. “Whats so funny” Niall asks me when he walks in holding popcorn and a bottle of coke. “They were spying on us talking outside and i caught them” I tell him as he sits down next to me. He smiles and puts his arm over the back of the couch behind me. “alright so what movie should we watch” Harry asks.
“I don’t mind, I’ll watch anything” I say, I can feel my eyes growing heavy.
“Blankets!!!” Harry exclaims and jumps up. everyone else continues the discussion on what movie we should watch. Harry comes back and puts a duvet over Niall and I, puts one over Liam and Sophia and then wrapped a blanket around himself and sat down. Everyone is still deciding on a movie but before they do I fall into a deep sleep.

I wake later not knowing what time it is, all i know is that its dark, I feel an arm around my back. I realise i’m sleeping on someones chest. Its Niall. I am cuddling with Niall. Butterflies erupt in my tummy. I sit up and look at my phone. It is 9 pm.

*2 new texts from dad*
dad 5:46pm- Emily get home now. Im hungry, you need to cook and clean the house. Theres bottles everywhere.
dad 7:01pm- You’re going to regret being born when you get home.

I jump up. I turn to see Niall is wide awake. “Did those texts say what i thought they said?” he asks sternly and he stands and walks towards me slowly. I look around to see every one else is asleep. “No they didn’t, don’t worry about it, I have to go” I say quickly and quietly before practically running towards the door. I hear Niall shout after me but I ignore him and run to my house. I open the front door and run up to my bedroom quietly. I change into my pyjamas and just as I sit on my bed my door swings open.

I stand from my bed and try to explain my self “I just fell asleep at my new friends, i’m sorry” I feel so inferior to him.
“New friend? People like you have no friends. You are a worthless slut. Was it a boy? I bet it was and i bet he’s just using you, because he knows you're an easy little skank” his words hurt but he's probably right. He takes a couple of quick, small steps towards me before his fist comes into contact with my nose causing me to fall back and hit my head on the wall. my nose is spurting out blood, I burst into tears and he storms out slamming my bedroom door behind him. I hear him pick up his car keys and then the front door slam as well. I get up and grab my towel. I go into the shower and sit on the floor, the water goes cold after about 10 minutes as usual but i sit there for an hour not moving, not crying. Just thinking.

When i get out of the shower my fingers are shrivelled up from the water. I haven’t eaten yet today and i’m defiantly not hungry now. I catch a glimpse of my self in the mirror and see bruising on my face around my eyes. I put on one of my mums old shirts and her jumper and try to go to sleep but its useless, i know I’m not going to be sleeping tonight, so I get up and put some jeans on. I’m going to go exploring.

I walk outside and the cold air hits my face, Its going to rain soon but i don’t care. I walk and I walk looking around, taking in everything around me. Music is blasting into my ears. After about an hour of just turning down random street after street I end up at the school. I am soaking wet. I sat down in the school carpark where I had met my new friends earlier today. My mind was blank, I was just staring at the giant building, it looks so different at night and the carpark looks so much bigger with no cars in it except for one. Whose car is here at this time of night?

“Emily?” i hear Louis say. its like midnight, on a Monday and i’m at school, in a carpark. What on earth is he doing here. I turn to face him but I quickly remember my bruising and turn to look at the ground “Hi Louis” I say barely audible. “What the fuck are you doing here” He asks, why does he seem mad. He steps towards me and i stand up and take a step back “exploring” i tell him, still looking the ground. “I best be getting home Louis, I’m sorry” I say quickly and turn away. He doesn't say anything i glance up quickly to see him looking dumbfounded but i walk away without another word. I turn back when I’m about to exit the car park and he’s still stood in the same spot, in the rain, staring at me. I get home not long later, i know my father still isn't home because his car is still gone so i am free to do what i want.

As I get closer to my front door i see a figure sitting in front of it. “Emily!” Harry jumps up and pulls me into his embrace. I don’t know why i chose this moment but i burst into tears. Harry pulls me into my house and sits me on one of the couch’s in my lounge. There are beer bottles everywhere. I keep my hood up and continue to look at the ground. “Thanks Harry, I think i’m just going to go to bed” i say, he doesn't want to be here. Who would? “Emily look at me” he says, I don't move so he grabs my chin and forces me to look at him. I wince. I keep my eyes closed and he pulls my hood down. “What happened? Who did this? Im calling Niall. Where have you been? Im calling the police” He rattles off all at once. “Harry no. Just leave, please go to sleep. I’ll see you at school tomorrow.” i say trying to push him towards the door, but he wont budge. “Emily I'm not leaving. Come on where’s your room, we’re having a sleep over” he tells me. I haven't had a sleepover with anyone in years. We can’t. not here. “Harry can we go to your house please?” i look him in the eye for the first time during this encounter. He gives me a sympathetic smile and nods. I go to my room and grab all the make up i’m going to need to try and cover my face up in the morning, I also grab a new pair of blue jeans and a white singlet and my triple white nike airforce sneakers. Im going to dry mums jumper over night and wear that in the morning also. Once I got everything i need, Harry and I walk to his house, his arm is slung over my shoulder.

When we walk into his house i notice everyone is still here, they're just asleep. I look at Harry and stop. “don’t worry they're all sound asleep, I’ll wake you up early so you can get ready.” he whispers. I give him a small smile and follow him to his room. He gave me some dry clothes of his sisters and i changed into them in the bathroom whilst he put my jumper in the tumble dryer. Looking at my face properly in the bathroom mirror, the bruising is bad it goes from my nose all the way up and I've got two black eyes from the impact, my eyes are puffy and bloodshot as well. I walk back to Harry’s room and he’s laying in bed. “Im sleeping with you, don't worry no funny business. i just don't want you to be alone” he says. I think we see each other the same, he’s so attractive but i just see him as a really good friend, i care about him so much. A tear slips from my eye and I flick the light off and get into the double bed next to him, he pulls me in and holds me while i cry into his chest. I hate crying it makes me feel so weak. No one has cared for me like this since my mums death. "Harry, please don't tell a soul?" i plead
"I won't but you need to tell someone, who did it too you?" he asks
"I'll tell you another time, I'm sleepy" I avoid the question.
Ive stopped crying by this point, but he keeps holding me and i rest my head on his chest, that’s how we fall asleep.

Notes

I don't know if I made it too intense too fast