The Assistant

I wake up early around 5am, it's still dark out. I groan. I hate running when it's dark out. I cuddle in my warm bedsheets and fall back asleep. "Ellie. Ellie. Get up. Come on." I open my eyes and there was Amy in her sweatshirt and joggers. Shit. I turn to the side to see my alarm clock. 5:30
"Damn it, I swear I was awake" I tell Amy getting out of bed rushing into my closet
"Yeah you WERE awake, come on we have to do 5 miles" Amy yells.
I grab my hoodie and some yoga pants and put my hair in a messy bun. I grab a pair of socks and my running shoes. I quickly rush downstairs and get a granola bar and my waterbottle. Amy is in the living room with Erik.
"Hey Ellie" Erik says as I approach the room
"Hey" I reply.
Erik and Amy were the idea couple, high school sweethearts. Amy was the popular nice cheerleader that was friends with everyone. She was skinny, tall, and blonde. Erik was also the popular "jock", he was captain of the football team, he has dark brown hair and was pretty fit. They were the ideal couple.
"Are we going?" I ask Amy, throwing away my wrapper.
"No honey, I already did my 5 miles" she says sitting next to Erik.
"How? It's only 5:30" I ask
"Ellie, it's 6:30" Amy says
"But my clock said 5-"
"Your clock is an hour behind" Erik states
"Ugggh, well you already went."
Amy gets up, going into the kitchen "Honey, you have 5 miles"
"Great, I'll see ya guys later bye" I say, heading out of my apartment, putting my earphones on and my phone in my pocket with my keys. I love running, I did track in high school. I won some competitions in distance. I was never good at hurdles, being 5'4. I was okay at sprints, but I loved distance even more. The best I have ever done has been a 6 minute mile. I haven't broke 5 minutes yet. I used to run with my dad when I was little in the mornings. Then my dad passed away, which ruined my life, my mom got depressed and started smoking more and doing drugs, she basically had sex with every guy she knew. I never had any siblings, so I was alone. Then I met Amy, and we became best friends, she conviced me to do cheer, and track, something I would've never done. I enter a small park, and decide to take a break. I drink my water and scroll on my instagram. I look up and see a little girl running holding on to a dog leash, the dog was running into the street where there was traffic, I quicly sprinted toward them and stopped the girl pulling on the dogs leash.
"Hi, I''m Darcy, that's Spot" she says pointing to the yorkie dog. Darcy had blonde hair in two pigtails and was wearing a little trench coat, she looked if she was 4.
"Hi Darcy and Spot" I say out of breath
"You run fast" Darcy says
"Do I?" I ask, Darcy nods her head
"So Darcy, where are your parents?" I ask. Darcy turns around and shrugs her shoulders
"Okay, well let's get some water for Spot, while your parents show up." I say walking toward the drinking fountain. What kind of parents leave their daughter unattended, their so fucking irresponsible. I sit down on the bench, while Darcy watches Spot drink water.
"DARCY! BABY, WHERE ARE YOU? DADDY'S HERE! DARC!"
I turn around and a guy in a trench coat starts walking toward us
"Dacry, sweetie, I told you be careful, you know Spot can run." The man, which I assume is Darcy's dad says.
"I know daddy, but Ellie saved me." Darcy says pointing to me. The man looks up at me.
"Hi, I'm Ellie" I say extending my hand, the man grabs it and shakes it.
"Harry, I'm Darcy's dad. Thanks you so much, I told her to be careful, but she never listens" he says looking at Darcy. Harry is pretty tall, like 5'11, he has long dark brown hair, and green eyes.
"They never do" I reply
"Oh so you have kids?" Harry asks. I start shaking my head side to side
"Nope" I say poping the P.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I just thought-"
"It's fine" I say shrugging it off
"Um do you like kids, like taking care of them"
"Yeah, I guess"
"Okay great, could you please watch Darcy today?"
"Um I guess, yeah, I just need to go home and change."
"Great, I'm late for a meeting, I'll give you a ride"
"Thanks for the offer but I have to change"
"It's fine, you can shower and change at my house, I'm sorry, I don't want to run late" Harry says running his fingers through his hair.
"Okay" I say
"Come on Darcy" Harry says holding her hand, I follow them to their car.
"Daddy, I'm hungry" Darcy says
"Right, I forgot breakfast, umm how about McDonlads?" Harry asks
"Yay! I love McDonalds!" Darcy says jumping around. We finally get to Harry's car
"Wait, is this your car?" I ask him
"Yeah, come on Darcy" he says opening th backseat and lifting Darcy and Spot in the car. I stand in amazment, I still can't believe this is his car. As Harry's buckling Darcy in her carseat, I hear screams.
"HARRY STYLES! HARRY ARE YOU GETTING A DIVORCE! HARRY, WHO IS SHE!? ARE YOU DATING HER NOW?!"
"Dammit, Ellie, get in the passenger seat" I quickly open the door, and sit and close the door. Harry finally buckles Darcy, locks the door, closes it and jogs to the driver's seat. A mob of people surrond us.
"Ugh, I hate the papparazi" Harry mutturs. Holy Shit, I'm in Harry Styles's car with his daughter.
"Wait, you're Harry Styles?" I ask turning around to him
"Yeah, you didn't know?" he asks
"I- I'm so dumb, I didn't connect the dots."
"You're not dumb, it just slipped your mind. I actually pefer not being known as a "celebrity", I'm just a mormal person"

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