Our Safe Place|l.s ✔️|

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Harry woke up to the sound of a moving truck outside, "what the heck?" He asked himself quietly as he got up to look out his bedroom window. He saw a large moving truck and a few people get out, an older couple (he assumed), 4 or 5 little kids and an older boy. He looked about Harry's age, and he was looking all around him amazed at this new town he was in. Then he started to stare at something with a furrowed brow but a small smile plastered on his face. When Harry tried to see what he was staring at he realized that the boy was staring at him. "crap" he harshly whispered as he ducked from the window and ran to his bed.

"great! Now he probably thinks I'm some kind of stalker" Harry said to himself as he slapped his forehead for staring at the boy. But immediately regretted it after a searing pain shot through him.
Harry picked up His phone from the bedside table and looked at the time, "nooo" he drew out, "its 5:30 am. Ughh" Harry groaned 'wait what are they doing moving in at 5:30 AM?!?' Harry thought you himself.
"I have school in 2 hours and might as well just stay up and get ready early. Maybe I could go to the park this morning and wait there so I won't see my 'lovely' family this morning". Harry got out of bed and did his normal morning routine of showering, brushing his teeth, going downstairs and making himself some tea, then getting his school bag and books together.

When Harry made it downstairs about to leave he looked at the time so see how long he should stay at the park, "It's only 6" he sighed out of annoyance. The thought of going over to the neighbors house to welcome them had come across his mind before but he was still trying to muster up the courage to actually do so. screw it I'm going over there' Harry thought to himself as he opened the door. He walked across the street and knocked on the neighbor's door. As he was just about to turn around and leave, the door opened.

"Hello" the beautiful boy Harry had seen through his window this morning said in a cheerful voice. "H-hi. Uhm, my name's H-Harry, I live in that house right over there" Harry pointed his thumb back, " I uhh. I just wanted to come over and say welcome to the neighborhood... I guess" Harry nervously chuckled to himself because of how much he stuttered. "Oh! Thanks mate. So do you go to Dover high too?" The beautiful boy asked while clapping Harry's back.
"Yeah I'm a senior there"

"Really!? Me too! I start today. Hey since I don't know anyone else here do you think we could walk to school together later?" The boy asked with a blush.
"Uhm yeah I would like that but I uh. I was actually just gonna go wonder around, maybe go to the park until I had to leave for school"
"Well you could just come in and wait for me to finish getting ready?"

" uhm I don't really kno-"

"Oh come on mate. I won't be long, just have to fix my hair and get my school stuff ready"

" alright then" Harry said hesitantly. The boy opened the door for Harry to walk him when he realized he never got his name.

"I'm Louis nice to meet ya!" Louis said, shaking Harry's hand.

Louis looked around the room anxiously to see if anyone was there "you can come and wait in my room"

Harry followed Louis upstairs hesitantly. We approached a room at the end of the hallway and Louis swung it open.

"So, this is m'room. Uhm you can just sit on the bed or something" Louis gave Harry a nervous look and walked into his closet without closing the door all the way.

While Louis was changing Harry couldn't help but take a peek through the crack in the door which he could see perfectly from where he was on the bed. What he had seen, wasn't what he expected. 'The heck?' Harry thought to himself.

He didn't expect to see bruises that covered his entire abdomen, and see Louis wince in extreme pain when he tried to pull his shirt over his head. 'Holy- he can't be- him too?'

Louis walked out of the closet and looked at Harry "you alright there haz?"

"Haz?"

"Yeah. It's your nickname"

"Oh. Well to answer your question yes I'm fine"

"Alright then mate, let's go-"

They were interrupted by the front door slamming. "Oh no. Haz come quickly. Wait for me outside yeah? It'll only take a minute"

Harry knew he shouldn't leave Louis alone with whoever was down there by the way he reacted but he didn't want to make things worse for Louis so he obliged.

As soon as they reached the bottom of the steps Louis was pulled back by an arm. Harry followed the arm up to the face of a man who he could only assume was Louis' father. "And what do we have here?" Louis' father asked angrily.

"N-nothing father. Just a neighbor. Harry wait for me outside yeah?"

Harry was hesitant but when Louis gave him a pleading look he agreed.

"Okay"