After That One Day

Chapter 5

When Katie and I get to the mall we head straight to Forever 21, my favorite store. I'm nervous about what to wear tonight. I don't want to dress too casual but I also don't want to look to fancy. Katie suggests I should wear a short skirt with a solid color crop top. The skirt would go up high enough so not too much of my stomach would be showing but at the same time it would be tight so I would look slightly hot. Katie used the word sexy but it's makes me cringe when I think about looking sexy.

As we walk in one of the workers asks "do you ladies need help finding anything?". We shake our heads no. I never really understood why they ask you that right away. Like yes miss I just walked in and know exactly what I want. Do we look confused or something? The lady smiles at us and says " let me know if you need anything". I roll my eyes as we walk away.

Katie begins walking to the crop top section and before I know it she has three in her hand. " if you wear a black one it would look amazing with your red hair but if then you can't wear a black skirt because it would blend in. This white one would go with anything but if you got anything on your shirt that would be terrible. Now if you wear this red one you would look plain old sexy." I laugh at her choice of words as I take the red one in my hands. I look at it and decide it would look really cute with a black skirt with some sort of print on it , a leather jacket, and black combat boots. I march off to the skirt section hoping Katie got the hint that I decided on it.

I searched through the rack that held the skirts and found four skirts that were reasonable. I showed them to Katie she nodded that she liked them all so I head to the changing room. After I take my clothes off once I was in the stall I pull the crop top over my head. Next I put skirt number one on. It was black with kinda of an white Aztec print on it. I go and show Katie and she says "I love it it really makes the shirt pop." I nod and go try on the next one. It was a solid lack pencil skirt. As soon as I tried it on I didn't even bother leaving the changing room, it was hideous. The next one was also all black but it flared out into kinda a wavy material. As soon as I looked in the mirror I knew this was the one. I went out and Katie just dropped her jaw and said "get it!" I laughed and went back to change into my normal clothes. I went to check out, I ended up buying the Aztec skirt too because I was using Louis's credit card so why not.

After Katie and I got lunch we went back to our house to put the bags in my room and then we went down stairs and to hang with the guys. Louis, Harry, Liam and Niall were all there. Also one of Harry's other friend , I assumed, was there as well. Harry came up to me, well us, and said "hey I want you to meet my friend Zayn Malik. He is studying to be an english teacher at Stanford.... Isn't the school you want to go to Em?" He asks me as I shake Zayn's hand.

"I wanted to go there but a lot has happened since then..... I don't know anymore" I say in response and then add "I think I'm going to go to somewhere closer" I smile now. Stanford was alway in California and given we live on the other side of the country in North Carolina it is just too far. Harry takes my smile as please stop talking about it so he does. The boys are playing a pool game so Katie and me join. I team up with Harry because there are too many players and Katie joins up with her brother. When it is Harry and My turn he tells me I could do it. As I was getting ready to hit the black ball Harry comes up behind me and says no like this. He comes up behind me and wraps his arm around the pole you use to hit the ball. His arms are around me and as he moves to hit the ball my ass is pushed against his crotch which is the slightest bit hard. I expected Harry to back up but he stayed there for a minute. My heart began beating faster and my insides felt like they were exploding. Finally after what feels like ages he says very quietly in my ear " more like that em" I begin to blush and Harry smirks.

Remembering we are not the only people on the room I take a step away from him. As I do I see Louis starring at me. He seems hurt and jealous. I now remember we never finished our conversation I look at him trying to apologize with my eyes but he just looks away. "I'm going to go for a run guys" Louis says and jogs up the stairs. I know I should go follow him it's the right thing. It's just a part of me wants to stay with Harry. Actually a very big part.

I begin to look at Harry but before I could speak he says " go see if he is okay I will be here later to pick you up okay?" I nod and jog after Louis.

I catch up to him right before he is leaving the house. He catches my eye and opens the door and let's it slam behind him. Why is he acting like this? I open the door and catch up to him. I am a pretty good runner but Louis is way better and he is defiantly going fast. A lot faster than I can handle. "Hey" I shout at him but he just speeds up. I speed up to catch him and shout hey a few more times finally. I am not paying that much attention and I trip landing right on my face. My foot is screaming. Louis obviously hearing the ruckus turns around he stops and looks concerned. I look at him tears in my eyes but he just turns away and starts running again. What the hell is his problem? Now I'm really crying. Not only does my foot hurt but the person I thought was one of the most important people in my life just walked away from me. I tried to stand up. I fell again. It took me three more times to finally get on my feet. I took a small step every so slowly. I hear the putter patter of Louis feet, he stops about a foot behind me. "Go away" I say quietly in between sniffles. I take another step and I feel Louis arms wrap around my lower back and upper legs as he picks me up. "I said go away" I say as I struggle to get out of his grip. He doesn't say a word and I begin to cry even more. "I don't know what's going on with you but I didn't ask for it. So if your going to continue being an asshole let me go and leave me alone" I say.

Louis looks at me pain in his eyes. "I'm sorry. I know I'm acting like a dick. It's just I know your starting to warm up to Harry and he isn't good for you Emie. He's a bad influence. Promise me you'll stay away from him." I look at him shocked.

"Lou I respect you but this is something I need to decide on my own and if you don't respect that. Then I don't know what to think of our friendship." I say in response, we are back at the house by now. Louis puts me down and I look at him.

"I just don't want you to get hurt. Be careful okay?" He says.

"Okay" I say as I begin walking my foot doesn't hurt as much as it did before. When I get inside I go up stairs and get ready for the dinner. When I am finished I look at myself in the mirror and realize I am kinda sexy. I am taking out of my thoughts as the doorbell rings. Well here goes nothing. I go downstairs and meet Harry at the door and follow him to his motorcycle and we ride towards his house.

When we get there his mother opens the door before Harry even has a chance to get his keys in the hole. "You must be Emily! Harry has told us so much about you!" Mrs. Styles beamed.

We walk in and I look at Harry and he says " Some girls are worth talking about a lot" as he shrugs.