The Lost Boy (Harry Styles)

19

"Mummy! Mummy! There's Niall!" Louis yelled as they entered the school playground the next morning.

He grabbed Jay's hand and pulled her towards his new friend.

"Niiiiiiiiiall!" He screamed, making the Irish boy jump.

"Louiiiiiiiis!" Niall screamed back, and they hugged.

Jay smiled. "Hi Niall. I'm Louis' Mum." She said. Niall waved.

"Hi. I'm Maura, Niall's Mum. Nice to meet you. He hasn't stopped talking about Louis since last night."

Jay shook her hand. "Pleased to meet you. I'm Jay and likewise." She laughed.

Harry clung to Jay's leg, shying away from the new people. He wasn't too keen on strangers.

"And this is Harry." Jay added, bending down, picking him up. He hid his face in the crook of her neck.

"Hello Harry. He's a cute little lad."

Jay nodded.

"So...Niall is begging me to have Louis over for tea one night, is that ok with you?" Maura asked, watching as the two older boys chased each other around the playground.

"Of course. He would love to. When were you thinking of?"

"Is tonight too soon?"

"Not at all."

"I can pick him up straight after school and drop him back at yours after, if that suits you?"

"That would be fantastic."

They swapped phone numbers.

"I'll text you our address later." Jay said.

The boys ran over to their Mums.

"Lou, you want to go to Niall's tonight?" Jay asked.

"Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!" He jumped up and down.

The Mum's both laughed. The school bell rang.

"Off you go then. You be a good boy tonight and I'll see you later." Jay said, giving Louis a massive hug and kiss on his cheeks.

"I will. Bye Mummy. Bye Harry." He hugged Harry and skipped off into school with his new best friend.

"They're gonna have a great time later. Thanks Maura."

"You're welcome. I better get to the supermarket. Is there anything in particular that Louis likes to eat?"

"Anything really. He's not too fussy."

"Wonderful. Just like Niall then. He never stops eating." Maura laughed.

The women said their goodbyes and left the school.

*****

Back at home, Harry was sat on the sofa watching peppa pig, just wanting to play with Louis.

Jay tried interacting with him. Trying to play, reading to him or just talking about Peppa, but Harry seemed like he was in his own little world.

They had lunch, he had a nap, and watched more TV.

He used his potty a couple of times, but also had a couple of accidents, making him cry. Jay again comforted him, reassuring him that it was ok.

The day went slowly.

Jay texted Maura her address and thanked her again for having Louis over. She hoped that maybe she could be friends with her too.

Harry's got used to leaving home at 2.45 every weekday to get Louis from school. It seems he knows where the hands on the clock will be when they leave. So when it got to 2.45 that day, he got up off of the sofa and walked to the front door, waiting for Jay.