NOTHING’S FINE I’M TORN
After the lovely meal of take-away Chinese food, I decided I needed to do something before going crazy with boredom.
“H-how about I introduce you to a friend of mine?” I asked, trying to stray away from the moment. Harry’s hand brushed against mine, leaving tingles all the way. He smirked and drew back his hand. He slightly nodded and we got out of the car. I instantly felt awkward, but thankfully, my friend Arianna was right down the street, just walking distance. It felt nice to have friends to introduce to him after I met Niall. I shook off the awkwardness and walked down the street. I felt Harry slip his hand between us and entwine our fingers. I looked up to him and smiled. We walked down the sidewalk to Arianna’s house, anxiously.
“So, who am I meeting?” Harry asked. I looked ahead still.
“One of my really good friends, Arianna!” I said, excited. He nodded and smiled. We approached the door. I knocked slightly then retrieved my hand. I waited, looking down at my feet, and then to Harry. The door opened. “Ari!” I said, stretching my arms out for a huge hug. I hadn’t seen her in a while.
“Oh my gosh Jenna!” she said, throwing her arms around me. I embraced her. She suddenly seemed to realize Harry, slowly drawing away from me.
“Oh, this is Harry, Styles” I said to her. She wiggled an eyebrow at me and I chuckled to myself.
“Oh Harry Styles, you sing right?” she said. His face flushed red and he smiled at the ground, grabbing his neck and letting out a breathy laugh. He nodded.
“You know him?” I asked. Now I was confused. Arianna nodded.
“Oh of course I do! I watch your YouTube videos!” she said. He blushed again. “Your voice is incredible!” she said again. “Oh and those other boys you sing with are amazing too, Liam’s a cutie” she winked. We all laughed a bit.
“You have YouTube videos?” I smiled widely, I had to see these. He nodded “I have to see these Harry” I smiled. He nodded again and chuckled.
“We’ll see” he smirked. I smacked his tummy playfully then turned back to Arianna. “It was nice to meet you love” he said to her. She smiled back in return.
“Oh Jenna…” Arianna started. “I-I’m moving” she teared up. My heart sank. No, it’s been so long!
“But, I haven’t seen you in so long, what’s happening?” I asked, cupping one side of my face, trying not to seem too sad. She looked away, then back.
“I’m moving, I’ve had to for a while now, but now my father has a better job, with higher pay. I’ll be missing you Jenna, we need to keep in contact.” She cried a bit, I could tell she was mentally sobbing; I reached in for a hug, embracing her in what could be the last time. I sobbed a bit. Harry awkwardly stood there, so I pulled him into the group hug, he needed to feel wanted.
“I’ll be missing you, we should hand out soon, for the last time” I suggested, she nodded.
“Definitely. I need to pack some more. I’ll see you soon then” she smiled nervously. I smiled nervously back, mimicking her. We both let out a sad laugh. She shut the door and I collapsed into Harry’s shoulder.
“Well, I didn’t see that coming” I breathed out. He chuckled a bit.
“Let’s go get some ice cream or something” he suggested, making me feel better. I smiled and gripped his hand again, nodding wildly. We walked down the street to the local ice cream parlor, and everything was happy again with him. I quickly texted Arianna with the ‘Long time no see’ joke text. I laughed at myself.
“This ice cream is good but I’ve had better” I mentioned, taking the last bite and throwing it into the nearest trash. Harry giggled; I could tell he agreed with me.
“Well, it was worth a try” he replied. I smiled. “Your friend was nice” he said again, spontaneously changing the subject. I looked at him.
“Speaking of that, there are some YouTube videos I need to see mister” I said to him, poking his chest playfully before falling into his side; his arm snaking its way across my shoulders.
“Fine” he jokingly sighed, “But don’t judge me” he said again, I laughing into the crook of his arm, lightly pecking a kiss there. We gazed for a little bit until we reached my door step again.
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We plopped down on my bed, lying on our stomachs in front of my MacBook Pro. He dragged the laptop to in front of his body and typed in a few words.
Harry Styles Torn.
I glanced at the words, mentally thinking of the artist of that song. The video finally popped up and Harry hit the full-screen button. The shot started and it was the adorable Harry sitting in front of the camera with a plain, acoustic guitar in his lap. “Hi, I’m Harry and I’m going to sing Torn by Natalie Imbruglia” he simply said, placing a hand on the strings. He began to strum and I sunk into his arms, watching the flawless boy perform on the internet.
“I thought I saw a girl brought to life
She was warm, she came around like she was dignified
She showed me what it was to cry”
“So far you’re amazing” I said. Harry let out a breathy laugh and placed a finger over my mouth to shut me up, I silently giggled.
“Well you couldn’t be that girl I adored
you don't seem to know, don't seem to care what your heart is for
But I don't know her anymore”
“There's nothing where she used to lie
my conversation has run dry
that’s what's going on, nothings fine I’m torn” he strum the notes and sang them perfectly. I watched closely at his movements on camera, noticing how professional and raw he looked. No wonder he was going to be famous.
“I’m all out of faith, this is how I feel
I’m cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I’m wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You’re a little late, I’m already torn” the notes were perfect.
“Harry you’re spectacular,” I interrupted, pausing the video instantaneously. He smiled a little shyly and I kissed his forehead to comfort him.
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Hey everyone again! I bet you’re getting sick of me blabbing at the end of these chapters but, you’re all my sweet little angel faces so; you need to know these things ;).
So as you may notice, this chapter has been dedicated to @Ms1DStyPayHorLikSon who was one of the 3rd place winners in the contest I had back in November. Yeah it’s been that long. I’ve decided to bring in some of the 2nd and 3rd place winners before getting to 1st and introducing all the girls who won the girlfriend slot. I still think it’s funny that some people entered as Harry’s girlfriend. I mean he’s the main character, come on people ;) just kidding I love you .x
Okay, that’s all for now, don’t forget to go congratulate @Ms1DStyPayHorLikSon for getting 3rd :)
~Jill
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