Threatening

Chapter 9

Alex quickly jumped out of my arms, over to the side of her bed and looked at me with a face full of confusion. "H-Harry? What are you doing here?" She questioned.

"You left your sweatshirt at my place and I came back here to give it to you but your mom said you were sick so then I came up here to checkup on you." I looked in to her icy blue eyes and I sat up. 

"S-She let you in here? But I don't even know you!" Her voice rised.

"I told her I was new to the school and-" She cut me off.

"You lied to her?!" She yelled and then quickly gotten off the bed and pulled down her shirt, which was revealing her tan stomach.

"Sorta. I guess." I whispered and then got off the bed and walked over to her.

She shot me an evil glare and kept backing up as I moved closer to her. Long brown locks drapped down onto her shoulder. She ran her hand through her hair and her breathing started to pick up. "Harry. We don't know each other so why the hell do you keep coming into my life?" She peered into my eyes and I felt like she was looking straight through me. "Harry, ever since I gotten into the car with you my whole life has gone to complete shit. My friends hate me, I can't focus on my school work, you've threatened my future and you've made me stressed out to the point where I'm throwing up over it!" She paused and turned around, looking out her window. 

"Alex." I softly spoke as I wrapped my arms around her small waist. 

"Harry please." She whispered under her breath. She grabbed my hands and pulled them off of her and turned around to me. "Please."

Her eyes started to glisten as they filled up with tears and she again ran her hand through her long, shiny hair. She looked down to the ground and wiped away a tear that escaped her eye. Then she backed up to her wall and slid her body down it, sitting on the floor. She moved her knees up and placed her arms on them and covered her face. 

"Alex. Talk to me." I spoke and walked closer to her.

"Harry just leave."

I bent down and placed my hand onto her right one and pulled it away from her face. Tears kept escaping her eyes and she sniffled her nose. She pulled her hand out of my grip and placed it back over her eyes.

"Harry! Get the hell out!" She yelled. 

It took me second to register what she had just said and I slowly made my way back to to my feet. I let out a light sigh and then made my way over to her door. My heart has just dropped into my stomach. I had really began to care about Alex and now she tells me that I made her life go to complete shit. I felt horrible. I never intended on making her feel this way but maybe it was for her best for me to just leave her alone. Maybe I should just move on. But I didn't want to. Ever since she called me to come and get her. Ever since she told me what happened between her and her dad. Ever since I held her in my arms the other night and we almost made love. Alex. She hasn't ever left my mind and I needed to fix what had just happened. I couldn't bare the thought of hurting her, because I said I wouldn't.

"Alex I hope you think about what you said because. . ." My words trailed off and I gulped. "I-I love you." 

She didn't respond. My heart felt like it had been ripped out and cut into a million pieces. I took one last look at her and then walked out of her room. As I got to the bottom of the steps her mom stopped me in my tracks.

"She ok?" 

"Just a cold I guess but Ms. Parker I haven't been completely honest with you." 

"What do you mean Harry?" She was worried. I needed to be honest with Alex's mom. I needed to. 

"I lied to you. I'm not some boy from Alex's school. I'm the guy who took your daughter home from the party. She called me last weekend, after you guys fought and told me everything that happened with her dad." I paused and my eyes began to become blurry. Her mom's face was full of concern and she nervously played with a dish towel. "Ever since then I've completely fallen in love with her. She's such an amazing girl but just now she told me I ruined her life. I've ruined everything she's got. You know how that makes me feel? Horrible. Honestly I feel like someone has just ripped my heart into shred's." I stopped and a tear escaped my eye. Her mom walked up closer to me and lightly patted my back. I ran my hands through my hair and my breathing picked up.

"I'm afraid of loving her because I'm afraid i'll just end up hurting her."

I gave her mom no time to reply and I walked out the door. Quietly shutting it behind me. The picture of Alex just sitting in her room crying her eyes out kept going through my mind. I cannot let her slip between my fingers.

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(Alex's POV)

Orange colors began to glow through my curtains, signaling it was now evening. I had spent the last half hour sitting in my room thinking about what I just done to Harry. Some sort of relief rushed through my body. I said what I needed to say. But what was really making me upset was the fact that Harry said he loved me. How could he "love" a stranger? He didn't even know me. I've gotten up from my previous position on the ground and walked into my bathroom. Dark streaks of eyeliner ran down my cheeks. Right when I began to wash it off my mom's reflection appeared in the mirror. I gripped the edge of the counter top as she rubbed my back. 

"Honey can you please tell me what's going on? I promise I will not get mad. I just want to know." She stared at me through the reflection. I gave her a small nod and finsihed cleaning my face. Then I grabbed her hand and sat her down on my bed while I told her every single detail of what happened between Harry and I, except the almost-sex-encounter we had a few days ago. 

I could tell she was listening to me. The way she looked at me while I talked, it made me feel happy, knowing she was there for me. I paused and wrapped my arms around her, holding her in an embrace. "Mom I'm so sorry." I mumbled into her shoulder. She pulled away, holding me arms length apart.

"Alex I know we will always have our fights but promise me one thing."

"What?"

She smiled. "Promise you'll be my little girl, forever."

I lightly squeezed her hand and smiled back. "Promise."