Aloha Aloha ✩ Harry Styles (Editing)

Chapter 34

"What the hell is that?" Niall asks, almost exclaiming. "Oh my god, it has eyes, run!"

Niall starts running back to the stairs in the entrance really fast, but Louis stops him. He puts his hands on Niall's shoulders and makes him turn around to see him. He stares at Niall, who still wants to run away and rolls his eyes.

"For God's sake Niall," Louis says, sighing, "what you saw is a bat."
"A b-bat?" Niall asks, relaxing. Louis moves his hands from Niall and nods. "But didn't you look at its eyes? They were red!"

Louis rolls his eyes once again and slaps Niall's right cheek. Niall stares at Louis surprised and places his right hand over his cheek.

"Why?" he asks.
"You are overreacting way to much," Louis replies. "It was a simple bat."
"A bat," Niall says, nodding.
"Let's keep walking," I say, laughing.
"What if we stop here and get back?" Niall says, grinning.
"Niall, we have been walking for 5 minutes, hold on," Zayn says.
"Ugh," Niall groans. "If something happens to me..."
"Nothing is going to happen to you Niall," I say.
"And calm down, or I will slap you again," Louis says in a serious tone, but ends up laughing.

This places is actually a little creepy. It's really dark, and you can't know what's further from what the light of the flashlights lets you see. But as this is a touristic place, I have nothing to worry about.

The walls of the tunnel, which I haven't looked at carefully before, are colored in different tones of gray and brown, and they also have a small layer of bright green mold. The floor is brownish and rocky, though it is slippy in some spots.

"And what are supposed to be this caves? Just... caves?" Zayn asks, frowning.
"This are lava tubes," Liam says.
"Holy shit, we are going to die," Niall whispers.
"You are the worst scaredy cat," I say to Niall.
"I am not a scaredy cat," Niall replies.
"Really?" Zayn asks, raising his eyebrows. "Don't you remember last year in Halloween..."
"Okay, maybe I am easily scared," Niall says, rolling his eyes.
"Maybe?"
"Really easily scared."
"Do you hear that?" Louis asks, and indeed, a strange rumbling noise is heard. Niall frowns, but then laughs.
"Good joke Louis, I won't get scared," Niall says, raising his head with a small amount of bravery.
"It is not a joke," Louis says, with a really serious face and tone.
"Louis, don't play with him," I say, tilting my head to a side with a small smirk.
"I am seriously not playing, I heard something," Louis replies.

When Niall is looking all around to see where the sound could come from, Louis turns to see me and winks. My smile grows, but I instantly erase it to act with him. Anyways, it is a simple joke. I look at Liam and Zayn who are a little behind and nod my head. They look at each other and nod back.

Zayn sees a rock in the ground and kicks it, leaving an echo in the cave. Niall turns instantly to us and his eyes widen. "What was that?"
"I told you I wasn't lying, there is something weird in here," Louis says, crossing his arms. Then he points to a far spot in an inner part of the cave and frowns. Then he looks at me and winks again. "It came from there. Why don't you go and check, Harry?"
"Me?" I ask, acting. "Why?"
"You saw a march of ghosts," Louis replies. "I bet you won't see anything new."

I roll my eyes and walk with my flashlight to the inner cave. I look back and see Liam making a few noises. He smiles a little at me and an idea comes to my head. If I turn off my flashlight, the guys won't be able to see me from where they are, so maybe...

"What was that?" I say curious, looking back at the guys.

Then I look back at the path and act as I scream and turn of my flashlight. I drop myself in the ground and I hear some gasps and Niall screaming.

"Harry!" Niall and Louis both exclaim. They both come walking to me and I act as I was unconscious. Louis is the first who kneels beside me and acts like he's checking my eyes.
"Louis," Niall whispers, pointing to where Liam and Zayn where supposed to be.

Louis leaves my eyes and I close them, though I slightly open one to see Niall's reactions and what he's pointing at. Zayn and Liam disappeared.

"What the hell?" Louis asks. We are so fucking good at this. Why aren't we actors?
"Louis, what is happening?" Niall asks.

That's when Liam and Zayn decide the joke went to far and come running at him screaming. I also open my eyes and scream, laughing. Niall looks scared first and then frowns angrily.

"Guys! That was the worst joke ever!" Niall exclaims, though he is laughing. He kicks my legs and I laugh again, sitting in the ground. "I hate you."
"You don't," Liam says, hugging him with a bright smile on his face.
"Can we go now?" Niall says, still laughing.
"Where?" I ask, also interested in leave this place.
"Let's go to a restaurant," Liam says. "I've been hungry since I laughed to much at Niall."
"Stop the bullying!" Niall exclaims, laughing.
"Let's eat sushi," Louis says.
"I was going to say that!" Zayn says, raising his arm to high five with Louis with a smirk.

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I look at myself in the mirror of the bathroom and scrunch my nose as I feel the tightness of my scarf again. I take it off and feel a relief in my neck. I can feel Zayn's angry look before he even starts talking.

"Harry Edward Styles, put that scarf back on!" he exclaims.
"But it's really suffocating," I complain.
"You look good on it," he replies, crossing his arms.
"Alright, alright," I groan.
"You should be feeling grateful," Zayn says, smirking with satisfaction, "I would never share that scarf to you."
"And why are you doing it then?"
"I want Keanna to see the handsome part of you, not the white t-shirt, black skinny jeans you."
"Thanks buddy," I say, smirking.
"But that scarf looks better on me," he says, shrugging. I roll my eyes and place the reddish scarf back on.
"Shit, shit, shit," Niall says, running around like crazy. "I am going to be late."

He jumps and runs around the hotel room several times, putting on his shoes and combing his hair. He is incredibly nervous. Again.

"Okay, I am ready," he says, looking at the mirror for the last time. "Wish me good luck guys."
"Good luck," we all say.
"Thank you," he says and suddenly slaps his forehead. "I shouldn't say thanks. Now I have bad luck!"
"Niall, calm down," I say to him, laughing.
"Alright," he says, breathing in and out. "I can't!"
"Niall!"

He laughs nervously and breathes in and out once again, this time truly calming down. He sighs and picks up one of the hotel card keys, ready to go.

"Are you going without your phone, silly?" Louis asks.
"My phone!"

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All that crosses my mind isn't if she will like the way I am dressed, or the way I look tonight. What crosses my mind is the correct words to place to the goodbye speech. I needed to be sweet, sentimental, and honest. But not so sentimental because then maybe I am never going to let her go.

It will be hard for both; separating from each other when things just have gotten more interesting.

"And I will always keep in mind... I will always remember..." I start thinking while finish getting ready to go. "I will... ugh."

I fall into my knees and cover my face with my hands, sighing. I hit my suitcase with anger and look away. I don't know if I can say goodbye. I know it will be temporarily, but it won't fucking feel like that to me. To her.

I stand up and clear my mind up so I can think of what to say. I walk around the room, trying to form congruent sentences. But I can't. This is worse than writting the votes for a wedding, literally.

As I continue walking, I step on something. I take a step back and kneel to look at it. And I remember it very well. I think I forgot to give it to Keanna that day we played truth or dare with the lads and Josie.

It was her pink, pearl bracelet.

I remember that the dare was to change a clothing accesory with her. She took my beanie and I took her bracelet. I remember her sweet laugh all along the game. I also remember that I laughed a lot, too.

We had a lot of fun for sure. Fun.

"That's it!" I say to myself as a bright idea of what I can tell to her tonight comes to my mind.

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