Butterfly ✿ h.s.

Chapter ✿ 16

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Holly's POV

I break eye contact with Harry, lifting myself out of the pool . I quickly grab my towel and hurry away. As I jog along the cool concrete his words replay over in my head. I pick you. It pounds into my head over and over, almost becoming unbearable.

"Stop!" I think out loud, quickly clapping my hand over my mouth. I look up and find that I'm in the lobby, and many stunned tourists are staring, mouths agape at me. I duck my head, and walk quickly into the elevator, jamming the buttons over and over again until the doors close. Finally, when the elevator doors slide closed, I collapse against the bar in the elevator and bring my hands to my head. I breathe in deeply, trying to clear all thoughts of him. The elevator dings and the doors open again. I regain my composure and stroll into the hotel room. Inside, it is a hive of activity.

"Babe, I can't find your clothes?" Niall shouts out. He is bent over her suitcase, frantically pulling out all of Poppy's clothes and leaving them strewn all over the floor. Poppy's head appears out of the bathroom doorway, her hair tied up in a cream towel.

"It's not hard, Ni. I only need black ripped jeans and a black singlet!" She disappears back into the bathroom. "Oh and some pants and a bra please!" Niall runs a frustrated hand through his hair. He looks at me with pleading eyes.

"What the hell do I do?" He grabs some underwear and a bra, squeezing them in his fist. I pad over to where he is kneeled, and sit down. I calmly sift through the pile of clothes before finding the singlet Poppy asked for, and the jeans.

"Give these to her." I shove them into his arm and he nods, knocking on the door then giving them to Poppy.

"Thanks. Look I'm going to go get ready, I'll be back in a while with Zayn to pick you two up is that ok?" He asks leaning casually in the doorframe. I nod. He walks down the hall, whistling a tune that I almost recognise. After thinking about it for a moment, I shake my head.

"Poppy how much longer are you going to be in there for?" I call out, grabbing black jeans with zippers and a white singlet.

"I'm finished." She appears out of the bathroom door wearing the outfit Niall gave her. She slides on rings and grabs a necklace hanging on the doorknob. I walk past her and get in the shower, allowing the hot water to clear my head. I wash my face quickly, and jump out. I pull on the jeans and slide on the singlet, ruffling out my pool water hair, not being bothered to brush it. I pull on some Charlotte Olympia boots, and quickly apply some neutral makeup, finishing it off with a pink lipstick. I put on a necklace with three different charms on it, spritz on some perfume and grab my bag. Poppy stands up from where she was sitting on the bed applying her makeup. She has a burgundy smokey eye, and peach lip. She applies her favourite Stella McCartney perfume before putting on boots and joining me on the couch by the door. Just as we both sit down, a knock at the door makes us stand up.

"It's us!" A thick british accent calls through the door. Poppy opens the door and Niall and Zayn stride through, Niall pausing to lean down and kiss her on both cheeks. Even with boots on, Niall is still inches taller than her. He's wearing black jeans, a plain white t-shirt and a black jacket. Zayn follows behind, his hair messy, and wearing a monochrome jumper, black jeans and his trademark Docs. Zayn gives me a quick hug before linking his arm through mine. We all walk out of the hotel room and into the elevator. In the lobby, we go behind the concierge's desk and out of the door that leads to their garage. In the garage is a black sprinter van, waiting for us. We all pile into the van, finding Louis and Liam waiting inside.