Sign Of The Times (1D fanfiction)

Chapter 10 : Heartbreak

Two years ago, Harry kissed me. It felt like the most wonderful feeling. Now it was the month of March in 2014. The smell of sweet flowers filled up the Spring season. We had a session break from University. I also got 500 pounds for my new book 'Just A Small Town Girl'. Everything was perfect, and for a moment I felt like I was in love with life and everything it offer.

One such evening, Harry visited apartment and said, "Hey Ava, there is this beautiful park five blocks away. Wanna spend some time there?" I was excited. We hopped in his car and drove to the nearby park. It was five in the evening and there were a few people out on the park. A few kids were running here and there, dog owners were having a hard time controlling their excited dogs, and everything was fine. We sat on a park bench and started chatting. I was feeling as if I was falling in love with him even more than ever. We continued chatting for a long time. There was this little stream flowing in front of us and there was a marble bridge on top of it. We went there and watched the cool stream flow with its blue water. He held my hands and stared at me. I got lost in his beautiful green eyes. We kissed for the second time over the marble bridge. There was this cherry blossom tree behind us, which shed it's flowers over us the moment we locked our lips. It felt lovely, and for a moment I thought that the universe is supporting us. It felt right.

After a few minutes of holding hands, Harry said, "We are recording a new album today. Wanna join us?" "Yeah sure, I'd love to." "Okay then, hop into my car. I'll take you there."

We drove to the studio. The other boys were already there. A few people were running to and fro, preparing for the recording session. There was a microphone, an echo cancellation booth, a piano, lots of guitars, a synthesizer, and numerous music boxes which I didn't know about. While they were getting the equipments ready, Harry showed me around the studio. "This is what we call an amplifier. It's a kind of speaker as you can see. But we can adjust the quality of sound with it as well. And this one, Ava, this one is basically all the unusual sound producer. For example, bubbles in water, dog barks, and other unproductive sounds are produced from this particular thing. Now, this one Ava is my favourite..." I enjoyed learning about music and stuff, especially when Harry was showing me. After some time, one of the studio guys said, "Hey boys, let's hit the microphone now, shall we?" The boys got excited.

Soon they got into singing. I was sitting in the studio, watching the boys record their amazing songs for their new album. Already I could tell that this was gonna be amazing.

After the recording was over, Harry asked me if I would like to spend the night in his home. His parents won't be there, and neither would his sister. I said yes. I got into his car and he was about to start when I realised that I forgot to have my dinner. I asked Harry to drop me in my apartment and wait for me in his home. So we drove to my apartment and rushed in to make myself a bowl of Mac n cheese while Harry drove to his home. After dinner, I left my home and started to look for a bus for Harry's home. It was already 8 pm. I found a bus which would go to the street where Harry lived. I got into the bus which would soon take me to Harry. I was excited!

I reached his home after fifteen minutes of bus ride. I opened the door and said softly, "Hey Harry!" But no one answered. I thought he was upstairs, so I wanted to give him a surprise. I decided to confess my feelings for him and make it official. After all, I loved him for real.

I got upstairs and I opened the door, excited for a surprise when... Wait what! To my greatest horror, Harry wasn't alone at all. This girl who I recognised as Erin Foster (I saw her in the Macmillan Publishing House the day my novel was rejected by the publishers) was also sitting beside Harry in the sofa. They were making out! This had me paralyzed for a few moments. When I came back to my senses, I was a mixture of sad and angry. I wanted to go and slap Harry in the face, but I resisted my temptations. Harry suddenly spotted me standing near the door and he immediately stopped what he was doing. "Um... Ava... I... Actually, you see..." But before he could finish what he was saying, I stated, "No Harry. I don't need any excuses for this. It's okay, I don't mind. I'll leave now. Goodbye, Harry."

I rushed downstairs and slammed the door behind me as I left the house. Tears were clogging up in my eyes and I felt a pain in my chest. My throat was turning sore but I didn't stop. I kept on sobbing while running as fast as my legs could carry me. I found a cab and got into it without even telling the driver where to.

After reaching my apartment, I rushed into my bed and started crying my hearts out. I was continuously repeating to myself, "Why Harry why? Why did you do this to me? I loved you!" I kept on crying. I didn't know when my tearful eyes caught slumber through the pain in my heart. The last thing I remember was saying to myself, "I loved him..."