The original trio ~ TH

Chapter 5

Trigger warning for this chapter: mentions of drinking and drunk people.

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"WHAT THE FUCK?!"

You are pulled out of your sleeping by Harrison shouting at you. Your eyes widen when you realise your still in Toms arms. You both shoot up in the bed.

"Harrison-!" Tom starts.

"It's not what it looks like" You try and convince him.

"Really?! It looks like to me that you two have been fucking behind my back! What the fuck y/n?!"

"Bro calm down-"

"What do you mean what the fuck?! What did I do Harrison?! It's not like your my boyfriend!! I can do what I want!"

"You don't understand y/n!!! I- I- it doesn't matter... you guys can fuck if you want I don't care but I'm leaving." Harrison sates while leaving the room. You and Tom jump up and go to follow him.

"Harrison what do you mean your leaving?" Tom questions.

"Where are you going to go?"

"Doesn't matter."

You watch Harrison pack his things to stunned to fully process what's going on. You stand frozen not sure what to do. Before you know it Harrison is packed and Tom is chasing him out the door. You stay standing, your body in so much shock you don't know what to do. Did Harrison like you? Why wouldn't he tell you? Or did he try to? Your pulled out of your thoughts as tom comes up to you.

"He's gone. He took his car. Took a left and disappeared."

You still stayed silent. A wave of guilt took over you. You didn't know what to feel or what you should feel, all you felt was guilt. You felt guilty for not knowing. For hiding. For being dishonest. For making your best friend leave...

"I- I don't know what to do Tom..."

"It's ok we will get through this together y/n. We will find him... I know we will..."

Six months later...

It's been six months. Six months since Harrison left. You and Tom had grown closer and stronger sure but there was still no sign of Harrison. You were starting to lose hope of him ever coming back. You were really upset about the whole thing but Tom... he was devastated. More than devastated. A whole 20 year friendship down the drain. All because of you and him. You guys moved out of the old apartment as you couldn't afford it anymore with Tom getting fired from his previous job and Harrison's half not there. You moved into a small one bedroom apartment together. You worked during the day while Tom did the house work and tried to find a new job. Life has spiralled into a deep pit of sadness after Harrison left. And it has never felt the same. You never would've thought someone leaving would make this much impact.

"Tom, I'm home!" You yell as you walk into your home kicking your shoes off at the door. But Tom still didn't answer. "Tom?"

You walked through the hall into the living room to find Tom with an almost empty bottle of beer in his hand and many surrounding him. He looked up at you. His skin pale. His eyes droopy. And his hair a mess.

"Oh hey darling~" he spoke his words slurring.

"Tom are you drunk again?" You hope he is just tipsy as you hate seeing him drunk but deep down you know he is black out drunk.

"What nooo...." He stops and looks at the bottles. "Ok maybe a little.. it's just because I'm so lonely, here on my own, and I can't get a stupid fucking job!!"

"Darling I realise this is all frustrating but you can't get drunk every day, it's not good for you." You try to sympathise with him.

"Don't!... Don't call me that! I don't like it!" He demands.

"Why can't I call you darling? You call me it all the time."

"Exactly it's me nickname for YOU not your nickname for ME. Ok?... darling" a smirk forming on his lips at the ending of his sentence.

"Ok I won't call you that but please, love, go get ready for bed and I'll tidy up here."

"No no it's ok I got it."

He goes to pick up the bottles stumbling a lot but still managing. He walks towards the door where you are standing. He falls and you catch him.

"Excuse me please..." he whispers sheepishly. You move out his way and make your way into the bedroom, picking out some pjs for you and Tom. Soon enough Tom stumbles into the bedroom you hold up some joggers for him to wear and he leaves to get changed and you do the same. Curling up into bed. Just as you get comfy you here something break in the bathroom. You run to see what it was and see tom leaving over the sink, broken glass from the mirror everywhere...