*three years earlier*
Harry's POV
"Athena, I got an A+ on the physics exam!" I run down the corridor to where Athena's are. I just couldn't wait to show her the good grade I got for the first time on an important exam. It was all because of her, and I hope she'll be as flattered as I am.
But when I reach her, my excitement is erased all at once. I see the scene I probably hate the most in my life.
Brad and Athena.
They are kissing, lip to lip.
No way.
Brad kisses Athena again very deeply, then laughs as he is pleased. And now he once again gently plants a kiss on her lips.
I'm breaking.
I'm breaking.
I'm breaking.
She looks so happy, but I'm not.
I'm breaking.
I'm falling.
Falling.
Falling.
Falling.
Falling.
Falling.
"See you later, babe." He leaves as he says.
Athena waves to him, then she turns around, and notices my presence.
"Hi, Harry! How's everything?" She talks to me.
"I... um, good, yeah..."
I'm stuttering. I can't hide the turmoil in my heart.
"You have your exam result in your hand. Let me see." She takes the paper from my hand and looks at it. "It's A+! Congratulations, Harry!"
She hugs me. But soon I back away because I don't feel much joy from the hug.
"Thanks, Athena," I say weakly.
She is staring at me with a smile. "You did a really great job."
I don't know what to say. There are so many things I want to ask. My mouth just doesn't open properly.
"Are you and Brad in love?"
Holy shit, that's straight. She might not answer it.
She looks startled, but still, is in a relaxed spirit.
And I really don't like it.
"Well yeah," she says. "We just started dating, though."
I'm shaking quite much. Still upset.
"You alright, Harry? I mean, you look a bit different." She gets worried, looking into my eyes.
"Uh- no, yeah, I'm fine..." I shift my gaze from her.
"Harry?" She tilts her head, wondering about my behavior.
"Oh, um, I gotta go now, or I'll be late for the next class."
I leave. As long as I'm there with her, my chest aches as if it were tightening.
I enter the classroom right to take a seat, and sigh so deeply. I probably don't want to see Athena's face for a while.
What was that?
Brad kissed Athena, and Athena kissed Brad back.
Was it a bad dream like a nightmare?
I repeatedly pinch my cheeks if I'm not asleep. Unfortunately to me, it wasn't a nightmare. The top thing that I don't like in this whole world.
My head is already full of it. I find myself unable to think of anything else.
Why am I hurting like this? Athena isn't even interested in you, Harry Styles.
Athena is just my friend.
Athena is just my tutor.
Athena is just my schoolmate.
Athena is just my-
No...
No, Harry, don't.
Don't disobey your feelings.
It'll only hurt you much more.
But what?
What can I do?
I don't have the magic word to change her mind.
I don't have the attraction to make her fall for me.
I don't have the skill to turn her feelings around.
How did Brad do it?
How did he make her fall in love with him?
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Enemies with Benefits (Harry Styles)
Fanfiction[EDITING] THEN: Athena Scott always had excellent grades in high school, is pretty on the outside, and was admired by many people. However, due to her parents' divorce when she was young, she had been living with her mother, with whom she did not ge...
