AUGUST ✨

Chapter 6

Author's noteee :

Don't wait any longer, this chapter will be about Natalie getting to know the negative part of Harry's life, which will lead to some angsty life story of Harry :(

As soon as we both reached my house, thanks to my sister, I can finally get to treat Harry's pretty severe wounds. Since my sister is a nurse, I do know how to treat wounds, so there is nothing to worry about!~

"N-N-Natalie, you know, you could have just dropped me at my hou----" I cut him off when I said "Shhh!" He just kept quiet while I was preparing the cotton balls and antiseptics to treat those wounds...but those painful kicks in Harry's stomach which made him have a bruise, I don't know how to treat that. So unnie will be in charge of that, but for now, I'll treat his minor injuries.

I started to treat his wounds and I try to start a conversation. "So, Oh Harry, I still can't forget what you said about you having no family at all. Like, I mean seriously, what do you mean by that?" I still continued treating his wounds but there was silence, I had to wait. But a sudden sigh came from Harry so I stopped moving and listened to what he was about to say. "I came from a broken family, Natalie." His voice sounded shaky, and it looks like he's about to cry. "It's like my mom is my dad's one and only victim," he tried to not let a tear fall, I can tell from his face. "and I am the only one standing there, watching all of the things he did to my mom."

My heart nearly shattered. Was he really this broken? He managed to be so strong, through all the suffering he had. "It all started during summer before I started being a sophomore. My dad...is obsessed over my mom, he's mentally ill. A-A-And he uses mom like she's a Barbie doll, he was abusing her. I didn't know anything about it until the first day of being a sophomore, and I was shocked at first...because no one told me, neither the closest friends of my parents." Harry looks down at his arms which I am currently treating while listening to him.
"You have never done anything about it?" I asked and Harry nodded. "I was scared. I was scared of what would be the effect if I punched my dad in front of my mom, but I can't hold it in any longer." He gulped. "As much as I love my dad too...I need to kill him." My eyes widened at the sudden word, kill. There were always plenty of options for that kind of problem, but why kill?

I gulped right before I asked. "Why kill Harry ? You know very well it's a crime. You'd suffer in prison, Harry." I said in a stern way, which made Harry flinch, I can see the way how he got startled. Though...I can still tell there's a part of him that doesn't want to kill his dad. "I think it's the only way." Harry murmurs, but I can perfectly hear it since the only noise in my room is our conversation. "You could bring him into a mental institution, Harry. There are lots of options in this world Harry." I stated while looking at him in the eyes.

Harry looks down on his hands and he just quietly says, "I don't know what kind of future I will have." I looked up at him in surprise, to see that his face meant something... uncertainty, despair. I held his hand and gave him a short smile. "Let me help you with your problems. No conditions ! T say and he looks at me in suprise..

"Are you even sure about what you're saying, Natalie ?" He asks shakily and I just nod while squeezing his hand. "Yes...your secret is safe with me."

And maybe our friendship started here at this point.

It has been a week ever since the incident. I already reported it to the principal, and guess what, Harry got some justice. I remembered the thing that he said to me, he had doubt written all over his face.

"You shouldn't have done that. I could have done it on my own." He says as he holds my arm gently when he passed by me in the hallway. I just sigh and gave him a smile. "I am here for you Oh Harry. I want to be your friend, and I wanna help you get through your mid-life crisis of some sort."

He shakes his head and he looks at me straight in the eye. "No, Natalie. I need to do something for you in return." He says before I grinned at him and replied, "I am not asking for anything in return. All that I want to see is you happy again, and that's what matters."

As I was walking down the hallway, I heard a bunch of whispers, but one caught my attention because someone mentioned Harry. I heard him whisper, "The ice prince has just been tamed by the doll face. Harry looks like he found some trust in that girl named Natalie." I glanced back at the person who said that, and I saw him smiling at me.

Who was he? Was he one of Harry's close friends?

And just as I was about to approach him, someone just blocked me from doing so.

"Hey, voodoo doll." He greeted. I didn't want to look up at him, I was scared. Oh god, what am I gonna do?! I am in for trouble. "Wanna come and play with me?" He asked in a grim kind of tone and I was suddenly shivering.

How could this get any scarier?

"Stay away from Natalie." I heard a voice from behind, and when I glanced at who was behind me, I could recognize who it was.

Harry, who had a bandage at the side of his lips, and still had the bruises. I gulped loudly. Something bad is gonna happen. "Hey, ice prince, stop interfering in this will you?" He snapped coldly, and Harry just snorted. "It's my friend who you're messing with. And I don't wanna see my friends get hurt by one of those good for nothing shits like you." He barked and he walked towards in front of me.

My eyes widened at this sudden side of Harry.

"Friend? Childish." The guy snorted and Harry coldly replied, "I don't wanna fight for now. It's making me sick." And right before he walked away he grabbed mywith a worried look, "Let's go, Nat."

We both walked away from the spot, his hand never letting go of mine. Did I just hear him right a while ago? I am his friend?

I think I might be deaf.

NATALIE.....

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Author's noteee

Yeaa.. finally Harry and Natalie have become friends 🥺❤️..

Quote of the day ✨ :

You have a choice where you can either be all right to someone or you can be a little bit nicer, and that can make someone’s day.

– Harry Styles 💚

Hope that you'll will have an amazing day ☺️💫..

Best wishes..

Love love xx
Bhumika :)