HARRY
A week had passed since the incident with Corie. I felt like a zombie. Every interview, every performance I wasn't there. I wouldn't even remember them.
Sleep was a thing of the past and so was food. The guys would force me to eat. The only thing that I looked forward to was texting Blondie and checking on Corie.
I did agree to leave her alone, but I had to know she was okay. " Hey we're about to catch a movie, come on" Liam said poking his head in my doorway. I'm pretty sure he already knew the answer.
" No, you guys have fun. I'm gonna just sleep," I say laying across my bed.
" I wasn't asking Harry, besides you rarely sleep."
" I'm not really in the mood for a movie."
" I know. Get dressed."
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The movie theater is packed. I wasn't even sure what movie was playing, I didn't care.
A group of girls flirted with us but I ignored them. Girls and sex were the farthest thing from my mind. Especially because Corie was the last person I had sex with.
If I thought too hard about it I knew I'd turn around and go home.
When my phone vibrated I quickly checked it.
♢Wanna come over later♢
I ignored whoever it was. My phone vibrated again. Sighing I took out my phone and I nearly jumped up and down when I read the text from Blondie.
♢Hey, Corie woke up a few minutes ago♢
It felt like the entire world was lifted from my shoulders, like I could breathe again, almost like things were back in color.
" She's woke guys," I smile interrupting their conversation. They all let out a sigh of relief and the mood of the night is changed immediately.
I know I hurt Corie, probably more than she'll ever be hurt but to hear she was okay made me feel human again.
CORIE
"I'm really so proud of you guys," I say as Margo sits the first place trophy on my nightstand.
Apparently I had been out of it for a week before I came to. Then I had to stay in the hospital for a few more days to make sure the internal bleeding stopped. There was slight pain whenever I breathed but at least my eye could open all the way up.
" I feel like I missed so much," I say as April held my hand. When I had first awoken she was the first face I saw.
" Trust me you didn't miss much. We've missed you though Sissy," April smiles putting my hand to her face.
"I've missed you guys too. I miss everyone, even Danielle," I smile trying not to laugh cause of the pain.
"Now you're just drunk off the pain meds," Margo smiled kissing my forehead before she left.
" You wanna watch some tv?" April asked.
" Not really, I kinda like the silence with you here."
" Yea me too."
" I'm sorry April..."
" For?"
" For making you keep what my father was doing to me a secret."
" Don't be sorry. I just wish I would have been said something. Well you're coming home with us and the guest room is yours for however long you need it. Which won't be too long since you got in to USC."
" I keep forgetting. My mind is on other things."
" Other things like what?"
"Well other than the pain, I keep thinking about Harry and how I never got a chance to give him the letter. It's just weird, was he going to avoid me anyway?"
" Just don't worry about that. It all worked out for the best. Right?"
" I'll let you know," I sigh. Being in this hospital room all day forced me to think about Harry more than I wanted to. He was probably partying and having a great time while females fed him grapes and I was laying up here miserable.
It was hard accepting I was just another notch on his belt.
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I was in the hospital another week and a half before I was cleared to return to April's home. To my home.
I would only be staying about a month before we graduated and I headed to the summer program.
Returning to school made me extremely happy although I couldn't cheer. Life was returning back to normal and I only thought of Harry when I had too much time on my hands.
April and Niall were going stronger than ever and we hadn't watched Powerpuff Girls in a few weeks.
" Well mom, what do you expect would happen after we graduated?" April asked as we ate at the dinner table. She texted on her phone so much lately and I figured she was missing Niall. Cute.
" I don't know, maybe you guys can stick around a little," Mrs. T smiled with watery eyes.
Graduation wasn't for a few weeks but her mother cried about it all the time.
" Mrs. T you totally skipped over prom, can we do that first?" I laughed biting into my food.
" I didn't forget, we have to pick you girls' dresses in a few days."
" Um Mrs. T I just want to thank you again, for everything. I---"
" Hush now Corie, I was close to your mother and you know Jack and I love you like our own," she says as Mr. Jack interrupts.
" Yup kiddo! You're stuck with us," he says finishing his food.
" Stuck with us forever," April chimes in winking at me.
" How are you guys going to deal with the separation?" Mr. Jack asks referring to April heading to USC in the fall and skipping the summer program. Her situation was different than mine and she would start with everyone else.
" I'm gonna be up there every weekend in the summer and there's always FaceTime...or like mom calls it 'video calling'," April laughs.
No distance could keep April and I apart.
HARRY
Although I felt human again, I still felt empty. It didn't matter. I wasn't important in this situation that I brought on myself. All that mattered was she was okay, according to Blondie.
Corie had returned to live with her friend and she was back in good health. I still needed to check on her. I couldn't help it.
Most days we worked on our new album so keeping busy wasn't hard. But every song reminded me of her. Every damn song. I was miserable.
