Unanchored (H.S.)

Chapter 18

April 19th, 2013

It's now finally Friday, I've had the longest week. Between all my PR work and avoiding Harry, I've been knackered but I'm looking forward to the party tonight. Mara and I are currently getting ready and the music is so loud in my room.

Elena's house is only a few doors down from mine in the opposite direction of Harry's so we're planning to walk. We finished getting ready and we were off to the party.

It is half past 8 so we are a little late but It's fine, It's better to come when the party is started already. I walked up to all of my friends that I recognised starting with Chris Martin. I've loved Coldplay since I was little and as soon as I could, I became good friends with the whole band. We ended up chatting for a while before I made my way to the kitchen.

There he was, our bad boy sat with two girls on his lap, Harry looks up at me and then it snaps that he recognises me quickly pulling the two girls off him and running up to me. "Lynn! I didn't think I would see you here, I've seen you trying to run away from me the whole week. I don't understand why you are trying to hide away from me, this is a highly protected neighbourhood, it isn't really that hard to find out who's moving in." he says in a tone I have never heard him use.

I look at him like a mouse caught with cheese from the pantry, "Well I was not trying to run from you, I didn't exactly know that I was buying a house near yours and I didn't really know how to process that." I reply pretending to be calm and collected. "Right next to mine." He corrected before slamming his palm on the table. "RIGHT NEXT TO MINE LYNN, and not so much as a hello from you! I don't understand what I've done to make you dislike me so." His eyes full of anger.

I just stood there trying to understand what was happening, Harry was mad at me, for the first time in years he was actually mad at me. "And what Harry, I'm not obliged to invite you over for some dinner or have to say hello. I do not dislike you you're just everywhere and I don't know what to do." I say and before he can continue my worst nightmare comes true. Mark walks in, sporting his usual smirk, he wasn't focused on me but the second our eyes met his smirk vanished.

Harry was looking at him too and Mark walks up to us, "Any trouble here guys, I thought we were just here for a party" he says in a light hearted tone, too light-hearted for my liking. I just looked at him, my mind blank, I didn't know what to do and it felt like time froze. I looked up at Harry before asking " Is he staying with you?" Harry looks confused but replies "Yes and is there a problem with that, you know he's my best mate."

I didn't think twice before I turned around and walked straight out of the house.

April 20th, 2013

I sat down in my room last night and cried, for the first time in a long time I relived everything that happened on that horrid night. I didn't even bother texting Mara, I just locked all my doors and sat there alone.

I looked through my window and I could see Harry in his garden, he was reading a book and he looked so gentle. I know I have no right to be angry at him, he doesn't even know what happened with Mark and me.

In my day of being alone I realised that I cannot sleep knowing Mark is so close, I can't eat, hell I can't breathe. I have to tell Harry what happened, It's the only way of making sure that Mark won't be here anymore, and I have to apologise.

I pick up my phone, instantly dialling Harry's number, it rings four times before he picks up. I can see him still with his book on his lap and his phone to his ear. "Hey, are you free for a second?" I ask. "Yes, are you ok?" he replies. "Not really, no. I'm not ok, there are a few things I need to speak to you about but I'd rather you come over." I say. He doesn't reply for a second, "Alright, do you want me to come over now then?" He asks. "Yes, whenever you can." I say before we say goodbye and end the call.

I go downstairs, get a bottle of wine out and my mega wine glass, filling it up to the brim before chugging it all. I needed some courage, I'm not really good at this whole talking thing. Harry rings my doorbell about 15 minutes later and I immediately open the door as It's raining and as much as he irritates me, I care so much about this boy. Woah, that must be the wine talking.

He walks in cautiously, taking in my house and my decorations. "This is a lovely place you've got here Lynn, It's exactly like what we used to talk about in Holmes Chapel." I'm a little surprised that he remembers what my dream house looks like, we had that conversation ages ago.

"Well, I had a chance to make something wholly mine and I took it" I reply, smiling at the memory of us talking by the river that was playing in my head. "I'm going to head out for a quick smoke, do you want to come with me?" I ask and he nods. Right as we are about to leave through the kitchen to the garden, I put my hand on his chest stopping him "Sorry, so rude of me to not ask, would you like a drink?" He nods again, I get him a glass of wine and we head out to the garden seats.