Harmony (H.S.)

Chapter 14 | Overthinking

9 February 2020

*Harry Styles*

Feeling the sun in your eyes is not a pleasant way to wake up, but unfortunately, it's how I had to wake up today, because yesterday I forgot to close the curtains.

I open my eyes and look to the side, waiting to find the girl who doesn't leave my thoughts and I find myself alone, the right side of my mattress is empty and the sheets are arranged, as if what happened last night had been a dream of mine.

If it was a dream, I swear I need to work this out with my psychologist, because it felt so real. In fact, if I close my eyes and concentrate, I can still feel her body wrapped around mine.

I decide to get up, making sure I haven't dreamed, and realize that the clothes I lent her yesterday for bedtime are neatly folded in the grey armchair in the corner of my room. My brows furrow, not realizing what is happening and I decided to look for Harmony around the house. I pass my bedroom bathroom, kitchen and living room and she's nowhere to be found, I go to my study and all the other rooms and I come to the conclusion that she left my house without saying anything.

I run my hands through my hair in a futile attempt to calm myself down to decide what to do, I keep looking around at the white walls of my room until I see my cell phone!

No calls and no messages, so far another disappointment.

After twenty minutes of trying to come up with explanations and blaming Harmony for leaving without saying anything at all, I'm starting to think that maybe it was my fault, and I did something she didn't like.

In the first place, how did she get out of bed, change clothes, and leave my house without me even noticing? I remember yesterday asking for her consent and she said yes... I know we had both drunk but she seemed aware of her actions and movements, but maybe I shouldn't have done anything.

I decided to call her... I go to her contact «Petal» and press to make the call, I hope she answers but that never happens. Not even in the next 5 attempts.

I start to panic because I feel like I'm losing a very special person to me... and it's just that I can't solve it because I don't know what's going on. She was so beautiful yesterday, not that she isn't on other days, but yesterday she had a glint in her eyes of happiness that I want to be there forever, in fact, I want to be one of the reasons for that glow to appear.

So I do the only thing I know how to do that can help me, I call Mitch.

"Mitch, I think I fucked up!" I say the second he answers the call.

"What's up H? What did you do?"

In the following moments, I explain to him everything that happened, pointing out the moments that matter but leaving the private moments to me, obviously.

"Okay H, honestly I think you're overreacting. It hasn't been that long yet... Try texting her and if she doesn't reply by later this afternoon, then yes, you can assume something is up. But until then, she may have had some appointment or she may have needed to be alone. After all, you are friends and you work together and what you did is not normal for that kind of relationship!"

"Maybe you're right... I'll send her a message then!", I sigh, "And you? How are you?"

"I'm fine! Don't worry about anything! But you if you need, please call me! Whatever time it is... We can arrange something too, you can come here or go there or we can go somewhere, okay?"

"Yes Yes! Don't worry too! I love you!"

"Love you too!"

He hangs up and I smile, thanking the friend I have in my life. He always tells me what he thinks and he is not afraid to hurt my feelings with the truth. And I need him in my life!