Haywire (A Harry Styles Fanfic)

The Beginning

      It was a regular autumn day. Gold walked out of her class, lost in thought. The mild breeze blew a short strand of hair in front of her eyes. She swept back her hair irritatedly. She hated whenever her hair came all over her face like this. Gold was a college student, very keen on her studies and a favourite of all the teachers. She was of a fair complexion and had long black hair that reached till her waist. Her parents were immigrants from India but now they had acquired the citizenship in England. Gold was born in Southampton. She was a tomboy sort of girl. She was smart, sassy and independent.

      Gold saw a tall, dark haired boy walking towards her and her face lit up immediately. It was her best friend, Harry Styles.

'Harold!' she called out his name and waved to him. Harry saw her and his handsome face broke into a dimpled smile.

'Where have you been all day?'  he pouted at Gold.

'Oh, I was in the college only! In the lectures, as usual. What about you, Styles?' she said grinning at him.

'I was in the lectures as well but you could have at least come for lunch,' he snapped back at her.

'Whoa boy! Calm down. I was completing my notes for the next class,' she said.

'So, you skipped lunch altogether?' he yelled.

'Yeah. So, one can skip a meal once in a while. What's the big deal in that?' she yelled back at him.

'Jesus, Gold! You are impossible!' he threw up his hands in air.

'Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say,' she said sarcastically.

'Now, if you're done being sassy, let's go get something to eat,' he said in a somewhat softer tone.

'Alright,' she gave in as she was feeling the mice running in her belly.

'So, where do you want to eat?' he asked her.

'Let's go get some pizza. I am starving,' she answered.

'Okay, as you say,' They went to a Pizzeria near the campus. It was one of her favourite places.

'What shall we order?' she asked him, raising her eyebrows.

'Pizza, duh!' he giggled at her.

'Very smart of you Mr. Styles,' she said laughing.

The waiter appeared to take their order.

'Two medium tomato onion pizza with extra cheese,' Harry ordered for them both.

'Anything else, sir?' the waiter asked politely.

'Yes. Add one coke, too,' she said sweetly to the waiter.

'Sure, miss,' the waiter nodded.

'How many times do I have to tell you that soda is not good for your health, Gold?' he asked her angrily.

'Aww... Chill out man! It's not gonna kill me or something like that,' she replied to him cheekily.

'Don't talk about dying! You know that I hate it when you talk about dying,' he said a little too harshly.

'Hey, I am sorry. I promise I won't talk about it. Smile a little now,' she said, placing her hand over his.

'Good,' he replied curtly and gave her a small smile.

      Harry loved his best friend Gold but he hadn't told her that because he didn't want to ruin their friendship. They had known each other since they were kids. They lived next door. There is an interesting story of how they became friends. One day, Gold lost her teddy bear, Mr. Scotty in the backyard. Her mother threw it out as she was irritated of the teddy bear as Gold took it everywhere with her all day. Her mother, Mrs. Patel wanted to throw it in the dustbin that was lying outside the backyard but somehow she missed it and it landed straight into the neighbour's backyard. A little boy was playing there and it landed beside him. He picked it up and examined it. He had never seen it before. He thought the teddy bear had landed out of the sky and it was a gift for him from the God. He took it and put it along with his toys.