What About Now || h.s. *COMPLETED*

Chapter 15 - Nothing Is More Important In My Life

I slid into his lap and put my legs around his waist as I laid my head on his shoulder.

He ran his fingers through my hair as he softly whispered, "Everything is going to be alright."

I put my arms around his neck and said, "I'm scared, Harry. I'm scared they'll take it too far. I am afraid for my brothers' lives."

"But they said they didn't touch them."

"That's true, but what if I seriously get hurt and there's no one left to take care of them? They need me, Harry. They need me obviously more than our parents." He stopped running his fingers through my hair.

"I won't let it happen." I took my head off his shoulder and looked at him.

"How can you stop them from hurting me? It's not like you can do a stakeout in front of my house and wait until they come home." The look on his face made me think "oh crap, I just gave him an idea."

"Oh no, no, no, no. You are not doing that. You can't do it."

"Too late. I'm already going to do it.

"Harry, please. I'm begging you not to do it."

"Do you want them to keep hurting you?" I shook my head no.

"Then I'm going to do it whether you like it or not."

"But Harry, you can't do a stakeout every night. You have better things to do in your life that are more important than making sure I'm ok."

"Nothing is more important in my life than you right now, Katie." So did this mean that Harry and I were official or was this just him being really caring towards me? Then my cell phone rang; it was across the room.

"I can't be no superman,

But for you I'll be superhuman," it rang.

I quickly got out of Harry's lap and went to retrieve my phone; it was Lily calling.

"What's up with you and the curls, chica?" Lily asked.

"Please don't do this right now, Lil," I moaned.

"Why? What did he do? If he did something I don't approve of, so help me I'll--"

"Lily! Lil, Harry didn't do anything wrong."

"Then what's the matter, Kat?" But I just couldn't form the words to tell her that I was being abused by my parents.

"I can't tell you."

"Did you do the dirty with Harry?"

"NO! Of course not Lily! You need to get your mind out of the gutter!"

"Why can't you tell me if it wasn't that?"

"I just can't alright?" I used to tell Lily everything and I felt horrible that I had to keep this from her.

"It's not about me is it?"

"Of course not, Lil." I heard something crinkling on the phone.

"Lil? Lil?" I looked at my phone and noticed I had lost the call.

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lol a stakeout.

-Ari Horan-