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Chapter 21

<>continuing on chapter 20<>

Harry's lips quickly left mine and we both stared at each other with scared expressions.

"What was that?" He whispered.

"I think it was the door bell." I whispered back.

"Who would be ringing the door bell?" He whispered again. I shrugged in response and Harry quickly got up from the bed.

"Follow me." He said motioning me over as he exited my room quickly.

I leaped off the bed and followed close behind him as he led me to his room.

"Here." He said grabbing a heeled shoe from my mothers old closet and handing it to me.

"I want you to stay out of sight and don't come down stairs unless I say.if whoever is at the door comes at you, use this." he said pointing at the pointy shoe.

I nodded and watched him exit the room.He left me alone and I could hear his footsteps quickly going down the stairs.I ended up leaving the room, but not going farther than the top of the stairs.I watched him run into the kitchen,return with a broom stick, then pause in front of the door.

"Open it" I mouthed to him.Not a single sound coming out of my mouth.

He nodded at me then slowly extended his hand to reach the door nob.I was literally shaking and I was terrified of what would be on the other side of that thin door.

What if it was the man who attacked me looking for revenge.what if it was someone trying to steal all our food.what if it was a serial killer??? I was scaring myself and thinking of every worse case scenario. When Harry's hand finally reached the door knob he turned it and quickly swung the door open.

My mind went completely blank as I saw the person who was standing behind the door this whole time. Harry's jaw dropped and he looked at me from where he was standing as if he was asking me what he was supposed to do.he stood there frozen in place so I decided to take action.

I dropped the heeled shoe on the ground then ran to the bottom of the stairs and stood next to Harry.Once I was standing next to him I finally got a good look at the girl standing in front of us.

She was almost as tall as my shoulder which was pretty tall and she had red hair. She also had the cutest freckles sprinkled across her cheeks.What wasn't a good was I could tell she was scared and sad by her facial expressions and posture.

She was frowning and her bottom lip was quivering.she had red eyes which told me that she was crying earlier and she had her hands clutched together in front of her chest.

"Hi" I said, breaking the silence that had dragged on too long.

"Hi" she replied quietly.

I looked up at Harry and he looked down at me.we both didn't know what to do...

Another long silence fell between us before her little voice spoke up."i need help" she whispered as a single tear rolled down her rosy cheek.my heart went out to her instantly and I couldn't imagine letting her leave.

"Come in." I said reaching out to her and putting my hand against her back.i used a little force to bring her inside and she quickly followed the path my hand directed her in.

I looked back at Harry as I walked her towards the living room.he lifted up a hand near his head and gave me a weird expression.i read it as if he was trying to say "are you insane?"

I mouthed the words "come on" to him and he let out a big sigh. He shut the front door and followed me and the little girl into the living room.i told her to sit on the couch and I sat down next to her.

"Is everything okay?" I asked her.

She played with her wet eyes and looked down at the ground."no" she finally spit out."I need someone."she whimpered and looked at me with red watery eyes.

"Where do you live." I asked her.

"Do you need a ride home or something" Harry added.

"I don't want to go home" she cried.

There was no way I was going to let her leave after that.sure, she was a stranger. but I was a stranger to Harry at first.I'm sure she seeks no harm.

"You can stay here with us if you need to" I insisted.Even if she needed a place to stay just for a few hours, I would be willing to help.

Her face brightened up a little and she looked like she gained a little hope just from the words I said.

"Thank you so much!" She said.Tears began pouring down her cheeks and she pulled me into a tight hug.

She wrapped her small hands around my neck and hugged me so tight I could barely move.she obviously felt safe here so I felt as though it was my job to make sure she would be.

"Ahem" Harry coughed.

I looked up at him to see that he had his eyes popping out of his head.

"Can I speak to you in the kitchen?" He asked.

"Ummm, sure." I said over the red haired girls shoulder.I released from the hug and smiled at her."I'll be right back" I told her before standing up from the couch and following Harry into the kitchen.

"What do you think your doing?" Harry said putting a hand on his hip in a sassy way.

"What do you mean." I tried to say as innocently as possible.

"Why are you inviting her to stay with us?" He said a little louder.

"Shhh! She'll hear you!" I whispered

"I don't give a fuck if she hears me!" He said not letting his voice decrease in volume, but actually raising it.I don't it like when he yells at me because to be honest he is a little scary when he's mad.I felt a lot smaller and weaker when he yelled but it also put me in defense mode.Im not one known to lose a fight.

"What did you expect me to do Harry? Leave her out there so she can get kidnapped?" I whispered a little louder and defensively.

"No, but you didn't have to invite her into our house to stay!this whole thing could be a trick Emma! She could have a gang of people waiting outside so they can break in while we're sleeping." His face was completely serious as he rambled on about how bad of an idea this was.

"Harry!" I shouted to get his attention.Once he stopped arguing I began to speak again."she is staying here. I'm sorry if you don't like the idea of having an innocent little girl in our house but I'm not letting her leave.I would never be able to forgive myself if I did.Do you want what happened to me, to happen to her? Because if we make her leave I guarantee you it will happen,and there won't be anyone to save her." I finished.I was out of breath as I never paused during my little speech.

Harry's angry eyebrows seem to fall a little and it seemed like he had a little more sympathy.he let out a big sigh and ran his hands through his curly hair in a frustrated way before replying.

"Fine. BUT, your not sleeping in the same room as her and we will lock all the doors before we go to bed."

I nodded my head quickly and hugged Harry tightly.

"Thank you!"

I kissed him on the cheek before sprinting back to the living room.

"Sorry for the short delay." I said walking towards where she still sat on the couch.Harry quietly trailing behind me.

"I'm Emma by the way...and this is Harry." I grabbed him by the arm and pulled him next to me as I introduced him to our new house guest.

"Nice to meet you guys." She said giving us a shy smile and extending her hand out for us to shake.

"I'm Sophia"

<>New character OOOOH<>

<>I'm excited for the next chapter so stay tuned!! It may be a while before I update because I'm starting summer camp but we'll see..i may have time.. idk yet tho<>