Home To You

Chapter -10

I'm only 17, I don't know anything
But I know I miss you
-Betty by Taylor swift

It was eleven o'clock, and still, lights were on in Louis's room. It was none of Harry's business but Louis mentioned that he has some presentation work bending. Harry should pull up his sheets and go to sleep but he can't. When he saw Louis at the dinner, Harry was shaken up. He doesn't know that Louis was family. The most blown-up part is Louis knew, he was also horrified to see Harry but Harry can point out that he knew.

After Louis left for New York, Harry was left all alone to deal with the situation. Harry was not mad at Louis for that, he was mad at himself because he waited. He damn waited for months for Louis to reach out to him. Harry even knocks on Louis's Mansion door just to greed by the servants and inform him that Louis's still not home.

After the drama died in the school and everything went back to normal, Harry couldn't feel the same. Harry can't see himself as a single person, the back of his mind is always screaming to him to find Louis. It took him one year to suppress his intrinsic thought.

The whole two years without Louis felt like an empty tunnel for Harry. He tried to reach out to the light in the darkness but what was he supposed to do when the light was always Louis? Louis was sun for Harry on rainy days.
Harry can't accept when Louis himself turns into storm.

After a year, Harry found the courage to look up Louis on Google. He saw all the ugly things that happened to Louis. He felt bad for Louis but it didn't stop him from hurting more.

The partying and drinking stuff, Louis didn't find time to call Harry. At least a drunken call would be nice, seventeen-year-old Harry thought. How pathetic. Harry was unaware of Louis's college studies. It came as a surprise when he saw Louis on his first day. He felt like the universe Was kidding with them. It's been months since that day, is Harry mad at Louis? No! He's hurt and won't trust Louis but Mad? It vanished a long back along the process of forgetting Louis.

Harry remember calling Louis arrogant and self centered person during their quarrels, it was meant to hurt Louis, to see him bleed like Harry did when everyone called him by names.

Even after Louis left, Harry never really believed that Louis was arrogant or self centered person like Marco used to call Louis. All Harry wanted to give Louis his own medicine but whenever he saw the hurt in Louis's eyes, it didn't felt right. That's when Harry learned that, there is no escape from his feeling for Louis.

Harry built a wall around himself after everything happened. He won't make the mistake twice. He will be cautious and just behave like a family to Louis even though he doesn't know what to do when his stomach flips when Louis looks at him, when he can feel his own heartbeat when Louis catches Harry staring at him, when his whole body feels warmth when Louis smiles. Harry can work with that, he clowns himself to sleep.

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Harry was late, he didn't have time to make his morning coffee, and he didn't have time to have breakfast. So here he is waiting in the cafeteria line to get his coffee. Harry wants to cut in the line and get his coffee before he turns into a big green monster. He felt someone's hand on his shoulder. He turned to meet the perfect fit Louis Tomlinson. Louis Tomlinson is anything but not a morning person so what's the reason for him to stand in the cafeteria with a bright smile?

"Hello," Louis said

"Hey," Harry said with an annoyed voice. It's nothing to do with Louis. It's just he wants coffee.

Louis's face showed a little confusion but it was quickly changed to smile.

"Here" Louis gave him a cup of coffee