forbidden [h.s.]

twenty four.

just so you know, there's important information at the end of this chapter.

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harry's pov

Three days have passed since I last saw Jade. That concerns me. I'm not the kind of boyfriend that needs to know where his girlfriend is every second of every day...except while we're here, because I don't know where she is. I can't protect her if I can't find her. I have no idea what could be happening to her.

Of course, she could be perfectly fine, but, the circumstances encourage me to err on the side of caution. She could be in trouble. Our intimate moment in the church's broom closet was my last encounter with her up to this point. Does her absence have something to do with that? Did somebody find out? There's no way for me to know and I can't exactly go around asking the guards where she is. I also haven't seen Bambi since we talked three days ago about my nightmare. Two of the people I trust have seemed to disappear. That makes me extremely anxious.

I also haven't seen any of the boys in a while. Well, with the exception of Louis, because we share a cell. But, even still, I only see Louis in the morning when I wake up, and at night when I go to sleep. During both of those times, he's asleep. I'm not even sure if he ever gets up anymore. Why would he? There's nothing to do here but worry about everyone. I don't blame him for disconnecting himself. No one has seen or heard anything about Serena since we got here. He must be exhausted from worrying so much about her. Needless to say, I cannot connect with anyone that I trust. What the hell is going on?

I feel so alone. Why do I feel like I'm the only member of our group that isn't being punished? After all, this is my fault. Isn't it? I caught feelings for a girl that I knew I wasn't meant to be with, but, I tried for her heart anyway. I guess I never expected she'd actually give it to me.

I wish I could ask Bambi where Jade is. She's a guard, so, she must have some information. But, as I said, I haven't seen her in three days either. Perhaps this is my punishment. To be completely ostracized from my friends. Alone, uninformed, and anxious. Someone here must know something. I suppose it can't hurt to ask.

I stand up from my table and scour the mess hall for a friendly face, someone that looks approachable. Most of these people look extremely tired, though, I'm sure I look the same. I turn and see a table of young women gathered around a deck of cards. I know the women are all held in the same area of the prison. Perhaps one of them will know Jade.

There are six girls. They all look about the same age as Jade, if not younger. I approach their table and stand before them, clearing my throat. Six pairs of eyes all look up at me in unison. However, two girls glance at each other and blush wildly before looking back to me.

"Hi." I say awkwardly, folding my hands behind my back. They all greet me at the same time and two of them are unable to suppress their giggles.

I'm not sure if they're laughing at me, or if they're attracted to me. I hope it's the latter. Maybe I can use that to help me.

"Honestly ladies," One older looking girl with jet black hair says, looking over at the pair of them. "You are embarrassing yourselves." She says and the girls shrug, looking back to me with adoring eyes. I'll assume they're attracted to me. The black-haired girl sighs and looks to me. "I'm Blaire. What can we do for you?" She asks, glancing at one of her cards and setting it on on the table. "One queen." She says and the girl next to her examines her cards.

"I'm Harry. I was wondering if I could ask all of you a question." I say and they all nod to me. "Do any of you know a girl named Jade Holland? She has long black hair and dark brown eyes.." I trail off, finding it difficult to summarize Jade's beauty with such generic terms. Her beauty is anything but generic.