My Sister's Boyfriend (A Harry Styles Fanfic)

The Escape (Ch 17)

Recap: "I'm in love with you Allie."

Shock. It's something quite powerful when you think about it. It can leave even the most vocal person speechless. Shock makes the whole world freeze and go "What the hell just happened". It leaves us dumbfounded and unable to process what is right in front of us and that, right now, couldn't have fit me better. If I had to choose one word to describe that moment, that would be it. Shock. That was all I was feeling, shock. There was no other feeling, no pity, no sadness, no guilt, but most importantly there was no mutual feeling. Shock, that was all my brain could process at the moment. It was like my brain just decided to up and leave for an extensive vacation, because I just couldn't function. I wanted to give him something, some sign that I understood what he said, or better yet that what I felt, but I couldn't. I just sat there, mute, starring blankly at him.

"Allie?' He asked, worried. Shit, no. His words seemed to unfreeze my brain. Everything came crashing down on me. I couldn't handle it. I felt my heart start quicken and the walls of the car started to close in. My breathing became rapid. Louis is in love with me. He's in love with me.

"Allie?"

Say something. I opened my mouth but no sound came out. What is wrong with me? I couldn't seem to do anything but sit there. I started to panic. What if he thinks I don't love him back? Do I love him? I never really thought about it. Did I love Louis like that? I've been so caught up in Harry, that I never saw what was right in front of me. And now here it was staring me in the face, begging me to say something. I felt like I couldn't breathe. What was I going to do? My head started to spin. I looked into his blue eyes. Worry all over his features. Oh God what he could be thinking!

"Allie, please talk to me!" He pleaded. Say something!

"Louis, I-I..."

He looked a little relieved that I had said something.

"What is it?" He asked. I undid my seat belt and turned to face him.

Tears started to fill my eyes, "I-I...Louis, I-I....." I shook my head. "I can't... I can't breath."

I flung open the car door and jumped out of the car. I hunched over taking deep gulps of air. Unfortunately, it did little to help the situation. I stood up, turning towards Louis, who was still sitting in the car. A few tears escaped, as I spoke, "I'm sorry. I-I need a minute."

With that I ran. I ran back the way we had just came. I didn't want to go back to the venue. That wouldn't help the situation at all.

"Allie!" Louis shouted.

I didn't look back. I pushed harder, desperately trying to escape. I didn't want him to catch up to me. I couldn't handle it right now. My thoughts were all over the place. I couldn't make sense of anything, and I knew if I had stayed it wouldn't have gotten any clearer. So I ran. I ran away from the car, away from Louis, away from all of my problems.

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Louis' P.O.V

I should have known. I should have known the moment she said she couldn't breathe. I should have known she would have tried to run. That's what she did when she found out about her sister and Harry. She ran. I bolted out of the car as soon a she started to sprint.

"Allie!" I called out, desperately trying to reach her. She might think she needs to be alone right now, but I can't let her go off like this, alone in a foreign city and country. I turned the corner, only a few minutes behind her. I skidded to a stop; she was nowhere to be found. Where the hell could she have gone? I started to panic. What if someone hurts her? I ran through the streets, frantically looking for her.