ALIVE [H.S]

Eleven

"What about this one?" I looked over at Perrie who was holding a white dress with a turtle neck.

"Yeah let me try it on." I said and she threw the dress at me.

I caught it and walked back into the fitting room.

I hadn't seen Harry after he stormed out of my apartment the other day and honestly I didn't really care. He obviously didn't care enough to explain himself, so I wasn't going to pout about it.

"Show me." I heard Perrie's voice.

I walked out of the fitting room and spun around.

"You should totally get that! It looks great on you!" Perrie exclaimed while clapping her hands.

I smiled at her and turned my attention to the entrance of the store when I saw something that looked familiar.

"Marly?"

She turned around to look at who had called her name and her eyes widened as she saw me.

"Rose?!"

She walked over to me and I jumped her.

"Oh my god I haven't seen you in forever! How've you been?" She asked while she took me in from head to toe.

"I've been okay considering the circumstances."

She took a deep breath and frowned. "It's been what? About a year now?"

"A year and four months." I clarified and she nodded.

I heard Perrie clear her throat and I looked over at her. She raised her eyebrows at me suggesting that I'd introduce her.

"Oh shit sorry! Marly this is Perrie, Perrie this is my friend Marly. We met in Kenya. She was there when.. Well the whole thing happened."

Flashbacks from that day hit me and I swallowed back the lump that was beginning to form in my throat.

"Nice to meet you." Marly said and they shook hands.

"So I guess I'm gonna go. It was good seeing you again Rose." She said with a sweet smile.

"Wait, give me your number. I'd love to see you again sometime." I said.

We exchanged phone numbers and she left the store.

"She was there?" Perrie asked me.

"Yeah well, she took David when I was at the hospital with, him."

I couldn't say his name out loud I would cry I felt it. Ever since the kiss with Harry I had been flooded with guilt. I knew he wanted me to move on, but I couldn't help but feel like I had cheated on him. He would've never approved of Harry and that made it even worse.

"So are you gonna buy that dress?" Perrie said trying to lighten the mood.

I looked down at the dress I was wearing. It actually looked kind of good on me. It came just above my knees, sleeveless and it had a turtle neck.

"Can you see how much it is?" I asked  already bowing my head so she could look at the price tag at the neck of the dress.

"Forty pounds." She said and she tugged the tag back into the dress.

I honestly couldn't afford the dress so I shook my head.

"Too much." I said with a small smile.

I wanted to walk back into the fitting room to take it off.

"I'll buy it for you."

A husky voice suddenly said and we both looked behind us to see Harry and Zayn standing there. I rolled my eyes at Harry and turned to walk in to the fitting room. Harry followed me in and shut the door.