Devils Star | h.s

Chapter 35

And now, as I stand in the all exclusive hotel, staring at the woman I was supposed to meet, I realise just how terrible this plan had been. Furthermore when I notice a strange and mysterious person dressed in nothing but black, talking to her.

I waited for the stranger to leave before cautiously stepping into Ms Styles' limelight.

"Aurora, dear." Her eyes widen at the sudden appearance of me. "How long have you been here?"

"I just arrived, actually."

"You're earlier than I expected.." her words trailed.

"Did I interrupt with any of your plans?"

"No, not at all!" She says immediately. "I'm glad you reached out to me."

Well, at least one of us were.

"I'm not sure if we should do this. It's not exactly fair to him." I voice my hesitation. She knew exactly who I meant.

"And I understand, Aurora. I know what I'm doing isn't the best thing to do but I feel like I have no other choice." She frowns. "I tried talking to Harry so many times. But he won't let me."

"Because you treated him like shit." I sigh. "Listen, I don't know your past with him but, the first time I'm hearing about you is because you're threatening him - your own son."

"You're right. My behaviour has been disgusting." I couldn't argue with her there. "I was wrong about the things I have done to him. I was in a bad place in the past and I was angry at myself. Angry at ruining the only relationship that mattered truly."

"How come you only realised that now? Why let so many years of hurt go by before trying to apologising?"

"I started seeing a therapist a few months ago. Never before did I think about seeking professional help. I was always told by my parents that seeking out help from others meant failure.

You and me both, sister.

"Ive always chased away anyone who had my good intentions at heart. Harry always cared for me."

"What exactly happened between the both of you?"

"Too much. And it's all my fault."

"You stopped threatening him. Why?"

Colour me curious, but I was shocked as to why she put up such a huge fight only to back down willingly. Why?

"Because I know now how selfish I was being. I only thought about myself. I don't mean to put you in a difficult situation, Aurora. And I want you to know that I don't expect anything from this. I just didn't want you to think the worst of me.. like Harry does.

"You seem to be someone he holds very dear." She finishes. A small glimmer to her tone as she spoke her last sentence.

"What makes you think that?" I question.

"Harry and I may no longer be close, but he is still my son. I never once saw him hold a girls hand. I never saw him take a girl with him to the beach. You're obviously someone special to him."

A moment of silence washed over us as Ms Styles finishes speaking, and I let her words sink in.

"Thank you; for listening to me. For being there for Harry when I couldn't. I can tell you're a good person, Aurora." She explains.

What Harry's mum had said was a lot to take in. She looked sincere but that didn't mean I believed her word. After all, I still don't know what she did to him; why Harry despises her so much.

Could a person just apologise and show remorse? Was that enough to erase everything that had happened in the past and make it okay again?

I wasn't sure.