Mutinous

Chapter 30

After saying hello to everyone, I realised Harry wasn't there. Honestly, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise since everyone expected him to be with me, but part of me was still hoping he would be here. Yes, I knew I should be mad at him and not wanting to see him, but I couldn't help it. I needed him. I really needed him and where was he?

"You alright?" Sophia's words brought me out of my daze, and I faked her a smile.

"Yes, great actually," I told her sipping a vodka lemonade Niall had made for me. Hopefully, the alcohol would make me feel better.

"You don't look so good," she said with a sympathetic look, and I wanted to scream at her to mind her own business. But Sophia wasn't the person I was mad at, and I knew she was only trying to help even if I wasn't much for talking about Harry right now.

"Just tired is all," I lied not wanting to go into detail. She would be mocking me about Harry too, telling me I was too young. Everybody knew I was too young, I thought to myself. I was certain Sophia wasn't cruel so of course she wasn't thinking like that, but with my already buzzed self and a missing Harry apparently, I kept making everything worse than it actually was.

"You sure?" She didn't believe me, and I didn't blame her. It was nice to know she cared, and I was a terrible liar.

"Positive," I said faking her a smile, and Niall came over.

"El," he exclaimed. "I think you need another drink."

Taking my almost empty class he handed me a new one.

"Niall relax, I'm sure sure she can't take the same amount of alcohol as you," Sophia said.

"She'll be fine," he said, and I took a sip. If I could drink away my problems tonight I was much for it. She gave me a concerned look, and I think she knew something was wrong with Harry and I even if she didn't say anything. Niall dragged me to the kitchen where Louis stood. He gave me a sympathetic smile just like Sophia had given me moments before. He didn't say anything though, and Niall made himself another drink.

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I wasn't sure how much time had passed, but I had had at least four drinks and Niall had sure poured in more vodka in one of them than normal, yet I felt good. Well as good as I could with Harry in the back of my mind. I wasn't really upset with him though, just angry and the urge to do something about that anger was really getting to me.

"Woah, Ellie relax," Louis said as he took the new drink Niall had made me away from my reach. "You alright, love?"

"Peachy," I told him with wide eyes and faked him a smile.

"You and Harry alright?"

"Who?" I narrowed my eyes at him, and he gave me a sceptical look. "Oh yeah, my cheating arse of a boyfriend." I slurred out.

"Wait what? What's going on?" His eyes widened.

"Why don't you call Harry and ask?"

I saw Sophia and Louis share a glare, and I headed towards the living room, but a hand stopped me in my track. "What?" I asked turning around to look into Sophia's eyes, they were blue and so, so pretty. She was very pretty, and I was certain Harry would prefer someone like her. She was older too. Everyone here was older than me.

"El, what's going on?" She asked concerned.

"I dunno," I shrugged. "I think you should call Harry. Ask him for an explanation."

"An explanation for what?" Apparently, she wasn't keeping up. Maybe she knew something I didn't, but then she would tell me. Besides I needed to hear things from him.