Chapter 29
It's been impossible to move around my own house with a giant cast on my leg and crutches in my hand. That accident really fucked me up, physically and emotionally. I haven't been able to go back to school for the past couple days. My mom thinks it's better if I just do online schooling just so I don't have to leave my house.
The girls come over. I miss them so much. Ever since One Direction came back together, I haven't really been able to talk to them.
"How are you doing, sweetie?" Mackenzie asked me.
"I'm hanging in there," I said. Charlotte handed me three magazines. "What are these?" I asked.
"Look at the places that I bookmarked," Charlotte said. I'll be honest, I'm scared to look. I face my fears and open the pages. In big letters, it says: "Alex Hanlon In Terrible Crash Now On Life Support." Oh shit.
"Wow, I didn't know I was on life support," I said. I took another magazine and saw that I was on the cover of it. Great. I give the magazines back. I grab the remote to my TV. Leah takes it from me. "You don't wanna turn that on. You are all over the news," she says.
I sit down on my bed and put both of my hands to my face. I want to cry. This has turned into a living hell. I take my hands away and look at the girls. Tears fill my eyes. "I can't deal with this anymore. I can't deal with the whole 'being famous' thing. It's ruined my life," I say. The girls sit down with me and rub my back. "I'm sorry that you have to go through this, but it's been tough on us too. We are also being slowly stalked by paps. And we never get to see you anymore," Leah says.
"I'm so sorry for dragging you all into this," I said.
Silence. No one is speaking. This is awful. This is a disaster.
"Don't worry guys, I'll fix this," I said. I have an idea. And I don't know if everyone is gonna agree with me on this.
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Harry came to pick me up and brought me back to his house. Tory was there with her friend Lucy. They locked themselves in Tory's room and watched Netflix. Harry and I sat in the living room. Usually, we go up into his room, but since I have a giant cast, it's better just to stick around down here.
"So, how's everything going with the band?" I asked.
"Pretty good, except the fact that Zayn is leaving," Harry explained.
"You're kidding."
"Nope, he's getting married to Perrie." Harry looked down at the ground. "Man, I thought this whole 'getting the band back together' thing was gonna work."
This is the best news ever. No band equals no more paps. Well, it looks like I didn't have to do what I was planning.
"I'm sorry to hear about that babe. So it looks like no band after all."
"Oh no, the four of us are gonna get back together. We don't need Zayn. Who's Zayn anyways?" Well, shit. I really do not want to activate my plan. But this is to protect the two of us.
"So, does this mean that you are gonna go on tour. And we won't be able to see each other?" I asked.
"I will be going on tour, but I think you should come with me! It would be so fun, we can travel together and never have to worry about leaving each other's sides," Harry said.
"Harry, as amazing as this sounds, I just can't drop everything and leave like that. I have to finish up school. Remember how we were both gonna go to Berkley together? I'm sorry Harry, but I too have to follow my dreams." I looked into his eyes. I try not to cry.
I finally say the words that I never wanted to come out of my mouth. "Harry, I think we need to take a break." A tear rolls down my cheek. This was my plan all along. Taking a break from him will help me get back on track with school and friends and life in general.
"Alex, no, I think we can work this out, really I-"
"I love you so much," I said putting my hand to his face. My thumb rubbed his cheek. "It's for the best, okay?"
"Whenever you decide to come back after the break, call me. I will wait for you Alex. I will."
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hey everyone it's me! soooooo many people have been asking me to update so here ya go! thank you to all of my supporters on this app! you are the reason this story has been so successful and I want to thank you for that!
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