Intense (Harry Styles fanfic)

Chapter Nine - I'm broken, do you hear me?

'Rhian can I come in, isn't it time we talked?'

With the absence of Harry over the past week, I've been really lonely allowing myself to think and consequently over think every detail of my life. But I knew that one thing needed to be fixed the most and that's why I found myself on Rhian's doorstep.

'I guess you better come in really' she quietly responded, obviously still hurt by what I'd said. 'But we'll have to go to my room, my parents have their friends round'

Rhian opened the door wider and let me through. We sat down on her bed, both at opposite ends, neither of us knowing what to say or who should speak first.

I cleared my throat, 'Rhian, you don't even understand how sorry I am, I should never have said that, and you obviously know that I didn't mean a word of it, it was just in the heatt of the moment' there were tears already streaming down my face, splashing onto the duvet. 'If you could find it in your heart to forgive me, oh my god it would mean so much to me Rhi! I know you don't approve of Harry but I need you....' I trailed off as she reached her arms out towards me, wrapping me in her arms.

'We're so silly Lou, what are we doing eh?' She tightened her arms around me as I tired to control my sobs.

She pulled away and held me at arms length, we both smiled and laughed at each other. It was good to have my best friend back.

'I can't believe we fell out over a boy, we promised we never would!' I giggled.  

Rhian's smile faded, she dropped her arms back into her lap and looked down. 

'Whats wrong, did I say something?' I asked, hesitant of the response I may get.

'Actually, it was Harry that I wanted to talk about' she whispered, her eyes slowly focusing back on mine, filled with hurt.

'Rhi I know you don't like him, but if you have him a chance you would see-' 

'He came here' she interrupted me.

I stopped, my mouth still open, 'What?' I asked, trying to hide my wave of panic that hit me. 

'A week ago, he turned up here at two in the morning, banging against the door, luckily my parents were staying at a hotel that night so they weren't in' she explained to me.

'What happened' I really didn't want to know, but I needed to.

She sighed, 'I opened the door and he forced his way in, yelling at me. I've never seen anyone that angry, there was rage in his eyes, I'm surprised he didn't hit me! Anyway, we shouted and yelled at each other for over an hour, when we both realised that it wasn't getting us anywhere'

I sat and stared at her, my heart slowly sinking. These were Harry's true colours, the Harry that everyone had been warning me about, the Harry that I was yet to see.

Rhian spoke up again, 'Lou, I don't really want to tell you the next bit, he made me promise that I wouldn't tell you, but you have a right to know'

My eyes were already filling up with tears again, I was terrified at what I was about to hear, please say he didn't hit her! I scanned her body for any possible mark Harry could've caused. After I was sure that I couldn't see anything, I nodded for her to continue, not able to say a word.

'We were talking, about you mainly, and I noticed his charming ways beginning to come out, slipping me the odd compliment and subtly trying to flirt with me and then.......Lou, he tried to make a move, I'm so sorry. I pushed him back before he could i promise you, you know I'd never do anything like that to you'

Rhian kept going on and on but I wasn't listening anymore. Harry made a move on someone else. MY FUCKING BEST FRIEND. My world came tumbling down, my heart sinking further and further and tears streamed down my face like I've never experienced before. Rhian moved towards me again, wrapping her arms around me and hugging me tightly. I couldn't speak. I just buried my face into Rhian's jumper and cried and cried and cried.