Always and Almost Forever. {Harry Styles}

Chapter Sixteen.

As soon as I entered Mattie’s flat, I let every emotion take over me and I collapsed beside the door, my tears coming down freely. I wrapped both of my hands around my shaking body.

All Taylor said was right. I was a liar and once Harry finds out, he’d want nothing from me. He’ll hate me, just when everything was starting to go right again.

Through my tears, I saw Mattie walk out of the kitchen and run over to me.

“Oh my god” She sat down next to me and wrapped her arms around me “Joanna, what happened?”

“This was my entire fault” I said as I cried on her shoulder “This was all my fault, Mattie”

“Oh, sush” Mattie started rubbing my back with her hand as we both sat down on the floor. “What happened?”

“I am a liar” I said, a sob escaping my lips “I’m a mess, Mats”

Mattie didn’t say anything; instead she continued to comfort me as I cried.

“I am a liar” I whispered to myself.

“You look beautiful, Joanna” I heard Mattie say from behind as I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I ran my hands through my white, gown. I took a deep breath and grabbed the bouquet of white lilies.

“I’m so nervous, Mattie” I said as I closed my eyes.

“Don’t be” I heard her say as I felt her beside me “This is going to be the happiest day of your life”

I opened my eyes and saw her smiling at me. I returned the smile and then the door opened, revealing Louis, Niall, Zayn and Liam.

“He’s arrived” Liam announced and I felt the butterflies in my stomach to go wilder than they already were.

“You look beautiful, Jo” Niall said as he offered me his arm, which I linked my arm with.

“He’s so lucky to have you” Louis continued as he linked his arm with my other one.

“He looks so nervous” Zayn chuckled as he and Liam grabbed the end of my gown so it wouldn’t touch the ground.

The four boys escorted me towards the front of the church, the doors closed. All of them kissed my cheeks and wished me a good luck before walked away to go to their places.

This is it, I thought to myself as I held the bouquet of flowers tighter with my shaking hands.

The piano started playing a familiar tune and the church’s doors opened slowly. I took another deep breath before stepping inside.

I walked slowly on the aisle and looked around. I spotted a few of my friends back from Australia and offered them a small, nervous smile. I looked on the other side and saw Harry’s family; Anne was looking at me with a proud smile on her face.

I closed my eyes and continued walking, my smile growing bigger. As I reached the middle of the aisle, the piano stopped playing and was soon replaced by the harmony of the voices of Niall, Liam, Zayn and Louis.

“Truly, madly, deeply I am, foolishly, completely falling. And somehow you kicked all my walls in, so baby say you’ll always keep me truly, madly, crazy, deeply in love with you... In love with you” Their voices slowly sang together, creating a perfect synchronization as I walked. I looked at them and they all gave me reassuring smiles.

I was a few feet from the end when I saw my family. My mom, grandma, grandpa and sister were there, smiling proudly at me. I felt a tear slide down my cheeks as I looked at them, despite the ache in my chest as I looked for my father.