"Things finally seem to be falling into place", Niall said holding my hand as we walked into the beautiful dance hall. The decorations were subtle neutral colors that made it really trendy and nice to look at. I know a lot of other proms had the tackiest colors and the fact that ours was clean and classy made me really happy. We had no theme or something to make it stereotypical it was just simple.
"What do you mean?", I asked.
"You're finally with me and thinking about me instead of Harry", he said and it stung a little. I was always thinking about Harry even if I didn't admit it or seem like it. He was at the forefront of my thoughts ever since he started showing an interest in me. Ever since I helped him with all the grading and wore that really "slutty" skirt he was in my head. I thought about the way he talked to me, the way his fingers burned holes in my skin, and the pleasure he was able to make me feel was always something I would remember.
The only good thing was that I was able to stop stringing Niall along through my shit and be committed to him. I liked Niall just a little bit from the start and now I knew this was what I wanted. I could be loyal to him now and be with him instead of focusing on Harry.
"Yeah", I agreed though because that was the polite and right thing to do in this situation. It would crush him if I told him how it actually was.
"This is going to be such a good night, Daisy", he said excitedly, " Just wait and see."
We walked around the room and talked to a few of Niall's friends. I felt out of place here and I hated it. Everyone was an upperclassman and had a lot of serious things to think and worry about. I didn't have that. Niall was talking to people about how nervous he was to leave home and go to college and how he wanted to stay in touch with his friends but that wasn't even something I had to worry about yet. I was at such a different place in my life compared to them.
"You seem tense", he said and moved his hand from mine onto my shoulders lightly massaging them. He had strong yet gentile hands, it was odd. The movements he was making could be seen as painful but they were anything but that. He moved them to make me feel better and it was working.
"I'm just nervous around all these older people", I explained and he nodded.
"Lets dance."
He took my hand and moved both of us onto the dance floor as the intro to a rather slow song started playing. It was romantic. It was the exact moment I had been waiting for ever since I was a little girl and learned what prom was. I was in the arms of a beautiful boy and the sweetest, softest song was playing in the background. This is exactly how the moment was meant to be. Niall and I moved to the music and twinkly lights around us hit our skin every once in awhile.
"Thank you", I said to Niall in almost a whisper.
"For what?", he asked but he was smiling.
"Bringing me here and always treating me kindly and respectfully", I said. We danced and his expression went from a smile to a frown in seconds. I had complemented the blond boy and now he was giving me a death glare.
"Why?",
"What?", I asked. We had stopped dancing now and I looked in the direction he was looking but didn't see anyone.
"Harry is here", he said and my heart sank. I looked right into the direction again and saw the man I had once been in love with. His curly brown hair flowed to his shoulders and he wore a clean, professional suit like something you wouldn't expect him to wear. I wanted to avoid him more than anything. Having such a special moment with Niall made me realize how little I wanted Harry in my life.
"Shit", I mumbled and Niall let go off me and looked back at him a few times.
"Is this some kind of joke?", he said and I looked at him in shock," You go out with me and lead me on, only to have Harry come here and pick you up in the middle to make me some kind of laughing stock. Really Daisy? Really?"
"What the fuck Niall?", I don't know where the idea of his had came from but I was furious that he would even think I would do something like that. The fact that he thought I hated him that much and wanted to make a fool of him was disgusting. I would never treat a person like that and I figured by now Niall would know that about me.
"Go", he said.
"What?"
"I said go Daisy", he shouted," Get the fuck away from me!"
I was in complete shock that Niall would raise his voice at me like that so I stood there for a second taking it all in. The whole room was staring at me, some were laughing and others were already gossiping. I let a tear slip down my cheek and I looked at him again. He showed no remorse so I walked over to Harry. I was embarrassed that Niall would do something like that to me so I obviously went to Harry. He was the only person I knew in this room.
"Take me home", I said grabbing his hand and pulling him out of the room with me. I knew many of my classmates had seen me grab my teachers hand and walk out of the room but it was the least of my worries right now. I was crushed by what Niall thought in that moment and there was no way in hell I was going to sit around prom after that. Everyone there knew that I had just been made a fool of and I didn't want to give them the opportunity to come and talk to me or make fun of me.
I was guiding him at first but once I had calmed down a little he took the lead and guided me to his car. He hadn't said a word so far which was Harry's style at all. Whenever I had talked to him before he was quick to confront. I was used to the bold side of him and the almost rude side to him but I think he could sense that something was wrong so he didn't.
"Thank you", I said as we started to drive in the direction of my house. There was no response. He was still ignoring me which I hated but I had to live with. If harry was going to do this to me then I could do the same and just move on. I wanted to talk with him even if it was just small talk, I needed something to get my mind off the events that just happened. It was all too much and all very shocking so I rested my head in my hands and let myself cry.
It had always been a great solution to my problems and despite being in Harry's car I had to do it.
"Are you okay?", he finally said breaking the silence. I was shocked that he even cared about me right now.
"No."
"I'm sorry", he said and I looked over at him, tears still falling down my cheeks," I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry for the fact that I took your childhood innocence. I'm sorry for the way I have treated you in the past few weeks and just in general. I'm sorry for what happened with Niall in there. I'm just sorry"
"Thank you", I said smiling. To hear Harry apologize for every single thing he had done to me, even if he didn't need to meant a lot.
"I wish the timing was better."
"What do you mean?"
"I fucked up Daisy", he said," I got involved with a 16 year old high school girl. I see you as more than just a 16 year old but that's not the point. I got involved with something that I shouldn't have and now its fucking me over."
"What do you mean? You aren't in trouble. I forgive you, Harry, its goings to be alright."
"I got fired, Daisy. Your school found out and now because of all of this I can't teach anymore."
Arsonist's Lullabye// Hozier
