Now she's gone...

Chapter 22

We went on the lift that took us to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Freya was looking out the window and admiring the view, while I was staring at her. She then turned to look at me and gave me a puzzled look. "What you looking at?". I walked over to her and placed my hands on her hips. She then blushed a little in her cheeks and bit her bottom lip. "I'm looking at a girl, who is insanely beautiful, and I'm lucky enough to call her mine" I said. I could she was building up a few years in her eyes so I wiped them away and before my hand let go of her face, she kept my hand in hers and the lift then stopped. The doors opened and a fresh breeze came upon us. We walked out and already, I was stunned. The view was spectacular, the whole tower itself was just...magical. Freya ran over to the telescope and I followed her. "I can't believe it, we are really at the top of the Eiffel Tower!" She shouted. I wrapped my arms around her from behind and both pretended we were on the titanic. People started staring at us, but we didn't care.

After spending almost an hour up the Tower, we thought it was time to make a move. "Wait, let's get a photo together!" I suggested. I pulled out my phone and held it up so it was a selfie. "Say 'I Love Harry!'" I laughed. "I love Harry!" She said with sarcasm. We took the photo and admired it. "We are so cute! I'm definitely having that photo! Send it to me" She said whilst taking me to the lift. "Yeah I will, but I'll do it when we get back to the hotel" I explained. We finally reached the bottom of the tower and caught out taxi back to to the hotel, as soon as we arrived there, I spotted Dougie in the corner. "Hey Doug! You ok?" I asked. He glared at me, but then gave me a weak smile. "What's up?" I said sitting next to him. Freya had gone up to the room to pack, so it was just me and Doug. "...back home, the press have been saying and things about mum and stuff" He replied. "Like what?". "Well like, saying that she can't cope, and that she's mentally ill and has no one" He cried. I patted his back until he sat up in frustration. "It's just annoying how they think they can talk about her like that!" He said whilst wiping his tears away. "You just have to be strong about it! I mean, you are a hard man. You're not a softy! Besides, everyone knows that the press make up everything" I said trying to comfort him. He slouched in his chair until noticed Gi and Tom coming towards us. He rubbed his eyes and put on a fake smile.

"What's up guys!" Gi said whilst greeting us. "Not much, how about you?" Dougie asked. "We are just about to go out, we'll see you guys later" Tom said waving us goodbye. "I'm going to my room, you going to be ok?" I asked Doug. He waved me goodbye and walked out the hotel door. I walked towards the elevator and clicked the button to go up to the room. As I reached the floor, I heard some strange noises coming from our room, they sounded a bit like screams. I ran towards the door and forced it open only to see Freya being attacked by a mugger. "Hey!" I shouted. I grabbed the back of the mugger and shoved him out of the door. He was pushing against the door and so was I. "Just....get...out!" I said finally closing the door.

I ran towards Freya who was in tears. She had a cut lip and a bruise on her head. I examined her face carefully. "Are you ok sweetheart?" I asked. "I'm fine....what am I saying, I was so scared!" She said falling into my arms. I clenched onto her as she cried into my arms. We hid behind the bed so the sound of banging on the door was a bit more muffled. "You are safe now, no one is going to hurt you" I explained. "Can we stay here tonight, me and you...please" She sobbed. I kissed her cheek and nodded. It was such a horrifying moment to experience.