Same Mistakes

Chapter 4

I woke up early this morning. There wold be no school but I just suddenly woke up. I walked out to where Niall and Harry were sleeping. Harry was the youngest. He was only 16 which was only a few years older than me. He was really cute!

I walked passed him to the kitchen. I opened the fridge and poured myself a glass of milk. I made sure no one was looking and I poured some Kahlua into it so it would look like a faint chocolate milk.

"I don't think your supposed to be drinking that." I turned and blushed. It was Harry. "Oh, haha, hi Harry, oh, um, p-please don't tell my parents!" I said. "Well, that depends on if you can make me a glass..." He said. I gave him a big smile. I quickly made him a glass. "So, how long have you been doing this?" He said taking a sip. "Oh, well my mom used to drink it at dinner, I used to be allowed to take a sip or two but then I just wanted some more and she wouldn't let me. I mean, Liam wouldn't either but it was my mom who made it final. Ever since then I wake up early and make me a glass." I said. "Nice, sneaky but nice." Harry said and smiled at me.

"Ooh! What are you guys drinking?!" Niall said. "Chocolate milk!" "Water!" Harry and I said at the same time. "Water!" "Chocolate milk!" We said again. Niall started laughing. "Relax! I heard the whole thing! Your secrets are safe with me." He said. We all shared a secret smile.

"Morning!" Claire said. "Hey Claire!" I said. "Ugh! I hate my name!" She said. "Well at least you don't spell yours with a number in it!" I said. "Well that's good for a band but Claire? Sounds like a spoil brats name!" She said. "Wait, band? You mean us or is there another secret?" Harry said. Niall was listening but was so out of it. "Oh um,..." She trailed off. "Ok, you caught us, don't tell! My friends Courtney and Pink started a band together, we needed another person and Claire followed me last night, so she became the next person." I said. "Well your secrets safe with me. Wait a minute, you said Pink. What's her last name?" He asked. "I don't know, why?" I asked. "What does she look like?!" He asked. "Erm, short dark hair with pink and red highlights. Light skin. She can play the Drums, Bass, and Guitar..." I said. "Where does she live?!" he asked. "She doesn't, she lives wherever she wants." I said. "I think that's my little sis!" he said. Claire and I exchanged a look and smiled, this meant she wouldn't live on the streets...right?

**

Harry and Niall took Claire and I in the two different cars to go in different directions. Claire went with Niall to check the burnt house and the east side. Harry and I road together to the school and the west side where Courtney's house was.

"Thanks for coming with me to find my little sis!" Harry told me. "No problem!" I said. There was an awkward silence. "So how long have you been looking for her?" I asked. "Well, as long as I can remember. I was running one morning and then I came home to the house but it was burned down. There were two body's that the officials identified to be my parents. But there was no sign of my sister. I looked everywhere for a few years. We put posters up but couldn't find her. I finally listened to the officials and decided she was dead. You know her real name is Patricia?" he said. "No way! She never told me that, actually, she was my bully but then she joined the band and scared off a guy that was going to pound me." I said. "Really?" He asked. "Yeah. Man, Shawn's really scary when he's gonna pound you!" I said. "Wait, Shawn? As in, Patricia's boyfriend?!" he said. "Umm I don't know." I said. "That was her boyfriend, he was an abusive boyfriend. I guess that's where she was during the fire, with him. We tried to get her to leave him but she was always so scared of him." he said. "That could have been me next. If she didn't stand up for me, that could have been me." I said.

I was quiet. Harry pulled over and looked over to me. "Hey, are you ok?" he asked. "Yeah." I said and sniffled. He wasn't buying it. He leaned over and hugged me. I cried knowing I could have been in a lot of trouble and maybe never see my family again if I wasn't careful. His shirt was getting damp now. He pulled me away and gave me a light kiss on my lips.

He pulled away. "Sorry." He said to me. "No, it's alright." I said quickly. We shifted awkwardly into our seats again. "Erm, lets go find Pink, I mean Patricia." I said quickly as we sat there a while. "Yeah." he said and turned the key in the ignition.

My phone started ringing. The name flashed 'Liam.' "Hey Daddy!" I said. We kinda forgot to tell them where we were going but they were asleep. "Oh, well, I'm with Harry and Claire's with Niall." I said. He was yelling at me over the phone. "Wait, daddy, I can explain. You see, that bully, Pink, she became my friend and she told me that her parents died in that old burned down house. Then I was telling Harry and Niall about her with Claire. Claire knew Pink because Pink had stopped by my window to ask for some, um, bread?" I said. "Then, Harry told me that he was looking for her because she's his little sister." I continued. "Yeah. We'll be back soon. We're just going to find her first. Thanks for understanding daddy! Okay, love you! Oh! Make sure Claire's not in trouble! Okay. Bye!" I said and hung up.

"I'm not in trouble right?" Harry asked. He was kidding but he did it so beautifully because he bit his lip and it was just so cute! "No your not, I am." I said. "Oh I'm sorry." he said. "It's fine. I told him it was your fault!" I said. He looked at me defensively. "I'm kidding! You know I love you!" I said. Then I realized what I said. He looked at me. "Oh, um, I don't mean love like love. I mean love like, erm like...." I couldn't get the right word out. "I love you too." he said. I smiled at him.

We made it to Courts house. I got out of the car.

"Courtney? Pink?" I said. Court came to the door. "Hey what's up?" I asked. Harry walked up and stood behind me. Courtney started blushing and giggled. "Court! Focus!" I said. "Where's Patricia? I mean Pink?" Harry said. "She's over here, hold on. Pink!" She called out. Pink ran out from a corner. She opened her mouth to say something but saw Harry stopped.

"Patricia!" He said. "Harreh!" she said and ran into his arms. It was so perfect! I pulled out Harry's phone from the car and quickly called Niall's phone. "Hey, we found her." I said. "Yeah, dad called me, every thing's fine. Kay, I'll see you when we get home." I told him.

I didn't want to ruin this moment but I wanted to hug them both. When they stopped hugging she explained about Shawn and where she went and what she was doing the night the fire happened and then she explained that she was scared to answer to the missing child's poster because Shawn threatened to tell the police that she burned it down. He would do this because she broke up with him.

Harry and I couldn't stay long and Pink couldn't leave with us because she was finally staying with a family. So Harry and I said good-bye and that we would visit her often. Then we left.

**

"Thanks for helping me find her!" Harry said on the car ride back. "No problem!" I said. It was 8 in the morning and we still hadn't eaten so he surprised me by stopping at a Nandos. We were going to eat together then bring some back for Niall and Claire.

"May I have a PERI-PERI Chicken?" I asked. "Make that 4!" Harry said. "Okay, what would you like to drink?" The lady asked kindly. "Um may I have a hot chocolate?" I asked. "Also, a coca-cola, a cappuccino, and a fanta?" Harry inquired. "Sure! that'll be £15.00." She said. I went to pull out the money but Harry stopped me. "No, allow me." He said stopping my hand from pulling my wallet out the whole way. He left his hand there until I pulled out his wallet and gave the money to the lady. I smiled at him. I think he forgot where his hand was because he didn't move it while he smiled at me.

I cleared my throat and broke the stare by looking at our food. "Oh! Sorry." he said then took his hand away. I smiled at him again. "Shall we eat here or go home?" he asked. "Let's take it home so my dad's not worried." I said. Harry frowned knowing his new band mate would be worried about his daughter being with him. Plus, he couldn't be falling for his mates daughter, it would be too weird! "Yeah, lets go." he said.

**

"Niall! Claire! We got a present for you!" Harry screamed when we got into the house. They both ran as fast as they could. Niall, coca-cola and PERI-PERI Chicken, Claire, fanta and PERI-PERI Chicken, From Nandos!" I smiled as they started to devour theirs. Harry and I pulled ours out and started eating too.

Harry and I smiled and finished eating a little after Claire and Niall