End of the Day - harlena DISCONTINUED

Chapter 4

Katherine's pov

"Did someone do that to you?!" He asked almost... Worried?

Did he worry about me? I couldn't even bring myself to believing that.

"...No, god Harry, stop it" I said irritated and pulled my arm away from him yet again and started walking out of the coffee shop.

"Keep the change" I heard Harry say hurriedly behind me and I sighed remembering that I hadn't payed.

I turned around and crashed right into Harry who was right behind me.

"I payed" He said and stepped back from me.

"You didn't have to do that, how much was it?" I asked sighing again and looking into my wallet for some money.

He closed my purse and when I looked up I met his eyes. "Don't worry about it" He said calmly and I shook my head.

"Then I'm paying next time" I said and walked out onto the street with Harry behind me.

"So there will be a next time?" He smirked when he stepped up beside me.

I felt my cheeks turn red and looked down to the ground. "I-I didn't mean..." I start nervously.

"I'd love to see you again, Katherine" Harry said and brought my head up with his fingers, forcing me to look at him.

He was really beautiful, I couldn't deny it. But what if it was wrong hanging out with him? What if he got the wrong idea?

What am I thinking?

Of course he wont.

How could someone like him even consider liking me?

"Why do you call me Katherine?" I blurted out and my question made him chuckle lightly before letting his hand fall from my chin.

"It's your name, right?" He said sarcastically with a smirk.

"Yeah... But everyone calls me Kath" I told him and crossed my arms in front of my chest.

"I like peoples real names, why not use the name you were born with, you know?" He explained and I smiled.

After a moment of silence he finally spoke again.

"So... Are you going to let me take you home?" He asked and smirked down at me. His length was very intimidating, sexy even.

He must be at least 6 feet tall, and with my 5 feet 2, It almost made my neck hurt looking up at him all the time. But the view was great, so I didn't mind.

"Um, It's not far so you really don't have to..." I said trying to let him down easy.

"But I want to, so let's go" He said as his hand flew up too meet mine, I thought he was going to take it, but it was like he regretted it last minute and instead he scratched his neck embarrassed.

Could Harry get embarrassed? Was that even possible?

And did he almost take my hand? I'm sure I was imagining things...

We walked in comfortable silence up to my door and stopped in front of each other.

"I'll see you?" Harry asked hopefully with his hands in his pockets.

"I'll see you" I said and giggled lightly.

I watched Harry pull his hands out of his pockets and lean forward with his arms towards me like he was going to hug me.

Oh god no...

I was quick to catch his right hand with mine and shake it, throwing him totally off guard and leaving him with a confused expression.

"I'll see you, friend" I said and watched his face twitch for a split second.

Suddenly he pulled me in and leaned down in my ear.

"You call me if anything happens. Okay?" He whispered seriously and when he pulled back I saw that his whole face had turned hard.

I could only nod as he left me outside my door, with my flushed cheeks and confused mind.

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I sat on the couch flipping through the channels not finding anything remotely good to watch right now.

I switched on Netflix on the tv and searched through the series section.

When I found Grey's Anatomy I pressed play and leaned back on the couch.

I heard the door being closed and quickly turned my head towards the sound. I watched Aidan in the hallway.

His black hair was pushed back and he was dressed in a black shirt with dark blue jeans.

"Hi" I said and smiled faintly.

"Hey" He let out before walking to the kitchen without even looking at me.

I heard the refrigerator being opened and then closed after that it was quiet, a strange quiet which made me swallow hard.

He soon returned with his jaw clenched and eyes narrowed. My heart started racing and I moved away from him where I was sitting.

His hand roughly pulled me up on my feet as he stared angrily at me.

"You didn't fucking go grocery shopping" He growled between his teeth.

"Where the hell have you fucking been?!" His shouting was loud and I closed my eyes, staying quiet to try and not cry.

"Look at me and tell me where the hell you've been!" He demanded screaming and I had to reveal my tear-filled eyes.

"Don't fucking start with me" He shook my body in his arms violently.

"I-I..." I tried but my voice broke.

It happened so fast I didn't even react at first, but I heard a loud smacking sound and then a warm painful feeling spreading my cheek.

"Are you going to fucking tell me where you've been?!" Aidan shouted again and I felt my tears escape my eyes.

The water soothed my warm cheek, but only so little.

"You're fucking pathetic" He growled before pushing me into the wall with a lot of force before walking out of the apartment and slamming the door after him.

I had lost my breath from the punch and sat on the floor against the wall trying to regain normal breathing.

I was full on sobbing, so much that my throat hurt and felt sore.

I don't know how long I had been sitting on the floor but my phone ringing brought me back to reality.

I looked at the screen and saw Harry's name.

I pushed ignore and sighed.

Hanging out with Harry was going to destroy me.

I get tangled up in my own lies and can't keep track of them and then Aidan finds out I've been lying because of it.

How did my life come to this?