Her Song (A Harlena fanfiction)

Chapter 2.

I rushed through the city, cars driving at the speed of sound. Maddie, who I normally walked to school with, had become sick. It was Wednesday, two days had gone by after the first day in our senior year, and I already craved after summer again. It wasn't like I was stupid, I got good grades in all subjects, especially in Art. But sitting several hours in a building, listening to a teacher speak all the time, it wasn't exactly the best thing in the world.

Once I stepped into the hallway, I saw Colleen making out with Troy, a muffled laugh emitting from my mouth. I received multiple hello's and I politely answered with a smile and a 'hi'. I stopped dead at my tracks, when I saw Harry waiting at my locker. However I forced myself to go there.

"Good morning, beautiful," he flirted with a grin. "The principal wants to talk to the seniors in the main hall, so we're excused for the first class.". Before I could say anything else, I was again pulled through the hallways, but this time I managed to escape his grip.

"Leave me alone!" I yelled angrily. "You know, I'm fucking sick of how you treat girls! We're not something you can just grab and pull around!". I was beyond fuming. "We're not objects! I'm tired of you treating girls like something you can just screw and leave!". I noticed we had attracted quite a crowd. I started walking toward the main hall, Harry following me like a lost puppy. When we got there, I sat next to Colleen and Hannah, while he sat down next to the boys behind us.

"Hello! We've called you here today, because..." the principal, Mr. Goodman, announced excited. "You're going camping! Though we are going to split you into different groups, since there are too many seniors,". He began announcing who was in the groups. Luckily I was in Group 1 with Maddie, Hannah and Colleen, but then I heard it. The boys were in the same group. "Group 1 leaves on this Monday!". Everyone ran up to the boards to write who they wanted to share a cabin with, my choice being obvious.

"Selena!" Niall called quietly, trying to get my attention. "Where's Maddie?".

An unintentional confused look sprung up on my face. "She's sick... Why?". I never figured the two to be interested in each other. He just shrugged with a frown, before heading over to Zayn and Liam. Harry surprisingly kept his distance. Probably a little too scared. I laughed slightly to myself. Victory.

At lunch time, we were sitting in the cafeteria at our normal table, chatting about the upcoming trip. What we were going to take with us, and since we knew there was a lake, we were discussing if we should pack bikinis.

"I think you should," a unmistakable raspy voice commented. I rolled my eyes at Harry, who walked on over to the boys' table, and I told the girls about Niall's question.

"Well, me and Maddie were at this party, while you two were on vacation, and her and Niall were snogging, like proper snogging," Hannah replied, making me and Colleen wonder the same thing. "I don't think they shagged though. She looked pretty normal, when we went home.".

"Hi babe," Troy greeted Colleen, leaning down to kiss her. "I've missed you.".

"Ugh, couples," I complained disgusted. "Do you have to rub it in my face, that I'm single?". They laughed at my misery, before starting to kiss again.

*

I knocked on the door, waiting for it to open. Maddie's mother greeted me with a hug and I went to Maddie's room. She looked surprised to see me. She was not sick at all.

"Oh, you look horrible!" I teased with a harsh tone to my words. "Guess you lied to me, when you said you were ill! But that's okay, because you seemingly don't tell me anything!". She sat up in her bed. "For an example, that you snogged Niall! Thought we told each other everything, but-".

"Shut up, Sel!" she practically screamed, before bursting into tears. "I slept with him! I slept with Niall!". I rushed to her side. "Selly, I think... I think I'm pregnant...".

I didn't know what to reply. "Maddie... how? Did he... protection?".

She nodded her head. "But I think it broke... I don't have any tests, my mum's gonna kill me, I don't know what to do!". I held her tight as she cried in my arms.

"Sweetie, let's go to my mum, you know she'll be kind about this," I suggested smiling. "She probably has tests, and she won't be judgemental.". Maddie agreed and wiped her tears away, then we sneaked out. Luckily I only lived a few houses away.

When we got there, Maddie told my mother everything, and my friend was given three tests. I sat and waited impatiently for her to finish peing on them. The door creaked open.

"They're all negative," she announced and grinned, as I let out a sigh of relief. "Now the hardest part is, I have to tell Niall.".

I grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "It'll be alright. You're not pregnant! By the way... he asked about you today, I said you were sick,".

A smile popped up on Maddie's face."I mean it's just awkward. I've known him since elementary, and we've snogged like a thousand times in our lifetime, but we've only shagged once... I really like him, though,".

"Niall's a real lad, not like Harry!" I explained encouragingly. "I mean, Harry screws everything that moves, but it's not often I see Niall going home with anybody. Maybe he likes you.". She shrugged her shoulders.

*

I slung out my hand to hit the snooze button, managing to hit it, only to be awoken by Max, who jumped into my bed. I groaned internally and forced myself to get up. I threw some clothes on, brushed my teeth, then ran upstairs to get some breakfast. It was Friday and I had to meet at 10 AM, but I was still slightly asleep, when me and Maddie went to school. I had Art in the first period with Zayn, who I had spied on during class. He drew cartoon characters, and I often found myself drawing or painting him, as he had, what I guessed, a perfect face. He was easy to draw; maybe a bit too easy. After talking with the girls for a bit, I went to my Art class, where we were asked to draw a person, that we found mesmerizing, and I was surprised that I thought of Harry, so I drew him from memory.

"Looks great, Selena," Zayn shocked me with his words. "Didn't know you found Harry mesmerizing.". I looked over at his work, and it was a drawing of his girlfriend, Perrie.

"He's beautiful on the outside, not on the inside," I snapped at him. "Don't tell him anything. He'll just get really cocky.".

Zayn sighed heavily. "He's not that bad, you know. Loves his mother and sister with all his heart,". I just shrugged and returned to drawing Harry. Even though I hated him so much, I had witnessed some good moments of Harry. If he'd had a girlfriend for about a month or so, and he broke up with her, he would make sure to get her flowers or something. A kind gesture, but as soon as one of my many friends cried in my arms, after he had dumped them, I forgot everything about flowers.