Inked [Harry Styles]

xvi. flesh and blood

-Harry-

By the look on Evelynn’s face, she was fuming.

She had her fists clenched in tight circles and her mouth was opening and closing at rapid speed while she ranted and rambled.

“Well why would you not want to go?” Her mother asked quietly.

“Because I have a job, a social life and a boyfriend,” She said without really thinking then going beet red.

I had no idea that Evelynn had a job; I knew she had a social life, but boyfriend. I presumed that Evelynn meant me but technically her and I weren’t romantically involved.

Evelynn had told me many times that she had always wanted to do photography and when she was ready to re-apply to college but she had no clue how she was going to achieve that dream.

“So what is your job, I don’t doubt your social life, and boyfriend?” Her mum said, cocking a perfectly drawn eyebrow up.

Evelynn opened her mouth then shut it like a goldfish which meant she had no idea what to say and she had come out with something that wasn’t necessarily true. Before she could dig herself in a deeper hole than she already was, I decided to save her from a terror that is a whole lot scarier than clowns and vampires.

“She works as a photographer for One Direction and I’m her boyfriend.” I exclaimed and gripped her hand in a way that proclaimed that she was mine.

“I am?!” Evelynn said with her plump lips open in a perfect ‘O’ shape.

I nodded; my curls that were usually bouncing up and down upon my head were gelled back into a sleek quiff. Evelynn’s made up face looked at me with a questionable emotion, she was on the paper thin line of punching me or kissing my lips until they were dry.

“Yes you are. She refuses to believe that she got such a well-paid job and a very charming boyfriend.” I flicked my non-existent floppy fringe in a pompous manner.

Evelynn zoned out into a dreamless trance but then snapped back into reality and gripped my hand tighter in a way of proclamation that we were ‘romantically involved’.

“I am, and I am very happy where I live and who I live with right now and I would not like to move to the sunny states of America.” She said with as much defiance as she could muster even though she was still boiling with anger inside of her.

“Well I’m glad that you’re happy but I would still like you to move to America.” Her mother said, even though she was certain that Evelynn was adamant in her decision to stay in Britain.

“No mum, get it into your skull that I am not moving to America. I am happy, why can’t you accept that?” She asked, daughter’s eyes pouring into the similar mothers own.

Evelynn’s mum scrunched her nose in disgust like there was a venomous spider in front of her rather than her own daughter. Then she did the unexpected and slapped Evelynn around the face. For a minute, everything stopped in time and everyone’s emotions were photographed in my mind.

Evelynn’s mother’s face showed a look of accomplishment but also an emotion towards her own flesh and blood. Evelynn was holding her poker red cheek with her mouth open in shock. John had a look of pure fury on his face and looked ready to slap his mother and then murder her so she was nothing but a pile of bones and blood on the floor.

When time started again, everyone rushed into the place and position they were meant to be in. Evelynn started to cry, the glass tears running down her face like a silent waterfall. John had to be held back by Jenna’s withering arms and he had the look of a raging bull plastered on his face.

Me? I just slipped my arms around Evelynn to comfort her in some sort of a hug but she was motionless and stationary, obviously still in shock. I needed to get her out of this house which brought back too many unhealthy memories for her. I managed to steer her into my chest and muffle her loud sobs that were coming thick and fast.

John finally broke past Jenna’s arms and slapped his mother square in the face. I knew that a row was present so I manoeuvred Evelynn out of the traditional dining room, down the hall way and out of the door we only entered in fifteen minutes ago.

The cold February air hit us as Evelynn’s mother’s house had been over heated to the point of humidity. We walked back to my car and I fumbled around in the pocket of my dress trousers for my car keys. I eventually found them and clicked the plastic button to open the doors.

Gently, I had to lift Evelynn off my chest so I could place her in her seat and we could drive wherever the road took us.

“Do you want to go visit my mum for the night, get our head’s around things?” I suggested and Evelynn gave me a slight nod.

The handprint on her cheek was still apparent and the once perfectly applied makeup was running and smudged. She looked an absolute mess and I had no idea what to do.

She walked slowly to the other side of my car and opened the door and sat down. She was fumbling with her hands and shaking like a leaf but somehow, she still managed to look beautiful in my eyes.

I put my keys into the ignition which made the engine wake up from its slumber and we reversed out of the spot we had claimed and onto the open road.

“Harry?” Evelynn said timidly.

“Yes love?”

“Thank you for the things you said to my mum, you didn’t have to.”

“Yes I did, I could tell you didn’t want to move to America with your mum.”

“Yeah, I have a life here and I wouldn’t want to throw it away but I really need a job and so on so forth.” She complained.

“I could get you sorted as our photographer you know?” I suggested and looked at her; her dim eyes seemed to lighten up.

“Are you serious?”

“Yeah! I’ll call management tomorrow and we’ll get it sorted out.”

“Thank you so much Harry. You’re a really great friend.”

Friend.

Friend-zoned again by the girl I desperately wanted to be mine. I hoped when we went back on tour that Evelynn was our photographer and I could see her gorgeous face every day and see that smile of hers lighten everything up.

I’m praying that Evelynn gets that job.

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A/N: Isn't Harry the cutest!

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