Pain

Chapter 2

Harry's P.O.V 
When she rubbed her eye, I got a feeling in my chest; it wasn't pain... it was a nice feeling. I make no fucking sense but Maci looked so different when I saw her sitting on her mail box in her baggy clothes. I had never really looked at her but something about her caught my eye, the way her long brunette hair was placed upon her head effortlessly, and when I walked closer to her, she had bags under her eyes although her skin looked so smooth; and I love girls with blue eyes, she just looked perfect. I watched her mouth as she spoke and listened to her soft voice with her Australian accent. I had to stop! I couldn't like Maci, she was just any other normal girl that I would probably fuck, right? I can't let her get too close to me, because every time I allow people in to my life, I fuck everything up, I hurt them. I walked away from her when she made me feel something, because I can't feel; if I do I fuck everything up!  I don't date; I have sex with multiple women, why? Because fuck feelings.

Maci's P.O.V
"I don't know why I gave that guy my time of the day!" I said angrily into my phone, with my best friend Carly on the other line

"Harry is very introverted; he doesn't like a lot of people. Anyone for that matter, besides Luke; he gets along with Luke" she said, I had just told her about my previous encounter with Mr. Styles

"Yeah and you" I huffed, flopping onto my bed; I looked at the clock '8:16AM'

"Harry doesn't like me; he puts up with me because I'm with Luke" Carly responded 

"It was probably because I looked horrible; I had no makeup on, I was dressed in only a jumper and shorts and my hair was messy... I scared him away." I said in a monotone way, staring at my ceiling as I lay flat on my bed

"Maci, you're beautiful, with or without makeup" she said honestly

My conversation was interrupted by a knock on my bedroom door
"Come in!" I called out to my mother who had already opened the door

"Hey Carly; I'll text you" I said before saying goodbye and hanging up, my mother walked in my room with a pile of folded clothes and placed it on top of my dresser, I sat up and crossed my legs pulling out my laptop to study.

"Good morning" my mother said leaning against my door frame, her long brown hair fell around her face as she stood there in her active clothes, ready to go for a run around the block. I looked up from my laptop and smiled awkwardly 

"Morning" I responded, then looked back down at my laptop; opening my revision files; it was odd that she was waiting at my door 

"Can we talk?" she asked walking back into my room and sitting on the edge of my bed; worried, I closed my laptop and adjusted my position so I was facing her

"Everything okay?" I asked nervously making eye contact with her, she was uneasy, I could tell
"Yeah, I was just going to ask you; and only if it's okay with you if you think it's a good idea for me to go on a date tonight?" she asked gripping my hand 

"Mum! Yes of course! You haven't dated since dad, it's been almost 16 years, go out and have fun!" I said pulling her in for a tight hug excited, she let out a sigh of relief; I released and studied her expression, she was so happy 

"We're going to dinner tonight, so are you just going to stay home and study?" she asked standing up and beginning to walk out of my room,I forgot to ask who she was going on a date with. 

"Uh yeah, probably" I said opening my laptop again and began typing away 

"Okay, I'm going for a jog and to buy some groceries. Do you need anything?" she asked grabbing my bedroom door knob 

"Nah thanks though" I responded before she closed my door. I got on my phone and texted Carly that my mum was going on a date; she called me straight away