Chapter 4: Day Four
Tara’s POV
I yelled, “HAROLD EDWARD STYLES! YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE ME TO SCHOOL!” Harry came downstairs and rubbed his eyes. “Why today, Tara? I don’t wanna…..” I glared at him. “Well, you agreed to taking me to school and I don’t wanna be late!” He sighed and grabbed his jacket and shoes. “Did you make sure you made your lunch?” I looked at him. “I have free lunch. The school doesn’t know that I live with One Direction. So they assume that I still live with my parents. Duh!” Harry shook his head.
Harry pulled up in front of Summer Creek High School and said, “We’re here. See you later?” I nodded. “See ya, Harry.” He said, “Wait, you forgot this.” “Forgot what?” He kissed me hard on the lips. I blushed furiously. “Harry!” He chuckled. “What? You said that if I kiss you more, then you’d get used to it.” I rolled my eyes. I kissed him softly again. “See ya later, babe.” I smiled and waved goodbye.
I met up with Caroline, Shania, Abby, and Becca at the cafeteria. Shania asked, “So what’s new?” I looked at Becca, but she only shrugged. “Um, uh….” Caroline said, “Tara’s parents died in a car crash last week.” Shania and Abby gasped. “Tara, are you okay?” I nodded. “Yes. I’m fine.” “Who’s taking care of you, then?” Becca whispered, “Are you going to tell them?” I sighed. “Promise me that you won’t freak out.” The girls nodded. “I’m living with the band members of One Direction.” “WHAT?!” I hissed, “SHH!” Abby asked, “So who’s mainly taking care of you?” “Harry. He drives me to school. Zayn picks me up after school. Liam drives me places. Niall makes me lunch. And Louis makes me breakfast. They treat me like a princess.” “Have you kissed any of them yet?” “All of them. Well, except Liam. I kissed Louis on the cheek to get him to make me pancakes. Niall kissed me after I gave him a bite of my pancakes. And I kissed Harry and Zayn.” “Any of them have a crush on you?” “Harry and Zayn.” “Wow.” “I know. It’s embarrassing.”
-After School-
I sat on the steps, waiting for Zayn. I checked the time on my phone. “Where are you, Zayn?” A car horn honked. I looked up to see a familiar silver Toyota. “Finally!” I opened the car door after grabbing my bag. “Sorry, Tara. Zayn wanted me to pick you up.” “Oh, well, Liam. It doesn’t matter. As long as I get home.”
Harry was standing on the front porch, his arms on the railing. As Liam pulled in, he smiled softly. I got out and Harry pulled me into a hug. “Hey, how was your day?” he asked, looking into my eyes. “It was okay. I guess.” “What do you mean ‘I guess’?” “You weren’t there,” I giggled, smiling. He smiled and kissed me softly. “Will you two lovebirds go inside?” Liam grumbled. “Sure, grumpy pants,” I laughed.
Niall was busy making dinner. And it smelled great. “Niall, what in the world are you cooking?” I asked as I walked into the kitchen. “Stir fry!” I cringed. “No mushrooms, no shrimp and no water chestnuts. Just how you like it.” “Thank you, Nialler!” I hugged him and ran up to my room. I got out my algebra homework and started to work on it. Liam said that if I wanted to get the job I wanted in the future, I needed to do my homework. But I wanted to be famous like One Direction. I used to post videos of myself singing songs from Justin Bieber and Cher Lloyd, etc.
Harry knocked on my door. “Tara, can we talk?” “Yeah, sure Harry.” “Um…. The boys and I are going on tour. Are you gonna be able to be handle being alone?” I looked at him. “I don’t want you to leave. Who’s gonna kiss me when I go to school? Who’s gonna kiss me when I get home?” He smiled. “I wish I could stay here, but Simon says that we need to do this tour.” He kissed me softly. “Harry?” “Yes, babe?” “We’re not even dating and we’re kissing?” “So?” “I’d rather you ask me then kiss me.” “Fine,” he said, “Tara?” “Yes Harry? “Will you be mine?” “Of course!” He kissed me hard on the lips and cupped my cheeks. Normally I would’ve blushed, but I was used to it. I played with his curls and pulled him closer to me. “Before we get into this, we should stop.” “What? Why?” I asked. “The boys are downstairs and we might get a little loud,” he said, winking. “Aw….” He kissed me again and left the room.
After I finished my homework, I went downstairs. I grabbed a bowl and put a lot of rice in it. Then I put the actual stir fry on top of the rice. I grabbed a fork and started eating. Niall asked as he sat down, “Is it good?” “It’s great, Nialler. Thank you. Oh, yeah. Where’s everyone else?” He said, “They’re discussing something.” Harry came around behind me and whispered in my ear, “Tara, Liam says you can come on tour with us. You get tickets to every concert we have.” “Really?!” He smiled. “Yes. That way I can kiss you every moment I can get. Like now.” He kissed my cheek softly.
Harry’s POV
-5 hours later-
I looked at Tara. “You all packed? We’re leaving soon.” She nodded and grabbed her two suitcases. I helped her put her suitcases into the tour bus. Paul had brought it to us so we didn’t have to take the car. Paul nodded at me, Liam, Niall, Zayn, and Louis. “Who is this, Harry?” “Oh, Paul meet Tara. Tara, meet Paul.” She smiled at Paul and he said, “Nice to have someone other than One Direction on this bus.” I rolled my eyes and dragged Tara inside.
“So, where am I sleeping, Harry?” “Well, you can sleep with me, I guess. The couch is kinda small so….” She beamed and said, “That’s fine with me.” She kissed me and went to put her stuff in my room. Louis came towards me and asked, “You and Tara, huh? What would Taylor think?” I rolled my eyes. “Screw Taylor. All she wanted to date me for was to get a song out of me. Y’know. I Knew You Were Trouble.” Louis nodded. “Yeah, Tara is a better choice. She takes time to get know people. She’s also really lovable. You can’t deny that. She’s also got a great personality. You really love her, don’t you, Hazza?” I looked at him. “Yeah, I do. I loved Taylor, but I decided it wasn’t worth it. But Tara’s different. I also made a difference in her life. I saved her from her horrible dad.” Louis looked towards the direction Tara went. “Niall told me about what Becca said about Tara’s dad. He beat her, Harry. She has scars on her back.” I felt my eyes grow wide. “Why would he do that to her? Why? She doesn’t deserve to be treated that way! He’s not a father to her. He’s some cruel jerk! If Tara and I had a kid, I would love it with all of my heart, because that’s what dads are for. They’re there to teach their kids between right and wrong, to love them, to be there for them. They shouldn’t beat their kids. It’s wrong.” Louis nodded. “I would do the same. It’s just wrong. I can’t believe he got away with it too. He’s still around out there. He might take Tara away and do the same thing again, but worse, he could kill her.” I was on the verge of crying. I wiped away a few tears. “I don’t know what I’d do with myself if he killed her. I’d probably kill myself just to be with her.” Louis said, “Don’t think that way, Harry! Tara won’t leave our sight! I promise you that! Besides, we have Liam. He’s the strongest out of all of us.” I nodded.
Tara’s POV
I was hiding behind the half wall, listening to Harry and Louis’ conversation. They wanted to protect me from my awful dad? They wouldn’t stand a chance. My dad was stronger. But I knew they would anything to keep me safe. “Tara, we know you’re listening,” Louis said. I came out of my hiding place and looked at them. Harry said, gathering me into my arms, “Tara….” I suddenly started crying, wrapping my arms around Harry. “Shh, it’s okay, Tara, I won’t let anyone hurt you. He’s never going to find you. Ever.” I sobbed and my grip tightened around Harry.
Liam’s POV
I walked into the living room to the sound of crying. “Harry, what’s going on?” I asked the curly band member. He said, “Tara overheard our conversation about her dad beating her.” I gasped and joined their hug. “Tara, just remember: you have us now. We’re your family now.” Zayn and Niall came out. Tears were starting to spill from Nialler’s eyes. He joined our group hug and so did Zayn. Louis eventually joined in and now everyone was hugging Tara, who was crying really hard. She sobbed, “Thank you guys so much for what you’ve done for me. It means a lot to me. I love our family.”
I smiled and kissed her forehead. “Since you got a kiss from everyone else, I thought it was my turn.” She giggled and hugged all of us again.
