FATE

Chapter 20

H a y d e n

I took the first flight to LA and now i am in the airport waiting to be picked up by the driver i hired for tonight. This is what i wanted. I want her to be with me, and she will be weather she likes it or not. After spending a year and half in jail. I was released. I am not allowed to leave Dubai but i had some friends help me out, because i need to find her. She doesn't know i am in LA yet but she will find out soon. I'm sure she missed me and now she wouldn't have to anymore.

I got out of the car that had taken me to the hotel across the street from a very prestigious building. i had rented the hotel apartment on the 39th floor and made my way up there as soon as i got my key. The room was designed for two people, and i intend of having that person in here with me soon. While i was in Dubai for a few days i took the time to find out where Salma was and now that i'm in LA i intend on getting close to her again.

S a l m a

its been two days since the text and i'm on the edge most of the time. I was never left alone unless i was in my room or taking a shower. The tension was always evident in the room while i was around everyone. I know they talk about it but my mental state is very unstable right now. No one tried to open up the subject but i know i will have to explain sooner or later. We have Uni tomorrow and i was preparing my books and stuff, when i heard a knock on the door.

"come in" i spoke waiting for the door to open.Harry came into view. i felt my face turning crimson noticing what im wearing. i thought the guys went home already. i looked down at my bare legs, i was wearing black shorts and a tank top.

"you okay?" he asked with a smirk on his face.

"yeah everything is fine just preparing myself for tomorrow" our eyes finally connected.

"Well I was just checking on you and if you needed anything before I leave" he smiled

"Actually, I think I'm going to head to bed now. I'll see you in the morning ?" I asked hopefully

"Yup, I'm taking you to campus and back home so I'll come over at 8" I nodded and bid him a good night while he gave me a hug.

Over the past two days Harry and I got closer and I'm starting to think I have feelings for him. However I don't entirely trust him, he gave me no reason to not trust him but neither did he give me a great reason to. It's so hard to open up to people and right now I feel as if I have already let my walls down to much for the boys and Harry. I turn up the heat in my room and slide under my covers.

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I woke up to a banging on my door. "SAL WAKE UP WE ARE GONNA BE LATE YOU OVER SLEPT" Hannah's voice was too loud for my liking but gotta thank her later for waking me up. I look at the clock 7:35.

"Shit" I mumbled to myself. Running out of bed and into the bathroom. I washed my face and brushed my teeth and straightened my wavy hair. I applied minimum amount of make up and rushed into my closet, I picked out a blue knitted jumper with my leggings and black high top airforce ones to finished off the outfit. I looked at the time 7:56. Perfect.

When I reached the bottom of the stairs I heard a series of laughter coming from the kitchen and a smell that roamed the house. When I walked into the kitchen Harry was in sight sitting at the island in the middle with Charlotte,Hannah, Louis and Niall. Liam told us he wouldn't be going today so Hannah will be going with Niall. I could see different types of food on the table.

"Morning" I greeted with a smile while everyone turned to look at me. I got greetings from them too. I grabbed a plate and sat down on the other side of Louis. I could feel Harry's eyes in me, when I look up I see a smile plastered on his face which immediately makes me smile back. I placed some eggs on my plate with one sausage.

"Is that all you are eating?" Louis questions looking directly at me with no emotion on his face.

"Yeah I'm not hungry" and with that Harry abruptly stood up and walked out of the kitchen.

Louis grabbed my plate and placed another sausage and a pancake. "Eat it" he demanded looking a bit angry. I rolled my eyes and started to eat, Louis eyes never leaving me to make sure that I finish my food. We've become really good friends and we kind of have a brother sister bond now which I am grateful for. After a few minutes Harry walks back into the kitchen to take his glass of orange juice, when he saw that Louis is forcing me to eat more he wasn't as tense as he was and started to relax. Still not making eye contact with me, he simply walked out of the kitchen again.

"I think we should get going" Charlotte says to us while I finish up my orange juice. 8:20 I'm surprised I managed to get ready and have breakfast in that amount of time. Louis definitely made sure I finished my plate before we left and somehow I'm grateful for that since I had no appetite for the last two days. Louis and Harry walked out before us to get the lift till we get our bags.

We were now in the car and Harry seemed perfectly fine. I guess Louis talked to him, I wasn't going to ask him why he left like that because I already know since he's been bugging me about eating more. He turned up the radio and started to sing, realising this was one of the songs I like, I started to sing along to teenage dirtbag when we reached campus we parked in our usual spot and started walking to business.

"I didn't think you were into this music" he broke the silence

"Well I don't really like rock but this song is an exception. It's actually really good" I replied with a smile on my face.

We sat down in our seats and shortly Charlotte and Niall came to sit next to us. The room started to get full as we waited for our professor.

"I'm sorry for how I acted this morning" he looks me directly in the eyes.

"I- um don't worry about it, I understand why it happened" I smile reassuring i am okay now. He smiled back " I was just-" he was cut off by our professor.

"Alright class we have a new student today and he has come from a far place. So be nice and be welcoming." On time the doors to the room opened. I felt like the whole world was collapsing under my feet. I was no longer relaxed I immediately gripped onto Harry's arm with a lump in my throat.

Hayden.

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Sorry guys for the late update I was a bit busy. I'll try to update again as soon as possible. Please vote too xxxxx

-S