FATE

Chapter 21

H a r r y

As soon as Salma gripped on my hand i could sense something was wrong. Hearing his name confirmed it. She turned back around to face the front and starting taking in deep breaths, tears were streaming down her face. I held her hand tighter and started rubbing soothing circles on her palm. she looked at me and gave me a weak smile. 

"Its going to be okay! i wont let him hurt you" i promised. She nodded and wiped her tears taking out a pen from her bag. Her hands were shaking out of fear, a few seconds later a seat behind us was pulled out and i heard someone chuckle lightly. I turned around and saw Hayden take a seat right behind us. He leaned forward.

"Can i borrow a pen?" he asked Salma. She closed her eyes and didn't reply.

"we don't have any" i answered for her. He looked at me with anger and moved back in his seat. 

Throughout the last hour Salma was tense and i could tell she was not paying attention. I could also see how uncomfortable Charlotte was, she kept looking over checking if everything was alright. All i could think about was what he did to her and how he had scarred her for life. People like him deserve to be in jail their whole life or dead. People like him don't deserve to live. 

i needed to get out of here before i do anything i would regret, Just on time the professor has dismissed us. i quickly grabbed my stuff not leaving Salma's hand and we both rushed out of the room. We were now stood in a corridor that barley anyone went to. I dropped my bag and hugged Salma.  I Heard her muffled sobs against my chest, i could tell she was slowly crumbling from her worst nightmare that she wasn't able to escape for a long time. i soothed her by rubbing circles on her back as she let it all out. Lesson was about to start and i wasn't sure if she was able to go back. 

"Lesson is going to start, do you want to go or do you wanna get out of here?" i asked hesitantly

She nodded into my chest. I took that as a yes and picked my stuff as well as hers and took her hand in mine and abruptly walked out of the building before she has to see him again. We got into my range rover and i started to drive to a place that i used to go to when i was younger. i haven't been there in a while so i hope nothing changed. Salma was staring outside the window and i know it was not the right time to speak to her about this but i knew that i would have to talk to her. When we arrived at the ice cream shop out of town and near the woodlands i parked my car and got out. Salma doing the same, i went by her side and held her hand. Then started walking off in the path that i remember so well.  After walking around 10 minutes the Cabin came to sight and a smile grew wide on my face, i turned to look at Salma's expression and i could tell she was slightly confused. The Cabin was still the same except there were multiple tree vines and flowers covering it. I took out the key from my pocket and opened the door. I always carried this key around with me because it meant a lot to me since i was young and this is one of the chances that i get to be able to use it.  when i was inside, it took me a moment to take in my surroundings everything was in the same place i had left it since the last time i was here. A dark brown leather L shaped sofa with with a coffee table in front of it, In the corner of the room next to the window was a Book shelf with many books and photo albums that i haven't seen in years. In the other corner of the room was the door that lead to the kitchen. Everything had dust on it and some things needed to be replaced. I smiled at the memory, i turned around to look at Salma that was trailing behind me. Her eyes scanning over the room with a small smile on her face. 

Her eyes were puffy from crying but i stood there admiring how beautiful she looked. When she looked at me i smiled back and walked to the staircase and heard her following behind me. When we reached the second floor a Queen sized bed came into view with a small dresser and a small sofa in the corner of the room, with the small door that lead to the bathroom. I took a deep breath and walked over to Sal putting her hand in mine while looking in her eyes. 

"I used to come here, when i wanted to get away from the world. My dad and I built this when i was really young, and since then i would come here all the time. It was like a hideout for me, My dad and I used to come here and hang out on rainy day or when he wasn't busy" i took a deep breath and continued. "Now you can also come here when you want to escape, when you need a place to sit and think." i looked up, before i could read her expression she was embracing me in a hug, I placed my arms around her and kissed the top of her head. 

S a l m a 

I was so confused as to why harry brought me here but right now, as he spoke he answered all my questions. It felt like it was a touchy subject for him to talk about so i did not question further. The place was gorgeous and well designed. It was a little dusty and needed cleaning but it was a perfect getaway from everything. It seems as if no one has been in here for a while, since most of the things were dusty. 

As Harry finished speaking, listening to every word he said carefully. I hugged him and let out a deep breath that i didn't know i was holding. I could feel him place a soft kiss on my head, his hugs felt like home and everything felt so right when he is with me. The only thing in the way of my happiness is Hayden, and only thinking of him strikes fear back into my heart. 

"Thank you" i mumbled into Harry's chest.  

"Anything for you..." 

after staying in that position for another few seconds Harry was wondering around the room. "You know we can come back tomorrow and fix this place up, to get rid of all that dust." 

"i think that would be a good idea since we know that we will be coming here alot.." i trailed of but shot him a smile. He obviously noticed that it wasn't my real smile. "You wanna talk about it or?" his voice trailed of not finishing off his sentence. 

"Umm.." i thought about it for a while and i could see harry was impatiently waiting "Yeah sure, but can we talk about it when we get home?" i replied hesitantly. 

He sighed in relief and we both headed out of the cabin. There were so many thoughts in my head, not only about Hayden's appearance but about Harry and his family. He hasn't spoken about them really, this was actually the first time he had said something about them. I was now eager to know about them, but curiosity killed the cat. I want some answers from him. Since he would usually dodge any question about his family when i asked for the past month and half.  I hadn't realised we arrived at the building, until Harry had stepped out of the car. We silently made our way up to his apartment where we were greeted by our friends. I was suddenly bombarded with questions about why we disappeared. Questioning eyes were surrounding me and i decided it was time to tell the boys. Charlotte and Hannah looked at me with sympathetic smiles and nodded slightly telling me it was time they should know. I huffed and walked over to the couch Harry next to me with his hand on my back lightly. I took a deep breath and started telling the boys everything, they were many expressions on their faces. Anger, sympathy, confusion. I put my head down in shame of what had happened, i wasn't able to make eye contact with them. I stood up and went to get water from Harry's kitchen and walked out to the terrace and sat by the pool. I wasn't ready to talk to Harry just yet. I knew he wasn't going to ask me right now but it was going to happen later tonight.