Love Can Be Found in the Darkest of Times

Chapter 7

(Part 1)

My stomach starts doing backflips. My mind is racing with worrying thoughts...I killed someone. My chest starts heaving and my knees start to quiver. I rub my hands down my thighs, trying to wipe the sweat off of my palms.

"Are you ok Grace?"

I start messing with my hair, so I don't have to make eye contact.

"Uhh, ya...I'm good."

I know I should tell Harry, but I don't want him to hate me. The car comes to a stop and Harry keeps the doors locked. I look over at him

"Harry?"

"I know something's wrong, just tell me!"

I turn away again, unable to meet his stare.

"I'm fine Harry."

He grabs my shoulder and turns me around,

"Let's just forget about all of this and hang out tomorrow."

My eyes widen

"like a date?"

He smiles at the ground,

"I guess so..."

We walk into my flat and go straight to bed. My eyes close and I start to drift off to sleep. My body starts to wake up and I don't feel my bed. My hands start rubbing the strange surface, trying to figure out what it is. I try to open my eyes, but I can't. My legs freeze and my body isn't able to move. I start I to panic until the surface disappears. Suddenly, my eyes open and I'm standing on top of a bridge. I look to my right and there is a gorgeous, blond headed girl facing the opposite direction. I look down and I see the lake.

"Natalie?"

The girl whips her curls around,

"Grace!"

It really is Natalie! A million questions come to mind, but I only ask one.

"What happened between you and Harry?"

Her smile turns into a frown and she hangs her head.

"I loved him,"

Natalie steps onto the ledge and takes both of my hands.

"What are you doing?"

she smiles a little

"Bye Grace,"

I feel my hands being pulled towards her and once they meet Natalie...she falls.

"No! Natalie come back!"

The world starts to shake

"GRACE!"

"Natalie?"

"NO GRACE!"

"Stop Natalie!"

"IT'S HARRY NOT NATALIE!"

My head stops spinning and the world looks normal again. Once my sight is completely back, I notice Harry leaning over the bed, waking me up. I immediately throw my arms around him and start crying. He sits down and holds me tightly.

"It's ok Grace,"

I shake my head

"n-n-no it's not!"

"Shhhh, just forget about it. We still have our day together!"

My sobs slowly come to an end. It's just a dream.

(Part 2)

I try to forget about all of the Natalie stuff, but it's eating me away inside. It's all I think about! Harry keeps telling me that he is here for me and that we can get through this together, but...he doesn't even know why I'm upset. I can't tell him that it was me! I never wanted any of this to happen! I feel my eyes start to swell up with tears again, but I bat my eyelashes to keep them dry. Harry swings open the door

"Almost ready?"

I nod

"Let's go!"

I put on a fake smile and follow him outside.

"Where are we going?"

I ask. Harry smiles, takes my hand, and guides me toward the boardwalk. The trees cascade over the walkway and the sun shines perfectly through the leaves. I gaze up at Harry and the look on his face is priceless, It's pure happiness. I haven't seen this side of him in a long time. My stomach fills up with love and I finally realise why our relationship works. Harry and I make each other happy...that's why we always come back to each other. A crazy smile spreads across my face, I love Harry Styles.

"What's up with you?"

I giggle

"Oh, I'm just thinking!"

He flashes me a cheeky grin

"About..."

I playfully hit his arm

"I don't have to tell you!"

"Why not? Are you thinking about me?"

I immediately start to blush

"Are we almost to the boats?"

He points over my shoulder

"Right over there,"

once I locate where his finger is pointing, I take off running. I hear Harry call my name and soon after, his large footsteps running behind me. I can tell Harry is gaining on me! I feel two strong arms wrap around my waist and my feet are swept off the ground. The momentum spins us around and we both fall over laughing.

"Can we do that again?" I giggle

Harry rolls over me and pushes my long brown hair out of my face. We are both still hysterically laughing, barely making any sense with our words. I never thought that Harry would look at me this way, with so much care and maybe even love...nah, he doesn't love me. Once we finally stop laughing, Harry helps me up and into the little boat. I stare at the beautiful boy rowing across from me, thinking...I don't deserve this. Harry smiles and looks away,

"What is it?"

He looks into my eyes

"I just can't believe the most beautiful girl in the world is sitting right in front of me."

I look down at my hands, resting in my lap.

"I'm not beautiful."

Harry scoots closer and lifts my chin up, so we can meet eye-to-eye.

"You will never know how beautiful you are to me."

Harry leans in closer and our foreheads are touching.

"I love you Grace Marie,"

"I love you too Harry Styles."

Our lips meet and I've never been happier in my entire life. To love is nothing..to be loved is something, but to love and be loved is everything. For once in my life, I have everything. Harry slides down, into the boat and I lay my head on his lap. I stare up at the sky, looking for different patterns and shapes within the clouds while Harry braids different strands of my hair. We talk and laugh until the sun sets and the stars come out. Harry lies down and I curl up beside him.

"Look!"

A star shoots across the night sky.

"Make a wish Harry!"

He runs his fingers through my hair

"My wish already came true."

I angle my head towards his and give him another kiss.

"You're so cheesy, but I love it!"

He laughs and we both fall asleep in the little boat, under the stars.