A love lost

Chapter 12

Harry got up from his seat and walked towards me before saying, “Before you freak out, stay calm and let me explain”.

“Let you explain, are you fucking seriously? Some hobo just told me that you fucking murdered someone and you expect me to be fucking calm?” I argued back. He rolled his eyes dramatically and laughed as if he had known what I’d say. He grabbed me by the shoulders and put on a cheeky grin.

“You don’t really think I’ve killed someone do you?” He asked mockingly.

“Yes. I mean no. I mean... I don’t know. Did you?” I questioned him. His face fell in disappointment.

“No, of course I didn’t, I thought you’d know that.” Harry said, looking deeply in my eyes. I looked straight back at him. His face was full of concern. I could see the rest of the boys looking up at me from their seats. Louis was the first to speak.

“Harry, stop trying to avoid it, she has a right to know what’s happening.” Lou told Harry. Harry looked at Louis with an angry face. He was obviously trying to hide something from me, which only made me more concerned in regards to his involvement in the death of Trey. I mean, I knew Harry was angry at him, but I didn’t think he go out and kill him. And I know for a fact that he didn’t do it while I was there, so maybe Harry really did sneak out last night when I was asleep and kill him.

My thoughts were interrupted by Zayn’s voice, “C’mon bro, she has a right to know.”

Niall and Liam were both nodding their heads. “ Mate, we’re all here to support you” Niall said with his cute Irish accent.

I looked at Harry once again and boy did he look annoyed. Yet, on the other hand he also looked concerned and worried as hell.

“Harry?” I asked. He took a deep breath.

“Did the paps tell you the name of the guy that got killed last night?” He asked me. I looked at him confusingly.  

“No, why?”

“I didn’t kill anyone and I had no involvement in the murder at all, but someone found out that I assaulted Trey last night and lots of rumours are now going around. Some people are not trying to connect me to the murder but I didn’t do it. Really, that’s all.” Harry explained before giving me a comforting pat on the shoulder. As Harry stayed quiet and tried to calm me down, I could see the boys all looking at each other suspiciously.

“Oh, what now guys? I now you’re hiding something!” I stated, I looked directly to Liam, knowing he’d feel guilty if he didn’t tell me. “Please, Liam?” I begged.

Liam looked towards Harry, “she’s going to find out anyway Harry”.

I looked towards Harry. Concern flashed over his entire face. In addition to this, his hair was a complete mess and I could tell he had been playing with it a lot, which was something he only did when he was nervous. Harry took another deep breath.

“The person that was murdered last night wasn’t Trey, but...” He took a deep breath and hesitated, “But it was someone else you know.” He ended at this. I suddenly became worried. We’re all my friends okay? Instinctively, I looked around the room and started counting the boys. Starting with Niall and going through each of the boys and making sure it wasn’t any of them. I felt a sense of relief when I realised they were all okay but I was still uneasy and curious as to who was murdered. Scared of the answer, I hesitated before asking who it was.

Harry grabbed my hand as he answered me, “It was one of Trey’s best friends, Johnny”. I felt a sense of shock. Johnny was dead. I had never been close with Johnny, but I never wanted him to die. And even though I knew it would happen one day, I never expected it to be now. Johnny was a lot like Trey, he was into drugs and got wasted every weekend. But he was always a nice guy, and the fact that he had passed away really hurt me. Tears started to stream down my face as the boys all started to come towards me. Harry pulled me into a hug, followed by Niall, Zayn, Louis and Liam. Next thing I knew, I was surrounded by five boys who held me as I cried.

When I was able to compose myself again, I pulled away and asked some more questions.

“How did he die?” I asked.

“They found his dead body a few streets down from the party.” Louis replied.

“And how are they connecting Harry to this?” I questioned.

Once again, Louis replied, “Harry’s blood was found on the floor nearby, presumably from when he punched Trey. But that’s not how everyone else is seeing it right now... Nor is it what Trey is claiming.”

“What?” I exclaimed in surprise.

Louis continued, “Trey is claiming that Harry hit him and killed Johnny at the same time. It’s his word against yours.”

“So what, he’s trying to frame Harry? Surely there’s evidence against that. I mean, I was there. I witnessed Harry punching Trey. Johnny wasn’t there.” I acclaimed.

This time, Zayn replied, “We know that, and he knows that, but it’s not what he’s claiming. And it’s not what the police is believing.”

I looked at Harry, “You’ve got to be kidding me. I mean, there must be something we can do to show them you had no involvement!”

Harry replied, “I don’t know babe... I really don’t know”