Stranded

Chapter 29

I've known Harry for years. Before he got put into One Direction, actually. He's always been a fun guy, I can tell you that. Harry and I weren't the most popular kids in school, so when we got invited to a party that we knew would have drinking, smoking, and older kids, we didn't hesitate to go.

We got a cab and eventually made it to this massive mansion in the middle of no where. Good thing, too. There were strobe lights coming out of every window, the booming music able to be heard all the way from the driveway, intoxicated teens stumbling around everywhere, a couple of them passed out on the lawn. I gave him a sideways glance and he gave me a reassuring, but determined nod.

We walked right into the house, the front door not locked. We were greeted by the girl and boy who had invited us to the party. Their names were Brian and...Isabelle, I think. They were brother and sister and they were eighteen. Two years older than we were. 

They introduced us to a couple of people and we had a good time at first. We were drinking, which we had never done before, and it felt good to let loose for a little bit. 

Then, Brian invited the both of us upstairs where a couple of them were playing some games. Harry and I agreed and followed him up the stairs. 

That's when everything started to go wrong.

He led us into this room where a whole bunch of them were assembled. Harry and I took a seat on the floor and Brian clapped his hands.

"Well, first of all, I'd like to thank all you guys for coming." he'd said. We were all talking, aimless chatter, until we got on the topic that's on almost every teenagers mind. Sex.

"Hey, I bet these two are quite ladies men." one of the guys had teased.

"You bet we are." I had slurred and they laughed.

"Well, let's have you prove it." Brian said.

"How?" Harry had asked.

"These parties are annual things. Every year, to show what ladies men you are, you fuck as many girls as you can. Extra points for first-timers. The one who's banged the most girls wins something." he says. 

"What do we win?"

"Is money okay?" Brian sneered.

"Depends. How much money are we talking about?" another one of the guys asked.

"That, my friend, depends on you. So who's in?" Brian asked.

Harry and I both reluctantly agreed along with a few other guys. And that's how it went. It was a contest from then on to see who could sleep with the most girls. You would have to have proof, though. Bed sheets, a condom, video tape, the girl's number on speed dial, pictures, anything that could prove that you weren't bluffing. I won a few times, sometimes Harry would win, sometimes one of the other guys. But when Harry didn't win, he didn't like it. He would get all pissed and angry.

Just last week, I think, they had another one. I had stopped because it didn't seem right. It seemed childish and cruel. I had slept with this one girl, and expected it to be like all the others. Have sex, stay around for just a little bit, and then leave and make sure the girl never found me ever again. But, that time it was different. I had felt a closeness with her and I wanted to spend more time with her. I was drawn to her for some unknown, unexplainable reason. Before I knew it, I fell, hard, for her. None of the other girls mattered at all because...she was the only one I cared about.

It wasn't like that for Harry, though, and he tried to persuade me into going with him to the party again. I went, but with Alice at my side. That's her name, by the way. The guys were teasing me about it.

"Look what we have here." Brian sneered. 

Somehow, Alice found out about what I had done, how I had found her and why I slept with her. She disappeared from my life for a while but I got her back. Those weeks without her though, it was like hell. I kept apologising and telling her it wasn't like that with all the other ones. I was lucky to get her back. I know, though, that something's changed in her eyes. She hasn't been able to fully trust me since she found out. Not saying she doesn't love me, but I also think she's afraid that I'll leave her at any given second. But I promised her I won't. And I intend to keep that promise.

After Alice had left the party, I stayed for just a little bit to find out Harry had found some girl named Cassidy. He knew she was a virgin and they had met before, knew each other before she moved away. But she hated him. Harry didn't tell any of them why, but she did and he knew he had no chance in sleeping with her if he couldn't get her to open up. Not to mention, she had a boyfriend as well. Brian remembered the girl too. Apparently they had met at one of his parties before and he knew how stubborn and strong-headed she could be. So, he promised to help Harry into tricking the girl.

I kept in touch with Harry and he would tell me all these things about her. He told me he and Brian's plan. It was cruel in every meaning of the word. He said he would go to a club, pretend to get drunk, and have Brian call her, telling her that Harry was beating up some dude. He knew that she wouldn't question Harry beating up someone since that isn't out of the character for him. Somehow,  he knew she'd come to pick him up. I told him that this was wrong. It wasn't right. He should stop. 

We would get into it, too. Harry just wouldn't listen to me. He was out of control and I knew there was nothing I could do to stop him. I thought, maybe Alice and I could warn this Cassidy, but I knew nothing of what she looked like or where she lived. All I knew was her name, and that wasn't enough.

Though Harry's plan didn't start off how he thought it would and he needed more time, he succeeded in this plan. My heart aches for the girl even though I've never met her before. I just hope, that when she finds out what he's done, she'll be careful. I hope that Harry hasn't completely ruined her. That there's still a flicker of hope for her, if she's strong. 

Derek said that if Harry could get Cassidy to sleep with him, he'd win hands down. And that's where Harry is now. On his way to the party to tell everyone of the awful thing he did and be proud of it. 

All it took was that one party, that one night for everything to change. 

~Cassie's POV~

I've listened intently to every word that this guy has said and now, tears are running down my face in a relentless water fall. 

I knew Harry was cruel but... this...this is a whole new level of cruelty.

"What's wrong?" Will asks.

"It's okay Cass." El says and wraps her arms around me.

"Wait, Cass? Is that short for...for Cassidy?" Will asks in horror. "Oh my God. You're the girl. If there's anything I can do to help, I swear I will do it." 

Just then, a girl with flaming red hair in a cute pixie cut comes through the door.

"Hey babe," she smiles as she greets him. She then takes in the sight before her and the smile quickly fades. "Who's this?" she asks.

"Cassidy." Will says simply.

"Oh my God. Will, we've got to help her. We've got to do something." she says.

"I know. But, I don't know what to do." he says and runs his fingers through his short blond hair. 

Well, you know what Alice? That makes two of us.

A/N

Woah. Okay so, I may or may not end it here. I don't think I'll be updating for a while and I may take a little break from wattpad. I just don't know what to do. 

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