Stranded (Louis Tomlinson Fanfiction)

Chapter Eighty Four

SCARLETT'S POV:

The secret was out, there isn't anything else I had to hide. I never wanted Louis or anybody else finding out the darkest secret. I never mentioned it to Harry or anybody else. I did hint that my father practically killed my mother but there was nothing more to it. Harry saw it, he knew. 

After Harry stormed off the interviewing stage, there were confused looks. The rest of the boys continued to cuss out on Louis, leaving his mouth gaping open, with no words coming out. There was an expression of pity and sympathy on his face. After every boy had their chance to let out their anger, they all stormed off and we just left. We walked away from it once again. 

The walk to the car ride was silent, I knew they were waiting for me to say something first. When we got into Harry's car, we drove along the smooth pavement, in silence. I wanted to say something, but what would I say. 

"You guys didn't have to do that." I blurt out, breaking the silence

"We had to. Louis had to know, I didn't even know." Zayn says from the back of the car

"I'm sorry." Niall sadly says

"How'd you know?" I look to Harry

"The music you listen to, it all makes sense." Harry says

"But.."

"The way how you look so sad, yet you try and fake a smile for everyone. The way how you seek one who can heal the broken heart and the one who can fade the scars." Harry adds

"I swear if we knew earlier-" Liam starts

"You would have treated me differently." I finish the sentence

"But, what sources was he talking about?" I say looking out the window

"Did anybody else know about it?" Harry asks, his eyes never leaving the road

"Elise.." I curse under my breath

"Those crazy girls you lived with? They knew?" Niall says

"They knew everything." I groan

"So they leaked it out, trust me, when we get back, they're going to get it." Harry says

"We're going back?" I look at him

"Yea-"

"You're not going to just leave me there, are you?" I snap

"Of course not! Why would you think that?" Harry puts his hand on my thigh

"I just, figured." I lower my voice

"I've come too far to leave you." Harry says as the other boys snicker and laugh

"You do know you guys aren't going to get girlfriends if you keep laughing." Harry says 

"Wait, so you guys are official?" Liam asks

"Yep, yep we are." I chime as I interlock my fingers with Harry's 

"Well, congratulations. I hope Harry will treat you better than Louis did." Niall says

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When we got to the hotel, we packed up everything and planned to go another hotel. Harry didn't want Louis coming and looking for me and beg to take him back. I still want to talk it out with him though, it didn't feel right just leaving it as it is. I had to finish it off with him.

We passed Derek in the hotel lobby and he cursed out on me. He yelled at the top of his lungs but I didn't care, he meant nothing to me anymore. I stormed past him and the cold air hit me as I walked outside. Was this how it was going to end? I honestly wish I never left home with Louis in the first place, but that would have meant I would have never ended up with Harry. 

There was silence among us, nobody really spoke a word. There was humming to somewhat break the silence. We were all tired and dozed off in the car. My phone blew up, with twitter notifications and texts from the one and only, Louis. Harry peaked over my shoulder and grabbed my phone swiftly from my hand.

"We're getting you a new phone." He says before shoving my phone into his pocket

"But-"

"You don't need that bastard constantly chasing after you." He sternly says

"How long do we need to stay here?" I look out the window

"We just have a few more interviews to go, then we're going straight back." Niall looks to me

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That night, the boys went out for dinner. I stayed in the room because I was exhausted from the drama built up from the past couple of days. There was a quick knock on my door, which sensed that it wasn't one of the boys. I squinted my eyes and looked through the peephole. Damn. It was Louis. I frantically looked for my phone to call or text Harry. Fuck. He has my phone in his pocket. 

"Scarlett, I know you're in there. I'm not leaving until you open up." His voice was rough

I couldn't do anything else but open the door. I stood face to face with the man who crushed my spirits. His eyes were red and his cheeks were blotchy, signs that he was crying. He swiftly wrapped his arms around me, engulfing me into a hug. I wanted to pull away, but I was craving his touch. I know this is wrong, he hurt me. 

"Louis..stop.." I managed to get out

"No, you're mine, and only mine. I made a promise." He says into my shoulder

"You also promised that you would never hurt me." I push his chest away

"Scarlett, please." He goes down on his knees

I closed the door. It seemed like a bad idea, having Louis in the same room as me. 

"Louis, please." I said as I helped him back on his feet

"I missed you, I haven't been able to get any sleep."  He begs

"Then why did you say what you said?" I coldly said

"I didn't think about it. After Harry yelled in my face, I realized how much you meant to me."  His voice breaks

"It took Harry's yelling for you to realize what I meant to you?" I harshly say

"Sadly, yes." He looks down

"Look, Louis, you can apologize all you want. I'm done with you." I gulp

"Why can't you give me a chance?" He begs

"Because I've already moved on." I raise my voice

"With who?" He gasps

"It's none of your business." I say before urging him out the door. 

I slam the door in his face and turn around and slumped to the floor. I felt confident standing up to him but deep down inside, I knew there still was something I had with Louis. There's still that little spark that is holding on.