THE CURB (MATURE HARRY STYLES AU) #WATTYS2016

CHAPTER NINETY FOUR

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It's been two days since Laura's decision to leave the continent. Two days since she she last saw Louis in his own house. Two days of non stop sorrow and tears.

She's decided that she will start fresh, once she gets away from this town that holds so many memories, good and bad. But at the same time, she knows that it's not something simple, just like every other human being, it's her nature to remember the past that she so desperately want to leave behind.

She's sitting on the floor of Louis' living room, staring mindlessly at the dog toys spread around.

A small nudge to her hand cause her to blink rapidly before she looks down at the little Pomeranian, staring at her with his tongue out.

"Come here, my little baby." Stella cooes at him, picking the small ball of fur in her hands and kissing his tiny nose.

"Is my little one hungry, hmm? You wanna have a snack, Jed?" Laura asks him and her smile becomes wide when she notices Jed wagging his tail a little too enthusiastically at the mention of a snack.

"Promise not to tell daddy about it though, he'll get mad." Laura tells him in a whisper as she gets up from the floor, taking Jed along with her to the kitchen.

The little puppy seems to understand everything Laura's told her since he whines at the mention of his daddy getting mad and in return he earns a big kiss from the girl.

"There you go." She tells him, feeding him the dog treat, smiling all the while at how cute he is.

"Good boy." Laura praises Jed, petting his head as he finishes his treat, his eyes travelling back to the tempting jar full of biscuits.

Not a minute later, Jed starts barking in delight and jumps out of Laura's arm, running towards the door and just like the past two days, she takes it as her queue to reside back to her temporary room, aware that Louis' back.

She's been avoiding Louis since the day she broke the news to him and it's not like Louis can't tell the change in her behaviour. He has tried to talk to her once or twice but every time he found her room locked and no answer to his knocks.

Laura sits in her room, deciding that it's better to pack whatever little stuff she's got here. Only things she find worth keeping however are pictures of Jed and Louis, along with a soft pillow had Louis had bought for her after her complaints about how they were way to hard to rest her head on.

A knock on the door sounds in her ears and she let's out a sigh, gaze travelling towards the rattling knob.

"Laura?" Louis calls out in a gentle tone, knocking on the door one more time. "You know this isn't going to work, right? You have to face me, if not today then tomorrow."

Laura knows that he's stating the truth but for some reason she's unable to gather enough strength to talk to Louis. She knows he will ask her to stay, but she can't, neither can she say no to him without crying like a maniac.

"You only have a two more days here, Laura." His voice is a bit louder this time, a slight trembling evident in it. "And you're being selfish by locking yourself in this room. You aren't the only one upset with this decision of yours, so quit acting like a victim."

It's a first time Louis' been so damn loud and harsh with her but she knows that he's saying that not to hurt her but to make her realize that she needs to suck it up and act like a sane person would after making a decision.

"Come out right now or I swear to God, I will cut off my contact with you as soon as you leave my home." Louis threatens, his eyebrows are drawn together and he's glaring helplessly at the closed door.