The Theater Room

Chapter 25

Harry's POV:
(3 weeks later)

"Harry what are you doing?" Erin giggled, "I'm drawing you. Whats it look like?" I chuckle, "It looks like you're having a malfunction." she adds and laughs harder, "Oh shut up." I huff, "and sit still. Artist at work here." I say and gesture to myself with the pencil i'm using. "Oh yes, right. Sorry sir." Erin giggles but bites her lip to stop herself.

"Stop biting your lip." I say and she raise a brow, "Why?" "It- it ah, it wasn't part of the original pose." I say trying not to look at her. "Haarrrrryyy?" she sing-songs and I look at her and she bites her lips again and tilts her head to the side. "Erin." "What?" "Stop." "Make. Me." she replies and it's the last straw. I'm incredibly turned on right now. I stand up and walk over to where she was sitting and I tug her up and wrap an arm around her waist and I place the other on her neck and I pull her to me.

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I jolt awake and sit up in my bed. "Woah mate, you alright?" I hear Louis ask and I look up to see him walking to his bed where he kicks off his trainers and sits down. "I- I think so. I just had a dream." "Was it good or bad?" "Um.. I'm not entirely sure. I mean it was good it terms of what was about to happen in the dream, but now that i'm awake I feel like shit." I reply and Louis nods, "So it was about Erin?" "Yeah." "Hmm, was it a wet dream?" Louis asks and wiggles his eyebrows. "Dude shut up." I chuckle and so does he. "Well it's so nice to come back from a run and not see you and Jackie doin the do." Louis adds and chuckles. "Yeah i'm glad that's done too mate." I lightly chuckle.

It goes quiet for a few seconds then Lou speaks again, "I'm sorry mate." "Yeahh, so am I." I reply and trail off, "I wish that that dream had a possibility of becoming true.. But it doesn't. Because I fu.cked up." I add and Louis sighs. "Well you never know Harry. One day you two could come back together." "Maybe." I reply and get up from my bed, "Its just been so crap without her man. I miss her so damn much. She doesn't even look at me Lou, and when shes does it's like she's looking right through me." I say and grab a t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants out of my dresser.

"It'll get better Harry,  and where are you going?" "Thanks for being so optimistic Lou, and I'm going to the park. Where's my football?" "Um, it's in my bag I think." he replies and leans to grab his back then tosses it to me, "Here check." he adds then goes back to reading.

I catch his bag and set it on my bed. I change my clothes and slip on my socks, cleats, and hoodie, then I pull on a beanie. I unzip Lou's bag and see my ball. "Its here. Thanks mate. I'll see ya later." I say before grabbing my wallet, keys, and ball. "See ya later Styles. Text me when you're headed back, we can meet up for some food." "Yeah sure thing Tommo." I reply then leave.

It has been the longest three weeks of my life. Not being able to have her in my daily life has sucked, and it doesn't help that almost everything reminds me of her. I guess there was one plus side that happened three weeks ago though. The day after Erin and I's fight I broke it off with Jackie.

*Flashback*

"So why'd you call me? Are you in the mood?" Jackie asks and presses herself up against me. I place my hands on her shoulders and separate her from my body. (Really why'd I ever fu.ck you.)  I think to myself as I look at her. "I called you to come meet me because I wanted to talk." "We don't really do much talking." Jackie replies trying to be seductive, "And don't you see a problem with that?" I ask and she shrugs, "No." "Jackie we're "boyfriend and girlfriend" we're supposed to actually talk." I reply and she crosses her arms, "What are you getting at Harry?"

"Oh my god you're so thick. I want to break up. That's what I'm getting at." I reply and she huffs, "Yeah right. What do you really want?" "I want to break up. I don't know a more simple way to put this." "No." "Yes." "No!" she replies in a shrill tone, "What do you want from me?! We obviously don't truly like each other!" I reply and she huffs, "I want an explanation." "I don't owe you an explanation Jackie. All we do is screw, and I know you've been messing around with other guys behind my back. I don't need to explain myself." I reply and begin to walk off. "Harry!" "Fu.ck. Off. Jackie." I reply and keep walking. "HARRY!" "We're done!" I reply and continue on my way.

Good lord that was a tad more difficult than I thought.

*End of flashback*

I kick the ball back and forth in front of me on my walk to the park. When I arrive I find a good clearing and decide to go do some of the trick shots I'd been practicing lately. After about ten minutes at the park this kid around 15 or so came up to me. "Woah you're really good." the boy said and looked up at me, "Thanks dude, you play?" I ask and he nods his head, "Yeah I'm a goalie. My friend over there," he says and points to my right and I look to see a boy around the same age as the one talking to me walking over. "he plays center, or attacker. Whatever you wanna call it." the boy finishes and by that time his friend had walked up.

"Hi i'm Jean." the new kid says and extends his hand out to me, "Woah you're the co captain of the football team at the university! Harry Styles right?" he adds and his face lights up, "Ha yeah that's me, nice to meet you. Your friend here told me y'all play." I say and nudge the ball towards him. "Ha yeah, Marco is a bit talkative. Sorry if he bothered you." Jean chuckles, "Nah it's cool. Do y'all wanna show me what you've got? Feel free. Kick away." I chuckle and kick the ball farther out. "Really?" they ask in unison, "Yeah really." I reply and they smile.

After about twenty minutes of playing some ball with these kids I sat down and was watching them try to do trick shots. Jean went to do a spin kick but he shanked it to the side and it rolled into the woods. "Oh crap. Sorry mate!" Jean shouts at Marco, "You nearly took my head off!" Marco shouts back and I can't help but laugh. "Well come on help me look for it!" Marco adds and Jean jogs over but they both stop mid jog and are looking at something. I decide to get up and go see. I really hope my ball didn't hit something and rip.

"Woah look at them." Jean whispers and I'm just close enough to catch it, "Dude you'd think they'd do this in private." Marco adds and I walk up next to them, "What's up guys?" I ask and look down at them. "Look over there." Jean says and points ahead of us, so I follow his gesture to see a couple making out under a tree. "Wow." I mumble then look back at the boys, "Lets grab the ball and get back over there." I say and turn to walk off. "Wow their really getting into it." says Marco and I turn back around to get them and when I do the girls head turns to the side and my stomach feels like it's in knots.

"Erin?" I whisper and take a small step forward. "No she wouldn't do that." I say to myself then the girl giggles and my breath hitches. That's Erin. Erin's with Tom. I can see them talking but I can't hear them. Just then Erin looks to her left and her eyes land right on mine. She sits up but gasps and looks at Tom. I clench my fists and slowly exhale. "I gotta go guys. Y'all should try to come to the next game." I say and walk off in the direction of my ball. My ball just happens to be about 15 feet away from them.

I quickly walk over and pick up my ball, careful not to make eye contact with either of them. I turn and walk back past Jean and Marco, "Bye guys. It was nice meeting you both." I say and they nod, "You too mate." Jean replies, "Yeah man." says Marco and I wave then walk off.

I pull out my phone and call Louis, "Hello?" "Hey Lou. Meet me at the cafe in ten. Fu.ck my life." "What's up Haz?" "I'll fill you in at the cafe." "Okay mate, see ya in ten." "See ya." I reply then hang up.

"Why? Why of all the places that they could've picked, why Erin of all the girls, and of all the guys for her to be making out with, why Tom? No most importantly why me?

*A/N: So I updated like a day early. Today is my 18th birthday and I don't feel like updating early into Thursday morning like I would normally be doing.

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