Just Breath

Chapter One

Okay, so let me tell you a little more about the story.

 In this fanfic, Harry isn't famous. He works at a bakery in Cheshire. 

 He is 19-years-old, though :-) 

 And Laken (the main girl character) :

 She lives in Cheshire, too (pretty obvious, but, I thought I might as well say it)

 She has an abusive boyfriend named Charlie. 

 That being said, hope you enjoy :-)

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♛ HARRY'S POV ♛

It was pretty much a normal day, not much business.

It was boring, really.

Suddenly, the bell at the door rang to announce someone coming in, so I looked up immediately.

I was met by the sight of a breathtakingly beautiful girl.

Her hair, a light brown color, was neatly curled, some of it pulled back into a braid.

Then I noticed the guy beside her.

Honestly, he looked annoyed to be there with her.

"Hello," I called cheekily. The guy gave me a side-glance, and the girl smiled politely in response.

They didn't order anything or say anything, so I just left them to themselves. They sat down and were talking, it looked almost as if they were arguing.

I eyed a slice of cake in the glass case nearby. After glancing around to see if my manager, Vanessa, was around, I decided, one bite wouldn't hurt, right?

I slid open the case and grabbed the piece of cake, not hesitating to bring it to my mouth and take a bite. I sat back in the chair I was in.

I heard someone walking the nearby hall, and sat up. It was Vanessa, of course. She took a glance at me, walked over until she was standing next to me, and scowled. "Harry, you're supposed to sell the cake, not eat it." She scolded. I saw her glance at the guy and girl that came in here earlier.

I noticed the girl was watching, amused, before she stood. "I'll take a slice," She gave in finally, walking over. I think it was just to save me from getting in more trouble, and I made a mental thank you.

Vanessa eyed me a moment more before leaving again, muttering to herself, "Honestly."

The girl pointed out which one she wanted, then handed me her money. "She looks like she's sick of you." She stated. I smiled a bit. "She probably is. Thanks for buying something so I'd get out of trouble." I thanked her out loud. She smiled softly. "You're welcome."

"Can I get the cake now or are you just going to stand there?" She said, not in an offensive way, but it made me realize I'd gotten distracted talking to her and was just standing there. "Oh, yeah, sorry." I apologized quickly, then finished and got her cake.

"There you go." I said, handing it to her with her receipt. "Thank you." She said, adding before she left, "I'm Laken."

"I'm Harry." I responded. 

She walked back over to her table, about to sit down before the guy with her grabbed her hand and dragged her to her feet, almost making her drop her cake. "We're leaving." He said. "Hey, I just got this, I was going to sit and eat it!" She protested. "Come on." He insisted, dragging her out the door.

I watched in curiosity, quite angry at the guy for treating her with such disrespect. 

What is she doing walking around with a guy like that?

♔ LAKEN'S POV ♔

Charlie dragged me out of the bakery and yelled at me for talking to bakery guy who I know as Harry.

He claims that I was 'flirting' or something.

I absolutely hate when he does things like this. It's stupid.

I would have left him by now, but... truthfully, I'm scared of him.

I never, ever admit this to anyone. I don't know why, I know I shouldn't be ashamed of it, considering what Charlie has done to me. It's just the way my mind works, and I hate myself for it. 

Also, I don't know... I guess somewhere inside me I'm still in love with the old Charlie, the one that took me to prom, the one that left flowers on my doorstep, gave me my first real kiss.

Somewhere along the way, he changed. I don't know if his dad walking out on him and his mom made him snap, or something else happened. 

Or maybe, I still believe in him. I think somewhere in there, he's the guy I fell in love with.

Not like anyone would understand my feelings, anyway.

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Yay! The first chapter is up! Haha. 

Next update will probaby be longer c:

I hope you like it!

Please tell me what you think :-)