Not So Clichè

chapter 4

//HARRY'S POV//

It had been a long day. Mum was passed out on the sofa when i woke up this morning, she'd obviously been pissed the night before. You see ever since my dad left us for some fucking secretary at work, my mum had become an alcoholic. She turned to alcohol thinking it would solve her problems. This wasn't the first time i'd found her passed out from being on the piss the night before.

I want to fucking smack my dad in the face for what he's done to us. My mum is always drinking, i don't actually remember the last time i saw her happy and sober. Lacey my younger sister who's 16, doesn't come home anymore. She's always out till early hours in the morning smoking weed and getting pissed off her face because she can't face seeing mum how she is and my dad leaving us hit her pretty hard. Me on the other hand i had to try and be strong for the two of them, it's not like i was doing a job, i mean they've both gone off the wall. I can't control my anger anymore, the amount of dents i have in my wall is ridiculous. I've given up with trying to help my mum, i hear her screaming at around midnight every night, she screams for about an hour, smashes plates and then it goes silent and that's when i know she's passed out.

My dad leaving has fucked us all up pretty bad, my mum got fired from her job for constantly turning up drunk. So i had to get a job whilst i attended college. I failed my first year of Alevels getting 4 U's. I'm not stupid, it's just with having to work every night after college to earn an income so we had a roof over our heads, it became a struggle to manage coursework and revise. So this year i'm retaking my Alevels, being 18 i'll be in lessons with 16 and 17 year olds.

Due to my mum being passed out, i had to sort her out. So i missed the morning at college, not a great start. I managed to just make it in for maths, walking into the maths i got a comment from the maths tutor about actually turning up. I just shrugged.

The amount of attention i got from all the girls in the lesson was amusing, the second i walked in all of the girls heads turned in my direction, mouths dropping, giggling and whispering. I just smirked to myself. I never was going to get tired of the attention i got from girls. Girls were my distraction from the shit going on at home, i never had relationships, it was always a fling. It took my mind off stuff for a few hours before i had to face reality.

One girl really stood out amongst all the swooning girls, a girl at the back of the class who was petite and had blonde hair. Her green eyes were gorgeous, i could see them from the front of the room. She held eye contact with me and i winked, hoping to win over this gorgeous girl. She didnt look fased at all, which was dissapointing as usually girls pass out and hyperventilate when i wink at them. I was happy when i saw the only seat left was next to this green-eyed girl.

She wasn't too happy when i called her hot stuff, she snapped back at me. I liked that, it turned me on. Fiesty and dominant. She reminded me of myself, but a female version. We didn't speak for the rest of the lesson, i glanced at her a few times about to start a conversation but every time i went to say something i'd freeze. This wasn't like me at all. What was this girl doing to me?

The fact she turned me down made me want her even more and i've got a new mission. Seduce the green-eyed girl.

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Walking home that evening after work i decided to take a different route, i went through the rough part of town. Even though i was working a small job and it wasn't that well paid, i was glad we lived in a decent area. The streets were littered with rubbish, a stench of garbage wafted in the air, causing me to scrunch up my nose. I decided it was the last time i would walk this way.

Whilst walking i started thinking about how i was going to seduce this green-eyed girl, it was obvious she was no good girl. So she probably knew all my moves, she probably wouldn't like to be sweet talked she seems too bad for that. I think this may be quite the challenge because she seemed like the sort of girl who would make her own decisions and no one would influence or be able to make her do something she doesn't want to do.

My train of though was interrupted when someone ran straight out of a block of apartments and into my chest. When i took in the blonde hair and the petite figure it didn't take me long to realise it was her, it was green-eyed girl. She was frozen, she hadn't yet moved.

"OH look who it is" I smirked at her, awaiting her response.

//JADE'S POV//

"OH look who it is" their deep voice filled my ears, i knew i recognised that voice and i wasn't sure where. He put his hand on my shoulders. This was it, this was going to be the end of me, it was him, he was going to take me and no one would even notice, they would finish me just like they intended to do 3 years ago.

I was frozen in my spot, i couldn't move. I couldn't run. They'd won.

It's when he put two fingers under my chin forcing me to look into his eyes. Relief washed over me as i met his green eyes, as he took in my appearance his eyebrows furrowed into a frown, it was then that i realised how much of a mess i must look.

Before i knew what i was doing i wrapped my arms around the curly haired boys waist and sobbed into his chest. He froze for a second before he put his arms round me and squeezed gently. We stayed like this for a few minutes, before he pulled me back and looked into my eyes he inspected my face for a few minutes before he spoke.

"Shall we get out of here?" he asked

I knew there was no point in trying to speak because my throat was completely dry from crying, so i just replied with a nod.

He intertwined his fingers with mine, the warmth of his hand on mine felt so comforting. He pulled me away from the block of flats and led me towards a small cafe across the street.

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//AN// hiya, i love you if you're reading this!! So we know about Harrys past but not about Jade's, i think it might take longer for Jade to come out with the truth on her past. Thanks for reading, comment, vote etc etc x

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