Unpredictable Love

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Harry's POV

A loud honk sounds from outside of my apartment window, and I lift up the corner of my blinds. Of course it's my Mom and Robin, early as usual. I bound down the stairs, Niall and Mandy nowhere to be found. I open the front door and walk around to the parking lot, this is going to be a long drive.

My Mom waves at me through the windshield, and I fight the urge to glare at her. I open the door to the backseat and a wave of nostalgia washes over me, I feel like I'm twelve again.

"Hi Harry!" Mom says in a cheery voice.

"Hello. Hey Robin." My voice is monotone but I don't care.

"Hey son." Robin is laid back.

Mom turns up the radio and they attempt to make small talk on the way to the restaurant. I stare blankly out of the window, trying to figure out where we could be possibly going. There are no buildings and I'm extremely confused, considering we're supposed to be going into the city. As we drive down this familiar road, I think back to when I drove Karleigh home while she was drunk. I chuckle quietly at the thought.

When Robin pulls down an all too familiar street, panic begins to fill me. What the hell is going on? My worst fear comes to life, when Robin parks the car right in front of Karleigh's house.

Annoyance floods through me, and I want to yell at my Mom. I know her and Jocelyn are friends but really? No wonder why she didn't want to tell me where we were going for dinner. She didn't have to mislead me into believing we were going to a restaurant though.

Robin and my Mom climb out of the car like nothing, but I stay in the car. Mom knocks on my window and I opened the door.

"Come on, Harry." She encourages, but I scowl at her.

"I'll pass, you and Jocelyn really took it too far this time." I slam my door closed and turn away from my Mom. She shrugs and grabs Robin's hand, leading him inside of the house. Heat begins to fill the car, and Karleigh begins to fill my mind. Curiosity of how she looks, smells, smiles, talks... Ok, I have to go inside before I go insane from this heat.

I jog up to the front door, and trail inside behind my Mom and Robin. Jocelyn wraps her arms around me in an embrace and I hug her back politely. From behind me I can hear my mom and Robin talking to someone, and that's when I hear her voice.

Everything happened so quickly from there. "This is my son Harry." My Mom said, even though the knew Karleigh already knows me. I turn around and we make eye contact. Paleness overcame Karleigh's features and I thought she was going to faint right there.

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The events from the beginning of the night run through my brain, as I walk back outside to the car. I was stupid for coming inside, I should've stayed in that damn car.

Karleigh's words from just moments ago echo throughout my mind.

"Harry, for your own sake, I think you should go..."

My feet pick up speed, and I'm practically sprinting outside to get in the car. Jocelyn's eyes widen as she see the look on my face. Without another word, I get into the backseat and slam the door. From outside of the car, my mom turns to glance at me then turns back to Jocelyn. I can't really hear what she's saying but I'd imagine she's telling Jocelyn how we should go.

Robin turns around to look at me from the driver seat.

"You okay?" He asks carefully.

Without thinking, I ball my right hand up into a fist and slam it against the inside of the car door, causing it to rattle.

"Well alright..." Robin says calmly, and turns back around.

"Fuck." My tone is harsh.

The passenger side door opens and my mom steps inside. "Now Harry, there is no need for that use of language." She scolds, but I couldn't care less right about now. I ignore her.

All I care about right now is Karleigh's dreadful expression when she verbally pushed me away just moments ago. Technically I'm the one who started this. I asked her if I was wasting my time, and she must clearly think she's a waste of time.

A flash of pain flickers across my facial features, but I remain silent for the remainder of the drive.