Past, Present, No Future. (Harry Styles)

4. Just Need Someone

"Where were you?" Liam asked washing the dishes, I dodged the question rushing to the upstairs bathroom.

I threw my jacket and purse in my room on the way up, I closed the bathroom door making sure it was closed all the way this time after the little incident yesterday. And I'm sure Harry would be back after he said he would see me later. I leaned forward against the sink pulling my shirt's collar down checking my neck in the mirror and sure enough the red circle was still there.

What on earth did he mean by 'marking me'? I am not a pet nor a land mark so he has no right to 'mark' me. Though whenever the scene replays in my mind of him breathing on my shoulder and his lips touching my sensitive skin bring butterflies to my stomach and shivers through my body.

I pulled my shirt back up covering the evidence from Liam's view. Now what do I do? I found nothing on the internet, I was still waiting on the university to see if I was accepted or not, and I had a stalker in my life that may or may not seduce me in the slightest way.

"Where is she?!" I jumped startled and backed away to the bathtub.

I ran quickly locking the door and getting inside the tub closing the curtain and shutting my eyes tightly.

"Vanessa!" he screamed through the hallway.

"She's not here!" Liam yelled.

"She wasn't here last night either!" Oliver spat "Are you lying to me?" I heard a thud against the wall bringing my knees closer to my chest feeling the tears pour down.

"Get off me!" I heard Liam scream.

"No no no" I kept muttering covering my ears wishing I had my book to hold onto. "No no"

Another thud.

"No"

Another thud.

"No no"

And another.

"Please just stop"

Silence.

I uncoiled my body and pushed the curtain away, I listened closely and there was still silence, I stood out of the bathtub and listened closely and there was still silence, I pressed my ear against the door and there was still silence.

I took the risk of clicking the door unlocked and opening it so slowly seeing Liam sitting on the floor.

"Liam" I said worryingly walking out to help him up.

"Vanessa"

"Shh" I said pulling him with all my strength. He was so weak.

"I knew you would come out sooner or later" Oliver said from behind me, I turned around seeing a wicked smile on his face.

"Please don't" I begged "I don't want too"

"That's not my fault, I have needs Vanessa! And you will give them to me"

I whimpered "Just please, let me help him" I begged.

"Make it fast" he spat going inside my room and closing the door behind him.

I helped Liam into the bathroom where he lifted himself next to the sink, I began soaking a wash cloth in warm water handing it to Liam to put on his head.

"Hurry up!" Oliver's voice sounded from my room.

I began to move a bit quicker making Liam wince every five seconds, "Sorry" I kept mutterring when he grabbed my hands and looked me in the eye.

"Don't go in there Vanessa, please"

"I have too, he'll just..."

"I don't want you to go through it, please I hate to see you scared"

"If I do go in there, he'll let us be for at least another week"

I looked into his sad eyes begging me to stay away but I had no choice. To Oliver I was nothing but his toy, a lifeless emotionless toy.

I made Liam let me go only to have him grab onto me again tightly. "Liam, I have to go" I forcably removed his hand and stood in front of my door.

I didn't want to go in but I had too, I was scared too. My hands were shaking when I reached for the doorknob.

"About fucking time" Oliver began taking his belt off.

"Can I just-"

"No! No more fucking waiting! Just get in the damn bed!" he exclaimed, I nodded and walked over to the bed where he began taking my long sleeved shirt off.

"You and your fucking scars" he muttered throwing the shirt on the floor.

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I lied on the bed motionless as Oliver grabbed his shoes an left. I felt so empty and useless, like I wasn't good enough right now. A tear rolled down my cheek, I walked to my closet sitting in the corner suffering in silence. I heard the door slam downstairs and I broke the silver metal off of my sharpener.

"Come here" Liam said walking over to me grabbing the broken sharpener out of my hand and taking me in his arms. "It's over now"

I got up not wanting to talk to anyone, but I just turned back to Liam.

"I-I'll never be good enough, will I?"

"You are perfect" he stood to my height slouching down to look at me. "Don't let a bastard with no life make you feel otherwise"

I nodded and left the closet, "I'm going to go brush my teeth" Liam let me be, leaving the room and closing the door behind him.

I lied on my bed wiping the tears, why did Liam have to stop me?

Oliver was beyond a bastard who made me feel useless, he made sure I knew I was useless.

After a moment of silent crying and rethinking my actions the doorbell rang, I wasn't home. Physically, yes. Mentally, no. It wasn't until the third time it rang that I got up to answer it. I stopped at the bottom of the stairs wiping my face with both hands before opening the front door.

"Hey!" he said before seeing my expression. "Hey hey hey, what happened?"

I began to sob and walked to him digging my face in his chest, he smelled so much of cologne mixed in with his original smell, it was hard to explain!

He rubbed circles in my back, "Do you want to talk about it?"

I shook my head.

"Let's go to your room"

I nodded and led Harry up the stairs and to my bedroom, I turned the lamp on my bedside on and sighed deeply.

"It's just" I couldn't let it out "I...it's...him"

"You don't have to tell me" he made this easier that it should.

"Can I just, lie on you"

"What?" he smiled slightly tilting his head.

"Just" I had him lie back on the pillows then I laid my head on his chest. His breathing making it so soothing.

"Thank you" I said nuzzling closer.

"Of course" he wrapped his arm around me then using his free hand to turn the lamp off.

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