At the End of the Day...

Chapter 28

Lying in fresh, crisp sheets and blankets after a shower is the best feeling. Especially with no clothes on. 

Another good feeling is being on holidays, with not a care in the world. It's as if I'm leading a double life-- a boring one at home in Melbourne, with a normal job and hardly any friends, and one here, with Harry. And the rest of the boys, Lottie, and Ingrid. They make me forget about all of my troubles at home. That can be a good thing and a bad thing of course, but, they make me feel accepted. I'd already forgotten about the Twitter thing until just now, but instead of feeling bad about it, a feels like a distant memory-- when in actual fact it only took place a couple of hours ago.

I love the fact that I'm in bed during the middle of the day. I can't help but smile to myself as I stretch my arms out. Harry's side of the bed is empty, and I can hear his deep voice through the closed door, yet it's slightly muffled.

"...I already told you, no." I think I hear. He must be on the phone. He sounds angry. "She was very upset, leave her alone, and me too, this is the last time you'll be hearing--yes, it is the last time I'll ever speak to you. No! It's done! You said that, and I've moved on. I don't have feelings for you anymore, and never will. Goodbye." It sounded like he was talking to Taylor. I wonder if he called her or the other way around. Either way, I'm not angry because I know he was just trying to help me. I hop out of the bed, slip on a white, oversized robe and head through the door into the lounge. 

"Who was that?" I ask timidly. Harry spins around, startled, with his phone still in his hand. "Taylor?" I guess when he doesn't reply for a few seconds.

"Just to clear the air. I was really upset about how she was treating you...well, us, and I had to call her to tell her that I was serious, and I never want to hear from her again. I'm sorry, I know you had just gotten over it all," he approaches me, tucking his phone into his tight pocket, and wraps his warm arms around me.

"I'm glad you did it. Hopefully she gets the message once and for all, although I won't be surprised if she takes another dig. I know now that the only thing I can do is ignore it," I reciprocate his hug and all of a sudden I feel a strange vibration coming from Harry's jeans. Hoping it's his phone, I laugh and say, "you better get that." 

I take a seat on the nearby couch. "It's Louis, he's probably wondering what we're up to." He swipes his finger across the screen to answer. "Yeah, hi...No, we're not..." he chuckles and makes eye contact with me, and I can imagine what Louis has just asked him. He's probably the most dirty minded person I've ever met. "We'll come down now then. Is Liam ok? That's good I guess. Ok. Bye." He places his phone on the couch and turns to talk to me. "They're all down at the pool, should we go? I'm in the mood for a dip if I'm honest," and he grins. 

"Sounds great. I'll meet you down there though, I just need to make a few family calls. See what everyone's up to...you know the deal. That's if I can even reach my mum..." My voice fades away as I begin to think about her. She hasn't called me in weeks. I think she knows I'm here, but she's kind of blocked off all the communication with me as well as Eliza, and especially dad. 

"Hey, Ev, don't worry, I'm sure she's just trying to get through all that...stuff with your grandpa. I think, just try and call her, and if she still doesn't answer at least you've tried. She can't ignore you forever right? Plus, maybe after the holiday you could stop over in Mexico and visit her. I'm sure she'd love that." 

"You're right," I say, because he is. Of course my mother's still upset about my grandpa. I mean, I was mourning for weeks-- I can't begin to imagine how she's feeling, with him being her father and all. "I'm just worried about her. I haven't heard from her in so long and we used to have such a strong bond. I miss her. And she's left Eliza! I know Eliza's relationship with dad isn't the best, and neither is mine with him, and I just thought that mum would always be there to take care of us."