You've Got That One Thing

CHAPTER 11

Later that afternoon, everyone was outside in the pool, it was a hot day, the sun was glittering down on the scene. I looked out the window, Katie was stood in her bikini, laughing with Harry. Jealous flooded through me. I went over to my wardrobe, taking out my bikini, throwing the rest of my clothes around me. Then I found it - It was a light blue one that wrapped around my neck. I changed into it, letting my hair fall loosely around my neck. I let myself out of my room, walking steadily downstairs. I came to the sliding panel doors, letting myself out. The sun was hot on my shoulders immediately. Louis was chasing Eleanor around, drenching her in water, I laughed watching them. I looked up, feeling Harry’s gaze, as soon as he caught me looking, he dropped his gaze, and carried on smiling and chatting with Katie.

‘Lucy, come in the pool!’ Zayn yelled, he was throwing balls at Liam.

‘Argh!’ Liam shouted, ducking out the way of Zayn.

I walked over to the edge, the water twinkled in the sun, I looked down. Suddenly I felt someone’s hands on my back, shoving me into the water, I screamed, my mouth flooded with water. I swam to the top, flipping my hair out of my face, rubbing the water out of my eyes.

Everyone was laughing, Niall stood at the side, grinning.

‘You idiot!’ I yelled, laughing, he threw himself into the pool, bombing onto Liam, everyone one got into the pool.

I could hear Katie’s tinkling laugh, she was on Harry’s back in the pool. I dropped my stare, and started to get out the pool.

‘Where you going?’ I turned around, Harry was there, without Katie.

‘I’m not sure.’ I confessed, climbing out, grabbing a fluffy towel from the side, watching Harry climb out too.

‘I’m coming too.’ His chest was still damp from the pool, beads of water slid down it.

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We sat outside the café in the main town, I held my coke close to me, it was so hot the coke had turned warm.

‘Do you feel any better?’ I asked, trying to make conversation.

‘Yeah.’ He replied, quietly.

It went silent.

‘Did you sleep with Niall?’ He asked abruptly, glancing at me.

‘I-I-I…’ I stuttered. ‘I was drunk! I barely even remember it, it doesn’t mean anything!’ I started to explain myself.

‘You don’t have to explain yourself to me.’ He replied, standing up. I stood up too.

‘Harry, don’t go.’ Tears started in my eyes.

He flung money on the table, walking off through the crowd. I tried to follow him, but it was too hot, the crowds were too close together. I was get thrown back and forth by the crowd. I couldn’t catch up to him, I couldn’t even seem him, the sun gleamed in my eyes, it stung them.

‘Harry!’ I yelled over the crowd. I was too small to see anything. Tears rolled down my cheek.

‘Are you okay?’ A man had taken my arm, steering my out of the way of the crowd, towards an empty alley.

‘What are you doing?!’ I shouted, his grip had taken my arm tighter, I slapped his arm, pleading him to let go, he dropped my arm, then snatched my bag, starting to root through it. He grabbed my purse.

‘Stop it!’ I screamed, hitting him hard on the back of the head, he flung his arm back, hitting me in the face.

‘You bitch!’ He snarled.

I stumbled to the ground, slamming my head against the wall.

Everything went black.