Trapped 6: Going The Distance (Sequel To Trapped 5: Happily Ever After)

Chapter 37-Everybody's Got Somebody But Me

I stand quiet behind the stove acting as though I'm doing something as I watch Harry walk out, tapping away at his phone like crazy. I know he's texting somebody, probably Perrie.

"Did that customer order a burnt burger? Because it's burnt," Lydia asks as she points to the stove where a burger is currently cooking.

I jump in fright and turn around. I honestly had no idea that she was even standing there.

"Y-you scared me," I whisper as I clutch my chest, "h-how long have you been standing there?"

"Long enough," she shrugs, "something wrong?"

"I just wish he would act like that around me. Texting like crazy. Smiling like an idiot-"

"Hey," she quietly scolds, "he loves you-"

"Not enough," I whimper.

Lydia gently pushes me to the side so she can finish making a table's food and I just stand and admire her work. She actually cares about this job. She needs it way more than I do. I just did it to help out and to figure out how the hell I knew Lydia. Now that that's been solved, there's no real reason for me to be here anymore. But..........I might just stick around for a little while longer......

*Perrie's POV*

Since everyone else is packing up to head back to their house in which Andy has been watching for longer than he's needed to, I decide that now is the day. Now is the chance to prove my worthiness. I know Harry may hate me now, but I'm doing him a favor so he should be thankful. I don't have to come and do this. I could head back home and hook up with someone. But I'm trying to be a better person. I've realized that he's been hurting and before I used to just stand around and pretend that I never saw anything, but now it's time for a change. I don't want to see him suffer any longer. He needs his mother back in his life. He needs some parental guidance otherwise he's just gonna send his life spinning out of control so much that he won't have a future. He won't get to see his kids grow up. He won't be able to get married.......again. I need to get Harry back on my side, especially if I want to maintain my relationship with Niall. Harry and Niall are best friends so if Harry doesn't approve of Niall's choice, Niall will stick to Harry's opinion and dump me. Or, knowing Niall, he'll agree but then sneak around with me afterwards which is always much more fun because the meetings are sexier. Everything is much more intimate when you sneak around. 

I need to do this, not because I like Harry, but because I really like Niall and I'm sick of seeing Harry mope and ruin his life. It's not good for him no matter how much I hate him.

*Danielle's POV*

"We're home!" Zayn yells excitedly as Liam pulls into the driveway of the house that we haven't seen in what feels like forever.

It's nice being back, I have to admit. Things are finally starting to go back to the way they were. But I still feel out of place. I mean, when I look around, all I see are my best friends enjoying their boyfriend/girlfriend. And yet here I am, all single and alone. I mean, Liam's single as well but I don't think he'd want to be back with me. I bet he probably still wonders why I even hang around anymore because we're no longer together. And I'm not staying as a desperate attempt to pull him back. I'm doing it because I really love being around everybody. They're my family and they mean so much to me. I glance behind me to see Eleanor and Louis share a sweet, quick kiss before turning their heads and looking to see me staring, my face suddenly falling. It makes me sad to know that everyone's happy but me.

*Harry's POV*

I feel bad for leaving Liz so unexpectedly, but when Megan texts me three times within ten minutes then I know something's wrong. Considering Niall refuses to help her with the baby, she needs someone to help her, and I just happened to be kind enough to step up to the plate. I've dealt with girls being pregnant before so I know what's happening. But Niall, well, I don't know what his deal is. I bet Perrie won't even let him near his baby anyway, even though it's his baby. She'd be afraid of losing Niall. Well, maybe that's because someone *cough* Perrie *cough* isn't good enough because she's too self-centered.