The Band Next Door

Chapter 34: Rosalicious

(Harry's POV)

Okay...I had screwed this up with Nik for whatever goddamned reason and now it was for me to make it up to her.

"Meet me at Dave's Coffee Shop by the beach at 8. I miss you. I'm sorry. Will make it up. Promise. -Hazzzza." And with all the courage I could muster I pressed 'SEND'. That might probably be the cheesiest tyhing I'd ever said to a girl, or at least typed to a girl.

I got a reply within five minutes.

"Why?" Damn, she really must be mad at me. One-word replies are never good.

"Because I deserve to tell my side of the story."

I got a reply instantly.

"Okay."

WHOO HOO! Finally a chance to explain myself. So much to do! Harry, get to work.

***

I had reserved the whole coffee shop. I even told the staff to stop hanging around. So there was only one guy in the whole staff to providce us with whatever we needed. It was 7:55. She should be here any time now.

I looked at the beach...the peaceful waves...pacifying water...and a girl. I squinted my eyes for a better view. And the deep end. A girl whose arms were up in the sky, crying for help most probably.  The tourists start clearing out as the sun starts to  set, so there really weren't many people around here. I doubt anyone would even have seen her. Oh god!

I jumped out of my chair and run like a maniac towards the water, while I on-the-side took my shirt out and threw it at the sand. I swam like I was on fire and didn't even care about anything else. All I knew was a person's life was way more important than my date with Nik.

I swam and I swam and I swam, trying to locate the girl. The water was becoming deeper by the moment.

And then finally I found her. Draping her limp and fragile body on my back I starting making my way back to the shore. I lay the girl on the sand. And I was shocked to find it was...Rose. Yes, Rose Allen.

Subsiding all my worries about what Nikita might think, I just focused on the fact that this girl was not breathing. Collecting all my guts, I loosened her bikini straps and locked my mouth with hers, desperately trying to pump air into her. If Nikita saw me, I trusted her to trust me. She would know I would never so that and there has to be a valid reaasons for my actions. I knew my Nikita, she wouldn't judge me or jump to conclusions. She was better than that. That's why I liked her SO much.

"Harry?" And that's when I heard her voice. At that moment I was liplocked with Rose. I looked up at Nik.

"How could you?" she said and stared running away, betrayal clear in her eyes.

And that is when the world came crashing down on me. Maybe Nikita was like every other girl, maybe she did not trust me, maybe she was just so insecure. I was dying to go after her. But I stopped myself. Rose needed me. And I guess I didn't feel that anything I would say would make much of a difference at the moment.

I continued heaving breath into Rose as I pushed her cheast up and down, even though that made me highly uncomfortable.

After a minute or two her eyes fluttered open a bit as she coughed out some water.

"H-harry?", she said in a weak voice.

"Let's get you to the hospital." I said as I held her in my arms and made my way to the car.

***

After submitting Rose at the clinic, I left.

What a night.

***

"Harry!" I heard Niall's voice boom into my ears, waking me up from my peaceful slumber.

"What?", I sleepily asked.

"C'mon, check the news."

It was evident from Niall's voice that something wasn't right.

So I reluctantly got off my bed and switched on the TV. And I was confronted with pictures. Of me. And of me with Rose. Me giving Rose a CRP, which did not look like a CPR. Me grabbing Rose' chest, which did not again look like the part of a CPR. Me carrying Rose in my arms to the car. And that's it. They did not show me take her to the clinic. All they showed was me making out with a local pretty girl on the beach and they taking her home.

And all I could think of in that moment was of...Nikita.

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Hey all! Apologies for keeping you guys waiting for such a long time! Updates will be quick now. Oh...and Nikita and I are going to be starting our senior year in high school real soon. We want to complete TBND before May. But that can only happen with loads of support from our fans!

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