My New Life

Chapter 14 (Help)

 Harry's P.O.V.

 We walked into the house still gripping each other’s hand. I couldn't believe how she was taking this... Charity is taking it better then I imagined. I have been with her a while and have learned a lot about her. I remember Ali saying that Charity loves singing when she is upset. Jared also said that when she is upset she craves tacos like no other, and when she is happy she craves Panda Express. Charity is really strange with the whole food thing, but all day today she says she wants tacos.... But is not hungry.

 "Can you get everyone together in the living room, please?" Charity asked with tears still in her eyes.

 "Anything for you. By the way are you still okay?" Oh no. I remembered Ali saying she was starving herself... No wonder why she doesn't want to eat tacos. "I haven't seen you eat in a while, are you hungry?" I added in. Charity froze. "Do you need to eat?" She finally started to move.

 "No, I am not that hungry. And yes, I am fine." I know she is still upset; a tear fell down her face.

 "You know I am here for you anytime." I kissed her on the cheek hoping she would feel a little better. Letting go of her hand was painful, it felt like I was leaving a puppy to die in the cold. (That example was cruel.) I then left to find the boys, I told them all that "Charity is extremely upset right now, please be gentle with her." Zayn and Liam asked if I had done anything to hurt her, they told me if I did they would kill me. I assured them that I didn't. Niall and Louis knew (well guessed) what happened to her. The boys, Ali, Jared, and I seem to be her closest friends. I can only feel upset when thinking of that. Speaking of Jared....

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 Charity's P.O.V.

 I sat on the couch as I slowly watched all the boys come in. First Niall, then Louis, next Liam and Zayn. All of which were asking me what was going on. I just sat there quietly waiting for Harry and Jared. Harry came in with Jared over his shoulders like a bag of flour.

 "Harry, put me down!" Jared's voice squeaked when he said this.

 "Sure thing, but you should have gotten up when I told you to." Harry set Jared on the floor.

 "Why were you waking me up anyways? I was getting my beauty sleep!" Jared is truly a gay man; the beauty sleep was a huge thing for him.

 "I called you all here-" I started to choke up. "I called you all here to say I need you to leave." Everyone looked stunned. Harry put his hands on his face and slid down the wall to the floor. "Only for a few hours though, I will have dinner ready for everyone by five o'clock though."

 "Why, love?" Niall said as he came and sat by me. Harry got extremely jealous and glared at Niall with an if-you-flirt-with-my-girl-I'll-pound-your-face-in type look, it was cute.

 "I have six boys living in an apartment meant for one or two people... I really need to clean this place."

 "We can help..." Harry softly said as he came and sat on the other side of me. He then whispered in my ear so no one could hear, "I know that's not the real reason, babe. We will give you time to relax."

 "Thank you." I whispered back. Harry bit my ear again like before. "Oh Gosh, not now." I said while laughing a little. I said it pretty loudly and everyone stared at me, Niall even backed away a little. I finished telling them why I didn't want them to help and they all agreed to leave for a while.

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 Harry's P.O.V.

 "C'mon boys, let's let the maid clean." I got up and dashed to the other side of the room so Charity couldn't smack me. Everyone was laughing at my joke, except Charity. I blew her a kiss as we all went out the door. Jared pulled me aside.

 "We cannot leave this girl alone. I need you to hide out in my room to make sure she doesn't do anything stupid." Jared said with using hand motions of a knife. Cutting. Not the cutting again, she cannot get hurt.

 "Just what I was thinking... But she wants us all gone."

 "That is why I said hide. Now sneak in there and listen to what she does."

 "I will be a stalker, no."

 "Do you want her dead?" I couldn't respond. "That's what I thought." I then went into his room as he distracted Charity. I couldn't stop think of her being dead... Was she thinking of suicide? No. If anything she will just cut.

 Listening to her was quite boring. First she got in the shower, then blow dried her hair. Then she went around the house and cleaned. I don't get what doubt I had, she was doing what she said she would then she started talking. Who was she talking to?

 "I can't take this anymore! It is just getting way to painful!" I heard her yelling.

 "I know you said some bad rumors are going around about you and some guys, but it can't be that bad?" I could hear Ali trying to sooth her.

 "But it is you have no idea, people are hurting me from all over the world."

 "How is that possible?"

 "Check Twitter or Instagram... I am so sorry for being a horrible friend..." I left Jared's room and was now listening in through the door, she was crying again.

 "What are you talking abou- Charity! Put that knife down! Do NOT hurt yourself!" Oh my, the worst fear is coming to life. I needed to stop this.

 "Ow..." I could hear Charity wincing in the pain. I opened the door running in, without thinking and tackled her taking the knife. I put it up to my arm. I looked at her arm... It was the first cut she has ever done on her arm. I looked at my arm, and did what I had to do.

 "Harry put that knife down!" Charity was yelling at me with tears in her eyes.

 "For every cut you do, I will do one more." I took the knife and made two slits on my upper arm where no one could see. I breathed in cringing at the pain. "Starting now."

 "What is going on!" I could hear Ali yell through Facetime.

 "HARRY EDWARD STYLES YOU PUT DOWN THAT KNIFE RIGHT NOW!" Charity practically screamed. I looked at my arm and saw the blood trickling down.

 "Harry Styles? What all did I miss!" Ali yelled.

 "Promise me! Promise me you will never do this ever again! Then I will stop." Charity dropped to her knees and covered her face as she was crying.

 "I am sorry." She was hyperventilating. "I promise." Charity could barely say the words because she was hardly breathing. I sat down on the floor and put her in my lap and rubbed her back.

 "I'm just going to hang up now...." I could hear Ali say awkwardly.

 "Breath with me. In. Out." I kept repeating in and out until I got her to a normal breathing level. "This was going to be a surprise, but I think you will need to know this right now more than anything." She was still focusing on breathing but still listening. "That call I was making in the parking lot today was to Eleanor, Perrie, and Liam's girlfriend Sophia. They are coming in a half hour to get you ready for our "re-do" date." Charity looked up still working on her breathing. "You see babe, I care about you a lot. I felt bad for the last date we had that ended in disaster, so I wanted to make it up to you. You are going to go to a five star restaurant with me, then we will go on a beautiful Ferris wheel ride at the London Eye." She started crying again. "I know those are tears of joy." I lifted her up and took her to her bed, tucked her in, then she fell asleep.  I needed to call Perrie.

 "Hey Haz! Is the romance blooming yet?" Perrie was laughing over the phone.

 "Actually there was an accident... I need you to bring some rubbing alcohol."

 "Why?"

 "Just because I said so. You will see soon enough. I am going to meet the boys at my flat and they are going to help me get ready and I will leave the door unlocked here. Charity has been through a lot and she is getting some rest so just wake her up when you are here."

 "K.K." I hung up the phone and took the knife we used and washed it. Tonight will be extremely special for her.