Glass Wall

Chapter 5

Bryelle, Amy, Jasmine, Mariam and I are all getting ready at my house.

Loud music is blasting in the background as we do each others hair and make up.

I decide to put on high waisted shorts and a long sleeve shirt that hangs off one shoulder and is lace in the back. My hair is slightly curled and falls halfway down my back. I put mascara on to make my eyes pop a little more.

The girls are wearing similar clothes but each of us are unique and beautiful in our own way.

When everyone is finished, we ride to the party in Bryelle's car. The house is only twenty minutes away but it's secluded and surrounded by trees. As we're driving down the long pathway, we can feel the beat of the bass and hear the loud music from a while away.

We pull up to the house and walk up the steps. Crowds of people are blocking the door already looking drunk. When we push our way into the house the music seems to muffle into a loud hum. Jasmine drags us through the crowds seeming to know where she's going. We meet a group of girls in the living room and greet everyone with hugs. I feel a tap on my shoulder and swiftly turn around.

"Hey Jules right? You look stunning." Jace compliments.

Jace has bright blonde hair and golden eyes. His hair is the length of his ears and he has a nose ring. He is attractive but nothing compared to Harry.

"Thanks." I reply looking down, not feeling like I should make eye contact. I hear a slight gasp and swearing from beside me. I turn and see Amy with her mouth opened in awe. I turn to look over Jace's shoulder and see five guys walking into the house.

"Damn they are fine tonight." says Mariam.

"Ugh them." says Jace "They're a load of shit. They don't talk to anyone but themselves and they get all the girls to hook up with them. They're trouble."

I nod slowly still staring their way.

"Do you know their names?" I ask curiously.

"Well the one in the front is Harry and beside him is Zayn. They're in our gym class. The blonde one is Niall and on his left is Louis and on his right is Liam."

"Oh ok." I say not paying attention to whatever he says afterwards. As I'm looking over curiously, Harry glances my way. He goes rigid when he catches me looking. At first his gaze is hard until Zayn looks in my direction and whispers something in his ear. Harry immediately begins smirking.

I turn back to my friends as Bryelle hands me a drink.

"One won't hurt. I made it myself so you don't have to worry." She says grinning.

Well.. anything to get my mind off of Harry. I need to have fun tonight for once in my life.

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My vision isn't blurry but my mind is starting to get fuzzy. I think I had more drinks than I was expecting to have.

"Seven minutes in heaven!!" A girl shrieks from behind me.

We all gather around in a circle.

"Okay why don't the girls take off one shoe and the guys have to pick. I really don't feel like putting any effort into the choosing part." Says a girl to my left.

Everyone agrees and takes off a shoe. I barely manage to take off my shoe and place it in the middle. Every time a girl would claim the shoe, there would be a whole lot of yelling and whistling that really hurt my head.

"Jules isn't that your shoe?" Says Amy sitting across from me.

I look up and notice my shoe in someone's hand. My eyes follow his arms until I reach his face. Jace. His face is twisted into a huge grin. He holds out a hand for me and I take it knowing I wouldn't be able to get up otherwise. Jace automatically puts his arms around my waist but moving down ever so slightly every step we take towards the closet. Normally I would turn around and hit his hand but my brain isn't functioning properly at the moment. I feel a slight squeeze on my ass and jump. Jace is smirking beside me. Someone yells at him to wait until we get inside.

Part of me is yelling at myself to get the hell out and run but my brain won't seem to communicate with my legs. Right as we're walking into the closet, Jace's hand is wrenched from my waist.

"What the fuck?!" Jace screams. I turn around slightly losing my balance and feel a hand steadying me. I look up to find Harry's angry gaze.

"You're going to take advantage of her in there." He states.

"Like you would give a fuck, you do that to everyone!" Jace yells back obviously annoyed by the interruption.

"Let's go." Harry says turning to me and grabbing my arm. I'm dragged out of the basement and out the back door towards the trees. I knew I was happy because I didn't have to go in there with Jace but why was Harry grabbing me? Where did he come from?

"What the hell were you thinking?!" Harry yells at me.

To be honest I wasn't really thinking but I don't dare say that to Harry.

"What the hell is it to you?" I say backing away. I don't realize I'm backing away a little too much until I fall backwards. Before I know it, I collapse into warm water. My brain is telling me to start swimming but my body won't do anything. I start thrashing not knowing which way is up or down. I'm going to die. I can't hold my breath any-

My thoughts are interrupted by strong arms gripping me around my waist. I'm pulled up to the surface of the water as I take a deep breath. I begin to calm down when I realize I'm breathing oxygen in my lungs. I'm gripped tight against someone's bear chest as I slow down my breathing. The person sits me up by the side of the pool. Out of the corner of my eye I see Harry putting back on his shirt and grabbing his wallet and keys.

"Jesus you almost killed yourself."

He's rewarded with a huff as I cross my arms against my chest.

"You're lucky I was able to save your sorry ass princess. I think I should be rewarded."

"You want a medal with that?!" I say turning to him. My mouth seems to have a mind of its own.

"As a matter of fact I do."

"Well sucks for you because I don't have a stupid medal." I say with nothing witty to answer back.

"Well you owe me somehow."

"Ugh you're pathetic." I say getting up from the side of the pool. The 'swim' in the water has seemed to sober me up a bit. Harry gets up and stands beside me.

"I know what you can do." He says to me in a whisper as he steps closer.

"Go out with me." He says.

I turn to look at him slowly. "You, I, what?"

"Go. out. with. me." He says again with force.

I snort. "Why the hell would I do that?" I answer back.

"Because angel, I saved your life it's the least you can do." He whispers in my ear.

"Fuck off." I say stomping in the direction of the trees. When I realize Harry is following me I begin to pick up my pace. He notices the sudden change of pace and begins to take longer strides. I break off into a run weaving through the trees trying to find a way to get rid of him. Without any luck I hear pounding footsteps and cracking branches behind me. If I wasn't so intoxicated I would probably be able to lose him in the dark.

A rough hand grabs my wrist and twists me around. Before I can say anything I'm being pushed, hard, against a tree.

"Now now. Don't talk to me like that and don't walk away when I'm talking to you." He growls at me.

I begin to whimper not knowing what else to do in this state. He sees my expression and smirks.

"Now I'll bring you home. In a few days from now, you will be going on that date with me." He says.

I notice how plump and pink his lips look as he's talking. The strength he uses as he pushes me against the tree is bone crushing. In that moment I feel like running my hands through his curls and kissing him. He takes a step back and I almost begin to cry from the loss of contact.

What the hell? I have lost common sense.

"Let's go." He orders me. He grabs my arm and drags me away from the trees, away from his house and towards his car.

I can't call my friends because he's gripping my arm tightly. They'll just have to figure it out on their own. I'm too tired and too irrational to do anything more than to be dragged towards a car.