I Can't Change {harry styles 1D}

Chapter 14- Hostage

ARI'S POV-

Tightly gripping onto Elle's wrist, so many things spun around in my head and my whole body was shaking. I frantically looked around for somewhere to hide.

The closet? Too obvious. Under the bed? Too visible. The shower? Too hard to escape.

'Ari, what's happening?' Elle wavered.

'All I know is that something is really wrong. My gut is telling me that we shouldn't be here. Shut up and help me find a place to hide,' as I spoke Elle slowly nodded, hearing the urgency in my voice. Tightly holding my hand she turned her head around to help me look.

We were both running around the dark room, my vision was blurry. We don't have time for this! I started to pull Elle behind the bed in the far corner of the room, before the door was kicked open by a stranger. A stranger who covered his face with a mask. A stranger with bags of stolen things from other rooms in one hand, and a knife in the other. I gasped, ducking my head. It was too late, he saw us.

'Stay where you are! And if you scream I will kill you before it escapes your mouth,' he shouted, making me squeeze Elle's hand. Tears were streaming down both our faces.

What if he kills us both and I'll die with Harry thinking I cheated on him and everyone will be celebrating that I'm gone because everyone hates me. A couple of hours ago, everything was fine. My friends and I were laughing and Harry and I loved each other. And now...

The man slowly walked towards us, grabbing us both by the necks and walking towards the balcony. I was struggling for breath, I tried to speak but he only held on tighter. I looked down, seeing dozens of police cars, ambulances, fire trucks and of course paparazzi. Lights were flashing all around us.

'You want them to die? Then come up, it will take less than a second. Let me go, and no one gets hurt,' He shouted down to the police as they all stopped running to the door. They shouted back a few things but I just heard muffled sounds. His grip on our throats tightened, making it almost impossible to breathe. Maybe this was it...

A dozen police officers crashed the door open and started shooting. I heard someone yell, 'DUCK, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU!' so that is exactly what I did, not letting go of Rochelle's hand. I tripped, losing Elle in a jumble of screaming, bullets and darkness.

Suddenly, pain shot up my arm causing me to scream, looking at it made it even worse. My whole body was in shock but I felt someone gently lift me up. The police were here, and we are going to be OK. They carried Rochelle and I down the stairs and into the ambulance. The pain was getting worse, making it hard to even keep my eyes open. I screamed again, trying to ignore it. I looked up, seeing Elle with a worried face. Thank God she is OK.

Once she saw my hand she screamed, demanding she come with me. 'My friend just got shot in the hand this ambulance is not going ANYWHERE without me right by her side!'

Shouting, sirens, screaming, flashing cameras. It was getting hard to keep my head up. They closed the ambulance doors and I let myself fall...



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HARRY'S POV-

I woke up, lying in bed in our hotel room. A man was looking over at me from a chair next to my bed. I rubbed my head, why is it so sore? And why is it dark outside? And why am I not in our interview? What the hell is going on...

'Hi Harold, I am Dr Drenall. You have a mild concussion but do not be alarmed. You will not, however, be unable to attend any interviews for the next two days. How are you feeling?' He asked me, smiling kindly. He seemed like he was in his forties, his huge spectacles covering his friendly blue eyes.

'Harry is awake!' Liam shouted, the first one who seemed to notice. They all looked over at me at ran to the bed, smiling widely.

'About time mate! You've been out for nearly two hours,' Louis said, ruffling my hair. I would protest but I don't have the energy.

'How you feeling Harry?' Niall asked.

'What... What is going on? What happened?' I asked.

'Well... Um. Liam?' Louis said.

'I'm not telling him!' Liam protested.

Niall spoke next, 'Neither.'

'Will someone just tell me what the hell happened for God's sake!'

'At least you are feeling yourself again!' Louis cheered.

'Do you really wanna know mate?' Zayn asked me.

'Of course I do!'

'Well... This is hard to say but...' Zayn paused and took a deep breath. 'During the interview, you told them about you and Ari being together. They had suspicions but they never knew for sure. Turns out they were stalking Ari and got a photo of her... Of her about to kiss another guy and you ran out. You were walking and you got a text, from Ari's friend. It said that she was cheating on you with her boyfriend and you just, fainted...' Zayn said, looking at the ground. I looked around at the others, trying to look for signs that this was a joke but they all just looked at me with sad eyes. Everything came back to me...

I just, I can't believe this. Ari promised, she promised me. We were texting before and she told me she loved me. She told me she loved me for three months. Does that mean nothing anymore? I put my heart on the line, gave her everything I had. And she just tossed it away! And, I know I should hate her now, which I kind of do, but I can't help but love her. I love her to bits. People think that three months isn't enough, enough to fall this hard for someone, enough to love someone. I thought that too. But this is different, she is different. I need her, I need her love. I just can't accept that she did this, I can't just stop loving her!

Everyone was silent, too silent. I felt my eyes fill up with water... No. I am not going to let her do this to me, let her go. She doesn't love you, why should you care about her? Half of me is telling me to forget about her, that she means nothing to me. But the other half is still in love with her and doesn't want to let her go...

'Have you tried to talk to her?' I asked, my voice cracking.

'She won't answer... We really are sorry, we will do everything we can to help you get through this OK?' Niall said, smiling weakly.

'Why do you think I need help? I don't care!'

'You need help Harry. And whether you want to admit it now or not, you did love her. And you still do. Don't worry, we WILL contact her tomorrow and we can sort things out. Nothing can separate you two, I'm sure there is some sort of explanation to all of this.' Zayn spoke softly. Surprisingly, it made me feel a lot better.

'Why don't we watch something to get your mind off of things?' Liam suggested, turning the TV on. The news was the first thing on.

"A burglery occured at Seaside Hotel a few minutes ago and our reporters were sent immediately to the scene. Two girls were still inside during the burglery and were threatened by a masked man. Police rushed to the scene and saved the two girls before too much damage was done. One is still unidentified but the second girl is known as Arianna Wilson. The burgler was captured and will face court in a month. Arianna was taken to hospital after being shot and we are unsure of whether she will survive or not. The details will be confirmed next week. Have a nice week and goodnight."

'Harry... Are you OK?' Zayn asked, but I was too shocked to speak. Ari was shot, and she might die. And I'm not there with her. She was staying in a hotel room, which got robbed and she was threatened. What if she dies and I never see her again? No... No. I can't stand this. Not being with her is like leaving her on the street to die!

I guess I'm going back to Sydney then.

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