Smooth Criminal - Styles - Completed

Chapter 13

We eat in a pure, awkward silence. Harry every now and then looks at me, begging me to say something because he feels very uncomfortable. Surprise, surprise, we all do. Dad quietly eats his by himself made food, which is absolutely disgusting. ‘’The food tastes good dad.’’ I lie, just to break the silence. ‘’Thank you Vicky.’’ Dad proudly smiles, he has never ever, ever prepared a meal before.

The silence is back within seconds and Harry looks at me with these raised brows once again. Suddenly there’s a lot of noise coming from the front door. Harry immediately gets a heart attack, but is calmed down a little bit when he sees dad walking in. He looks mad, really mad. ‘’I will talk to him.’’ Dad tells us when dad stomps out of the room. ‘’Okay, we will empty the table.’’ Dad nods his head before following dad upstairs.

No, now I’m alone with Harry!

I pile up all the empty plates and bring them to the kitchen, Harry following me with what was left on the table. We put everything in the dishwasher while listen to my parents’ screaming and shouting coming from upstairs. ‘’If you want me to leave, just tell me.’’ Harry suddenly says while I shut the dishwasher. ‘’What? Why would you think I want you to leave.’’

I want the complete opposite.

‘’Well, your parents have been fighting because of me and you haven’t spoken to me since we came back.’’ He says while he scratches the back of his neck. I lean my back against the counter and cross my arms over my chest. ‘’You know Harry, I’m almost starting to think that you want to leave.’’ I tell him with anger showing up in my voice. ‘’What? Why?’’ He frowns, leaning his back against the kitchen island in front of me. ‘’You keep asking me if I want you to leave, it’s almost like you’re waiting for a ‘yes’.’’ I snap at him.

‘’That’s bullshit Victoria.’’ Harry snaps back, standing up straight and taking a step closer to me. ‘’It’s not, and stop calling me fucking Victoria.’’ He chuckles for a short second before getting serious again. Loud footsteps are coming downstairs just as Harry takes another step closer to me. I’m relieved and annoyed at the same time, and I don’t know why.

‘’Everything okay?’’ I ask my parents when they enter the kitchen. ‘’Yes, fine.’’ Dad mumbles before grabbing a bottle of wine from the fridge and grabbing a wineglass from the cabinet. I don’t want dad to be mad at me, but I don’t want to let go of Harry either, which is very dumb of me. Dad shows me a ‘just give him some time’ look and I slightly nod my head as I watch both of them leave the kitchen.

‘’I uh… I’m going to call back Ryan.’’ I mumble before exiting the kitchen and walking upstairs. I close my bedroom’s door behind me and sit down on the edge of my bed as I dial Ryan’s number. After a few moments I hear his familiar yet distant voice through my phone. ‘’Hello?’’ Usually he picks up in a complete different way. ‘’Hey, I’m sorry for not picking up.’’ I speak into my phone while laying down on my back.

I feel guilty for kissing Harry. Not the kiss itself actually, but for enjoying it. Should I tell him? No, I can’t. ‘’It’s okay. What were you doing?’’ He asks, not sounding very interested though. ‘’I uh… I’ve got to tell you something.’’ I bet I’ve got his attention now. ‘’What’s wrong Vick?’’ I can basically see him frown on the other side of the line. Should I, or should I not? ‘’I… I kissed someone else.’’ I mutter, hoping he won’t and will hear it all at the same time. It’s not completely true tough, I didn’t kiss Harry; He kissed me.

At the moment I finish, Harry barks in and tries to take my phone away from me. ‘’Go away.’’ I whisper scream at him. ‘’Give me your phone, now.’’ He whisper screams back. ‘’What the fuck Vicky? Is this some kind of fucking revenge?’’ I hear Ryan angrily spat. ‘’What the fuck Ryan? Do you really think you’re in the place to say something like that after you cheated on me? You slept with someone else, I just kissed someone else and it wasn’t revenge.’’