This morning when I woke up alone in the beach house after the boys’ concert I knew I had something to do. I had to break the news to my parents about my decision to stay longer here in Los Angeles with Harry. Should I even mention him, it was not like they didn’t know I was with him, the whole freaking planet knew at this point. I just didn’t want them to think that I used them or something like that. My whole family, especially my dear father, he’s really… how do I say it without it sounding rude? My father was sometimes, a pain in the ass. There we go, I said it. I know he loves me and he is only trying to protect me but sometimes his choice of words, doesn’t make it hurt any less.
Here I was, sitting on the edge of my bed with my phone in my hand. I still didn’t have the courage or even the strength to press the green button on my screen. I knew how it would go, my mother would cry and my father would shout until I ended the phone call and got back to Montreal and dealt with the consequences. How lovely is my life? If I don’t call now, they will certainly be worried about me because I was supposed to be in Canada right now. I finally pressed the green button and stopped breathing. I didn’t know how long the phone rang but it wasn’t that long before my father’s voice came startled me.
‘’Liz where are you? We are at the airport right now, waiting for you.’’ My father said on the other line and my heart broke. They were waiting for me at the airport. I was the worst daughter ever.
‘’Dad, you have to promise me that you won’t get mad or scream at me.’’ I said taking deep breaths. I could hear him clear his voice.
‘’What is going on Elizabeth? What happened?’’ His voice full of concern.
‘’Nothing… really don’t worry. I am just going to extend my vacation for a few days…’’ I trailed off, sounding more nervous by the second.
‘’Extending? No we don’t have this kind of money. For your own sake, I really wish you are at the airport right now.’’ He said but I could feel the anger building up inside of me.
Why did he always have to bring up the money thing, it wasn’t like we were poor or anything. He is a surgeon for God’s sake.
‘’It’s not even about the money dad… I am still in Los Angeles and quite frankly I would like it if you didn’t treat me like a kid.’’ I said without even thinking.
‘’You are a kid Elizabeth, because what kind of adult would do a thing like that. We saw you on the news. We both know why you want to stay there.’’ He snapped clearly not amused by the situation, but so was I. I wasn’t a fucking kid.
‘’It has nothing to do with him.’’ I lied of course. It had everything to do with him. He asked me to stay for a few more days and I will stay. ‘’I will come back when I want to and I will deal with the consequences of my responsibilities when I come back, because that is what adults do. They take responsibility for their actions.’’ I said out of breath.
‘’Elizabeth, I swear to God…’’
‘’Goodbye father.’’ I said hanging up on him.
I threw my phone on the bed and lay on my back with my feet still out of the bed. Well it went better than expected… what I was meant was, it couldn’t get worse than that. I will probably get killed when I land in good old Canadia. I truly loved my family, more than you could even know but I wanted to be here with Harry. I’ve never felt more alive until this week, sure I had my roller coaster of emotions but I wouldn’t change anything, minus the Larry incident of course. I just had to relax and think about something else, something positive such as how Harry always finds the right moment to send me a text message, just like right now. I grabbed my phone and started to read the text.
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A Public Affair (A Harry Style Fan Fiction)
FanficWhat happen when you are dragged into a world where every single thing you do will end up on the front page of a magazine? What happen when people that you don't even know start to criticize you as a person? What happen when you have the pressure to...