Kelsey and Harry have had a complicated relationship. Harry Styles was the popular, outgoing, and laid back high school senior, who never really took anything too seriously. On the other hand, Kelsey McBride was just your average teenager, nothing special. She loved cheer, gymnastics, and hanging out with her closest friends. Even though the two were polar opposites, they got along really well.
But Kelsey had a secret that no one, not even her best friend Harry, knew about.
Harry had no clue what Kelsey was going through, and since she never told him anything about it, he never bothered to ask. He thought that they knew all of each other's secrets. But he was wrong.
Kelsey had been struggling with depression, anxiety, and body dysmorphic image disorder since the age of 10, and only her and her best friend, Carissa, knew about it. Kelsey didn't know how to handle her problems, so she let it out on herself. With a razor.
But that wasn't the only secret. In Harry's eyes, Kelsey was just a go-to friend, and a 'pal' as he would say. But Kelsey felt more than that. Since the pair knew each other at the age of 5, Kelsey has had a thing for Harry. And each year, it just started to grow more and more. I mean, who wouldn't have fallen for those beautiful green eyes, those dimples, those signature curls, practically every little thing about him was perfect.
But one day, Kelsey had had enough of hiding the secret from Harry. This day was also the day guys would be asking girls to prom. She decided this day would be the perfect day to let Harry know about her feelings for him. But she promised herself she wouldn't tell Harry about her depression, disorders, or self harm.
***The Night of Asking Girls to Prom***
(Kelsey’s POV)
To be honest, I was nervous as fuck. I had never thought that I would ever be telling anyone, let alone Harry, about my feelings for him. And tonight was the night I was going to change all of that.
I decided it would be best to look nice for this moment, so I put on my favorite pair of skinny jeans, a maroon long sleeve shirt, and put my hair into the perfect ponytail, all topped off with a light smokey eye.
“Good enough” I say to myself.
I was about to turn on the TV when I get a text from…
Harry?
Hurriedly, I pick up my phone and read his message:
“Hey Kelsey, I was wondering if you wanted to come over tonight? I have to ask you something. –Harry x”
I quickly responded, my thumbs moving faster than ever in excitement, telling him I would be there in 5.
I was so excited, yet nervous at the same time. What if he was going to ask me to prom? What if he wasn’t? And worst yet, what if he knew about my biggest secret?
Pushing those thoughts out of my minds, I headed out the door, into my car, and drove off.
(Harry’s POV)
I was nervous. Really nervous.
I know what I was doing wasn’t right, but I guess it had to be done. I had always known that Kelsey had feelings for me, even though she denied it every time I teased her about it. It was obvious. But I just so happened to have feelings for someone else…
And that was her best friend, Carissa.
She had to find out one way or another, so I was going to tell her tonight. I was planning on asking Carissa to prom, but I wanted to let Kelsey know and make sure she would be fine about it.
