slow down.

= chapter 24 =

I'm excited to see Jill! I haven't seen her since the plane ride!

"..Jill?.." I cautiously ask.

"um yeaaa.?" from the way she said that I can tell that she is yet to see me through the thick morning fog.

"It's Ariel!"

"Right! Ariel! Oh my gosh! Do you go to my school?" she asks

"As of now.. yes!" excitement clearly bursting out of me.

"Yay!"

"Yep! Now I actually have a friend at this school besides Louis."

"Who's Louis?"

"Louis Tomlinson, he goes to our school now too and he goes way back with me so I know he's friendly!" I giggle, clearly amused by what I said.

"Oh cool! There's our bus!" she points at it driving around the corner. Louis is sprinting to the bus stop when he sees the squeeky doors open for us. He hops in behind me.

We walk down the isle and find to empty seats next to each other near the back. Since we are one of the first groups of people to get on the bus we have lots of options to choose from. Jill and I sit next to each other and Louis sits across from us with his back against the window and feet stretched out across the seat.

Next thing I knew we were at school. I got out of the bus with Louis trailing behind me and Jill in front of me. We walked through the large doors into the school. I went to the office and a nice lady showed me to my locker and showed me my classes and where they are. As I walk to my locker I'm greeted with welcoming stares. Terror and anxiety is already forming but I keep my head up and make it to my locker. As soon as I get there everything is better when I find out that Louis' and Jill's lockers are to the left of mine. I start loading in my books. Then the nauseous feeling hits me like a boulder when I look to my right.

Just by my luck I and placed next to Harry. Just fucking fabulous. Right when I started to find myself again he somehow found another way to interfere with my life.

"Ariel, love. You feeling alright?" I sprint to the bathroom across the hall and stumble into the last stall. Everything that was inside of me just came out through my mouth hole into the toilet. I weakly stand up and stumble to the sink to rinse of my mouth and face.

I walk out to Harry, Jill, and Louis standing there with their jaws dropped to the ground looking at me. I walk through the constant flow of students to get to my locker. I get up and put the rest of my stuff into the locker and throw my bag over my shoulder. They are still all staring at me!

"I'm fine!" I urge at Jill and Louis. Then I turn around to Harry. "As if you'd actually care if I'm alright or not." I roll my eyes and walk past him to the first class.

The day goes quite fast mostly because I was into what we were learning unlike the rest of the world. School ended and I walk outside the school quick to take a breather until they call my bus. I lean against the brick wall on my side and just shut my eyes and breath in. When I open my eyes I'm alarmed by Harry leaning just like I am, 1 foot away from me, against the brick wall! Immediately I back away and turn around.

"Holy shit Ar please stop walking away."

"Why can't you just fuck off!?"

"Because I can't."

"Yea, sure!"

"Seriously!!"

"All you like to do is fuck with my life! I fell for you and you didn't even care! I doubt you ever even loved me in the first place." I try as hard as I can but I fail. I can't hold in the tears. They poor out like Niagra falls and I turn so Harry can't see me.

"Don't cry." he frowns and walks in front of me.

"Why shouldn't I?"

"I know that I gave you every reason hate me....and cry. But you shouldn't. I was just as destroyed when I saw you cheating.. or what I thought was cheating. And it was the hardest thing for me to let you go in the forest at Niall's party but it's what had to be done."

"BUS 16!" I hear the lady from inside call. I start to walk but Harry grabs my arm.

"Don't. I'll drive you home."  he puts his arm over my shoulder and we walk to his car.

We get to my house and my mom isn't home yet. She won't be home until 7:00 tonight.

"Harry I feel sick again."

"Its okay I'll take care of you. I'll always take care of you." he leaves my school stuff in the car and carries me up to my room. I change into just a bra and underwear with an over sized t-shirt on top. I climb into bed and Harry takes off his shirt and shoes and walks to the bathroom to get me medicine out of the cluttered bathroom cabinet. He comes back and give me medicine and gets under the blankets with me.

***Harry's POV***

I lay her down and get under the blankets with her. Words can't describe the things I want to do with her right now...but I won't. I need to take it slower with her this time if I want to show her giving me a second chance wasn't a fuck up move.

Soon enough she falls fast asleep. And I am here looking at her and she is so beautiful. We were just here together and that was enough.

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