It's Time

Chapter 5

“Come on, Let’s go sit somewhere private so we can talk about this” Hannah suggests as she joins her warm hand with mine. I lift my head from her shoulder and wipe the stray tears away and give her a weak smile as she leads me out of the bathroom and into an empty quiet room down the corridoor. She takes a seat on the small 2 seater couch and I sit beside her.

“What’s up?” Hannah asks as she places a hand on my thigh encouragingly. I look down at my shoes trying to find the words to explain how I am feeling.

“It’s just- I ummm- I am stressed out” I finally manage to stutter out

“We all are” Hannah replies understandingly as her green eyes look into my blue ones.

“I miss my family and the whole Harry situation is difficult” I explain my voice shaky.

“Why is it so difficult?” she asks confused

“I can’t like him! We have the X Factor to focus on and our careers. I didn’t risk everything just for a boy to blow it. And besides why would he like somebody like me, he has girls all over the world throwing themselves at him” I reply sadness filling my voice and tears threaten to pour down my face.

“Harry would be lucky to have a girl like you. But only you can decide if you want to commit to a relationship” Hannah says knowingly

“I know” I say and huff as I put my head in my hands confused in what I should do now.

“I just don’t want to be hurt again” I say quietly. The events of my past relationship spinning through my head making me instantly feel ill.

*flash back*

“You mean absolutely nothing to me, you are worthless” Ryan my so called boyfriend spits at me. I had just caught him cheating, again for the 3 time since we have been together. Once again we resolve it my arguing, but this time it is different. Tears stream down my face his spiteful words stinging.

He steps closer Ryan lunges at me I try to run but don’t succeed. His strong hand wraps tightly around my small wrist trapping me in his grasp.

“Please don’t hurt me!” I whimper weakly as he pushes me roughly up against the wall. Ryan leans in close his face almost touching mine. I quickly turn my head away avoiding his contact.

“Look at me!” Ryan yells making me flinch at his threatening tone. I ignore him and close mye eyes hoping to create some kind of barrier, I keep my face turned away scared to face his evil glare.

“I said look at me!” Ryan yells even louder his hands move to grip my throat tightening pushing me further into the wall. I cough and splutter trying to breathe my legs and arms trying to push him off of me.

“I-uh get… of… me” I say breathlessly the words struggling to fall from my lips.

“Your dead to me” Ryan spits as he slams my head into the wall.

Everything turns black.

*End of Flashback*

“Lara are you okay?” Hannah asks worriedly awakening me from my flashback

“Oh um yeah I’m good. Thanks for listening to me it means a lot” I say thankfully as Hannah embraces me in a warm friendly hug.

“No problem at all!” Hannah says pulling back and sweetly smiling her hands linked with mine.

No more interruptions, No more Harry! Now I can focus on my career.