Half a Heart - A Harry Styles Fan Fiction

Chapter 3

Harry's POV

I stand outside the front doors of my school for what felt like years waiting for Alex. "Where is she?" I mumble to myself before I'm tapped on the shoulder and greeted by someone I really didn't want to see.

Louis Tomlinson.

Louis was like Katie in some ways.. Maybe that's why they dated. They both fucked anyone with genitals and a 'cute' face. Louis was Katie's longest relationship, 2 weeks. Sad, but at least she was happy for the short period of time.

Louis and I were friends before he got jealous. Me and him would always hang out in the 3rd and 4th grade and everything was great until 5th grade when I met Alex and Katie. Louis was just like my dad. Not happy about me hanging out with girls unless I was dating them, when my dad wasn't coming home drunk, that is. When my dad was sober he'd tell me hanging out with girls was a waste of time. Of course I didn't listen, Alex and Katie meant the world to me until Katie got the assumption I liked Alex and not her.. She wasn't wrong. Alex's mom wasnt any better. She hated the fact of me and her hanging out just as much as my dad did. She was never what her mom wanted her to be, but I wasn't for my dad either and when he first found out me and my only guy friend were no longer friends he almost threw a beer bottle at my head. He missed by a few inches thanks to his drunken state that night. I'm brought back to reality by Louis speaking to me.

"Hey mate," I'm not your fucking mate. I think to myself but decide to keep in my head.

"Word on the street is your hitting Norvelle, good choice man." His smug expression making me want to puke my lunch all over his weathered leather jacket.

I'm just about to say something about his crude remarks when I'm poked on the side and turn around to find the beautiful, beaming face of my.. girlfriend? I know I asked her out but I'm not sure if she's into the whole title thing. I put the thought aside as I intertwine our fingers and walk away from the asshole that is Louis Tomlinson.

"How was your day?" She directs twards me, her soothing voice dissolving all my anger into pure joy.

"Great actually, I got an A on a test and I think me and Niall did okay on our presentation." I decide to leave out my encounter with Louis but knowing Alex that's all she's wondering about.

"Who was that guy back there?" She asks.

"What do you mean?" Trying to sound oblivious to her question but its obviously not working.

"Harry you know what I mean." She says as she stops walking and crosses her arms like a 4 year old who can't get what she wants.

Wow she's stubborn but damn is it cute.

"He's just an old friend" I say leaving out the details.

"Harry I know you. If he was an old friend I would know about him by now." She says before her sassy attitude turns to horror. "I would know.. wouldn't I?"

It's just now occuring to me that I never told her about how my dad hated the idea of me and her being friends and about Louis being my only friend before she came around. How could I not tell her?

"Shit" I curse to myself.

"Harry, is there something you haven't told me?" I can tell she's on the verge of tears by the way she is constantly looking down and squinting harder than usual.

She's always told me everything and I've never mentioned she and Katie were the reason my dad and I now hate each other or who Louis is. How could I do this to her?

"Harry answer me..." She says letting a few tears fall and her tone almost a whisper.

"Yes okay I'm sorry! I never told you why my dad and I hate each other did I?" I ask even though I know the answer.