insanity // h.s

ten

Song of the Chapter- The One That Got Away, The Civil Wars

Harry's POV

"Your what?" I questioned, thinking I may have not heard her right.

I watched as she sighed at the other end of the table and ran a hand through her hair in frustration, "it was my dad, Harry."

"Your dad? How the hell does he know where I live?"

Addie opened her mouth to respond but she was interrupted when a waiter came by and asked for our drinks.

"I'll have a sweet tea," she smiled at him.

"Root beer," I bluntly responded, not waiting for him to ask me.

The waiter nodded as he wrote down our drinks and scurried away. At least he wasn't flirting with Addie this time like the last dick.

A silence loomed over the table. I was still waiting for her to answer my question about how the fuck her dad knows where I live, but she was just sitting there awkwardly twirling her thumbs.

I was about to remind her of the topic we were just on when she finally answered, "when you dropped me off back at the dorms last night, I called my dad like, straight away and asked him to drop off the money to your flat-"

"But how the hell did you know where I lived?" I cut her off.

Addie sighed, "I'm getting to that." I just nodded in response.

She took another breath before she started again, "I basically guilted his way into it, saying how he wasn't ever there for me and that considering his large amount of money, it shouldn't be hard for him to drop it off. He eventually agreed, I knew he would. I know where you lived because before I was in the dorm room where I am now, I rented out a room in that apartment. I knew it was James as soon as you talked about his drug selling habits, everyone who lives there knows what kind of a sleaze ball he is. My dad knew how to get the rest of the information like your room number, and he had someone drop it off after that."

I paused a bit, taking in what she said, "why didn't you just tell me this on the phone?"

"I thought you would be mad," she shrugged.

I didn't even know what the hell to say. No one has ever done something like this for me before. Sure, I've had people who will pay a small amount of money at dinners if I'm short a bit, but no one has called someone that they cannot stand and had them drop off such a large about at my apartment before.

"Thank you," I finally said, "I would've lost the flat if it wasn't for you."

"It wasn't my money," she pointed out, "it was just me who got them to drop it of."

"Still, just, thank you, Addie."

She nodded her head and the waiter came by with our drinks, "are you ready to order," he questioned, taking out his notepad before we could even give him a fucking answer.

"I'll just have a cheese burger, no onions," I mumbled.

"How would you like the meat cooked," he asked.

"Medium."

He nodded and wrote the order down before turning to Addie and asking her what she wanted.

"The same, please," she quietly answered.

"So," I asked when he left, trying to avoid any awkward silence that might come between us, "why psychology?"

"What?"

"Why did you pick psychology to major in? Why do you want to be a therapist?"

"Oh," she mumbled, her features turning sad a bit.

Fucking hell, I always ask the worst questions.

Before I can tell her never mind, she's already answering me, "I had this friend in school when I was growing up. Okay, well, actually she was my only friend. I wasn't bullied or anything, the other kids just thought I was weird because I was so smart, I guess."

Addie paused and took another breath, "well, her name was Chloe, and I was friends with her from when I was 12 until I was 17 when she um, she committed suicide."

Fuck. Why did I ask her this? Why can't I just mind my own fucking business, now she's sitting across the table and she's about to start bawling.

"I just, I didn't have any idea that she was depressed. Not a single clue, and I lost my only friend because I wasn't there to help her. So, I guess I just want to help people out with their problems. I don't want more people to have the same fate as Chloe," she whispered the last sentence.

"You know," I said after a long pause, "I think you're just fucking incredible. You've been through so much shit in your life, and you've come such a far way. You already have your whole future planned out, it's like all the things that have happened to you don't even matter. They're just motivations that push you to wanting to do better. I lost one person, and my life is just, falling apart."

Addie didn't answer, she just looked away from my gaze. Actually, none of us said anything. When our food came, we ate in silence until we were both done.

"Do you want to go see a movie after this," I asked, suddenly not wanting this time together to end.

"I can't, Harry, I have to be back at work in," she looked at the time on her phone, "like, 10 minutes."

I nodded, and when the check came I grabbed it to pay for our meal.

"Harry," Addie whined, "I can pay for my own meal."

"Your dad dropped off a check for £900s this morning. I think I can pay for dinner."

She didn't say anything to that, and once the waiter came back for my change, Addie already put the tip for him on the table.

"If you're paying for dinner, I can leave the tip," she smiled.

I just laughed at that and before I knew it we were both back outside, standing awkwardly by each other.

"Thanks for meeting up with me," I said, finally breaking the silence.

"It's okay, I knew I'd have to tell you eventually, you would probably go mad," she teased.

Before I knew what I was doing, I was pulling her in for a hug. She didn't object though, she wrapped her arms around my neck almost immediately.

"Thank you, really," I whispered into her hair, "you didn't have to do what you did."

"I didn't have to, but that doesn't mean I didn't want to," she simply answered.

We pulled away from each other and she gave me one last smile before turning on her heel and walking to her car.

I missed her presence right away.

Sorry for the short chapter! But, I am also going to update tomorrow (like I do every Sunday), and the next chapter is going to be really, erm, dramatic and maybe a little Addie& Harry action (wink, wink), ok byyye!! Xx