The Days Will Last: One Direction

Chapter 56

I could not believe what was happening! My chest had a sudden burn. I felt pain.

As I watched Sarah enter her house, it felt like someone had just ripped my heart out of my chest, crushed it and drowned it in the ocean. I turned around and saw Niall standing there. Niall’s eyes reflected how worried he was.

“Harry, what happened?” he asked me.

“I-” I wanted to explain everything, every minute detail but the words got stuck in my throat. I could feel my eyes filling up with water; they were just waiting for a good chance to come out.

“Uh, wait. Let’s go to my place?” he said analyzing how difficult it was for me to tell him everything. We reached his place and he rang the bell. Mrs.Horan opened the door.

“You guys are early. It is only ten. I did not expect you until at least twelve.” She said as we entered the house. “Hello Harry,” she continued.

The smell of his house comforted me and strangely made me sicker. I tried to smile.

“Mom, Harry is not feeling well. He will stay over for the night. Is that fine?” Niall said avoiding the eye contact with his mom.

“Oh, dear. What happened Harry?” I looked up and saw the worried look on her face.

“Uhm, nothing big Mrs.Horan just a bit of-a-a- head ache.” I lied.

“Goodness. Niall take Harry to your room. I’ll prepare some soup for you.”

“Thank you Mrs.Horan, but I’m fine.” I replied. Her hospitality made me feel guilty.

Still, I quickly climbed up the narrow stairs that led us to Niall’s room. I made myself comfortable on one of the chairs next to his study table. Niall went to the bathroom to change and in the mean time I was starring at his wall, which was covered with posters. From Metallica to Michael Jackson, from Aerosmith to Bon Jovi, The Beatles- you just had to name it. He was back in a minute. He locked the room and took the other chair.

“Do you need anything Harry? Water, may be tea or anything?”

“No thanks,” I replied in a coarse voice.

“Okay. Now tell me, what happened? I have never seen Sarah so upset. Did you guys have a fight?”

“Ummm...”

“Harry, what happened?” Niall said while looking straight into my eyes. He was the person who could help me. I tried opening the deepest layers of emotions I’d been feeling lately. I felt literal physical pain while doing this. I wouldn’t be surprised if it became evident on my face too because I saw Niall flinch.

And so I started the story that lost me the heavy and clustered bundles of memories and feelings considerably.

“You know-uh- Sarah went to get some punch. Then uh-eh- holly was drunk and Emery had just em, broken up with her- so umm. I tried to confront her and then she-eh kissed me and then I was about to protest but Sarah saw and then she-she just ran...”

I could not even look Niall in the eye. I had hurt his best friend. Regardless of the fact that Niall and I were very good friends I knew he would be mad at me and I thought I would be ready for it. I thought I was ready for him, screaming at me and saying that I did not deserve someone like Sarah in my life and him telling me to apologize to his best friend. I also thought I was ready for him kicking me out of his house after knowing all of this. However, frankly I was not. I could feel my face going red and hot.

“That UHH-”he yelled as he got up and kicked his chair as hard as he could, the chair hit the wall and made a loud sound.  “She always finds a way to hurt Sarah! Holly Flack why are not you satisfied with your own life and have to interfere in my best friend’s life?! ALWAYS. She always makes Sarah’s life tough! Harry, I know you would have never tried to kiss Holly, I mean you are not that kind of person. I want to smash that plastic face so hard!”