Let's Try This Again / h.s

Chapter 22

Harry's POV

I'm glad Cali's okay I mean she's not fully herself yet but I'll take what I can get. I've been avoiding Jane all week I'm glad she's been busy so she doesn't have to worry about what me or what the lads are doing so that's a plus.

I walk back into California's house and see Niall and Beverly in a full conversation with each other while Sophia looks like she's enjoying her life and Liam is smiling.

I guess the two love birds are okay, aside from Niall and Beverly.

I leave everyone to themselves and walk back into California's room.

There's a lump on the bed making me guess it's her, the window was wide open and I can feel a few of the rain drops starting to fall on the side of the house.

I go to close it and turn to see her, but the more I get closer the more I feel weird.

I go to lift up the covers and she's gone, I start to panic because last time this happened it rained and she was stabbed and lost a kidney I can't have this happening to her.

Not now not when things are starting to go great.

I run out the room "you guys she's not here!" I shout.

Sophia gets off the couch and walks over to me "last time I checked she was in there Harry" she walked pass me and into her room a few seconds she walks back out with her eyes wide.

"We have to go" everyone looked at each other and started to scramble all around the house.

Beverly was the only one who wasn't panicking; she grabbed the house phone and dialed a few numbers "yeah is California with you? Thought so, see you guys in a few" she puts down the phone and looks at us with her 'you-guys-are-too-much' look.

"Well where is she!?" I scream.

"Relax will you?" I sighed and rolled my eyes at her. She motions her hands to follow me as everyone walks out the front door.

"I swear Harry you need to relax" Beverly started up the car.

"Yeah, yeah just drive will you?"

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I don't know why I'm scared but I just don't want anything to happen to her, she's doing so well and I would hate to have her start all over again. She's been through a lot and the last thing she needs is to be worrying about starting all over again.

Starting all over, I wonder where we stand. I know she lets me in her room and everything but we don't speak she just eats barely.

Beverly opens her house door and we all stop in the middle of the room.

We see her laughing and smiling with her family, she's enjoying her time and then it hits me. I start to back away and walk out the front door I hear my name being called but I just ignore it. I keep walking down the sidewalk trying to clear my head trying to think about something else.

I felt a small hand on my lower right arm I turn and see its Cali.

"Hey Curls" my heart skips a bit when I hear her call me that. It's been so long since I heard her call me 'Curls' and I gotta say it feels good to hear my little nickname coming from her but then the thought trails in my mind again and I continue to walk.

"Harry where are you going?" I heard her but I kept walking. I hear her grunt and run in front of me to stop walking.

"Why aren't you answering me? Is everything okay?" she asks.

I shake my head no "well then what is it, you can talk to me" she smiles at me.

"I-I gotta go okay... I'll see you around" her face softened and then frowns I walk around her and continue to walk on the side walk.