Pieces // H.S

Chapter 16: Harry: Last Man Standing

I switched on my iPad, rubbed my eyes and looked at a headline and main picture. ‘Meet the future Mrs Horan’ was written in bold black print. The picture showed Niall and Felicity Joseph holding hands in a clearly posed photo-shoot picture. I had three messages from Niall and one missed call from Jane from last night. I read the first message from Niall:

- 03/12/2017: 21:30

Soz mate about not tellin’ ya bout me and Fliss. Call me later when u get this message.

Nialler

The second message said:

- 03/12/2017: 22:42

I can understand if you don’t really wanna talk, especially cos I should have told u.

If it’s anything to u, no one else knew until this morning, not even Jane Hamilton (Fliss’ best friend).

Call me.

Nialler

The third message had a completely different tone:

- 04/12/2017: 09:30

OK FIRST U IGNORE ALL MY MESSAGES. BUT THEN FLISS TELLS ME THAT U ASKED HER OUT.  SHE SAID SHE TOLD U THAT WE WERE ENGAGED. U LITTLE …

Niall carried on with several swear words and he ranted on saying that I was such a ‘player’.

I thought Felicia had obviously lied to him to save her from trouble from Niall. I had known Niall much longer than Felicity and he knows that I wouldn’t do that if I knew that they were together. He just had his event order all mixed up. I just about to text him this when I got a text from Jane.

- 04/12/2017 10:26

Hi

I’m in the studio right now so I’ll keep it short.

I know what you're probably thinking, Felicity lied to Niall, to save herself, and got you into trouble. It wasn’t her fault that Niall thinks u were trying to get in with her, it was mine and I’m sorry about that. I had to make up something when Fliss told him about ur meeting yesterday for everyone’s sake. Fliss is trying to convince him that it wasn’t your fault so just leave him to cool off for a while. No one will find out about this, I swear.

Sorry

Jane

 

So maybe this situation wasn’t clear as I first thought. Jane had patched everything over with a web of lies. I should have been seething with anger at her for breaking off one of the few friendships I have at the moment, but she was doing this to protect her best friend, which was understandable, I guess. After all she was only seventeen, and she was under a lot of pressure from her peers. I expected more of Felicity though. At nearly two years Jane’s senior, she still expected Jane to fight her corner. I guess that’s just how it worked for them.

Now I was the only member of the band that’s not in a relationship - the last man standing. Funny, seeing as I’m the one member that’s had the most girlfriends. Most of my girlfriends are either married or engaged now, so I can’t get back with any of them. Feeling lonely after these thoughts, I switched on the TV and watched a rom-com. I don't particularly like that particular genre, but today that film seemed to cheer me up.

A/N: This chapter was really slow... I'll edit it soon. Sorry.

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