Mysterious // tomlinson

four

By now, everyone is staring at me like I'm some maniac. I blink five times to make sure I'm not dreaming. But no, April is sitting there with him. That liar. "Oh..um..May..Hi.." She says politely. Damn, she tries to act all innocent and pure, but I know better. I know how much of a bitch she really is. I point to Louis and I laugh without humour. "I thought you changed. I guess I was wrong, now I better leave before you start fucking on the table." I snarl, narrowing my eyes at both of them. Louis has guilt evident on his face but I am not going to give him another chance, that's for sure.

I strut out of McDonald's and I make my way to Niall's apartment quickly.

A lot of things are on my mind but what keeps coming back is Winter. That whole incident was my fault and I can't help but feel awful about it. If I could've have kept my big mouth shut, none of this would happen. I reach his apartment and I knock calmly, trying to keep myself together. The previous events have really taken a toll on my emotions and they aren't helping one bit. Niall opens the door, his face looks exhausted, but he has a stupid grin on his face. "Are the girls here?" I ask, looking behind him. He nods. "But if you're looking for Winter, she's back in Harry's flat with him and Zayn." He says. Someone's arms snake around him. I raise my eyebrows when I see Skylar placing kisses on his neck. "Princess, let's do this later, I'm exhausted." He places a soft kiss on her forehead and she still ignores my presence. Great, everyone's mad at me. I roll my eyes slightly before asking Niall another question.

"Where's Eden?" I ask. "She's at Harry's" Of course she's at Harry's, she has to make sure her queen is okay. "Where does Harry live?" I ask. "I don't know if I should tell ya.. he doesn't like it when I give his address to random people.." Niall mutters. I cross my arms and raise my eyebrows at him. "I'm not just a 'random' person, am I?" I say, my voice not at all calm anymore. "Touche, alright, he lives down the street floor 4, door 419." He is about to say something else but I don't bother to listen because I am already dashing through the narrow halls.

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"Open up!" I yell, banging on the door. I hear light footsteps on the other side, then Eden comes in view, her eyebrows furrowed. "Will you shush, Winter is still sleeping." She says in a hush tone, her tone of voice surprisingly calm. I walk in to find Zayn sitting on the couch. God, I haven't seen him in years. "Oh, May! Haven't seen you in a while!" Zayn yells, waving at me. Eden shushes him and jumps on the couch, throwing a piece of popcorn at him, making him laugh and engulf her in a hug. She pokes his stomach and he falls on the floor, causing both of them to break out in fits of giggles.

May raises an eyebrow at Eden, as if asking her where Winter is. Eden- obviously in a better mood, nods towards the room. May walks into the room without knocking- which is a huge mistake.

"What the fuck, get o- May?"

"Is Winter okay?!" I yell. Harry puts his index finger to my lips. "You never shut it, do you?" He mutters, rolling his eyes. "I just wanted to see if she's okay.. jeez." I say. Harry sighs and runs a hand through his hair, which looks awfully unruly. "Are you..okay?" I ask. I see his face grow pale as the time passes. "What's wro-"

"Why hasn't she woken up yet?" He asks, his teeth grazing on his bottom lip. A few moments pass and he slams his hand down on the small table. "Why the fuck hasn't she woken up!" He yells. I shakily shrug my shoulders. "This is your fucking fault!" He yells, pointing his finger at me. "I know.." I mumble. "Oh God, I have to take her to the hosp-"

"I'm up, I'm up." A quiet voice calls from the bed. Harry's and my eyes widen once we see Winter struggling to sit up. Harry frowns and pushes her back down gently. She disobeys and continues trying to sit up. In the process of doing so, she bursts out in tears, clutching onto her stomach. "Why does it hurt so fucking much?" She tries to yell but her voice is weak, all she can do is whisper. "Louis punctured some of your ribs." Harry shakes his head disapprovingly, anger evident in his green eyes.

"Will I be okay?" Winter asks. Harry frowns. "You won't be able to walk on your own for a week at the least." He says. Winter looks up with a petrified expression. "What do you mean I can't walk on my own?!" She exclaims, trying to yell but she cannot. "I'm going to help you." He says, pushing her back down because she is trying to sit up again, stubborn girl. Her eyes meet mine for a split second and emotion finally flickers in those dark brown eyes of hers, something I haven't seen in her eyes in a long time, disappointment, and that's what I hate to see. She can scream at me, and curse at me, and I won't even care, but if you give me a look of disappointment, that alone can break me.

"It hurts, everything hurts." She whispers, her eyes shutting close, a few tears rolling down her cheeks.

Deciding that i've seen enough, I walk out of the room but Harry stops me. "You don't care that you almost got her killed?!" Harry says, his tone of voice intimidating, not at all sounding like it did a few years back. "I do care! Why wouldn't I? You're the one that caused her the most pain." I say, my voice softening towards the end of my statement.

He opens his mouth to speak, but only a whisper comes out. "What?"

I sigh and take a glance at the beaten girl peacefully sleeping with the beige duvet wrapped around her fit body. "I remember when she used to smile," I begin, recalling the old memories. Harry's eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean, 'used to' ?" He asks. I ignore him. "And I remember when she would laugh.. her eyes would crinkle and her nose would scrunch up, joy bouncing off of her.." I smile slightly, but it disappears when I speak the words that Harry will just never understand. "But you broke her. She was traumatized Harry, by her childhood, by her father, by you." I take a deep breath and I try to speak as nicely as possible.

"You didn't stop when you pushed her limits, but she loved you too much to let go, so she let you, but you let her down when she needed you the most."

And with those last words, I run out.

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a/n: HEY GUYS! ASDJVBOEFUVH.

Poor Winter :(

What do you think will happen next??

ILY BYE. -Marykate xx