Sinful

Chapter fifteen

Weeks went bye and so did my feelings. I was numb, Cold to the world. I hadn't spoken to Harry since the day I tried to save him from his Coke head girlfriend. I was happy to see that he had finally returned to school though a few days after our... argument.
I sat alone at lunch now. Janice had tried to comfort me a few times but I didn't want it. Maybe I came across as a bit bitchy to my friends but I was hurt and I needed them to understand that. The one person I wanted to comfort me now pretended that I didn't exist.

"Hey, Charlotte." I stood at the water fountain filling my bottle, as Janice approached me. "What's up?" I asked blandly, not making eye contact. "I'm throwing a small Christmas gathering at my place tonight, and I was wondering if you'd like to stop bye...Harry will be there." She explained. "Can't." I said walking past her. "It's a school night."

"No, today is the last day until winter break. So tomorrow is our first day off. Just give it some thought ok?" She pleaded with me. I fiddled with my thumbs for a second, "I'll have to talk to my dad about it but I'll try my hardest to make it."

"I know Harry will be happy to hear that." Janice smiled, and pulled me into a small hug. I scoffed at her comment, "yeah, okay." I pulled away and began my way out the door and to my car.

I opened the front door to the smell of pork chops and corn. I followed the smell into the kitchen where my dad stood loosely, stirring the corn. "Hi honey." He spoke kindly. I furrowed my eyebrows, "H-hi." I stuttered. "You're cooking?" I asked quietly.

He shrugged his shoulders, "A mans gotta eat." I smiled at my dads kind gesture. "Pork chops are my favorite." I said, starting small talk. "Grab me 2 plates from the cabinet, please." I did as he said, trying to keep him in the good mood that he was oddly in. "Can I ask a question, Father?" He paused hardly. "Ok." He responded.

"I have a friend named Janice, she's a great godly woman, she invited me to a Christmas gathering with her and her family." I lied straight through my teeth, knowing she was a Buddhist. He removed the big spoon he out of the pot that he was stirring the corn with and slammed it on the counter. His knuckles were white from clenching it tightly. I jumped back suddenly.

"What did I say about asking dumb questions?" He clenched his teeth tightly. "Charlotte, you are disrespectful and you know what happens when you're disrespectful?" I whimpered at his words, "please, don't." I began to back away slowly. He picked up the pot of hot corn and before I knew it, it was all over me. Burning my arms and hands and face. I screamed in pain as tears ran down my face. "You do this to yourself!" He screamed at me, spit flying everywhere. "I just wanted to hangout with my friend!" I blubbered. He walked over without hesitation and socked me right in the eye, I could feel the swelling of a black eye almost instantly.

"You want to hangout with your friend? Huh?" He mocked me. "Fine! Go! But don't come back! I want you out of this house by the time I count to 10 or I'll kill you." I looked at him in disbelief. "One!!" He shouted. I quickly got myself together and ran out the door to my car. I pulled out of the driveway and drove a few miles down to a parking garage where I tried to get myself together. I took of the wet shirt I had on and grabbed a solid black, long sleeve shirt from my backseat, quickly realizing it was Harry's. I threw it on and then tied my hair up into a right bun. I took slow breaths while I wiped my face of tears. I would rather live in my car than live with him another second.

I took one last deep breath, put the car in drive and made the short trip to Janice's house. When I arrived there were a few cars in the parking lot, one I recognized as Harry's black jeep.

I knocked on the door quietly as I heard a bit of rustling around. Janice suddenly swung the door open as her smile turned into a look a distress. "Charlie, W-what happened to you?" I hadn't look in the mirror to see how bad the damage was. "What do you mean?" I asked hesitantly. She pulled me inside by my hand.

"Harry!!!!" She yelled for him. "No! What? Please don't call him in here!" I looked down at the ground. "Stay right here." She demanded as she ran into the other room. I could here low talking between the two before they both appeared back into the entry way.

"Charlie?" His voice was raspy and sweet. Just hearing his voice made the tears fall. I sniffles, wiping away a few drops. "please look at me." He reached out to grab my arms but I flinched back before he could touch me. "D-don't do that." I said in almost a whisper. He reached his pointer finger out and lifted my chin. His face scrunched in anger. "Who did this?"

"Drop it." I said sternly. "We are here for a Christmas party, so where's it at?" I asked at my attempt of turning the attention on something else. "Your eye is blackened and you have burns on your chest." His voice cracked. "Who did it?" He ran his fingertips over my chest and then up to my eye. I flinched in pain. I brought my bottom lip between my teeth, "don't touch me, Harry Styles. Don't!" I felt that terrible lump in my throat you get before you're about to burst into a sob. "I'm sorry, just please let me hold you. You're in pain." He basically begged me.

"Oh NOW you're fucking sorry!!" I looked him in his eyes. "After you completely ripped my heart out weeks and weeks ago?! After u poured my heart out to you and you still chose you're drugs and you're tramp of a girlfriend?! You can't be sorry!" My breathing was getting heavy as I was fighting the urge not to cry. Without warning he embraced me anyways, in muscles in warmness I felt comfort. That's when I couldn't fight anymore and I began to wale, harder than I ever had before. I fell to my knees and he came right down with me.

"It's gonna be ok, Charlie. It's going to be okay."

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