Who Won The Girl (Harry Styles)

Chapter 52

[Alexis' P.O.V]

The smell isn't as bad now; it's still bad but I'm getting used to it. I can't get my head around the fact dead bodies are just across the room to me. I squeeze my eyes shut in attempt to isolate the thought somewhere else but I can't. I'm drowned in thoughts of Harry and Ross locked in a mental institution whilst im locked in the basement of my so-called best friend. If anything, this whole thing has taught me to not trust anyone. Harry seems to be the only person I can trust. How has this turned from an innocent love traingle to a mess?

I struggle out of the ropes again but I flop back to the weak position when I hit the realisation for the tenth time; I'm not getting out. I hear the door unlock and I look up instantly to someone I've been dreading to see, but right now, I'm glad.

''Mai?'' I shakily ask. She guilty eyes me and frowns before rushing over to me and untying the rope.

''What are you doing? Why are you here?'' My dry mouth speaks, im thirsty but that's the least of my worries.

''You need to get out of here, quick.'' She doesn't even glance at the bodies to my right, as if used to them. Her face is shining with sweat and her make up is smuged, but the once insecure girl is nowhere to be found. She ruthlessly cuts through the ropes and demands through gritted teeth but I wasn't ready to leave with no answers.

''If she's your mother..'' I begin when I remember she's not even her biological mother. ''Who's Jane? I thought she was your mum.''

''Jane is a cover up.'' She simply states. ''She might be one of the only people to volunteer to help us and she's more of a mother to me, really. Have you never thought maybe she's too young to have a child as old as 17?''

''No.'' I lie, the thought has passed my mind. I can't even look at Mai knowing her mother was some psycho that was planning on starving me to death here.

''My mum always despised Anne Styles, as you might know. As soon as the therapist, who knew Anne too, called my mother and told her about Harry and Ross' little visit she found it as a perfect opportunity to ruin her life. She uses the whole 'Ross broke my heart' thing as a reason to revenge her even more, she assumes she cares about me but I don't believe her one bit. She drove me to do all these terrible things and try and ruin Harry's life, from the start. I'm sorry, and to prove that I am I'm letting you go.'' She pauses for a bit and is out of breath. It's almost like she tried to get all her words out in one go.

My weary eyes stare at her unconvinced as I rub the marks on my arm that threaten to bruise. ''I called the police and they're going to get her arrested at the mental institute. I told them about the bodies too, they should be here any minute. People can lecture me all they want about how I could do such thing to my mother but she's insane, I can't let her carry this on.'' She continues.

I stumble outside the basement, almost dragging myself out. I've heard enough. The first thing I was going to do is go to that place and see this woman get taken away. She's caused all this drama our lives, she's ruined her own daughter's life.

She follows behind me. ''I know where you want to go and I'll take you. It's the least I can do after everything I've put you through.''

''Put us through,'' I correct. Anne, Gemma, Ross, Harry. Zayn even.

''Zayn doesn't know, does he?'' I ask as I get the first breath of fresh air into my lungs. She swallows the lump in her throat and shakes her head no.

**

[Harry's P.O.V]

The sounds of the sirens are ringing in my eyes as I search for Ross in the crowdy, smokey entrance of the hospital. We were escorted out of the hospital and I finally am outdoors after what seemed like years, only a few weeks, of being locked in that place. Even though it isn't the best sight I'm glad. Ross and I were talking about how graduation is next week and we're free now, the timing was on point. It wasn't for me; I simply wanted to see Alexis in a cap and gown, she's been going on about how excited she is about  graduation  ever since we met.