Hide and Seek h.s

Chapter 10

Bethan's pov

I quickly open the window and whisper/shout

"What the hell are you doing here?!"

"I- uh, wanted to know if you were okay" he said back. This wasn't going to work.

"Stay there!" I say and run quietly down the stairs, trying not to wake my parents. Luckily they were heavy sleepers.

I swung the back door open and walk out to where he was standing.

He looked at me with emotionless eyes and he was frowning.

"How did you know where I live?" I ask, slightly worried. He was a stranger after all.

"I didn't know, look you must be cold because I'm fucking freezing and I need to get home now because my mother is waiting for me" he says.

He starts walking away but I grab his arm

"Wait! Do you want to come inside and talk. It's warm and you can have a drink" I offer.

Why did I offer? Say no, say no, say no.

"I probably shouldn't" Yes!

"but I guess I could, not for long though" he said, still frowning.

I sigh and motion for him to follow me inside.

I walk into the kitchen with Harry following me.

"What do you want to drink?"

"What do you have?" he asks.

"Uh- tea, coffee, hot chocolate, water, Coke....." I trail off.

"Just water please" he mumbles.

I pour him some water and sit down. He sits down cautiously and has a sip of water.

"So Harry, what's your deal?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, what's your deal. Like, who are you? Why did you come to my house to check on me?" I say.

"Well I'm Harry and I wanted to make sure if you were okay. Is that a crime?" he says, raising his eyebrow.

"Well, it's a bit strange don't you think? I get lost in the woods, I go to a house near by and ask for help. A boy that lives there is incredibly rude. Then after me and my friend go on a walk. Get a little lost again and ask for directions. You answer, incredibly rude again and when I apologise, you drag me into your house, get angry for no reason and then run off. After that I walk home and then you've followed me and are making sure I'm okay. Doesn't that seem strange to you?" I say and glare at him.

"Well, you had no right to be near my house! You and your boyfriend came and had a little laugh at the alone freaks in the forest, then you run away in the dark alone and question me for having concern for you. You sound like a bit of a bitch don't you?" I flinch at his words.

I sigh and run a hand through my hair.

"Look, I know I may seem a bit 'bitchy' but I'm just stressed out. I'm just a naturally nosy person and it intrigued me. I just find it weird that your so secluded" I argue.

"Look, I'm not like you. I'm not perfect so stop being so nosy and stay out of it okay?" he snaps.

"Perfect? Don't be so judgemental! I'm far from perfect" I snap back.

"Don't call me judgemental, your the judgemental one!" he shouts.

"Will you keep your voice down! My parents are sleeping and I don't think they would like to come downstairs to find their teenage daughter arguing with a boy at 1am" I whisper.

Something changes in his eyes and they look sad, sad and fuming with anger.

"Parents?!? You want to talk about parents!?" he shouts, grabbing my arm.

"Dude! Get the fuck off my arm" I shout.

He looks down at my arm. His expression goes from angry to confused.

"What are they?" he asks, looking at my scars.

"Nothing" I say and try and yank my arm out of his tight grip.

"No- tell me-" he was cut off by a noise upstairs.

"That would be my parents" I mutter.

"You better leave"

He nods and turns around, walking slowly out the kitchen.

He turns around to face me.

"I- I'm sorry I grabbed your arm" and then walks out into the dark.

Well shit. That was a weird experience.

"WHO'S THERE?!" my dad shouts sleepily jogging in holding a mop.

"Dad! It's me calm down!" I say and he lowers the mop.

"Bethan? I heard the back door and voices"

"Yeah I came down because I needed a drink and I opened the back door to get some air" I lie.

"Oh okay, but who were you talking to?" he asks.

"No one, but when I came down you and mum must have left the TV on so I turned it off"

He nods and yawns.

"Night honey" with that he walks back upstairs with his mop.

That was a close one.

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