The Best Days (ON HOLD)

CH 20: Speakerphone

 

____JAN-24-14___

My phone rang several times today, not once have I left the bed. Not a foot touched the carpet since last night. My pillow was stained with tears, I was nearly starving and I got almost no sleep. I gasped when I heard a knock on my door. Should I invite them in? No, I want to be left alone.

"Hello?" It was a familiar voice but I couldn't make out whose it was. It just slipped my mind. "Are you home?" I got out of bed, after much of a mental fight and went to answer. I set my hand on the door handle and opened to reveal Talia. Her jaw dropped at the sight of me.

"Hi." I groaned. "Come in, whatever." I said opening the door further.

"I heard about your Mum and I brought brownies. You don't look so good, did you have lunch yet?" She came in, setting her pan of brownies on the counter.

"No." I sat on the couch and turned on the TV.

"You should. I can make some if you'd like."

"No." I pillowed my head on the armrest.

"Look Hope, I'm sorry about your mum but you've got to eat. You'll starve to death, and you aren't answering you phone! We're all worried about you." She sat next to me and rubbed my back. "Harry's tried to call and text you all night and he contacted everyone if you were ok."

"If he loves me so much why doesn't he come here?"

"Because he's out at a photoshoot and interview. I'm sure he will soon if you don't respond. He's scared to death about you!"

"Fine. I'll answer." I gently pushed her arm off me and got up to retrieve my phone from the floor. There I had 3 missed calls and 11 new texts.

Harry: Could I take you out to get you mind off things?

Harry: Would you?

Harry: Hope?

Harry: It's been 3 hours where are you

Harry: Are you ok?

Harry: Im calling now, pick up.

Harry: Pick up your scaring me

Harry: Is there anything I can do for you?

Harry: Don't do this, come back.

Harry: STOP IGNORING ME AND PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE

Harry: Thats it, im coming.

The last one was sent less than a minute ago. The rest went throughout the day and last night.

"He's coming to check up on me." I sniffed.

"Told you. I wish I had a boyfriend like yours. Mine is a wimp, I kill all the spiders because he's absolutely terrified by them!" Talia laughed and joined me on the floor. There I played the messages, all from Harry as well. The first one: "Hi Hope, it's Harry and I noticed you aren't answering my texts and I want to know if you're ok. I don't want to see you hurt so call back soon ok babe? Bye, I love you."

The second: "Hope please pick up. Can I take you out or something? Please answer, this isn't ok. I'm scared."

The last: "Hope pick up the damn phone. Stop ignoring me. Call me back soon, this is scaring me. Please. I love you, bye."

"Hope call him back right now." Talia said shaking her head and scrolling over the texts once more.

"Fine." I puffed and dialed his number. It didn't take long for him to pick up.