I'll Look After You (1D FanFic)

Chapter 6

Hope you're all having a good Saturday!! It's so hot and sunny where I am in England, it's weird to think that there are no clouds in the sky in England in May...the Lord loves us all!!

I haven't done as much revision as I should have done but I'm too bothered, I've had a good day.

Anyhow, here is chapter 6!!

Chapter 6 – Something’s not right…

Harry’s POV

I’m glad that Liam managed to get Katie back. I can’t help but wonder why she did run off and if all of the yelling coming from the kitchen has got anything to do with it. All I can hear is Louis and Liam shouting at each other, something to do with swearing I think. I’m not sure. I got of the sofa and headed to the kitchen to stop them from biting each other’s heads off.

“Guys.” I shouted to get myself heard over their bellowing voices. They instantly stopped and snapped their heads in my direction. The silence filled every corner of the room, except it wasn’t silent. Small sobs could be heard from Katie, who was curled up on the floor leaned up against the wall crying her eyes out.

“Katie, darling.” I said softly, rubbing her shoulder soothingly. She flinched away like she was scared of me or something. “Katie, why are you scared?” I asked her, still keeping to my soft tone but taking a small step back.

“Please don’t hit me.” She whimpered before running off to her room.

“Did I just hear her correctly?” Louis asked, worried and confused.

“Yep.” I sighed sadly.

Katie’s POV

I just blurted it out. I couldn’t help it. Now he’s gonna tell Louis and Liam and Zayn and Niall and they are all going to hate me. For allowing myself to be beaten every day. For getting drunk because I’m scared. For letting him do that to me. For being the idiot that I am. For everything that I am.

God, I could really do with a cigarette right now. As far as I know, they are all in the kitchen so I could sneak out into the garden, have a ciggie and then come back in without them knowing.

*knock knock*

“Katie?” Louis asked through the door. Or not. “Please let me in sweetie.” I hauled myself up from the floor and opened the door, to be greeted by Louis’ t-shirt as I was pulled into a bear hug before I had the chance to open my lips and tell him to get off me.

“F**k! Lou get off me!” I screeched, shoving him off me as best I could. Louis let go, realising that I was hurt and it hurt to be hugged.

“Katie, don’t swear!” Liam warned me from the living room. 

“Let me see.” Lou said softly.

“See what?” I asked, curious at what he had meant.

“What ‘you-know-who’ did to you.” He said, referring to Connor but I like to think that he is a die-hard Potter nerd.

“Who? Voldemort? I think you will find that he is a fictional character created by an amazing woman who also created Harry Potter.” I smiled. He just looked at me like some kind of freak. “J.K. Rowling.” I told him, his face lightened with knowledge. So he did know who she was!

“Katie, you know who I mean.” Louis said. “Please.” His eyes looked into mine with such care and love I just had to. I lifted my hoodie and tee shirt, revealing my bruised ribs and a few small scratches on my stomach and hips. “Sh*t.” He breathed, exhaling deeply in slight shock. “Why did you never tell me before?”

“You never asked.” I replied simply, pulling my tee shirt and hoodie over my stomach again.

“Katie,” Louis sighed warily.

“I didn’t tell you because I was scared. I still am.” I admitted, trying my best not to make eye contact with him.

“You don’t need to be scared.” Louis told me, stroking my forearm comfortingly, knowing that hugging me is completely out of the question. “Is he why you drink? Is that why you wouldn’t tell me in the car, because you’re scared?” I nod slightly, tears still falling down my face no matter how many times Louis wipes them away.

“I thought you’d be angry.” I told him quietly.

“Why would I be angry?” He asked me.

“Because I’ve changed so much.” I explained. “I hate who I’ve become, I hate it so much but I don’t know how to change.” I admitted.

“I know you do.” He told me. He knew that I hated the person that I had become? “Katie, I’m your older brother, of course I know when you hate things.” Was he a mind reader or did I just speak my thoughts out loud. “I like to think I’m a mind reader but you just spoke out loud.”  He smiled.

“I’m so happy that you’re not angry.” I said, looking into his eyes.

“Katie, I would never be angry at you. You’ve done nothing wrong, yeah you’ve changed and it’s not a change in the best way, but you can still change back.” He promised me. “Movie night?” He asked me as I leant my head on his chest and he rubbed my shoulder soothingly.

“Yeah, I’ll  be there in a sec.” I told him. Louis left and I carefully shoved my lighter and a cigarette into my hoodie pocket. I walked out into the lounge, all of the boys were there. This was going to be easy. Not. “Err, I’m just gonna get some air.” I half lied, walking over to the door.

“Okay, don’t be too long. We’re almost ready.” Louis told me. I skipped down the stairs quickly and out into the garden. I held the yellow end of the cigarette and lit it, inhaling the comforting smoke. I sucked in more of the smoke, running my hands through my wavy hair. I wish I had some vodka right now. Why did Liam take it and never give it back? He doesn’t even drink! I’ll get it back later.

I snuffed out the stub of my finished cigarette, making sure it was out properly by licking my fingers and squeezing them against the ash. I binned it and walked back up to Louis’ flat, feeling much calmer. It then dawned on me that they would be able to smell the smoke on me.

“There you are Katie!” Louis exclaimed, waiting for me so he could watch the film.

“Yeah, I’m just gonna go to bed. I’m kinda sleepy.” I told him. I slumped off to my room and curled up in bed, wrapped in my stripy duvet without even changing. I want it all to be over.

Louis’ POV

There’s something not right with her. Obviously Connor will have changed how she feels and stuff but I can’t help feeling that there is something else that I’ve missed.

Well,  I hope you liked that. Sorry for the slow updates recently but with my exam season being half way through I still have lots of exams to sit, 7 in total, and not much time to revise!! I don't know when I will be able to update but I have th feeling it will either be next weekend or not until the 20th June. Sorry about that!!

Emily xxx