Bully Me [Larry/Ziall | AU]

Bully Me : Chapter 20

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Chapter 20

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'What do you mean - he has everything?' Liam's lines of worries melded into each other, his brain trying to work out the riddles Harry was throwing at him. 

 What did Louis have that his little brother didn't? 

'He has his parents, brothers, sisters...while I have nothing! Nothing at all!' Harry breathed. His voice dropped in volume and his body sagged under the weight of his hatred. 

'Oh Harry...' Liam whispered. His soft brown eyes locked on to Harry's sad ones, seeing a boy he was no longer familiar with. The person standing in front of him was someone devoid of all happiness and mirth. There was no light in his eyes, only pain and sorrow. Those green irises reflected a grief that had accumulated over the years, never getting the chance of being exposed to the warmth - to love. 

'You have a family Harry…you have mom, dad...you have me.' Liam took a tentative step forward, not knowing how to react to this sudden outburst of his sibling. 

Harry tore his gaze away from Liam's face; the anger that had subsided for a few minutes reared back its head. It attacked that logical part of his brain, making him forget the truth behind all that rage. Harry's hands curled into fists and his mouth twisting into an ugly grimace. 

Seeing this change in Harry, Liam's foot faltered and he stopped inches away from him. 

'You are not my family! I don't have a family! I am a fucking orphan living off your money!' Harry screamed his eyes squeezed shut, not wanting to see the look on Liam's face. 

The horrible declaration rang out in the empty hallway, sounding worse than ever. No one spoke for the next few minutes. The silence kept repeating Harry's words in quick successions making its effect more profound. 

Harry opened his eyes and stared at Liam. He hadn't known there was such a deep emotion, an unwillingness to accept Liam as his family, in his heart. It was only after he had shouted it out, that he realized how untrue it was and how wrong he had been thinking. The harsh words crashed upon him again and again, the guilt of having accused Liam for things he had no hand in, ate at his heart and he gasped. 

Liam made no effort to reply back or protect himself from the false accusation. He was so surprised by Harry's words that he stood still, frozen in place. His mind tried to rewind the time, trying to undo all of what had been said and throw the burning words back at Harry, yelling 'take it back...take that back!' 

But he did no such thing and stayed where he was. A small choking sound crawled out of his throat, but that was it. Nothing else seemed to come to his mind and Liam continued to stare at Harry. 

'Shit! Liam...' Harry stumbled mid-sentence. He hadn't meant to hurt his only family. There was no regret in his heart for being part of the Payne family. But he had made a grievous mistake by taking out his anger on Liam, holding him responsible for all the pain he had suffered. 

It wasn't right...this wasn't right. He had to repair the wounds his tongue had created before everything ended up in ruins. 

'Li... I am so-' Harry began but was cut off by Liam's hand.