The Best Days (ON HOLD)

CH 26: Red Ribbon

 

 

___Louis's POV  JAN-30-2014___

 

"Oh, it's you." Harry sighed after answering his door to find me. "I was expecting someone who isn't a jerk but I guess not. Come in, whatever." He went back inside and I came in after him. He was in his boxers and a beanie. The TV was on and there were pillows and blankets on the couch. He had obviously slept on it last night.

"I came to clear some stuff up." I said, taking a seat next to him on the couch.

"I bet you're gonna fix that by having sex with my next girlfriend then?"

"Harry we didn't do that-"

"No but you wanted it. You did it Lou. Now go, I don't want to see anyone right now."

"Not until you forgive me. We're practically brothers and you're gonna let a girl get in the way of that? I would cut off my legs for you to forgive me. Please." I said. He stared deeply into my own eyes and let out a puff.

"Fine. I forgive you." I smiled. "Is she ok by the way?"

"About that... She forgot how to feel Harry. How do we make her feel?" His eyes went wide and his face went blank.

"What?"

"How do we make her feel something? She's lost everything and now she doesn't care about anything. How do we make her feel?" I asked again.

"Louis, she's the most confusing but sweetest girl I have ever met. Why is it such a big deal? What did this?"

"You, and me. I did it. It was all me Harry. I screwed this up so I'll fix it." This is the same way I felt as the day we met, when she broke down over PJ. I have still never taken any action to fix her, if anything I made it worse.

"No, I said some pretty mean things too Lou. Do we give her something to feel joyful about or sad or angry or what Lou?"

"Happy. She hasn't felt that for a while now." Harry's face turned red. His jaw tightening was apparent.

"Did I not make her happy?" He asked quietly, almost a whisper. His eyes softened.

"Harry I didn't mean it like that-"

"Yes you did. You know what, do this by yourself. I bet you made her happy huh? I bet you put a smile on her face! But I'm not good enough am I Louis? Am I?!" He stood up and hollered at me. I knew Harry didn't mean to be like this, things have been hard for him. For all of us.

"Harry-"

"Don't 'Harry' me! I don't know why you did what you did. But it hurt Louis. It hurts that you would know it was wrong and go on like that. It's about time you start caring about other people Lou. I don't know when I'll get over what you did but it really messed up my ability to trust you. I'll make sure you never meet my wife so you don't get into bed with her too! Make sure you don't father her children!" He threw his hands up and stormed up the stairs. "Get out of my house!" I sat on the couch, chewing my lip. I had thrown away my friendship between me and Harry over my own desires.

Maybe I am a screw up.

I have to fix this, now. I wasted no time in getting off the couch and getting out the door. I got into my car and started it up, nearly slipping into a ditch with my level of speed. I whipped out my phone and dialed Hope's number.

"Hello?" She asked.

"It's Louis." I said breathlessly. "I'm coming over."

"No you aren't, after what happened last time, actually, no. Come on. Come on, I don't care. We can do whatever you want, I mean, life is only so long-"