Follow You h.s au

chapter forty-two

songs listened to while writing: Supermarket Flowers- Ed Sheeran, 5AM- Amber Run

i'm so sorry for this

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Harry and I agreed that we would have special ringtones for each other, so that if one of us needed each other in the middle of the night we knew.

We hardly ever used this.

Until now.

It was almost half past three in the morning when I heard Harry's special ringtone go off.

Harry never was awake at this time.

Especially when we had school in five hours.

I rolled over and unplugged my phone from the charger, and pressing answer.

"What are you doing up this late?" I sleepily say into the phone, but it wasn't responded with a chuckle or laugh.

But with sniffles and a choked out voice.

"Harry?" I say now sitting up in bed "What's going on?"

"It's Robin," I hear him choke out "I tried- we all tried the heart attack-but it wasn't- it wasn't working." I could hear him sobbing "Nothing was working." "Harry what happened?" I said now throwing my covers off my legs.

"Robin died."

I cover my mouth with my free hand, trying to process those two words that just came out of my boyfriend's mouth. "Tell me where to go, I'll leave right now," I say now wiping my own tears. "We're at the hospital," he breathed "please put your contacts in first. I know you drive best with those in."

I grab onto my end table as I felt the tears now rushing down my face. "Okay, okay I'll be there soon H, I promise." "Please be careful," Harry's voice cracks as I hurried into the bathroom. "I will baby, I will I promise I'll be care and be there soon."

We both hang up and I try to wipe the tears away so I can put in my contacts. I left no note, just threw on a random pair of shoes. With my keys and my phone I ran out to my car and drove as fast and as safe as I could to Potter's hospital.

I just about sprinted into that hospital, rushing around trying to see if I could spot anyone I knew.

And then my eyes landed on him.

Harry.

He had his back pressed against the wall, his hair dischevled and eyes red and full of tears.

My heart broke at the sight.

"Harry," I said while walking closer to him. "Harry," I said again and his head turn so that he was looking at me. He pushed off of the wall and engulfed me into his arms.

"Baby I'm sorry," I choked out, trying to hold back my own tears. "I'm so, so sorry."

With my arms around his neck I gripped a handful of his shirt as he held onto me. His tears hitting my bare neck, and mine starting to soak into his black shirt. "I love you," I kiss little parts of his face "I love you so much Harry." My hands run through his hair "I'm here H, I'm here."

Harry doesn't say anything in response, he just keeps his arms around me. "H, I only see you where's your family?" I cup his face "Harry where are they?"

"At the room," he barely gets out "I had to get away. I couldn't do it by myself." His voice cracked at the end, and so did my heart. "You've got me and I'm not going anywhere H," I say "you've got me."

His grip on me loosens, and he lets go. He makes sure to keep ahold of one of my hands, and my free hand holds onto his arm. Slowly we made our way down a hallway, then we took a left turn and went down a different hallway. And then we were there.

And my eyes landed immediately on Gemma.

She stood outside in the hall on the phone with her boyfriend, who was driving back here from Pittsburgh. When she heard footsteps she looked up and saw me with Harry. I watch her drop her phone, it making a loud clatter noise when it hit the ground. I prayed that it didn't shatter.

"Come here Gem," I say while opening my arms to her with tears in my own eyes. Her eyes red, puffy, and tear filled; just like Harry's. She runs over to me and wrpas her arms around my neck. Her tears hitting my neck, just like Harry's did. Her sobs echoed down the hall as my hand ran through her hair, the other rubbing her back.

"I've got you," I whispered "I've got you Gem."

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I held onto one of Harry's hands and one of Gemma's while Anne was inside the room, discussing all the preparations. We sat against the wall, the only sound being the little sniffs coming from our stuffed up noses.

It was now pushing 5 A.M.

And when it hit 5:34; Anne emerged from the room.

"Oh my babies," were the first words to leave her mouth, and Harry was the first up to hug her. I kept ahold of Gemma's hand and we both got up.

"My word Athena Mae," Anne's eyes fell onto me "it's late." I give her a soft, sad smile "You know I'm always here."

She returns the same type of smile and opens her arms up to me. Harry took Gemma into his and I walk over and wrap mine around Anne's neck. "I'm so sorry Anne," I say with my voice cracking. "I'm so, so sorry."

"He's gone to the Lord now, he's in a better place." Anne wipes the tears away from my cheeks. "Thank you for being here Thena," she gives my hand a squeeze before moving onto her daughter.

Gemma clung to her and sobbed like she did with me.

My heart was so broken.

"Tell me what you need," I look over at Harry and take his hand. "Anything you want H."

"Just hold me," his voice cracked "please."

I pulled Harry close to me so fast, that it knocked me off my feet entirely.

We sat there in the middle of the hospital hall, Harry's head resting in the crook of my neck. His legs wrapped around me, and my hands slowly rubbed up and down his back. "I'm here H," I kissed his temple "I'm here."

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I stayed strong the rest of the time we were at the hospital, holding hands and rubbing backs. It was almost 7:45 when I finally walked back through the door of my house.

My phone was blown up with texts and missed calls I had no motivation to reply or answer.

I was hurting.

"Athena Mae where have you-" my dad stops as his and Caroline's eyes fall to me. "Thena?" Caroline's soft voice says "Thena what happened?" I felt my lip start to quiver "Harry's step-dad he- he had a heart attack," tears start forming in my eyes again. "Robin died."

I broke down into full sobs as my dad pulled me into his arms, trying to console me. You could hear my sobs throughout the entire house, Caroline ushering for Asher to keep the kids in the kitchen.

I was so heart broken.

For Anne, for Gemma, for all their family;

for Harry.

My heart, just like all of theirs, was completely shattered.

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this hurt my heart so much while writing it. i know this isn't around the right time when Robin passed away, but this is around the time in the story i planned it.

i still love you guys even after ripping your hearts out I PROMISE.

happy wednesday babes, almost done with the week !!

much love,

C