Love Trap (Slow Updates)

Seventy Seven.

Aria's pov;

I took deep breaths as I paced up and down the hallway, right in front of the room I am supposed to be in, any minute now. We have come early anyway, but my tantrum wasn't helping at all with time.

"Jesus, will you just get in?" Daniel sighed, his arms crossed over his chest.

"No, no, no. What if I say something wrong? What if get in jail? That will be worse for Harry than me leav-" I stopped myself mid-sentence.

"What? You don't make any sense, Aria. Let's just get in. Whatever happens, happens. Fate is by your side, most likely" Daniel said, chuckling at his wicked joke.

"Most likely? Most likely?! Oh my god, I hate you!" I groaned in despair and let out fast, unsteady breaths, trying to ease my nerves. Nevertheless, it was doing no good to me.

A gentle hand on the small of my back startled me to death and I almost screamed, but contained myself and simply flinched. "What are you still doing out?" I looked next to me as Harry's voice rang in my ears like smooth honey was dripping off his tongue. He had changed from his casual graduation attire to a dark navy blue suit and a black tie. My eyes scanned his dressed body up and down, rare the times I have seen him like this. As he fixed his tie in place and cleared his throat, moving his palm away from me, I noticed his stance was different. His sudden cold and dark demeanor sent shivers down my spine. This is not regular Harry.

"Aria was contemplating whether she wants to get in or not" Daniel rolled his eyes at me and chuckled, but shut up immediately when he saw how serious Harry was.

"Let's not act childish now, yeah?" He said.

"I'm not acting childish, I'm just scared" I sighed.

"Scared? The worst thing that could happen is the court deciding not to put Josh in prison" He laughed coldly and I furrowed my eyebrows in worry.

"Are you-"

"I'm going inside. If you decide to drop the act, just do it on time or you'll be late and you'll stall the trial, which is not ideal. Let's get this over with" He inclined, walking away from Daniel and I. He left us both out of words with his actions and I was baffled on whether I felt more worried or scared.

"What the actual hell is wrong with him? First, he's trying to love the life out of you and now he's being an asshole?" Daniel asked, having the same questions just as me, but no answers.

"I think I understand. This is not easy for him, Dan. This trial will be hard to handle" I shook my head. "And that is exactly what I fear. To see him break apart right in front of my eyes and not be able to do anything. There's no question they will ask him all about Josh's plan on acting as if Emily was dead for two whole years"

"If someone is going to break, that will be you and that is what I fear" He sighed and placed his palm on the small of my back, trying to calm me down.

"It will all come to an end soon, won't it, Daniel? All of it" I said, huffing loudly. If only he knew what I meant exactly by this. He patted my back in support and smiled sympathetically, as I took my first step towards the courtroom.

When I stepped my foot inside, I felt as if all eyes were on me. The happiness of my graduation has washed completely off my system and all that is taking over me is angst. An uncomfortable silence occurred in the room as I took my chair out to sit beside my lawyer. "Be strong" Daniel whispered to me before he took his own seat with the other "viewers" of the trial.

Harry's eyes didn't meet mine for even a slight second, not even for a stolen glance. He was focused on watching every one of Emily's moves as she spoke with her lawyer, along with Josh. This is the one time I cannot even comprehend or simply predict one of his emotions. He sits as if he has become a different man, a man I have never seen before. I understand where he is coming from completely, but I definitely did not expect such a cold and mysterious state to come out of him. Maybe I don't know him all that well, maybe I don't know his dark side as much as I would want.