Another World [ON HOLD] (in editing)

It's Never Too Late

Hello! Are you ready for this? It's a shocker...

Annie’s POV

I was resting in bed picking fuzzies off the sweatshirt Niall gave me, resting my still swollen leg. I heard a car door shut outside. It sounded like it came from our driveway, so I curiously got up and peered out the window. I saw a dark-haired girl getting out of her car next door. I tried to get a look at her face to see if I knew who she was. “Just some random girl going to their house? Weird...” I thought. “Wait, is that Demi Lovato?” I crouched down a little so she didn’t see me. “Oh my God, that’s Demi Lovato!” I whispered to myself. She rang the doorbell, and a minute later the door opened. To my surprise, Niall answered and hugged her. She stepped inside and they both disappeared. I stayed crouched there for a while, very confused. Then the light in Niall’s room went on. I looked into his room and saw Niall rummaging through his stuff, looking for something. After a few minutes, Demi walked into his room. “What’s going on?” I said out loud. Niall turned around, surprised. She walked around his room talking, then suddenly grabbed his left hand with hers. The other hand she put on his shoulder. She was laughing and acting all... flirty. She felt his hair and twirled her own. Niall’s cheeks went a light shade of pink, but he made no facial expressions. I felt a sudden pang of jealousy deep within myself. Then, out of nowhere, she leaned in and kissed him.

“What the hell?” I furiously shouted. He looked caught off guard and quite surprised. As if this wasn’t enough to fuel my rage, he went along with it and began to kiss her back. I pounded and slapped on my window screaming, “NIALL! NIALL!” I choked up and screamed again. “Niall, what are you doing? Stop!” He couldn’t hear me. He didn’t even know I was there. It was like I completely disappeared from his life. Suddenly Harry appeared walking past his door and stopped dead in his tracks. His eyes bulged out of his head, jaw dropping immediately. He loudly shouted, “Niall what are you doing? Get away from her!” Niall pulled away quickly and shoved her off of him, but it was too late. Harry saw what happened. And so did I. Harry’s eyes flicked to me at my window, tears streaking my cheeks. He tensed up as he realized I saw it too. Niall followed his gaze. A pained look appeared on his face as he saw me staring at him. My face hid no emotion. My heart was broken and he knew it. Tears began to flow from my eyes once again, but I wasn’t sobbing. They just fell from my eyes, which were now looking upon the one person I thought I loved more than anyone else. The one person I thought I could trust with anything, even my own life. But none of that was there anymore. He betrayed me. Niall broke my heart. I shook my head looking at him. He mouthed my name, then rushed out of his room, barging past Harry, who followed him out, leaving Demi alone in his room. “Who’s Annie?” she asked the empty room, a confused look plastered on her face. I shut my curtains before she even saw me. “I’M Annie, Niall’s girlfriend you manstealer!” I yelled, burying my face in my fuzzy black pillow. Hot tears welled up in my eyes as I squeezed them shut. Outside I heard Niall yelling, “Annie! I need to talk to you!”

Harry shouted with fury, “Niall, what the bloody hell were you thinking?!”

I got up and stumbled to my door yelling, “Claire, don’t let Niall in! Whatever he says, don’t let him in!” I slammed my door shut.

“Wha-” she began, before sound of the door being pounded interrupted her.

Claire’s POV

“What did she say? Don’t let Niall in?” The door was being pounded down. I opened it to find the blonde haired boy standing there with tears streaking his pale face, making his crystal blue eyes glisten with sorrow. They appeared much less vibrant. “Let me in, I need to see Annie.” he said with a concerned tone.

“N-no, she doesn’t want to see you right now.” I attempted to close the door, but his strong arms resisted. He easily opened the door all the way and was upstairs before I could stop him. I was just beginning to follow after him when I heard Harry behind me say, “Niall come back!”