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Chapter 6: The second new

They're so noisy and loud, I feel so small and vulnerable around them. Leave me alone please, I can't breathe, let me breathe. I'm dizzy again, I start sweating and I feel like I'm going to faint at any second.

All of a sudden two hands appear from the back of my head, they're holding a green bandana. "Harry." I whisper. The hands wrap the bandana around my eyes, also covering my hears. I feel freed, I feel safe, I feel home.

I violently open my eyes. I'm breathless and covered in cold sweat. "It was a dream." I think to myself. I look to my right and see Harry. He's sleeping with no shirt on. His mouth is a bit open and I can hear him breath. The light that enters through the window makes him look like an angel.

I stare at him for a couple of minutes before standing up and walking towards the toilet. I don't really feel comfortable doing my things right next to the window but I have no choice.

I take my things and walk through the door, I don't wanna wake Harry up, he looked tired yesterday.

I don't really feel like going back home but what else can I do? I have to face my family.

The walk home feels too short. I don't want to get there but here I am again. I jump the fence and make my way to the back door. "I'm just gonna pretend I never left the house." I think. There are still traces of snow on the frozen grass. I open the door carefully and check if there's anyone there. No one is in there so I take off my shoes to avoid waking everyone up and start walking to my bedroom.

"Where have you been?" I hear a voice coming from upstairs. I relax when I see it's my sister Felicite. "None of your bussiness. And don't talk so loud." I warn her. "You probably escaped with some girl, am I wrong?" She asks.

"Yes, yes you are."

"Then where have you been?" She insists. "Nowhere." I whisper, "Now go back to sleep!".

I'm about to open my bedroom's door when I turn around and I see Felicite smirking. I roll my eyes and smile. I enter my room, close the door and literally throw myself on the bed. It's 6am and I feel exhausted. My eyes slowly close and I fall in a deep sleep.

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"Louis William Tomlinson, come downstairs right now!" I wake up to the voice of my father yelling at me from the hall. I jump out of bed and try to get to where my dad is in less than two seconds. When I stop I realise he's not alone, Mr. Calder is here and so is his daughter Eleanor. They're both staring at me astonished. "What on earth are you wearing, Louis?!" My dad looks so mad. Oh God, I forgot I was wearing Harry's hoodie and sweatpants. I try toavoid answering, "Good morning Mr. Calder. Good morning Eleanor." I say in a disgustingly polite way. I give my father a 'what the hell are they doing here' look and he seems to get it. "Mr. Calder and his daughter are here because we have some news to you."

I forgot about the announcements my dad said yesterday night, he only told us one of them. "Oh, great." I say in a sarcastic way, but no one seems to notice. "Well, I've been discussing this with your mother for a while and, if Mr. Calder agrees, you and Eleanor are getting married in summer."

"What? I'm sorry, what?!" I think to myself. I can't. No. I don't want to marry someone I'm not in love with. They notice something is wrong because Eleanor's evil smile is gone. I feel my face going pale and I feel my heart beating a thousand miles per hour. I wanna run, I wanna scream and leave this place but I don't have enough strenght to do it. I can't even say a word. I'm just looking at my dad with a terrified face.

"Well, we have an important event to attend to, see you soon Mr. Tomlinson." Mr. Calder says while he starts walking towards the door and my dad waves at them. Once they're gone I can't help but start screaming, "What have I done to you? Why do you want me to marry that girl?!" I'm so out of myself, I had never felt like this in my entire life, "I met her yesterday, I don't even know her!" My dad is looking at me, serious as always, "How can you do this to me? Do you even have feelings?". He rises his hand and he slaps my face. I look back up to him and he has the exact same expression. He slapped his son without moving any single muscle of his face. 

"Don't you ever dare talking to me like that again, you heard me?" He says in the most calmly way. If I had the guts I would kill him right now. I look at him and I feel my eyes filled with tears. I can't handle this so I turn around to go back to my bedroom when I hear his voice again, "I told the maid to lock all the doors, you're not leaving this house until the day of the marriage." 

I run upstairs and I lock myself in my bedroom. I open the drawer to take that green piece of clothing and I lay in bed crying while holding Harry's bandana.

"Save me." I whisper, "Save me again."