Beneath Your Beautiful (H.S. AU)

Chapter 28

For the second time in my life, I found myself watching two men fighting in front of me. The only difference was that this time one of them had been replaced by yet another person I didn't know, and the curly haired one with emerald green eyes was no longer just someone I went to class with. He was mine and watching him get hit made me uncomfortable. I feared the outcome. I hated this stupid sport and even though I knew this was the only thing Harry and his father had in common, I still couldn't understand how he could put himself through this. I remembered the last match I had witnessed. As far as I knew Harry wanted to feel the punches that kept coming at him, but I still didn't understand why.

The crowd beamed out Harry's name and though I wanted to be a supportive girlfriend to him, I really couldn't. I didn't care if he won or not all I cared about was his well-being and when his opponent hit him in the face once again, I was close to walking down and grab his arm to drag him the hell out of there.

"I don't really get this," Perrie spoke up. "So they just have to keep fighting till someone hits the floor and then the one standing wins?"

"Something like that," I replied without paying much attention to her words. I had no idea what the rules in boxing were, however I was glad she had come with me. It was nice being with someone other than Harry even if I did love spending time with him.

"It doesn't make much sense. What's the point in seeing two people hurt each other? I can't believe people actually pay to watch this kind of sport," Perrie continued. She was so right. This was ridiculous, and I had no idea why people did it either.

"I know right. I promised him I'd come though," I said thinking of Harry. As much as I hadn't wanted to come, I couldn't tell Harry no when he looked at me with a pouting face and those puppy, dog eyes.

"You love him don't you?" Perrie asked out of a sudden, and I looked at her in confusion. I was completely taken aback by her words.

"What?" I said, not sure if I had even heard correctly. Where did that come from?

"You heard me. You two have become quite inseparable lately. Don't worry, hun. From the way he looks at you, I'm certain he loves you as well," she added, and my heartbeat started increasing. I hadn't really thought of the possibility of it earlier, but as I thought it through I began to think that maybe she was right. The thought of him hurt broke me apart and knowing what his father did to him was almost too much for me to bear. Whenever he wasn't around, he would always cross my mind and bring a smile to my face and the times he wasn't around even just for one class, I would miss him. He would always find a way to make me smile, and I started blushing.

"You're blushing." Perrie stated. "I bet that's because you know I'm right. Have you told him yet?"

"No. I'm not sure what I feel yet," I replied which wasn't exactly a lie but not really the truth either.

"Whatever," Perrie rolled her eyes at me with a smirk. "You might think you don't, but I'm sure your heart is telling you differently."

I gave Perrie a small smile and rethought the possibility of loving Harry, but it didn't last long. Loud gasps were heard throughout the crowd, and I diverted my eyes back to the match. I couldn't see Harry or his opponent. People had started circling around the ring, and some were yelling for an ambulance. I couldn't tell what was happening and neither could Perrie, so she quickly grabbed my hand, and we both made our way down the bleachers.

"Move, please," I said pushing myself through the crowd to get a closer look, but people didn't budge. I didn't know what had happened, but I got a feeling it was something bad and tears formed in my eyes.

"Move, now!" Perrie yelled, and we made our way through the crowd. People were whispering and yelling, and my confusion grew by the second. I wasn't sure what they were saying but from their panicked looks I knew things weren't good. When we reached the ring Harry was lying flat on his back. His eyes were shot closed and his arms were lying down his sides.