Blinded by You

Chapter Thirty One- I'll be gone

Ellen's POV:

The fun in Australia quickly ended when I had to go back home after the glorious two weeks spent with Harry. I had school to finish, colleges to reconsider, and a lot of things to do.

"Do you want to go to UCLA, Northwestern, or College of Charleston?" Calum asked with a wide smile now that he was home on spring break.

"If I go to UCLA, I can see Harry when they come to America. However, Northwestern is offering athletic and academic. So is CofC. Katie is going to UCLA. Eck. I think I want to do College of Charleston. It's near the beach, I'll be in great shape and I'll be able to get really tan." Emailing the head coach, and committing, I smiled widely that I was staying relatively close to family. Being 6'9" had it's perks in the athletic world. Calling Harry excitedly, I realized it was past midnight in London.

"Shit," I groaned as it began to ring.

"Hello?" his voice sleepily asked.

"Hi babe, I'm sorry to call so late. I'm not used to the time difference."

"S'okay. What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. I made a decision on a university."

"That's really great. No UCLA I'm guessing?" he teased.

"No. You know why. I chose College of Charleston. It's close to home and I can see my family," I laughed.

"I'm really proud of you."

"Thanks. I think it'll be great. Anyway, I'll let you go back to sleep. I miss you."

"I miss you too, love. I love you so much. I'll call you when I wake up," he replied.

"I love you too."

"Bye gorgeous."

"Bye," I grinned and the line cut off.

Sighing at all the papers strewn across my bed, I shoved them all on the floor and stretched out. Only to realize we hadn't done anything for Harry's 20th birthday.

"Oh my God!" I groaned. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. I couldn't call him back. All I could do is lay on my bed and freak out that I was a horrible girlfriend for not even thinking about his birthday. How the hell could I forget? Fuck. It was all over twitter and Instagram. Why didn't he say anything? Deciding to wait until he called me back, I got up to brush my teeth. Angrily brushing and plopping back in my bed, I turned my television on and tried to think of what to get Harry to make it up to him.

We could go out? Mom and dad would've probably been more than happy to let us go to the beach and go out. We had a house down there. I mean, it would be kind of cold, but it'd be something. Silently freaking out, I eventually fell asleep listening to the faint sounds of SNL.

*******

Hearing my phone blasting in my ear, I tried to silence it.

"Hello?" I groaned.

"Hi, sweetheart. Did I wake you?" Harry's voice sounded heavy with laughter.

"You did, but I'm okay with it," I smiled, sitting up. I felt like someone had beat the hell out of me.

"Sorry love, it's lunchtime here. I just thought I'd call you."

"It's okay. Oh, I'm upset with you!"

"Why is that?" he chuckled.

"You let your birthday pass without saying anything to me! That's so not fair," I groaned, falling back against my pillows.

"It wasn't important at the time."

"Your birthday is the best day of my life. It's important to me."

"Ellen, I promise, it's okay."

"When I see you again, we're doing something for your birthday. You're too fucking cute not to celebrate," I laughed.

"Whatever you say, pretty girl." His chuckle flowed through the phone and I sighed.

"I miss you."

"I miss you too."

"How much?"

"A million red skittles," he replied with a laugh. "You?"

"A billion Twix bars."

"It'll be like this when I'm on tour and you're in college."

"I know. I just didn't think it would come so soon," I pouted.

"We'll see each other again soon. The boys and I will be in Atlanta soon and the six of us can have dinner together. Finally."

"Awesome. I'm dying to meet them again to where I can actually see them," I joked.

"They're excited to meet you," Harry laughed. There was an awkward silence and I took a deep breath.

"Well, I've gotta go, but I love you Elle," Harry sighed.

"I love you too, sweetheart. Have a great day and I'll see you soon."

"Bye gorgeous."

"Bye," I laughed and again, the line cut off. Days like this, made me wish Harry was here with me. This was going to be a long tour.