Affection | N.H

Chapter 29

 ("I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard  to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." -Marilyn Monroe)

The drunk crowd starts cheering. "Fight fight fight fight." This is ridiculous!

Harry recovers soon and without questioning their friendship anymore, he connects his fist with Niall's jaw. Niall falls to the floor with the thump but soon recovers from his state.

"Never knew you would lead our friendship like this for a fucking girl." Harry tells Niall with a pitiful voice.

"Just a girl? I think you fucking chased Nellie away too!" Niall shoves at Harry's chest. "You fucking kissed Tarisha, Harry!" Another shove.

"Yes I did! So? Tell me something I don't know!" Harry's arms fly up in the air.

I stand there, on my spot, frozen. Unsure of what to do, I look around for at least one face I know so that I can ask for help.

No one.

Only that selfish Sabrina. She is smiling like an idiot. I don't know if it's the overdose of alcohol in her body or was she really intending on this.

"And what if I kissed her? You told me yourself just a few days back that-" Harry gets cut off my Niall covering his mouth. "Enough." Niall scoffs.

Harry jerks Niall's hand away from his face and walks towards me. "I will drop you off come on." Harry wraps his palm around my wrist and leads the way. All the people in the party are staring at me. They are whispering things to each other. I keep my stare on the ground until we reach the car.

Harry opens the door me and climbs on himself. He stays absolutely silent. The silence of tension in the car is strangling me silently. I feel so guilty. I feel ashamed. Harry puts his foot on the accelerator and increases the speed of the car. He breaks all the rules of traffic and dodges all the traffic lights. I clutch onto the sides of the seat and try my best to stay calm.

"Harry, please take it easy." I say quietly.

Surprisingly, the car is pulled to a sudden halt. Then he keeps driving in normal speed. I wonder how many fines he earned himself by breaking the traffic rules. The rest of the drive to the dorms stays silent.

He parks his car in the driveway of the campus and waits for me to get off. "I promise I didn't expect any of this to happen. I am very sorry." I sigh.

"I will see you later Tarisha." Harry says ignoring my apology. He keeps his stare ahead and he refuses to look at me. He clearly doesn't want to talk to me now. I get out the car and watch Harry drive off.

I let the tears escape my eyes. At least now I am alone and have no one to look at me and call me weak. I slowly sit down on the cold, hard ground and pull my knees up to my chest.

As if I didn't have enough problems and burdens on my head that I got a new matter to worry about. I don't know why Niall reacted in such a way when I kissed Harry. I fell in love for the first time. I gave life one more chance to make up to me because of Niall. Now he himself is moving away from me. Everything was fine until last night. We had such an amazing day and he gave me so many memories to hold on to just in one night. How can a person change so much in less than 24 hours?

I never thought a boy who I met a couple of months back will take over my life so badly. I never thought I can feel weaker, smaller, more worthless or more useless.

By the time I look up from my arms, my face is damp with smeared tears. I use the sleeve of my cardigan to wipe my face and stand on my wobbly feet. Running my hand through my hair, I walk towards the building. Martha is sitting at her desk and sulking. She spots me at the doorway and her face lights up with a smile before a frown takes over. "Tarisha?" Martha gasps and makes her way towards me.