Stronger

Good Morning, Sunshine!

Chapter 11

I woke up to a stream of sunlight in my face.

Groaning I sit up. At first I cannot remember where I am, but the shifting of the bed to the left of me caught my attention. I look over and see a still sleeping Harry Styles.

I can see his eyes moving rapidly behind his eyelids, as if he is having an intense dream. I reach out my hand and poke his cheek.

His head shifts away from my hand and he mutters something that sounded strangely like 'boobs'. I muffle a giggle in attempt to not wake him up from whatever dream he is having, but it doesn't work. My laughter rings out as I watch his eyes snap open and his hands fly up to his face to block the sunlight.

"Good morning, Sunshine!" I say in an unnaturally perky voice.

"Ugh, what time is it?" I hear him ask behind his hands. I giggle and poke his cheek again. I quickly move away from him as he attempts to swat at me. He fails.

"It's 6:18, silly" a smile works its way on my face as I hear him groan again.

"Holy hell, it's far too early for human kind to be functioning. Why are we up?" He moves his hands from his face and try's to glare up at me, but instead, the sun glared at him.

"Haha, because of school, that's why. We already missed yesterday so we can't miss today. It's only Wednesday, get up lazy"

I laugh and move to get up and get to the bathroom, but I feel a tug on my wrist and I fall, flailing my arms, back onto Harry. I laugh out loud at my reaction, so does Harry.

"Wow, clumsy much? You fell right on me. Be careful next time" he lets me go and I try to stand only to have him pull me back down, once again, falling on top of him. I laugh again.

"Harry! We have to get ready, I can't be late"

"Oh yeah? So that means I can't do this?" He asks.

"Do what?" I say and he starts tickling my sides. I shriek out loud and start to fight to get away.

"No, Harry! Stop! Hahaha. I'm going to pee myself!"

He stops then and looks at me with a startling face. "You. Will. What?"

I giggle at him and get up. "I said,'I'm going to pee myself if you don't stop'. What part of that did you miss understand?" I put my hands on my hips and look at him.

"Oh, you wanna play that? Okay" he starts to get up and I shriek and turn to run out of the room. I hear him yell my name and hear him curse loudly as he runs into something trying to get me.

I make it to the bathroom across the hall and slam it and lock it before he can get me. I lean against the door and breath heavily. My hand goes to my heart as I try to calm my heart beat.

I laugh as I hear him knock on the door and check the door handle to see if it was locked.

"Ah, c'mon Amber. No fair! You cheated" I grin before I reply.

"How did I cheat? It's your fault you weren't as fast as me" I yell back. "I have to take a shower now!" I don't wait for his reply, I quickly shed my clothes and hop in.

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It's not long after that when I exit the bathroom ready for school, a simple pair of jeans and a faded blue t-shirt. My hair pulled back into a high pony tail.

I go down the stairs and enter the kitchen.

Harry is sitting at the table eating pancakes and Anne is sipping coffee on the other side.

Anne sees me enter and her face brightens. My heart throbs at the feeling of a mothers love. Knowing Ill never have that, I frown and sit at the table.

"Amber, honey. It's nice of you to join us, there are more pancakes on the stove for you" she smiles.

"Thanks, Mrs. Styles" I say

"Oh no dear, call me Anne" I blush and nod.

We finnish eating and are soon saying goodbye as we head out the door. On the ride to school Harry and I chat on little things like what we like to do for fun, what we read, things like that.

We soon pull into the school lot and get out. On my way in I spot Zayn getting out of his car and see him turn to the side. Just before entering the school doors, I catch a discoloring on the side of his face, almost as if a large bruise was there, surrounding his right eye.