The Truth About Us (One Direction fan-fic/Harry Styles love story)

Chapter 3: Fix A Heart

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids

I don't even know where to start

'Cause you can't bandage the damage

You never really can fix a heart- Demi Lovato 

~Harry's POV~ 

"Harry, who was that?" Melanie asked next to me. I turned around, almost forgetting my girlfriend was on my arm. I jumped and looked at her and sighed. Who was that? How could I answer that? The girl I was utterly in love with but had to let her go in fear of hurting her, that was great. 

"Old friend." I replied and Melanie raised her eyebrow, 

"You sure?" She asked me and I sighed then nodded. Suddenly a brown haired boy walked over. He seemed confused for a second then looked at the barista, 

"Uh where was the girl that was here?" He asked and she sighed sadly. Did this boy know Clover? I felt a pang of jealousy hit me. If he knew Clover he must be close to her, Clover didn't let many people get close. 

"She kind of ran off, I'm sorry." The girl replied and he looked shocked. Then he muttered some obcentities then ran out the mall, following the door where Clover had left. I stared after him and Melanie shook me, 

"You okay?" She asked and I swallowed. I nodded but I knew what I had to do. I had to talk to Clover again, I really did. 

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When I got home my mother was in the kitchen whistling and I smiled. The kitchen smelled good so that meant she was making her famous casserole. Each of the boys had gone their seperate ways, Niall was in Mullinger with his family, Zayn in Bradford and spending some time with Perrie, Liam in Wolverhampton with Danielle, Louis in Doncaster with Eleanor and his family. 

I turned to Melanie, she couldn't be in the kitchen when I asked my mother about Clover. I turned to her, 

"Can you stay here for a bit?" I asked her and she stared at me, 

"Why?" I swallowed, why must she have questions? I sighed and ran a hand through my curly hair, 

"Please Mel?" I asked and she rolled her eyes then sat down on the couch. Thank the Gods in heaven for that one. I slowly walked to the kitchen, feeling weird. I hadn't talked about Clover since our fallout, I mean I thought about her everyday. 

She interrupted my dreams with her dimpled smile, her pretty laugh, her top notch singing voice and of course her tears. The tears she shed sometimes at night when she thought nobody was paying attention or knew. 

I walked towards my mum and I knew she heard me because she stopped whistling, 

"Hi Harry." She said slowly and I smiled, 

"Hey mum, what are you making?" I asked jumping on the counter and swinging my feet. She looked at me, 

"I'm offended you don't know my casserole." She teased kissing me on the cheek. I laughed, 

"I do haha." I laughed nervously. She raised her eyebrow then put the spoon down. She stood in front of me, 

"Harry, what is it?" She asked and I shrugged, 

"Just uhm well I ran into someone." I said quickly. She nodded, concentrating on my face. That was the problem, my mother was just like me, to much of a good listener so it would be hard for her to overlook anything I said. I decided to get to the point, 

"Is Clover still here?" I asked her and she raised her eyebrow at me. She looked taken aback by my question but a small smile came to her lips, 

"Harry, do you miss her?" She asked me and I sighed, 

"Mum." I insisted and she sighed then rolled her eyes. 

"Harry you know Clover's adopted and I guess she didn't want to stay or be to far away. So, last time I talked to Charlotte she told me Clover went to the little community college and basically lives there with her best-friend Lissa and her boyfriend, Luke." My mum informed, sadness creeping up into her voice. I swallowed, 

"Boyfriend?" I asked my mother and she nodded, 

"I'm really sorry honey." She said putting her hand on my cheek. I swallowed and pulled away, 

"I'm fine mum, just I thought she'd still be here." I replied and she sighed, 

"Why did you ask?" She asked me and I shrugged, 

"Just you know wondering." I lied and I knew she saw right through me. She smiled, 

"But Melanie is awesome." She laughed and I nodded and jumped off the couch. I felt like a zombie, I couldn't speak. I felt numb. How was Clover pulling through all of this? I didn't want to get into her life but she was mine! She was mine from the beginning, we were each other's. How could she replace me? 

"Harry, you done?" Melanie asked suddenly and I looked up. I stared at her. I had to speak to Clover, had to know how she was doing. I did mess everything up but this was Clover, she was like a fragile vase. 

"No Melanie, I am not done." I replied. 

~Clover's POV~ 

I sobbed into my pillow and Lissa stroked my hair softly. I couldn't stop, seeing him had stirred so many dormant feelings. Everything inside had been left unpreturbed but now he he was back. He was freaking back! How the heck was I supposed to deal with that? I had also realized he was with a beautiful blonde girl, who was taller then me and looked better then me. 

"Clover it's okay." Lissa whispered softly and I turned around and looked at her, 

"It isn't okay! Lissa you don'y know!" I sobbed and she nodded, 

"You're right, I don't know but you have Luke and me. Harry is old news, that's what he is." She replied and I sighed, 

"I can't forget Lis. He's... something else. Seeing him there was just not what I needed." I replied. After I ran away and Luke found me, he brought me back to the dorm and I basically told him I needed some time alone. I just called Lissa. 

"Life is going to be filled with things unexpected. You have to say freak it! And move on." She replied and I shook my head, 

"I cannot do that. You don't know what happened with us." I cried and Lissa sighed, 

"Honey listen if you don't feel like you can go on, you should take some time off. Go home." She replied and I stared at her. How could she say something like that? Take some time off! Go home? Who was she to say that? 

"Get out." I hissed and she looked taken back, 

"W-what?" 

"Out! Get out Lissa! Now!" I yelled and she stood up and shook her head, 

"You can't shut me out, Clo." She replied and I shook my head, 

"I can and I am. Now get out." I replied and she rolled her eyes. She walked out of the dorm and slammed the door behind her. I thrust my face back into the pillow and started sobbing hard again. My head felt dizzy and all I wanted to do was erase his startled face from my memory but it kept coming like a whirlwind. 

Suddenly my door was knocking. What was Lissa doing back? Or maybe it was Luke. I groaned and stood up, I was going to give them a piece of my mind. I stalked over to the door and I pulled open the door only to see Harry, my Harry standing in the doorway with his hand behind his back. 

Author's Note: What do you think? Song for this chapter is "Fix A Heart" by Demi Lovato :)