let's escape // larry stylinson

chapter 20

Harry POV

"Louis? Harry? Can I talk to you? Please?", the Irish lad who used to be our friend comes up to us. "What do you want, Niall?", Louis asks annoyed.

"I'm sorry I left you guys alone. I'm sorry I wanted to be friends with those assholes. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I really wish I didn't leave you guys, you were great friends", he pulls his hand through his hair and he looks like he could start crying at any moment.

"Why did you change your mind?", I hear Louis' soft voice and I look back at Niall.

"I- I'm- They- they didn't accept m-me, no one. And they were just mean", tears well up in his eyes and I can't help but feel bad for the boy, even though he left me and Louis to be friends with the popular guys.

"Why didn't they accept you?", I ask curiously, he looks really sad and broken.

"I- I'm b-bi", he whispers, tears escaping his eyes and he's staring embarrassed at the ground now.

"Oh Niall, come here. It's okay", Louis says and he pulls Niall in for a hug and soon I join the hug. "Group hug", I whisper. We stay there for a while and it feels good, it feels right.

"I'm so sorry lads", he says, his voice still shaking. "It's alright. We're glad to have you back, Nialler", I laugh and he cracks a smile.

"Since we're doing confessions, we have something to tell you Niall", Louis looks at me and I grab his hand before I look back at Niall, he looks at our hands and he smiles.

Our fingers are intertwined when Louis says, "Harry and I are dating". I look at him with a big smile on my face and Niall gives us a hug, "Congrats lads, I'm happy for you."

The bell rings and we walk to class. Me, Louis, and Niall.

Louis' and my fingers are still intertwined. A few people look at us, some send us a mean look but most people smile. It makes my heart happy.

I remember being bullied in Holmes Chapel, I used to be quite popular but when I came out, everyone turned against me. I'm scared people will bully me again.

After school Louis and me walk home together.

"Can I talk to you, Lou?", I look at the ground a bit embarrassed. He grabs my hand, "Of course Haz, what is it?", he looks at me with a concerned face.

"Let's go inside"', I say and I pull my hand away. Our parents still don't know about us.

We sit down on my bed, "I haven't told you my full story yet and you deserve to know". He grabs my hand and squeezes it softly, his blue eyes pierce through mine.

"You can tell me anything Haz", I nod and sigh deeply before I start talking.

"When I was seven years old my mum and dad split, I had a very hard time dealing with that. A few years later my mum met someone else, my stepdad Robin", I start and I look Louis in the eyes. He nods and asks me to continue.

"I always felt like I was different than other boys. They liked superheroes and football when I liked doing Gemma's hair and music. Somehow she always knew that I was different, even though I acted like I liked football. When I finally realized I am gay, two years ago, everything made sense, every puzzle piece felt in its place and I understood why I was different."

Lou is still looking at me, he looks genuinely interested. That's something that's new to me.

"When I came out, my mum made it clear that she didn't accept it. My dad and stepdad didn't accept it either. The only one who did accept me, was Gemma. And my best friend – ex-best friend I guess – Nick. I was quite popular in school but when I came out as gay, they all kicked me out and the bullying began."

Thinking and talking about this makes the tears I hid for so long appear in my eyes. I stayed strong for so long, I can't do it anymore. I let the tears escape and suddenly I feel two arms around me. The tiny arms belonging to my boyfriend who I really love, so much. I'll tell him that soon.

"They- they called me a fag. They hated me for being gay and they beat me up multiple times", I cry as I hold my lover close.

"Shh Haz, it's over now. There are no bullies like that here." He hugs me tight and I cry on his shoulder.

"The bullying was bad, but my mum not accepting me was even worse. The only people who were there for me were Nick and Gemma. After I've moved here I reached out to Nick multiple times but I've never heard anything back from him, it hurts. He was my only friend, Lou."

I calmed down a bit but tears are still falling down my cheeks. It hurts, so much.

"I just wish my mum, dad and stepdad would accept me", I whisper and I know that Louis feels the same way. His mum doesn't accept him either and he doesn't have any contact with his dad.

"Me too, Hazzy. Me too", he whispers and I hear his voice breaking.

"Don't cry Boobear", I whisper. He smiles softly at me, "I can't help it Harry. I can't see you cry, it hurts me." That melts my heart and I hug him tightly.

"Thank you for being here for me Louis. It means a lot to me", my voice is raspy from crying.

"Thank you for being here for me, even in the middle of the night. Thank you."

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A/N

Yay! This chapter is quite long, I'm proud of myself :)

There will probably another chapter online today. Hope you enjoy. xx