In The Dark

Chapter 17

~ Jocelyn's P.O.V. ~

We were all at home. The five boys and Alyssa and I. It felt good to have Niall back home.

We were all headed to go to bed.

"Bye guys! It was great meeting all of you!" Alyssa waved as she walked out of the front door.

"Bye!" Liam yelled right before she closed the door shut.

I walk up to my room and sit on my bed and just think. I'm going back to school tomorrow. Because of the crash, I haven't been to school in awhile.

Then I thought of my mom. I hate her. I absolutely hate her. I break down into sobs.

Someone runs into my room and hugs me. I look up to see Louis' face.

"Hey it's going to be okay, baby," he whispered.

"It never will be," I sobbed into his sleeve. He laid me down on my bed. He kissed my forehead and started to walk towards my door.

"No stay. Please."

He walks back and lays down next to me. I cuddle up to him and close my eyes.

"Thank you. I love you." I whisper to him. He laughs lightly.

"I love you too," he whispers.

~Louis' P.O.V. ~

Jocelyn fell asleep a few minutes later. I make sure she's sound asleep before I get up. I quietly walk out of her room and close her door.

Niall sure is a lucky guy. I head to bed and fall asleep thinking of... Harry.

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I wake up to the smell of bacon and pancakes. I look at the time.

7:05a.m.

Ugh. It's too early. I get up anyway and head down the long staircase to the kitchen.

Jocelyn and Harry are cooking food together. I see Jocelyn's backpack next to my chair and remember Jocelyn has school again.

"Excited to go back?" I ask Jocelyn. I don't have to tell her what I'm talking about. She already knows.

"No. Not one fucking bit," she says as she bits into a pancake.

I stand up to go get a few, but Jocelyn stops me.

"No, I got it." She grabs a pancake and a few pieces if bacon and puts them onto a plate. She hands me the plate saying, "The syrup and butter are over there."

I grab the butter and syrup, and I put them onto my pancakes.

I look at the time once again as i bite into my pancake. 7:30a.m. Wow, that was fast.

"Alright, I gotta go. I'll see you later," she says. She quickly kisses Harry's cheek. Then she runs over to me and gives me a quick hug.

Niall runs down the stairs just before she walks out the door. He limps over to her and lightly pushes her against the door and kisses her.

The kisses get heavier and it turns into a make out session. I cough and they quickly stop. She kisses Niall one more time before she runs out the door.

"If you keep going at that rate, she'll be pregnant next month," I joke. Niall hits my arm.

"Dude!" he yells. "That's not gonna happen."

"Okay," I laugh. He gives me a death glare, and I put my hands up in defense.

~ Jocelyn's P.O.V. ~

I walk into the front doors of hell. I get nervous as I walk to my locker. Mine is close to Connor's because of our stupid last names starting with the same letter.

I grab my books and notebook and other things I needed for first period. I shut my locker and see someone leaning up against the locker to my right.

I gasp. "You scared me," I say as I look at the person's face. "Oh my God."

"Hi Jocelyn, do you even remember me? I'm the guy that was there for you through whatever it was. You wouldn't ever tell me and it was frustrating because I wanted to help. But, you didn't let me help you."

I stand there speechless. Connor is actually talking to me, and I don't want to mess this up.

"Uhh..." I don't know what to say.

"Why didn't you let me help you?"