Free Fall (Harry Holland)

Trapped?

Harry woke up to the sound of birds, I forgot how annoying birds were here, he thought to himself. Groaning he got out of bed, brushed his teeth, took a shower and dropped back into bed, his wet hair dampening the pillows and the sheets. The door opened,

"Harry-" Sam started.

"How many times do I have to tell you, knock before you bring your butt in." Harry said, his voice muffled as his face was dug into the pillow.

"Mum is going to see dad in Leeds, I'll be out with Elysia, Tom is at an interview so Paddy and you are home alone. She'll be back by tomorrow. It's nothing urgent she just has to leave really quickly if she wants to catch the bus." Sam said. "I don't really trust you, you're irresponsible as fuck. Should I call the sitter?" To this Harry mumbled something about being the most responsible Holland. "You sure you don't want me to call the sitter?" Harry groaned loudly this time and threw a pillow at his twin, as Sam easily dodged it, no one in this house let's me sleep. "I was just saying, maybe I call the usual sitter and it turns out she is sick, you know what Mum does when she's sick and there's no one to make sure Paddy doesn't break a bone or light the house on fire." Sam finished and waited. Harry shot up immediately, his eyes wide. 

"She calls Haley. You're right I'm irresponsible as fuck." Harry replied.

Sam smiled, proud of himself, "Exactly, you know she never turns Mum down, all I need to do is convince Mum that Eva the sitter is sick. And all you need to do is not be home when Mum leaves so she has to call someone." Harry shot out of his bed in happiness and jumped at Sam and hugged him.

"You're a genius. Thank you thank you thank you." Harry jumped around like a little school girl with Sam, suddenly he felt a warm fuzzy feeling in heart, suddenly he felt hopeful.

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The water was boiling, steam flew out of the pot, as Haley added the long sticks of spaghetti from the box, she tugged her hair behind her ears, wiping the sweat that rolled down her forehead by the back of her hand, no matter how cold it got in England, cooking over a burning stove always made her feel so hot. Oh how she missed Sam's spaghetti. Her thoughts of Sam's delicious cooking were interrupted by her phone ringing Nikki Holland, why was Nikki calling her, what could she want, what if she wants to talk about Harry and her? But Nikki never interfered with her son's businesses unless it was very important, a million thoughts rushed through her head as the phone stopped ringing.

"Shit." She said, under her breath.

The phone rang again, she took a deep breath and answered it.

"Hello dear, I hope you're doing well, I have to go out of town to see Dom. Listen I really need your help to look after the boys. Paddy is sick with the flu and I guess Eva is too, I'm sorry I gave you such short notice and I know stuff isn't okay with you and Harry I kinda noticed since they came without you, but I wouldn't ask if it wasn't urgent and since it is Sunday, you're probably off work. So darling, are you free?" She finished, Haley just listened to her speak she couldn't form words in her head. Haley thought for a minute, "You can bring Freddie to stay over too, you know Paddy enjoys his company alot. Please darling. I'll pay you double of what I give the sitter." Haley gulped and bit her lip, not once in the year that she had known this woman had she ever turned anything she asked of Haley down.

"Of course, I'll get there in 30 minutes and please there's no need to pay me."

Nikki sighed in relief, "Thank you so much. You're an angel. Talk soon. Bye."