One Shots ~ Harry Styles [ON HOLD]

School Counselor

The one where your friends passing brought you and her family back together again.

I'm in my math lesson and I feel like shit. I'm so done with school and I hate all my teachers. I had couple of shit weeks and all those teachers are getting on my fucking nerves. My friends are shit at this moment and I just want to cry. I feel the need to talk to someone but no one will understand my shit. In all honesty, there is this one guy I haven't talked to yet. They say he is the best in his job, as a school counselor.

I walk toward his door with tears already streaming down my face. Today is the birthday of my best friend. She passed away 3,5 years ago. I moved away after her funeral. Eventually I walk into the hall where his office is.

And here I am, at his door, not wanting to knock on his door. "I can see you outside my door, you can come in, I don't bite" a deep voice says. I gulp and walk in. I sit on a chair and stare at the floor. I feel his presence next to me. He kneels down and he doesn't say a thing. The moment I look up, he starts to look up too.

There is something familiar about him. But I can't quite explain it. "What's your name?" He asks. I don't reallt want to answer it but I do it anyway. "Tori" I say and I just don't want to say my last name. "I'm Harry. Do you want to talk to me why you're here?" he replies back. I shrug, not reallt giving him a legitimate answer. "It's fine if you don't want to. We can just sit here and if you want to say something you can" he offers. I nod and he goes back to his chair. I lie down on the couch and just stare at the ceiling.

While I'm staring at the ceiling my thougts are running wild. They are so hard that tears are making their way to my cheek. I sniff a little and sit up. "I had a friend. She was my friends since I can remember. She got really ill. She passed and it is  her birthday today, so I'm feeling extra down right now." I say. I can hear his footsteps coming and they stop when he sits next to me. He does nothing but knowing he is next to me comforts me. "My mom and my brother also got really ill. They made it, but it still hurts."

Even though he is the school counselor he takes me in to a hug. I let him and just cry. "I also lost someone. My sister, she got ill and passed." He says to me. I mutter an 'I'm sorry'. He just shrugs. After a while I stop crying. It's all out of my system. I want to leave his office when I see a picture on the wall and gasp loudly. "You're Harry. Harry Styles. Gemma's younger brother" My voice still in shock. "Yes I am. You knew Gemma?" I nod. Tears starting to form in my eyes. She was the girl I was telling you about. He engulfs me, once more, in a hug. I don't think about it being illegal and hug him back.

"You were the girl Gemma always talked about. She wanted us to protect you after she passed. We couldn't find you after her funeral." He says. "And you were the guy who would steal my heart if I got near you, according to Gemma." He laughs and blushes. My heart warms at the sight. We are still hugging when the bell starts to ring.

I know I have a class right now but I don't let go. I notice that Harry tightens his grip. "Can we skip school now Harry?" He loosens his grip and chuckles. I give him my best puppy eyes and pouty lips. He sighs and grabs his stuff. My look always worked on the Styles. I jump in excitement and also grab my bag.

We walk out and he locks the door and leads the way to his car. I gawk when I see his car. He chuckles when he sees my reaction. He opens my door and I blush. We drive away and I see the familiar house. Harry steps out and I see Anne coming out of the house. "Harry, baby, why are you home early?" I giggle, knowing he is a massive momma's boy. And after Gemma passed I know how concerned she is about Harry. "I got a nice visit today at school and decided to go home. Nothing bad happens momma" He says, a blush rises to his cheeks. He gets to my side of the car and opens it. I step out and hear Anne gasp. "Tori" She whispers and I walk to her and wrap my arms around her. I feel the tears starting to well up again. She whispers all kind of sweet things in my ear not once loosening her grip on me.

After our hugging we go inside and I sit on my favorite place on the couch. Harry sits next to me and we all stay silent for a while. After a while of silence I start talking. "I've missed this shit so much. Just staying here and say absolutely nothing to each other." I feel Harry's eyes on me. I cursed and Anne doesn't allow cursing in her home. "Sorry Anne" I mutter under my breath. I felt my eyes getting heavy. I haven't slept at all last couple of night. I run on caffeine.  After a while of endlessly talking about random things I fall asleep. Dreaming about how life would look like if Gemma is still here. Thinking about reconnecting with Harry and Anne again. I'm so grateful that they send me to my school counselor. That's the one thing school actually did good. Hiring Harry as our school counselor.