Fix you. | l. s.

Save Him.

Chapter 20 - Save Him

Louis stared into green eyes. Sad, helpless, green eyes.

"Open the door!", Louis mouthed. He was aware that Harry could not hear him, so he paid attention to emphasize the words he was saying, so that Harry could at least read his lips.

He also did what Louis asked him to do.

Louis had not expected that, since last time Harry had pretended he didn't need any help. However, he then heard how the shop door opened. He widened his eyes and saw the black-haired man angrily approaching them.

Harry looked at Louis for help. This time he wanted, no, he needed help.

"Run!", was all that came to Louis' mind. And then they ran, as fast as they could.

At some point, he had finally lost them. They didn't care about how exactly or where. But the important thing was that Harry was finally safe.

The two looked at each other. No communication was needed to express how grateful both were. Finally, they were no longer separated.

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"Thank you, Mrs. Deakin ...", Harry mumbled shyly as Louis' mother, Jay, put down the two cups of tea and cookies on the table. She just smiled and then left them alone.

Louis looked at Harry confusedly, but intense. He obviously seemed to avoid eye contact.

"Why .... did you pretend that you didn't know me?", Louis asked after a while. Harry swallowed and took a sip of his tea, "I didn't want to drag you into it.", Harry replied. "Drag me into what?", Louis asked curiously.

Harry sighed and looked down at the floor. It was obviously hard for him to open up about this.

"My parents ... t-they separated a while ago. M-My father.. he is an alcoholic, you know. And often, he went to attack m-my mother and me. He is incredibly violent ...'', he explained. Louis felt terrible. Just listening to it broke his heart."It started when he would put me over his knee and .... p-punish me.". 

He was obviously traumatized.

 "And one evening ... h-he hit me so much that I ended up in the hospital. My mother found out about it too..''. He swallowed loudly and sighed, quickly wiping away a tear.

Louis continued to listen attentively.

"She wanted to take me back home, of course. She did not like the fact that she had to share custody with him. Besides, you've seen where he lives ... there have been terrible things happening in that neighborhood.'', he looked Louis in the eyes. "I could imagine that. I did not feel well there at all.", he agreed with Harry.

Harry sighed loudly, "Then he called his buddies ... Z-Zayn, that was the name of the one we run away from today.", he explained. "They were supposed to hide me every time the police officer was going to pick me up. And because I was scared of all the threats my father had made-''. "What threats?"

For a moment there was silence in the room.

"Sorry, you don't have to tell me what-". ''H-He said, he would find me and kill me if I ran away.''

Louis swallowed. Harry started crying, "I-I'm sorry, I would've rather ran away, but ... I just did not dare to do it. I-I wasn't brave enough.", Harry sobbed. Louis looked at him sympathetically and got up to hug the poor boy.

"Don't worry, Harry.", Louis said then.

"You are safe now."