*ring ring ring ring*
Harry. Nope.
I check my phone to see I have a new voicemail.
I unlock it and listen:
"Hey...sorry about being such an asshole to you. I do appreciate all the stupid shit you've done for me. Really..I-I do. Anyways, call me when you're done being complicated."
Click. He has been rude since I've invited him over. Nope, I don't care about him. I delete the message and put my phone in my purse.
"Hey mom!" I yell to her.
"What?"
"I'm going to lunch with Steph!"
"Ok bye, love you honey!" She yells from the office.I grab my coat and walk out, feeling the cold winter air.
I get in my car, starting it, and heading over to Steph's to go to lunch, like we planned.
"Hey." She runs to the car after I get there.
"Hey." I smile.
"You alright?" She asks with a worried expression.
"Yea, I mean I'm fine. Better really." I back out of her driveway and onto the street.
"Are you sure? Does it have to do with Harry?"
"Yea." I sigh.
"Of course. What happened?"
"He was in the hospital, took a drink from a random guy, of course, it has ecstasy in it, ended up in the hospital. I be nice and go visit him, and he's an asshole to me!" I let out my frustrations.
"He is, but is he ok?" She asks.
"Yea, he's fine. I stormed out of there. I said I was never talking to him again and he's left me so many voicemails." I explain.
"Really? He actually took time out of his day to do that? That's a step." She laughs.
"Yea, I think I made him nicer. Not that much though." I sigh, parking in an Applebee's.We get out, locking the doors, and walking inside.
When we enter the warm building, I spot someone familiar.
"Niall?" I ask the blonde haired guy standing at the front desk.
"Ari?" He squints.
"Oh my gosh!" I squeal, hugging him tightly.
"Who's this?" Steph asks.
"This is Niall, I grew up with him." I smile, hugging him again.
"Hi, I'm Steph." She greets him.
"So where do you wanna sit?"
"Booth is fine." I smile again, overly happy.
"How are you?" He asks as soon as we're seated.
"Good I guess, boy troubles, what about you?" I laugh.
"Fine, working here for the past few months." He says in his cute Irish accent, I feel only I can understand.
"Well I'll get you some free cokes, be right back." He smiles and rushes off.
"I love him so much!" I gush.I'm so glad I ran into him. I could always tell him my problems and he'd listen. I feel like he's better for Steph and I to hang out with than Harry.
For sure.
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/harry's pov/
I press the red button, calling the nurse in, she never comes in when I press it.
I repeatedly press that fucking damn red button and finally she rushes in.
"Hi, I'm so sorry, what do you need?" She smiles.
"To get the hell out of here." I clench my jaw.
"That's not going to be for another day." She says.
"Why can't I leave now, I'm fine." I growl.
"Doctors order, I'd like to leave too but the world works it's ways." She shrugs her shoulders, walking out, making me laugh a little.I like that nurse. Only if Ari was like that, could take my dry sense of humor. God damn;
Ari.I grab my phone from across the table, no messages or calls.
I find her contact and call her once more.
"Hello?" She yells, I can hear loud talking in the background.
"Ari, I need to talk to you, please don't hang up." I plead.
"What?" She sighs.
"I'm sorry, ok there I said it. I know I've been a big asshole to you, not saying I'm not gunna make jokes here and there, but I like listening to your heels click a million thousand times, I like hearing your gum snap, your stupid jokes, your laugh. I need to be with you. You've helped me find myself. I know I don't express that well, and I'm still an asshole, but give me about a week or two and I'll warm up to you. Promise." I breath.
"Harry, I'm in Applebee's, can I call you back? I really appreciate that, I do. Thanks." She sounds like she doesn't even care.The call ends.
You know what, if she doesn't care, I'm fucking done.
"Fuck!" I yell.
I rip the iv out of my forearm, throwing it on the ground, grasping my arm because of the pain.
I pull myself out of the bed and storm through the doors.
"I'm out!" I yell at the nurse, throwing my hospital bracelet on the table.
As soon as I get outside, a warm hand grabs my arm.
"Not so fast." The doctor pulls me inside.
"You're not healthy enough. Get back in and lay down." He sternly says.
"Listen, I have a girl to go after, and if I don't, she'll fucking hate me forever. I'm a big asshole, I know, but that's one thing I'm trying to fix, for Ari's sake, and my mums." He lets go as I walk away, heading towards Applebee's.Fuck if this doesn't work.
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