Prejudice (h.s) [UNEDITED]

seventy four : "alcohol."

[I love Cole and Lili, I love them as individuals and as a couple, this is just for the story. xo]

The reports and headlines about him slowly simmered down, but of course, there are still a handful of them floating around since a lot of people wanted to earn as much money as they could get from the occurrence.

Fortunately, there hasn't been any sign of Elijah on both Harry and Serena's part. The two of them have been avoiding interviews too, because they know that the airport situation will get asked no matter what, and they just want to look past it at this point.

Harry was halfway through his Fine Line tour, the fans were overall very supportive of him. Some even came to his concert dressed as Allie Hamilton, it made him smile thinking that there are people who love him and admire him for what he does. It truly is flattering.

But as usual, during his free time, he wants to spend it with family. He's planning on returning to London for his niece's birthday, and he also is planning on asking Serena to come with. He's currently driving to Serena's apartment, he did not forget to bring chicken from KFC since he knows how much Serena loves them.

Serena was pretty much cooped up in her home, she was only going out when she wanted to grab a meal or a coffee— or when there's an important gig she had to attend to, but most of the time, she stays in. So, Harry decided to go to her and cheer her up since he knows she's a but overwhelmed with everything.

It kind of made him feel a bit guilty for bringing this to her, he felt bad that it was because of him why Serena was dealing with this unwanted attention, but then again, he promised her and himself that he's going to be there for her in every step of the way.

Spending years in a boy band that earned millions, he got used to the 'fame' and attention that were associated with them. He knew how to handle them at the very least, but this time, it was beginning to irk him.

It was bothering him since he knows that people he care about are being involved too.

He laughs to himself at the sudden turn of thoughts, he was just smiling because of his excitement to go back home and now his smile turned upside down because of the pressure.

The wheels of his car came to a stop when he pulls over the parking are of Serena's apartment, fixing the hood of his jacket as he stepped out of his convertible.

He presses the bell twice, once it opened, there was the brunette beauty that he fell head over heels for. "Hello, beautiful." Serena immediately chuckles at his charming smile and words. "Hello to you too, handsome."

"Is that Harry?" Harry's eyes darted inside as he hears a familiar voice from somewhere inside her abode. "That was Cole, he came over a few minutes ago." He nods, thankful that he bought an extra serving of meal from KFC that he could give to Serena's friend.

"Why? Is he okay?" He asks, walking inside of the ivy-colored halls of the house, his hand smoothly slipping into Serena's, who gladly entwined her fingers with his. She frowns slightly before replying. "Lili broke up with him." He instantly winced at her words, Cole must be going through so much right now, breakups suck.

As soon as they turned to the living room, he sees Cole on the carpets, around his body was a blanket wrapped and balls of tissues on the ground. Harry hears Serena sigh before she hurries to her friend's aide and placing her arm on his shoulder.

Harry carefully puts down the food on the table before sitting on the other side. He has never really had a proper interaction or conversation with Cole, he only saw him once or twice and probably exchanged greetings during the premiere night, but that's that. Now, he's literally sitting next to him while he cries, it was definitely not how he pictured his bonding with his girlfriend's friends.

He clears his throat, his eyes on Cole who looked at him with teary eyes. "We have to get some alcohol in here."