Alone

10

Author's note

There is going to be a bit of a time jump soon so be prepared I guess. Lol enjoy :))

Bella's POV

It's been weeks since I've been in the hospital. Weeks since I've seen or talked to Harry.

I am not missing school at all, it was the right choice to just take online classes instead. My mom was not happy about it at first, but I told her it's more convenient for me and she wouldn't have to worry about me getting another asthma attack at school. Trust me, it happened before and it was not pretty.

I'm excelling in my online classes, and managed to save money from babysitting. Tyler's parents are so generous and they are constantly busier than usual so I often get called. I don't mind though, Tyler is such a sweetheart.

I am currently getting ready to leave the house to go babysit when I notice Harry and his family are walking up to their car with packed things. I suddenly heard a knock on the door and my mom's voice greeting the person. I gathered up my things ready to go but my mom called me over. As I walked up to her I saw Anne and Harry on the other side of the door.

"Oh Bella! Guess what?! Harry signed up for the X-factor and his audition is tomorrow!" My lovely mother said excitedly.

I just looked and her, then at Anne. "Oh cool. Good luck." I said stoically. "Sorry to leave so soon but I have to go or I'll be late for Tyler's." I slid past them through the front door and heard someone follow me to my car. Yes I got my license and a pretty good car all things considered.

"Bella wait." I heard Harry sigh.

I turned around and looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

He scratched the back of his neck and avoided eye contact for a moment. "Is-uh, is Tyler your boyfriend or something?"

I rolled my eyes sighing, "No, but none of that is your concern. Good luck with the audition." I turned around to get in my car but was stopped again.

"Bella, please. I'm sorry about everything. We've been friends forever. I don't want to lose you over a stupid mistake."

"You've already lost me over stupid MISTAKES. I get it fame and popularity is what you want. Honestly it's too late to save our friendship. Your words hurt more than the punches and humiliation I've received going to school through the years. I have nothing else to say to you but goodbye Harry." I give him a broken smile and got into my car. I give him one last look, him looking broken and on the verge of crying. Sure, if he doesn't pass for singing, he can be a good actor.

I backed out of the drive way heading to my job without looking back.

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I got to the Payne's residence on time thankfully. They told me that they'll be home later than usual which is fine by me. I saw Tyler reading a book and when he saw me puts it down to give me a hug.

"Hey bud! How are you?!" I say just as excited.

"I'm good Bella! I'm happy you're here! I have plans that we can do tonight." He said excitedly.

"Oh yeah?! What are we doing tonight?"

"Lets build a fort!"

20 minutes later and we built this awesome fort with pillows, blankets and fairy lights I found. Tyler even showed me a small projector his parents got for him but he didn't know how to operate it of course so I connected it to my laptop and faced it to the wall so we can watch Disney movies while we're in the fort.

"This is so cool Bella! Can we watch Toy Story?" He asked giving me puppy dog eyes.

"Why of course we can!" I smiled.

A few hours later after watching three Toy Story movies and some snacks, Tyler looked like he was ready for bed. I got him ready and tucked him in, giving him a kiss on the forehead before leaving the room to clean up our mess. As I clean up our mess I begin to think about what I want to do after high school. I'm going to college for sure. But maybe I want to become a grade school teacher since I love kids so much.

I know Harry will probably become famous. I knew he had a beautiful voice, no doubt. Maybe it's for the best that we said goodbye in the way that we did. I know he will forget me anyway.

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Author's note

Okay so I know its a short chapter, but I finally figured out what I wanted to do for this story. So please. Bare with me LOL.

I hope you are all doing okay! Please stay safe!

M x