I waited {L.S}

3.7

Harry pushed me behind him and kept arguing with Ken. I wanted to force myself to say something, but Ken terrified me. I hated when he touched me.

"Louis, go to bed," Ken growled. We had just woken up, but I was too scared to argue, so I started to walk past Harry, but he stuck his arm out in front of me. "Harry-"

"He's the youngest one here, don't touch him," Harry barked out. Ken snarled and walked over to us, but I scrambled back to the wall. Harry only took a half step backwards.

"I'll do whatever to whoever I want, do you understand that?" Ken yelled as he threw Harry to the ground. I whimpered and hid my face in my arms. I didn't want to see anything else. I should have just pushed past Harry.

I heard Harry grunt as he got hit again. I felt so helpless. I couldn't breathe. My chest felt tight.

When my eyes opened, I still felt like I was choking. When I finally could breathe, I was gasping. My throat was burning.

I calmed myself down and wiped my face, taking a deep breath and pushing it back out. I grabbed my phone and hit Harry's contact, pausing to look at the time.

4:49am

"I can't call him now," I whispered to myself. I forced myself to lay back down and closed my eyes, but all that was there was Ken towering over Harry and I.

I stayed awake until seven, then I broke and called Harry. He answered and sounded awake, thankfully. "Hey, Lou."

"Hi," I said quietly. "I just missed you."

"I miss you, too. But what else is going on? I hear it in your voice."

"Just a nightmare. I'm... Where is Ken?" I asked, letting out a long breath.

"Louis-"

"He's supposed to be in prison. Why isn't he-"

The phone went dead and I closed my eyes, holding my breath without really realizing I was doing it until I felt someone wrap their arms around me.

"Breathe, Louis. Small breath," Fizzy soothed. "Harry's on his way, you're okay."

"Where's Ken?" I managed out. "He can come get me again, can't he?"

"No. He can't. You don't have social media, not a lot of people know we live with Mary. He won't find you out here." Fizzy ran her fingers through my hair. "I don't know where he is. Harry won't talk about what happened that got you guys out of there, so we don't have a clue from that."

Twenty minutes later, after a lot calming from Fizzy, Harry showed up and came into my room quietly. I looked up from the show we were watching and Harry smiled. I held my arms out for him, so he came sat next to me and pulled me in his arms. "Hey, Lou."

"Hi, Hazza." I kissed his neck and then closed my eyes, leaning into him. "I'm sorry about this morning."

"You're fine. I'm sorry I just hung up, but you needed someone then and I wasn't going to be able to be there." He held me tightly, but I just smiled.

"I'm not mad, Harry." I pulled back to look at him. "I'm never mad with you."

"Harry," Mary said, coming into the room. "I need to talk to you two." I looked at Fizzy, and she nodded before giving me another hug and leaving. Mary looked at me, then Harry. "Apparently, Ken has been spotted in town, but they haven't caught him yet. So that means-"

"Don't tear us apart again," Harry interrupted. "I can protect him from Ken. I can fight back. If he's by himself-"

If I'm by myself I'll freeze up. I wouldn't be able to protect myself. I wish I could be over Ken's trauma, but I know that I'm not. I know I won't be for a while.

"We, well I, want you guys to go to a small house that I own in another state. It would be just you two, temporary identity change, just until they can get Ken in custody." Mary looked at Harry and smiled. "I don't think you guys need to be apart, Harry. It's never been useful any other time. It's insanity to keep trying it. But this is only of you're okay with it."

I looked up at Harry and saw the surprise slowly melting off of Harry's face. "Thank you," he whispered.

"No problem. Louis," Mary looked at me and kept her smile up, "are you okay with this?"

I nodded slowly. It would be weird without my sisters, but it should only be temporary. I was hoping it was just temporary.