Adopted By Harry Styles

Chapter 43

Harry's POV

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Justin left for school about 10 minutes ago while in over here-still at the park-in utter disbelief. How could I've been so blind! All those times when Brooke when say she was fine but in reality she wasn't. All those times when she was constantly late coming home, she was getting beaten. I feel so stupid. I feel like... I've failed as a father.

I couldn't just confront Brooke right away. She'll get mad and who know what can go from there!

I don't go home, I just need to clear my head, so I just go for a walk. I'm not so sure where the hell I'm going from here but it might lead me somewhere. Guess where it leads me to! The bakery where I used to work and where Brooke currently works. Family tradition? I don't know.

I try to enter the bakery but it's locked. I look at the sign.

Closed: Be Back Soon

It's nearly eight and I really don't feel like waiting another hour just to talk to Barbara. The funny thing is, I actually did have to do errands and here's the thing, my car is back home. So yah I have to walk home just to get my car and do what I have to do. Idiot. I think I'll do my errands later, I just really need to talk to someone.

I decided to go to the local café and just get some coffee or tea. Maybe some hot chocolate. It really cold today. So, in I go and it looks like the café just opened because nobody else is here. "Hi what can I do for you?" said the girl at the counter. She was a redhead with blue eyes and freckles all over her face. "Erm... hot chocolate please."

"Coming right up." She put the milk and the cocoa in and I honestly zoned out after that. I just kept thinking about Brooke and was also wondering what other stuff she kept from me. I guess she was just trying to figure out what to do on her own. I don't know.

"...sir!" I snap out of my trance and look at her.

"Sorry, what was that?"

"I said: 'That will be 2 pounds." I pay her as she hands me my hot chocolate. "Thank you and have a great day!" she said with a smile. I doubt it.

I sit down in the very back corner of the café which was farthest from the counter and far away from the window. I really wasn't in the mood for paps today. I get my phone out of my pocket and hit FaceTime. Guess who I'm FaceTimeing. It took a awhile but they answered.

"What's up 'arry!" said Niall.

"Hey mate!" shouted Louis.

"Hello there!" said Liam.

"S'up my brothers," Zayn said while drinking some sort of juice. Apple? No.

"What's going on fellas?" I said.

"Not much," they said in unison.

"So," Niall said loudly, "not to be rude or anything, but why'd ya FaceTime us?"

"Yah," said Louis, "usually I'm the one starting the FaceTime shit."

"Language, Louis," yelped Liam.

"Shut up," sasses Lou.

"So why'd you FaceTime us Haz?" Zayn said getting back on the subject.

"Well," I started off, "what would you guys do if you found out something bad was happening to someone you love?" The lads where quiet for sometime. Before they began to speak, I took a sip of my Hot Chocolate but I guess it was still hot because I burnt my lip and tongue in the process.

Niall's laugh was heard in the Himalayas.

"Well," Louis said, "I would be upset dependin' on what it is. Then, I guess I would ask whoever it is and see if it's true."