We don't need words - Lilo Paynlinson (AU)

Chapter 10 - Taking care of Lou

We don't need words - Chapter 10

♥ Harry's POV ♥

How could Liam do that to Lou? He knew very well Lou is vulnerable and yet he goes and snogs Ms. Hearne. Ms. Hearne for God's sake. A teacher and a crappy one at that. Disgusting woman. Lou was broken, I knew. I probably knew him better than he knew himself. And I also knew Lou was blaming himself at this moment.

But he shouldn't. Evy texted me, saying she had brought him home. I immediately called her, thanking her for taking care of - practically - my brother. She said it was no problem, knowing Louis wouldn't have gotten home by himself. That's the Evy I fell in love with. But now's not the time for me and my problems. Lou was my top priority right now and that's why I was heading to his house, not caring if I got in detention with whoever we had this hour.

I parked my car on the Tomlinsons' driveway and got out. I rang the doorbell and waited for Jay or one of the girls to open the door. Probably Jay, since the girls were at school. After a few minutes, Jay opened the door just a little, carefully looking who was at the door. I think she thought it might have been Liam.

"Oh, hello Harry", she said when she noticed it was me. "Hi Jay, can I see Lou?", I asked politely, even though I had been coming to the Tomlinsons since I was five. Jay sighed. "I'm not sure if he wants to see anyone right now." "Please, Jay? I'm not here to talk to him, I'm just here to help him", I pleaded.

Jay thought about it for a second and opened the door further. "Okay, come in then. But if Lou doesn't want to see you, I'm afraid you have to leave", she said. I nodded and stepped inside the house. Jay told me Lou was in his room and I walked up the stairs. Not bothering to knock on Lou's door (he wouldn't hear it anyway), I went straight in.

Lou was lying on his bed, face buried in his pillows. His body was shaking and I knew he was crying. I sat on the side of his bed and rubbed his back. Louis shot straight up but fell back on his bed, face first, when he saw it was me. He flipped over to face me and to be honest, he looked awful. I mentally slapped myself. What did you expect, Harold? He just got his heart broken.

I pulled Lou in my arms and let him cry there. He cried for about an hour. I knew he had no tears left when his sobs gradually turned into hiccups. God, if only Liam could see him now and see how much he hurt my poor Boobear.

Lou looked up at me from his position in my chest and wriggled his hands free. "Why? What did I do to deserve this?", he asked me, hands shaking. "I don't know, Lou. But I do know it's not your  fault. IT'S NOT", I told him. "But it is", he sniffed. "I clearly did something wrong to deserve this." And he burst in a fresh wave of tears.

He was so hurt and so broken, I could've killed Liam if he was near me. Couldn't he see how much Louis loved him? Couldn't he see that Louis would do anything for him? And couldn't he see that Lou was blaming himself for all of this? Current answer: no. He couldn't see all of this, because he didn't care. I mean, if he had cared, he would be here to apologize, to tell Lou what happened and to tell Lou he was the only one for him. To tell him that he loved Lou.

Come on, you have to admit it was suspicious when Liam wanted to talk to Ms. Hea - her. It was like he planned this. Like he planned this all along: just use Lou for his own entertainment and then break his heart when he didn't need Lou anymore. And Lou had given him everything.

I knew Lou had a hard time trusting people before, let alone love someone. Except for Jay and his sisters, of course. But I was already surprised he let Liam in. Louis has been hurt so many times before, if not by bullies, then by people he thought that were his friend. In the end, they all thought it was 'too complicated' to be friends with Lou. Just because he's deaf.