Mutuals

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6 months later

"Are you ready?" Alice asks and I nod my head glancing over all the faces staring back at me
"One... Two... Three" the crowd erupts into cheers as I cut through the ribbon that was tied from one end of the shop to the other end

Alice pulls me into a congratulatory hug and I hug her back, "congratulations babe you deserve this"
I smile back a grateful smile before placing the huge scissors at the side

If your wondering what the hells going on, I just opened up my very first store where my clothes and nail polishes are being sold, and let me tell you it's so unbelievable. A couple months ago I was crying my eyes out to James Arthur and today I finally felt content and happy, all with the love and support from my family and friends

After meeting with a few fans, taking pictures and even doing a small interview for BBC Asian Network, I was finally able to sit down alone for a few minutes

"Hey, can you squeeze in a couple minutes for your biggest fan?" A familiar voice speaks out from behind me and I feel my heart strings being pulled

I turn around to meet with his hazel eyes and I'm actually speechless.
He lips stretch into a weak smile and I feel myself sneer back at him
"Actually no I can't" I say turning around to grab my bag
"Wait Zara I-" he reaches for my arm but I pull it away before he touches me
"You don't get to touch me" I scoffs
"I've come to speak to you"
"I've got nothing to say to you"

He steps in front of me, stopping me from moving any further
"Get out my way"
"Why are you being like this?" He asks and I feel myself laughing a little bit and he looks at me with confusion written all over his face
"You're pathetic" I reply, "you're actually asking me why I'm behaving in this way?"
He nods his head
"Stop wasting my time, you've done enough of that"

He doesn't move

I clench my teeth, "seriously don't ruin a perfect day for me"
He opens his mouth to say something but closes it and moves out of the way
Not saying anything more, I push past him and make my way into my car

Once I've locked the door and put my bag and coat in the passenger seat, I feel the tears roll out and they just don't stop. Seeing him just takes me back to that day.

"What happened, why isn't he coming?" My mum asks and I don't reply
"Zara?"
"Zara?"
I can't help but let my tears fall out, how could he do this to me?

Maira comes rushing to my side and pulls me into a hug
"Zara tell us what happened" my mum says sitting on my other side
My tears calm down and I let out a sniffle
"He doesn't wanna come" I reply in a dead tone
"Why?" Kaisar asks
I shrug, "not ready"

I get up and run up to my bedroom and lock the door before jumping on my bed for the tears to fall out again.

Why did he leave me?
He sweared he wouldn't and he did exactly that. The worst part is that I had a small feeling he would.

Seeing him all these months later brought back all the feelings, the good and the bad. I wipe my eyes and start my car up pushing all the thoughts away.

Once I get home, because I'm feeling sorry for myself, I run a bath and end up sitting in it for a full hour. Once I realise my water bill is going to be through the roof I get out, dry myself off and subconsciously pull out the hoodie Harris had given to me a couple of weeks before everything happened.

Instead of throwing it back, I actually wear it and then make a cup of tea to sit in front of the TV.
I see my phone light up from the corner of my eye but choose to ignore it but when it lights up again I pick it up to see two messages from Harris.

I didn't meant to upset you today - Harris

Or at all actually. I know what I did wasn't fair on you but I genuinely need to speak to you and if you don't wanna do it for me, do it for yourself I owe you an explanation - Harris

I have no idea what to do

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Sorry about all this negativity but your girls heartbroken so this is coming naturally :)