Fate of the Rain // h.s

BullShot

  Disclaimer: the events surrounding corona have been exaggerated to help improve the story line 😊 stay safe

   Its Tuesday... meaning Magnolia gets off at 7:30... she works at the bookstore and leads a pretty normal life. Her parents just live across the country in New York City... Anyways, as she was getting ready to leave her boss yells,
        "Its pouring out! Stay safe 'Nolia!" Magnolia grabbed her bag and headed out to jump on the bus. She quickly paid her fee but the bus was hot and humid and she took off her rain coat.
        Her and a few others were the last riders when the radio came on and announced
         "Due to COVID-19, the country is being put into a 6 month quarantine. Seek shelter immediately in 20 minutes military forces will roam streets and take care of anyone disobeying these orders. All public transportation systems must let passengers off immediately." Magnolia didnt exactly know what they meant by "take care of" and she didn't want to. The bus pulled over and let her, a older man, a mom and child, and a teenage boy off. All where calling family members and friends, but Magnolia didn't have many of those and at this point it was storming, bad.

She walked down the street to her right and it was a while before the first house. Probably about 15 minutes of walking so she had taken her heels off. Nolia walked up to the house. It wasn't too big or too small, it wasnt rich or poor looking, it wasnt weird or creepy, it was just usual, normal. She stood, soaked, on the doorstep and rung the door bell.

The door slowly opened and there, standing right in front of soaked Magnolia, was Harry Styles...
"I dont know who you are, but because of the rain I cant see you either," Magnolia asked trying to wipe off her clouded lenses while pushing her soaked red hair out of her face, "but can I come in?"

"Yes! Yes! Come in! Its cold and wet and rainy! I'll get some tea started for us." An English accent said in a soothing voice. She made her way to sit on the couch and she used a tissue to clean off her lenses. As she put them back on, she noticed how nicely decorated the living room was. It had album covers on the walls and the TV was playing the news so she decided to listen in.

Then turning the corner came Harry Styles and finally, Nolia realized who's house she had entered. Out of pure surprise she gasped

"Oh gosh! I don't mean to be a bother!" Harry chuckled and said,
"No worries! Its getting pretty crazy out there!" They both turned towards the window, there were already cops roaming the streets.
"I... I can't stay here for 6 months... I have to go home!"
"Good luck with that one. You appear to not have a car and if you step outside they may 'take care of' you," Harry explained, laughing. They drank their tea quietly watching the news segments. After a few minutes Harry asked,
"I never got your name..."
"Oh right. Magnolia or Nolia or Mags or Seven/Sev..."
"Seven? As a nickname? That's quite odd."
"Its because I have six older brothers but they still live in New York. Im the Seventh, nicknamed Seven and doomed to no relationships due to the fear of my brothers," Magnolia sighed.

Harry asked a few more questions. Mainly about her job, her family, where she grew up. And she answered, it wasnt like she had any questions to ask him, Google is all knowing. She took her gray beanie off and had major hat hair, but she didn't really care about how she looked. She had a small frame and was quite bony, she stood at 5'3 and had blue eyes, redhair, and loads of freckles.

After a few minutes she sat up straight,
"Since I have to be here for a while, lets play Bullshot"
"What?" Harry asked in confusion.
"Bullshot. A game where you ask i a question, I answer, you think I'm lying you call bull. If I lied I take a shot if I told the truth you take a shot and vice versa."
"Seems simply enough..."

It started out simple, dreams, goals, family pets, then after a few rounds they got a bit deeper, Magnolia had already taken quite a few, she cant lie to save her life, when she asked,
"I... Is L- Larry Stylinson real?"
"No! Of course not!" Harry pleaded.
"Harry... take your shot... I know that you are lying..." but he didn't and she laughed him off... then Harry asked

"Why have you never had a relationship?"
"My brothers..."
"No. I know thats a lie. Because you seem like the type of person who wouldn't let someone stop them from something."
"Fine," Magnolia downed the shot, "anyways..."
Harry interrupted, "No, I want hear your answer. I asked, I want an honest answer."
"Fine... i guess, love is hard... i enjoy writing about it, but when you have to decide and say 'this. this person is my favorite person. I want to spend the rest of my life with this person.' Thats a lot of love you have to give and sometimes I don't have enough love for myself, let alone someone else. And I mean I cannot see anyone liking me like that." She wiped a tear and looked at her cold, bare feet.

Harry grabbed her a blanket and felt bad for making her answer. He turned on her favorite movie, thanks to the game, he learned it was Bohemian Rhapsody. He made tea and they ate strawberries with their tea.

It was 1:30 in the morning when the movie ended and he looked over to see Magnolia asleep. He picked her up and carried her to his bed, no one should have to sleep on the couch he thought. Then he changed for bed and slid in next to her, moving the hairs out from in front of her face. He admired her beauty and remembered her words earlier "... and sometimes i dont have enough love for myself, let alone someone else." His heart sank and his brain stirred with questions, what caused them to meet? Why was it her that rang his doorbell? Who had told her she wasn't worth love? and then he thought, 'gosh Harry, you just met the girl and she's already got you wrapped around her finger.'

He kissed her on the forehead and went to sleep with the quiet early morning hours stirring...