If there's one thing Suzy Lestrange is hoping for, it's getting through her second year of university without a hitch, so that she can spend her third year abroad in France.
But when Harry Styles shows up in her life once again, she quickly finds he...
In the fourth installment of "8 Days of Oxford Comma," we find out how Harry feels about those unfavourable headlines, a very awkward Summertime Ball performance, and Suzy and Harry settling into a comfortable routine and how they really feel about one another.
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It's the next day and Suzy still hasn't heard from Harry, so she takes matters into her own hands and shows up at his place unannounced; she finds him in quite a state, though it's new life decision that takes her by surprise the most. There's also a very awkward event with everyone totally pretending the media haven't gone crazy, and Harry finds Suzy to be his safe ground amongst the craziness of it all.
SCENE ONE
Suzy arrives back in London the next day, having not been on social media and seeing the headlines about Zayn and Louis until later in the day after Mila mentions something in their group chat about Niall being a grump. She messages straight away to see if he's okay, but he doesn't reply; in fact, he leaves her on read. Suzy figures he's just busy, but she starts to worry about him, and even though she planned to surprise him, she also wanted to check he was even home so she doesn't drive over there for nothing. As the next morning rolls around, Suzy still hasn't heard anything from Harry; he usually sends her a good morning message, but he's not even done that. Her papa knows something is up and questions it, which in return results in him telling Suzy to go to Harry and see what's wrong—this in itself surprises her because she knows he's never been Harry's biggest fans.
And thus, this is the scene from the prologue where Suzy shows up to Harry's house and finds him in a frazzled state. Apparently, he's been awake all night and has had a lot of coffee—he is absolutely livid, claiming that this is it; this is the final straw and after their last album is finished, he's done with the band. He wants to make music and do something more with his life, not use and abuse his money and power. After a while, Harry starts to apologise to Suzy because he let it all get the better of him and not appreciate the moment that is Suzy surprising him; it is the first time he's seen him in a few weeks. They're in the middle of a warm embrace, until Harry gets a call from management and says he needs to head into the office. Suzy makes a comment about leaving, but Harry promises he won't be long and he would love it if he could stay.
SCENE TWO
While Harry is at the office, Suzy decides to raid his pantry and cooks them up a meal—she finds all the ingredients for tomato soup and remembers how Harry has made it for her before because it's the perfect comfort meal. Harry agrees when he returns home a little while later, then they curl up on the couch afterwards and feel like they are returning to old comfortable patterns. It's in this moment that Suzy knows exactly how she feels about Harry and she needs to tell him. So...
Suzy looks up at Harry and says, "I need to tell you something..."
"Yeah?" Harry asks, peering down at her curiously.
Suzy bites her lip. "I'm in love with you, too."
"Too?" Harry's heart beats faster, but he needs confirmation.
"I mean, is it wrong of me to assume you still feel the same way?"
Harry promises her it's not and that he's still very much in love with her and how happy she makes him. It's then that she remembers how she's studying in France for a few months, so she asks, "But I leave in August... What are we going to do?"
Harry shrugs and says, "Not think about that and worry about the present. We will just take each day as it comes, like we originally planned."
SCENE THREE
Capital FM Summertime Ball is the following day, which is very awkward as everyone—the band, the fans, and all the crew—is pretending the article was never released. Well, the band are more ignoring one another than anything, as Harry is isolating himself from everyone just like he did on tour and it all feels very reminiscent. Before One Direction takes the stage, Suzy gives Harry a quick kiss and wishes him good luck. Then, when he's on stage, it's like he did a complete 180 from his general pissed off mood beforehand. Harry looks so happy on stage, regardless of whatever is happening behind closed doors, and interacts with fans and cracks jokes. Suzy loves watching this version of Harry—he's so genuinely happy and she just knows he will be even happier when he's doing his own thing. As she watches him smiling and laughing with the crowd, singing his heart out, Suzy can't help but think about how in love with him she really is.
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SCENE FOUR
After an eventful few days, Suzy is back in Oxford again and thinks about how crazy her life has been ever since she met Harry. It's been a hell of a lot, but it's all worth it because she was able to travel to another country, make new friends, fall out of love with a manipulative asshole and fall in love with someone who couldn't be more perfect for her. Really, she may be stressing over assignments and finals, but she couldn't be happier with the way life has gone for her as of late.
Harry calls Suzy one night and asks how her studies are going, so Suzy explains her next assignment isn't due until the following week; he then says, if it's totally okay with her, he would love to take her on a weekend trip away. Essentially, he just needs to get away for a few days, but feels as though maybe some time alone with just them is exactly what they need to settle into their newfound relationship status that they've not properly explored yet. Suzy is very on board with the idea, but inspired by something her papa said while in London, she thinks it's time he "officially" meets Harry at dinner first. They met briefly at the wedding, but her papa would love to get to know him a little more personally.
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Aaaaand there goes another eventful chapter! To be fair, I think they're all pretty eventful chapters from here on out, so do as you will with that information hehe. But there we all have it: the infamous prologue scene has finally come to fruition and everyone can finally see what all the fuss is about! A bit of a mess, yeah? And obviously this was all planned quite a few years ago now, but thoughts on how it all came about and Harry's decisions? Plus, the whole awkward event with everyone ignoring one another. Eeep! But Harry and Suzy seem to be quite comfortable with one another now, don't you think? Fingers crossed it lasts!
As always, thank you to everyone who has stuck around for all this madness, even after all these years! SO, tomorrow we have another exciting chapter: dinner with the Lestrange's! Plus, lots more sexy fun times. Enjoy!
