Barely Holding On [H.S]

Ten

Addie's POV:

I stood there in shock and stared at a bloody Ed and an angry Harry. I snap out of my trance and start to run to Ed. I'm stopped by Harry taking three long strides froward and wrapping his arms around my waist. I yelled out in pain and Harry cursed under his breath and shifted his hands one by one to grab my upper arms. Ed was already coming towards me.

"Stop!" Harry says and Ed immediately freezes.

"Let go!" I scream at him. "Why would you do this?"

"Because he's sick." Ed coldly says.

"Are you already forgetting what I told you?" Harry says and brigs his grip back around my waist and I cry out in pain again. Ed just stares at Harry with cold eyes, breathing deeply.

"I just made sure that he doesn't try to help you with anything ever again." He states.

"What?" I ask.

"Yeah, I saw you guys talking through the wall and shit. And I saw him sing you a fucking lullaby so you could sleep. That's not what he's here for. He's here to make sure both of you stay in line." He explains.

"How?" I question.

"Well, for example. If you act out or talk back or break the rules, I give your precious little Ed here the penalty. And if Ed breaks any of the rules, I give you the penalty. That's why Ed stopped trying to help when I hurt you." He smiles at his own plan.

"Why did you hurt him now? I did nothing wrong." I protest.

"I just wanted to give you a sample to think about before you talk back next time or don't answer my questions."

"You're sick." I say, but instantly cover my mouth and hope he didn't hear.

"See?" He says, quickly walking over towards Ed. "That's exactly what I'm talking about."

"No!" I yell, but it's too late. Harry's fist is already connecting with Ed's face. Ed cries out in pain and falls to his knees.

"And that's the punishment to go with the broken rule." Harry swiftly steps around him and leaves the room. I run over to Ed and bend down to meet his height. I lift his head to look at me and put my hand over his face before pulling him into a hug. He puts his head on my shoulder, but can't wrap his arms around me.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't think it just slipped out and I-" he cuts me off, pulling back to look at me.

"Don't worry, I don't blame you. He is sick." He says.

"Shhh. There are microphones and cameras." I warn.

"Sorry." He says and I smile.

"I missed you." He says.

"I missed you too." I reply. I stand up and he follows. We walk over to the couch and sit down.

Just as I open my mouth to speak, there's a knock on the door. Fear and hatred wash over me at the thought it might be Harry coming back. But that's too polite to be Harry. He wouldn't knock. I didn't know what to say, but before I could think of anything, Ed spoke up.

"Come in." The door opens and Zayn steps in with curious eyes.

"Who's voice- How'd you get in here?" He asks Ed.

"Harry." He raises his hands up a little, gesturing that he's tied up. Zayn seems to relax a bit.

"Well Liam said to take you to your room now, Addie." Zayn looks at me. I look at Ed then back at Zayn.

"Does Ed come too?" I ask.

"I don't know. I'll take him anyways, it probably doesn't matter where you are." Zayn shrugs. I think about if we'd get in trouble for this. Why would we? We're already together, it would just be a different room and it's likely that there's just as much, if not more, security in my room.