Keep Holding On (Harry Styles Fanfic)

Chapter 20

FINAL CHAPTER :(

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Wednesday, June 15

(a whole lifetime left)

Valerie POV

"Everything you said about this place is true," Emily raves.

We're at Nigh float, that sweet coffeehouse in the city. It's me, Harry, Emily, Louis, Liam, Niall, and Zayn. Harry drove us here to celebrate the happy fact that summer vacay starts.

"It's even better than I remembered," I marvel.

Niall gets up from the table we finally managed to snag. "Who wants what?" he asks. "My treat."

"Well, in that case...." Harry starts.

"Emily and I want coffee cake," I say. I look at Emily. We crack up.

"Is coffee cake like code for something?" Niall asks.

"You had to be there," Emily explains.

"I wish I was," Niall tells her. He's all hovering by Emily. Then he snaps out of it and gets up. Liam speaks up, "I'll help" and then they both go to the counter.

"Hey," Harry says. "I didn't get to order."

"We either" Zayn and Louis say together.

"Yeah, Niall's a little distracted at the moment." I've noticed that Niall seems increasingly distracted around Emily. Not that Emily's ready to notice any boy noticing her. But maybe she'll be ready next year. How awesome would it be if Niall and Emily started going out?

A band has been setting up in the corner. Hipster boys on guitars strum chords. The bad ass girl drummer does a sound check. The lead singer's shaggy brown hair falls across his eyes as he reaches down to adjust some cables. He shakes his hair back and leans into the mic.

"I have more hipster than them," Harry says to me.

"Oh yeah, does that hipster shirt confirm it" I say sarcastically. "No but the skinny jeans do" Zayn says, I laugh at his comment and looked at Harry.

"You wear skinnies too." Harry say to Zayn. Me and Emily smile at both of them.

"Yeah, but that's only because I don't have other trousers so I have to borrow yours" Zayn says giving a smile towards me, he was of course on my side. Harry turns to me and opens his mouth to an 'o' shape.

"That's not fair you guys are on the same side." He says. "Louis be on my side" we all look at Louis and notice he was completely lost. I turn to look at the direction he was looking.

"Louis' busy paying attention at the drummer girl" I smile.

"What!?! No, I'm with Eleanor but I was just thinking her and Josh would make a very good couple" Louis says looking over at the girl doing a sound check. "I think she's a little to much for him taste mate" Harry says.

"Yeah, I think she would like him" Zayn says. "Plus they both play drums." I do know whose Josh, it's there drummer and also a very close friend now. We all stop talking and look at the band whose about to starts.

"Hey," the lead singer goes. "I'm Jordan. We're Residue. Let's rock" Harry slides his chair closer to mine and puts his arm around me. Our legs are touching under the table. I press my leg against his. He presses back.

I love having the whole summer ahead of me. About home, I still don't have one. I guess the closest to home now is with Emily, but I can't be there the rest of my life. She's moving out soon and moving to America to live by the beach just like she always dreamed about. But what about me I can't go with her. Mother, is doing better now, I haven't heard from her personally but I asked my neighbor to keep me updated everyday about what she does and if she's okay. I never would leave her even though how much she wanted me out of her life. Turns out she found someone and there very happy. She's getting ready to move with him and my soon to be baby brother. It's sad that she actually didn't needed me, but in some way I felt proud of myself for leaving that day. I managed to help both of us out.