Ev's POV
"Harry, we're serious, right?"
"Yeah babe. Of course. We've been friends forever."
"Yeah. Until you kinda turned your back on me for Zayn." I teaseed him. We were currently eating lunch at a restaurant before we had to go meet up with his sister. "How much about me do you want to know?"
"I'd like to know everything. But, I'd understand if you don't want to tell me everything."
"No. I do. Because...I think that in order for us to have a healthy relationship we need to be honest and put everything on the table."
"Ok. I'm ready."
"Ok. So..ugh I don't know where to start."
"Start from...from when your parents divorced."
"Ummm ok. Good starting place. So, you already know how Baylee was sent to live with my aunt, right?"
"Yeah. She said it was because you were having a hard time with everything going on and that your mom wanted to focus on you."
"What?"
"That's what Baylee said."
"That's...that's not what happened at all! My mom was having an extremely hard time with everything going on ON TOP OF Baylee misbehaving like she always is. so I stayed with mom and she went to go live with my aunt. Anyways, so the divorce was hard. Ummm it definitely impacted us in ways we didn't realise until about a year or two after. Mom started giving me the cold shoulder and that's when Zayn was there for me. But, in 6th grade..." I started tearing up. I hated this. I hated feeling like I couldn't talk. Harry pulled me closer to him and held me.
"It's ok, love. You don't have to say anymore. We can wait for another time."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. Plus...it's about time we go meet up with Gemma and my mom."
"Oh! It is? Already?"
He laughed lightly before kissing my head and replying with a simple yes.
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We just finished up lunch with Gemma and we were on our way home. Harry turned on the radio and my favourite song was on! I didn't know it was Harry's favourite song too! So we were singing along together and laughing. He had such an amazing voice. As the song ended, we pulled into the restaurant we were going to eat at. Once I stepped out of his car, I smiled and looked at him.
UNKNOWN'S POV
"You have an amazing voice, Harry. You should put it to use." She giggles.
Oh, how bad I want her. How bad I need her to be mine.
EV'S POV
"So..." I said as soon as we were seated.
"So...how'd you like Gemma?"
Not what I meant by 'so', Harry. "She seems real nice. You look like her a lot." I said. Knowing full well he didn't like being told he looked like his sister.
"Ha. Ha. Very cute."
"I know I am."
He simply laughed before meeting my eyes again. "I'm assuming you're ready to talk again."
"Yeah. If you're ready to."
"Yes. Of course. I'll always be here to hear you out." He said with that cheeky smile of his.
"Ok. So, I had always been best friends with Luke, Justin and all of them. But, in grade 6, all of that changed. Ummm...Luke had a major crush on me and I knew it. But, at the time, I was kinda dating Justin. I say kinda because we were acting like we were together. He just hadn't ask me out. So, he had tricked me by telling me that he and Justin were going out for pizza and if I wanted to join them. I was a little confused because Justin didn't call me but I figured he was just a little preoccupied. So, I told Luke I would go." I took a deep breath before continuing. "So, I got to the pizza place and noticed Justin wasn't there. I looked at Luke confused but he just said Justin was running late. So, I sat down and he umm he started trying to, you know. I guess make a move on me? Yeah. And I didn't know that I had accidentally dialled Justin. I realised it when I heard him yelling over the phone to Luke telling him to back off of me. He came down to the pizza place but, when he did, Zayn got there, too. Just by coincidence. So, it looked like they were both trying to take advantage of me in an 'innocent' way." At this point, I'm tearing up. Almost to the point of full sobs because I feel like I'm living it again. "So, Zayn gave them an earful. After everything that happened, Zayn took me home with me in tears."
"I bet." He said. I could see tears brimming his eyes.
"Yeah. So, when we got home we had this long conversation about me not being able to go anywhere without him knowing. He was always with me. Until one time when we were getting oit of class. We had made an arragement that night about how I was to wait for him outside of all of my classes. But, that one time, he never showed up. I didn't wanna be late to my next class so I started walking to my locker. Well, me being the dumb blonde I am, wasn't paying attention and I was cornered. By Luke and Justin. So, I don't even remember how but Zayn found me. And, that was around where him ignoring me started. But, a few months later, he started abusing me. Physically. That's when I started...you know...hurting."
"Wow. That was a lot."
"Yeah. I know."
"So...why do Justin and them want with you now? I thought Zayn had straightened it all out."
"Well...they saw Zayn hit me one time behind the school and so they noticed that Zayn was against me. And...they started getting back at me since they knew Zayn wouldn't do anything to help."
"Oh ok. Well...now...you got your brother back and this time you've got me. I'll do anything to protect you."
I smiled at his kind and protective remark.
"How's it feel to get everything off your chest?" He said with a smirk on his face.
"Good." I said teasingly.
UNKNOWN'S POV
She so cute when she smiles. I really need her. I feel so alone when I'm not anywhere near her. My goal is to break them apart and keep her for myself. Because being without her...is pure torture.
