ESCAPE

Chapter 60

Okay, first of all, I know how not cool it is to be away for so long but believe me , I've been so lost and drained of inspiration these days! I am really sorry but I love you guys for sticking around and supporting me. I hope you like this chapter. Funny thing is that I wrote the first few paragraphs almost a month ago and I finish it now *mentally face palms myself*🙈

VALENTINA

Cheshire was not at all what I had expected it to be.

I thought I would be seeing rows and rows of houses or a city like New York, but this was reminding me of the stories my Mother used to tell me when I was young. Farmlands and fields accentuated by the mellow light of the setting sun.

'I hope you don't mind this two-hour drive', interrupted Harry and I looked at him.

'We could have flown to Manchester, it would have been only an hour away from home but I thought this would be better', he said with a lazy smile.

I nodded with a smile and turned to face the window again.

'Cheshire is one of the few places that I know where urbanization has not yet exploited its beauty', he said and I agreed.

It was a beautiful countryside, you could see how the modern world was brushing at its tips, yet allowing the land to retain its grace.

'I don't think I'll ever get tired of this. Especially when I get to drive home like this, I actually feel like myself for once', he said with a sigh and I smiled at him.

'I bet you want to say something', he said with a chuckle and I grinned as I made motions with my hand to explain that he was driving and that he couldn't look at me to read.

He handed me his phone with a smirk, 'There's an app in there right on the home screen, just type in whatever you want to say and press the gray button, it'll talk for you'.

I smiled as I took it and looked at him again, confused why he would have something like this on his phone.

'If you're wondering why I have this, it's because I have periods of voice rest', he said and I smiled.

It was a very comfortable feeling, knowing that Harry could read my mind these days.

It made me feel closer to and like I could trust him.

'Do you ever think of taking a break?'

'Oh you have no idea', he replied with a small laugh.

'Then why don't you?'

'I don't know if you've noticed, but we have a pretty tight schedule around here', he said and I laughed which caused him to flash his dimples at me.

'We started something bigger than any of us Val. Putting a stop to it would mean a great aftermath', he explained.

'But don't you want to try something new?'

'I do. I want to go solo. I'm just waiting till this leg of the tour comes to an end', he said.

'So that means you'll leave the band?'

'Well, actually, we're all planning on taking a break from One Direction. We want to explore solo careers, see what it'll bring us', he said and I nodded.

'What I have just told you, is confidential', he said looking at me and I struggled not to laugh.

'What?', he asked confused.

'Unless I get my hands on this phone, no one will hear it from me'

Harry laughed out loud at the animated voice and he shook his head at me.