Empty || H.S

Chapter XI

Minutes pass by and I am still sitting there. Harry's arm wrapped around my waist slowly. I jump at the touch of his cold fingers resting on my hips. Dustin! Fuck.

"I- uhm, I gotta go. Dustin needs to take me home." I rush toward the door handle and open it, not looking back.

For what seems like hours, thirty minutes pass by and I have not found Dustin yet. Though, I do see Ruby.

Her long black wavy hair is in a high ponytail. Her arms are layered with bracelets. A red t-shirt barely goes past her breasts.

"Hey Nikki, what're you doing? I saw you wandering around," She states as she takes a sip of her alcohol.

"Yeah, Dustin was supposed to bring me home but I can't find him." I answer.

My eyes wander around the room again, only to see drunk people dancing against each other, some kids doing a beer keg, and people sitting around in a circle.

"He left awhile ago. He said you had your own ride home? That's what Olivia told me, at least."

Maybe I should go ask Olivia. Or maybe he misunderstood and thought I had a ride home. Either way I was annoyed.

"Why don't you come sit with us, we're playing never have I ever." She adds on, like I need to drink anymore.

"Fuck it." I decide and follow her over to the group of people sitting in a circle. Realization hits me that they're the ones who made me upset, but it is too late to back out now.

Ten minutes pass and I still have not taken a shot. To be fair they are talking about wild stuff, like streaking around your neighborhood. I guess it's not that wild, but to me it is.

"Okay okay, never have I ever sent nudes!" Louis says excitedly. Everyone takes a shot. I miss out on this one too.

Attention turns toward the spiral staircase and I see Harry walking over toward us.

"You guys are seriously getting her more drunk? She blacked out awhile ago. Idiots." He says harshly to the group.

"Poor girl hasn't even taken a shot and we've been playing with her for 15 minutes." Olivia says and snickers.

"It's not my fault I am not crazy." I defend myself and my innocence.

"You didn't even take a shot when we all admitted we have smoked pot before." Olivia adds and smirks at me.

I stand up before I am pulled back down by Ruby.

"C'mon, it's okay we aren't making fun of you." She whispers in my ear.

The spot next to me is filled by Harry and we look at each other before quickly looking away. It is obvious he doesn't want to acknowledge what happened upstairs, so I wont acknowledge it either.

"Can I have a ride home?" I whisper to Harry, pleading.

"What makes you think that just because we had a moment where we were civil with each other, I'd give you a ride home? Why don't you go get lover boy to give you one." He replies harshly, running his hands through his hair.

"Sorry." I mumble and get up.

I don't know what to do now, other than to call Dustin and see if he will come and get me.

The line rings for a few seconds and then it stops, meaning he ignored my call. Dammit. I shove my phone back into my pocket and rub my eyes carefully.

I really don't think this party could get any worse. First I get drunk, which I really didn't want to do. Then I black out? Not to mention getting ditched, oh, and Harry! I make my way outside and sit on the steps leading up to the big house.

"Let's go home, I'll take you." Harry mumbles, and walks past me.

"You're sober? No drinks at all? Or high? You don't smoke, do you?"

"God dammit! I offered you a ride home I don't need this to be a fucking Jeopardy game." Harry throws his hands in the air as he turns to face me.

Tears start to brim in my eyes and I quickly wipe them away. I don't need to cry. I'm supposed to be happy and having a good time but here I am, getting yelled at by Harry. Again.

"I'm sorry." I say quietly and look down as I keep walking. I bump into Harry whose feet are planted in the ground. My eyes immediately look up at him and glare.

"I didn't mean to make you cry.." He trails off and wipes a stray tear. His gentle touch raises goosebumps on my skin and I take a deep breath.

"Can we just go home? Please." I ask and look away.

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The car ride home was silent, no words spoken. We walk up to our dorms and I open the room to my dorm and see Niall sleeping in my bed.

What the hell? I start to walk in before my wrist is grabbed and I am pulled out.

"You don't want to wake him up. Trust me. You can just sleep in his bed, it'll be fine." Harry says quietly before leading me to his room.

I start to climb into Niall's messy bed but before I can get under the blankets I'm thrown a black t-shirt.

"This is yours?" I question.

"It's Niall's, don't worry, it's clean." He chuckles and I join him.

It feels nice to laugh with him, rather than argue.

The comfy blankets surround my body, and I curl up in a ball.

"Nikki?" Harry says in a low tone.

"Yeah," I shift around in the bed.

"Sweet dreams."

(Hey guys! Sorry this chapter is a bit shorter, it's just kind of a filler because I wanted to update! Anyway, please vote and comment your thoughts! Thank you for 300 reads!)