Harry
It was 1 am and Savannah still wasn't home. She'd been gone since 4 and I have no idea if she's okay. I've been sitting at the dining room table for hours now, in the dark. I decided to head down to the basement because my phone was about to die and I didn't want to fall asleep up there. I sat down in the cinema room and put on Netflix. I decided to watch the new season of Orange Is The New Black. About 25 minutes into the episode I got a text,
Savannah: harry sos
Harry: Savannah r u ok?
Harry: where r u
Savannah: I'm at Liam's I need you to pick me up.
Harry: Sav I don't drive.. I have to tell your brother
Savannah: no
Savannah: anyone but him
Savannah:plz
Savannah: call Jake or something
Harry: I don't have his number
Harry: I have sams
Savannah: call him then
Savannah: just don't tell Steven
I quickly called Sam and of course he didn't pick up. I sent him a couple texts telling him it was an emergency and I needed him to come pick me up.
Savannah: harry plz hurry
Harry: I need you to tell me what happened. I'm trying to get a hold of Sam but if he doesn't answer I'll call the cops
Savannah: No!! No you can't please harry you can't. I'm safe rn
Savannah: Liam just got a little upset.
Harry: savannah what did he do
Savannah: he just lost his temper because I was acting dumb. It's my fault. I just need to give him his space for the night.
Harry: sam just texted and is on his way.
I quickly texted Sam back and let him know the situation and he said he'd pick me up in 5.
"Harry what the fuck man?" He said as I got in his car, "You're supposed to be looking out for her!"
"Hey! I didn't know the extent of what went on in the relationship until today!" I yelled back, "don't try to fucking blame this on me!"
That quickly got Sam to shut up. I don't necessarily think he was angry at me, I think he was angry at Savannah for getting involved with Liam again.
I texted Savannah and told her we were outside Liam's house. Sam had informed me that they'd had to pick Savannah up from there multiple times when Liam "lost his temper".
After a couple minutes with no response from Savannah, Sam and I got out of his car and went to the front door. I tried to look in the windows but the house was dark. I started pounding on the door and Sam was quick to stop me,
"You don't want to do that." He said.
"Why?"
"When he gets angry, he gets ANGRY."
The door opened and a tall, muscular male stood on the other side.
"Who the fuck are you?" When the words left his mouth, so did the smell of alcohol.
Sam cut in before I could say anything, "Hey Liam! We're here for Savannah." He said in a happy, cheerful voice.
A couple homophobic slurs left Liam's mouth, causing my blood to boil, "I'm Harry. Where the hell is Savannah?!" I yelled.
"Savannah is fine. She's asleep in my room." He said before looking me up and down, "are you the guy my girlfriend slept with?"
"Liam! We're here for Savannah!" Sam said cutting in, obviously not wanting to play any games.
"Fine go get her. I'm done with her for the night." His words slurred and it took everything in me to not beat him to a pulp. He moved out of the door way and gestured for us to enter.
"Savannah!" Sam yelled.
"Hey shut up! She's upstairs." Liam said and Sam and I ran up stairs to find Savannah hiding in the corner of a bathroom.
The lights were off so we couldn't see her very well but when she saw our figures enter the bathroom she got up and hugged Sam. I turned on the light to see she was wearing a hooded sweatshirt that covered her face and arms. I pulled the hood back and immediately saw a large red spot on her cheek.
"Sam" I said and pointed to her face. At this point I couldn't hold in my anger anymore.
I walked back downstairs to find Liam on the couch, drinking a beer.
"So you think it's okay to put your hands on a lady?" I said standing in front of him.
"Well you think it's okay to fuck another guys girlfriend?" He said back, standing up to meet my eyes.
I went numb. I threw punches left and right. I could hear Savannah telling me to stop but I didn't. Liam was about the same height as me and I had an advantage because he was heavily intoxicated. I beat him until he stopped trying to fight back. His nose was bloody and so was my hand. Sam had taken Savannah out of the house and I left Liam there. At this point he had picked up his beer, wiped his nose and continued watching whatever was on the tv.
"Hey Larry, I'll remember this. Watch out." His voice was chilling but I walked out the front door and didn't look back.
"It's Harry" I mumbled as I got into Sam's car.
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Sam dropped me off at the house and when I opened Savannah's door, she flinched as if I was going to hurt her.
"Cmon Sav let me get you inside." I said.
She looked at Sam who nodded and gestures for her to leave but when her eyes met mine all I could see was fear.
"Sav?" Hurt filled my entire body.
I reached my hand out for her to grab so that I could help her out of the car and she hesitated before grabbing it.
We quietly entered the house and I told Savannah to go straight to the basement while I went to the kitchen to get ice, both for my hand and Savannah's cheek.
I walked into Savannah room, she was crying standing in front of her full length mirror.
"Hey Sav, it's okay." I hesitantly turned her around before pulling her into a hug.
"I'm so sorry Harry." She cried into my neck.
I didn't say anything. I just held her in my arms. I pulled away to examine her face that had become slightly swollen and purple. I grabbed the ice pack and gently pressed it on her cheek, causing her to wince in pain.
She sat down on her bed and stared blankly at the wall in front of her. I could tell she was drained to I got her a change of clothes and set them in the bed next to her, realizing she didn't have to strength to change herself right now.
I gently removed the sweatshirt, revealing scratches on her neck and a bruise on her upper arm, I shook my head in anger and huffed out a breath of air. Her gaze never met mine, not even when I was standing straight in front of her watching the tears fall onto her cheeks. It was as if her eyes were glossed over and she was looking at nothing. I put her into a pair of shorts and a tank top and laid her to bed. She kept the ice back on her cheek and as I started to leave the room she said,
"Harry, please stay." For the first time tonight I felt a slight feeling of happiness. I was hoping she wasn't afraid of me and I wanted her to know I did what I did to keep her safe.
I turned around and walked back to her bed, climbing in next to her. I didn't need to change because I was already in a pair of sweats and a T-shirt. We didn't cuddle up next to each other but Savannah held my hand until we fell asleep.
OH SHOOOOOOOOTTTTT... LIAM IS CRAZYYYY....
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FanfictionHarry is a foreign exchange student living with a family in Seattle, Washington.