Deception ↠ H.S

Part 2

"I'll move him to the farm as soon as possible! It's temporary. I have to make sure everyone else is okay with it, obviously. He didn't exactly fake his own death, you know? He only faked his disappearance. The press and his family assumed he died. He says he wants to hold off for now, he's nervous to see strangers. If anything, we should be be the ones gaining his trust."

"I don't know. Are you sure we can trust him?" Anna drove through the field once again.

"My dad trusted him, Anna. I trust him."

July 24th, 2018
7:42am

Anna didn't get much sleep. Tossing and turning, thinking about the secret that she was holding. It proved one thing; Liam can really trust her. Her phone vibrated against the bedside table, Liam's face appearing on the screen. "Morning." Anna answered, her head still half smashed into the pillow.

"Are you still in bed?" Liam laughed, "I need a favor. Will you run and get Harry some breakfast? I guess you don't have to if that makes you uncomfortable. I was going to drop some off for him but I'm running late to my meeting."

Okay so it wasn't a dream, Harry Styles is actually alive and hiding out in a shed. Anna sucked in a deep breath and rolled onto her back, the sun burning into her eyes from the open window. "Yeah, yeah whatever that's fine."

"Thank you so much, you're amazing. Just bring him a bagel or something. Gotta go, talk to you soon!"

CLICK.

The realization hit that Anna would be alone with Harry. What if he's a murderer? Nobody would know. Would the rest of the farm even hear her from across the field? Anna decided to pass on showering, tossing her hair up into a bun and throwing on a t-shirt dress that was shoved on top of her dresser. She washed her face and put on some light makeup before sliding her feet into some sneakers and heading out the door.

It wasn't too hot today; the breeze smacking Anna's face as she rolled the windows down and began to drive towards the bakery.

Anna walked through the path of trees, the shed coming into view once she made a slight left turn. To her surprise she could see Harry sitting on a bench outside the shed. He wore a black hoodie and was strumming at the guitar from last night. The more steps she took, the more she could make out what chords he was strumming. He played without purpose; it sounded beautiful. One step on a branch buried in the grass and his eyes jerked up from the strings, jumping up and resting the guitar against the bench. "Sorry I uh- I didn't mean to scare you." Anna's palms began to get clammy against the paper bag she was clutching onto.

"Don't apologize. I just got scared it was someone else." Harry smiled, stepping towards her.

"Liam sent me to get you breakfast. He mentioned you like bagels? I wasn't sure if you prefer the garden vegetable or plain cream cheese so I got you both." Anna held out the bag, feet glued to the ground. Harry stepped closed, grabbing the bag from her hands and peering into it.

"That's okay. I like both, do you want the extra one?"

"Oh no! No. I'm, I — I'm going to go eat at the farmhouse. Check up on everyone." Anna stuttered, eyes wandering around the area to avoid eye contact.

"Is that your job then?" Harry took a seat back on the bench, pulling out one of the bagels as he began to unwrap the paper that surrounded it.

"Well, I've been Liam's assistant for five years. He owns the farm now — I watch over the farm while he's at meetings and doing other... work stuff." Anna spoke with ease. There was a moment of silence while he nodded, taking a bite and wiping the cream cheese that oozed onto the side of his mouth.