Mental

Chapter 35- In the end

(   I think this is the final chapter :(     )

Harry's P.O.V.

I was sat on the back deck trying to ignore the throbbing pain in my head as I dragged on a cigarette. I heard the back door open and close as a warm figure stood next to me. 

"Hey, I need your help." I looked down at Daisy, the last person I expected to talk to me, a concerned look on her face. "Noah just came up to me and uh, fuck I don't know. He's really different." 

"Yeah, tell me about it." I chuckled, rolling my eyes. "He's a fucking prick." 

"I came in to the party tonight and that new girl, Anna Reyna, came up to me and told me that her and Noah slept together." She mumbled, lowering her voice as two random guys came out to smoke. 

I felt the tips of my ears heat up. I knew he was a scum bag but hearing about it made me even more mad. "He's been saying shit like that the whole time him and Madeline have been dating. I tried to get Liam to tell her but he wouldn't believe me." I scoffed, ashing my cigarette on the railing. 

"What the fuck...." She muttered, her jaw clenching. "But, okay, anyway I was getting so angry and I was getting ready to go tell Madeline when Noah walks up. Harry, he black mailed me." She whispered, covering her mouth. "He had nudes of me on his phone and he said he'd send them out to the school if I told her." 

"Doesn't surprise me." I was playing it cool but really I wanted to go in there and rip Noah's head off his neck. "I don't mean to sound rude but why are you talking to me about all of this? Like, we've never really gotten along." I was slightly confused as my eyes followed the two random guys back inside. 

"Yeah, I don't really like you and as much as it pains me to say this I know it's true. You love Madeline. I know you do and I know you'll help me. I can't let her get fucked over by some guy, again. What do we do?" She questioned, her breath visible in the cold brisk air. 

I stood there for a while my mind reeling with a million thoughts. "There's nothing we can do." I huffed, sticking my hands in my pockets. "She won't believe me if I tell her, none of the other boys would ever say anything either. Noah's got them all locked down on 'guy code'. And, you can't say anything otherwise your nudes get leaked to the whole school. It's a shit situation but that's life." I watched as Daisy's face fell before walking back into the warm house. 

"There you are!" Maddie walked over to me and laced her arms around my neck, her body falling against mine. She was hammered. 

"Get off me, we're done." I grunted, pulling her off of me. 

"What?" She shouted, her lip quivering. 

"We're done. I don't want to date your annoying ass anymore." I sighed, the conversation making me even more angry. She was annoying and childish. The only reason I dated her was to get a rise out of Madeline. 

I elbowed my way through the kitchen and to the living room to see a mess of people dancing. I spotted Madeline and Noah dancing up on each other. She looked incredible tonight.

She deserves better than him. She hasn't been given the life she deserves. She deserves to be happy and to thrive and do amazing things. She deserves more than the pain I caused her. 

I stood there for about ten more minutes watching her. She looked happy, so happy. Happier than she's looked in months. 

For a second I saw Athena's face flash across hers. She looked like her. Athena deserved more than she got, too. She deserved to grow up and live a happy life. Her shit head of a dad took that away from her. Madeline reminded me so much of Athena.