HI GUYS! IM SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE😔 IT TAKES LOTS OF TIME TO WRITE 1,100 WORDED CHAPTERS AND I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND. ANYWAY I HOPE UR ENJOYING THIS AS THE BOOK WILL SOON COME TO AN END😢 BUT SHOULD I MAKE A SEQUEL? IDK COMMENT ABOUT IT. OKAY READ ON BYE ILY!xx
(Harry's POV)
I ran over to Ari's house and approached the welcome mat.
I lifted it up to find the spare key that she told me about. I picked it up and put it into the lock and opened up the door.
I walked in. Then I had closed the door behind me.
I walked over to the couch and began to cry.
"What have I done to deserve this?" I say.
I looked down.
"Why is this happening?"
I needed Ari here. She's the only one who understands me and knows what's going on. I needed her.
(Ari's POV)
"Dad please hurry!" I cry.
"We're almost there!" He says.
I couldn't stop crying.
Knowing my love, my life, was in danger, made me sink down into complete sadness.
He's probably feeling so lost and confused right now. I couldn't do anything about it. Which made me feel even worse.
"I'll call him!" I said
I dialed Harry's number.
It started to ring.
(Harry's POV)
My phone was vibrating.
Ari!
I quickly answered.
"Ari oh my god are you safe are you okay?" I asked in a panic.
"Yes! I doesn't matter about me anyway what's important is that YOU'RE okay!" She said.
I heard her crying. And I can almost feel the tear drops right through the phone. I was hurting, because she was worried of me hurting.
"You do matter Ariana! I love you and I swear I don't know what I would do without you here." I said.
I cried. I cried hard. Very hard.
This was a matter of life and death and the death target was me.
Then again the other target was Ari. It made me feel horrible and worried. All for both myself but especially Ari.
"Harry we're coming. Hang in there p-please."
"Okay," I said wiping tear from my cheek.
(Ari's POV)
10 minutes later...
We arrived to my driveway.
Before my dad could even stop the car, I opened my door and hopped out into the grass and got back onto my feet.
"Harry!" I cried, running to the door.
I banged on the door.
"It's Ari!"
I heard clicking and clacking from the lock being twisted around.
Then the door swung open.
I looked this beautiful, tall man in the eyes. He was my Harry. He was safe and I didn't know how happy I could've been since he wasn't hurt.
My dad came running to the door.
We all ran into the house and locked the door.
I ran into Harry's long arms. I put my short arms around his waist and rested my head into his chest.
"I was so worried about you," I say, crying into his shoulder.
"I was even more worried about you." He said back.
I smiled.
"I love you Harry."
"I love you too."
My dad got on the phone with the police. The fear was real. I hadn't felt this scared for a long time. I was breaking for Harry. I was breaking, about, Harry.
All my emotions build up into something I couldn't explain.
"The cops are on their way." My dad says.
I nod.
"Okay," I say, sniffling.
My dad put his hand on my shoulder.
"Honey it will be okay. And so will you and Harry. I promise. The cops will do some investigating and get back to us." He said.
"How? It was over a phone call." I said.
"They're police. Don't worry it will all be over soon."
I sighed.
"As long as Harry's okay, I will feel even better."
(Austin's POV)
The whip hit my back as I screeched out in pain.
There were tears dropping from my eyes and I adjusted my head, as Maya held me down.
"Stop moving!" She yelled.
"No!" I shout back.
Ms. Hellman hit me me even harder.
"Don't talk back!" She said.
I cried.
I actually cried.
This feeling was awful. And I had no part in this yet I was getting abused and punished. I barely knew what was going on.
The pain flared into my veins.
"Why a-are you doing this t-to me!"
"Because you don't talk back!" Susan says.
I felt a power of strength build up inside me.
I pushed Maya to the wall and took the whip out of Ms. Hellman's hand.
I stepped back.
"Come one step closer to me. And you will be next." I said.
Everyone stepped back.
"A-Austin. Why don't you just uh...p-put the whip down and we will get back to business. O-okay," Susan said, using her hands for gestures.
"I will not!" I shout.
I ran out of my house and started down the road
I was running to the one person I needed to talk to most.
Ari.
(Harry's POV)
I was snuggled up on the couch with Ari.
Her heart was beating hard. I knew she was worried and scared. It hurts know that she was feeling that way.
I ran my fingers through her brown hair.
"It will be okay love. I will be okay." I said.
She sighed.
"Promise me something." She said.
Her voice was shaky.
Like she was about to cry.
"Promise not to let go?"
I knew exactly what she meant.
I didn't want to let go. She was the one that kept me holding on. She held myself up when I was feeling down. I couldn't let go.
"I will always be here. I promise."
We heard a knock on the door.
"I'll see who it is." She says.
She got up and looked through the peephole.
"Harry it's Austin he looks like he was just beaten up help me get him in!" She said.
I ran up to the door.
We opened it up and let him in.
"Oh my god what happened mate?" I said.
He took off his shirt and turned around.
I saw red marks. The looked like beat marks. Like he was getting beaten.
I noticed something in his left hand.
"Is that a whip?"
He nods.
"You know...your Aunt? T-the one who works at Wickendale Ari?" He stuttered out.
She nodded.
"You know Ms. Hellman?"
She nodded again.
"S-she beat me. She's a team with this M-Maya girl and my Aunt S-Susan."