Song: hero- Enrique englasies
Beth's POV
I run up the stairs, continuing to cut past people who are running down them. People are screaming, frightened by the fight that is happening up stairs. I don't hear harry yelling or anything which is strange.
When I reach the top of the staircase just a few people surround the two men on the floor. Harry's on top of the other with his hands around his neck.
"Harry, stop." Abby tugs on his shirt trying to get him to loosen up but it doesn't happen. I'm stood frozen, scared at the sight in front of me. The last time I've seen harry like this, this angry, was the day at school.
I suddenly move when I see the corner of the persons face turning a bright red, in seconds his face will be purple. I run over to where they both lay and tug on Harry's shirt like Abby just was.
"stop!" I scream at harry. I look down at the guy and see that it's Adam. His light brown eyes are pleasing for help.
"Harry," I tug at his shirt harder. "Harry please stop!" He jerks his arm back hard and it comes in contact with my stomach.
The pain shoots through me and my body is flung across the hallway, I hit my head right on the edge of the stairs railing. I stay still, my head pounding from impact.
Everyone who is talking or screaming seems far away. I can't open my eyes; they seem glued shut.
"Oh my god, Bethany are you alright?" Abby seems to be screaming towards me but her voice sounds so far away. "Goddammit harry!!" I hear her yell again.
I hear thumping footsteps coming near me and warm hands pick my head off the floor. "Baby, I'm so sorry I didn't know it was you."
It's Harry.
"Fuck, are you okay?" He asks as he pushes the hair away from my face. I groan and start to get myself off of the floor. Harry's hand still grips my arm to support me but I pull it away to bring my other hand to my head.
I open my eyes slightly and everything looks blurry. My walls look like they're shifting and the people seem like they're in 3D. "Why-" I begin but stop when I feel a sharp pain in the back of my head. "Why are you-" I stop again and feel my legs give out. My body starts to fall to the ground but strong arms hold me before I come in contact with the floor again.
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Harry's POV
"We need to take her to the hospital!"
Hospital.
"You're over fucking exaggerating. She passed out. She didn't have a fucking heart attack!" I scream back at him. He lucky I don't start beating the shit out of him again.
"Yeah, well this wouldn't have happened in the first place if you didn't fucking hit her."
Within three steps I'm backing away from Beth that is now laying on the couch and I get closer to Adam. He steps back a little, thinking I'm going to hit him again. Fucking pussy.
"I didn't fucking hit her on purpose. Shut the fuck up and just leave already. Why the hell are still here anyway?" I back away and go back to sit on the end of the couch near her feet.
"Im waiting until she wakes up." He says more calmly now.
I sit quiet after he says that. If he think he's going to take her away from me he's just wasting his time. She loves me and she isn't going anywhere.
I can't believe i fucking pushed her. I thought It was just some asshole trying to get me off of Adam but it wasn't and I feel like shit. I'm the cause for all of her pain and suffering right now. But to think of it, this is probably the most sleep she has gotten in a while.
Abby walks in the room with a bottle of water in her hands. She sets it down on the table and takes a seat on the couch across from me. Both her and Adam look at me in disgust.
"What." I snap at them both.
They don't answer me. They both look away from me and then back at Beth.
"I didn't mean to fucking hit her." I explain for the thousandth time.
"I know you didn't." Abby tells me. "I just feel so sorry for her. Someone so fragile as her has dealt with so much shit and I don't know how she's still holding up."
I know exactly what she means. Beth is so delicate and harmless but yet she gets treated like dirt. No matter what she is going through she still smiles and laughs throughout the day and it sends chills down my spine how strong she is.
I want her to know that no matter what she is going through, she can talk to me. I don't want her to hide things from me; especially when something like this is happening. I just want it all end, for her sake. She doesn't deserve any of this shit and when I found out who posted those damn picture I swear to go ill flip a shit.
"I called Larissa." Abby says and I shoot my eyes up at her.
"Why the fuck would you call her mum?!" My voice raises at her.
"Calm down. I told her that My boyfriend broke up with me and Beth came to my rescue right away."
"Boyfriend?"
"I was lying obviously." She rolls her eyes. No Fucking shit she was lying. "I told her id drive her home after were 'done talking'" she air quotes.
I nod my head in agreement.
Beth feet move from the side of me and I look at her. Her eyes are moving but they're still covered by her lids. Adam comes rushing towards her and I nudge him away and I stand in front of the couch.
"Baby," I push the hair away from her face and wait for her to answer me. She groans in response and her lashes start to flutter open.
Her eyes fully open and the green in her eyes looks brighter from the red around them. She's been crying all day and I know she was lying to me when she said she was just putting on makeup.
"Hm," she says as she pulls my hand away from her face. She sits up and looks at all of us. "What," she swallows hard. "What's going on?" She still holds the top of her head from the pain she must have from falling.
"Are you okay? Do you need to go to a hospital?" Fucking Adam keeps mentioning a damn hospital and I swear I'm going to choke the living shit out of him again.
"Can you just shut the fuck up?" I turn and snap at him.
"Harry," Beth grabs my hand in hers and her eyes are telling me to just calm down. They look away from me and then back at Adam. "I don't need to go there." She assures him , thanking her for saying "there" instead of hospital.
He nods and still looks at her.
"Here, drink some water." Abby hands her the glass and she down it down in seconds. She looks at me through the glass and I see that she wants to talk to me.
I give Abby a look to give us a minute. She smiles at me a little before she grabs the assholes arm and they leave the large living room and walk into the hallway.
I look at Beth's hand that is still holding mine. Her hand is so small against mine and it makes me smile how different we are.
"What happened?" She speaks. Her voices is so quiet and she seems frightened.
"I- I didn't mean to push you."
"I know. I was talking about what happened that made you fight Adam?" She pulls her hand away from me like she's angry at me.
Her arms cross over her chest and she glares down at me waiting for me to speak.
"He thinks I put those pictures on the internet." I tell her and her mouth opens. She wasn't expecting me to mention that. "I-" I stop for a moment.
"I trust you." She reads my mind. "I don't know how many times I have to tell you that for you to believe me."
"You don't act like you do. You didn't tell me, do you have any fucking idea how stupid I felt when he asked me about the pictures? Not even your own fucking boyfriend knew what the fuck he was talking about and I fucking-"
"Stop." She raises her voice at me. "stop cursing and yelling. My head is pounding and I don't need you yelling at me right now, okay?" Her eyes glaze over and she looks away from me and stands from the couch.
"Beth," I call out to her and she keeps walking. "Beth," I call her again and she turns back around to me.
"I'm tired of this." She throws her hands in the air and the tears are now rolling down her cheeks. "I- I just want to be happy for once. No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try to make it stop a new problem is added to the list of how to ruins Beth life!" She's yelling loudly and the pain in my chest is tight and I feel like I will pass out next.
I let her finish talking. I can't move and I can't speak as the pain she is feeling right now is traveling to me, making me feel numb.
"You would think that I'd be out of tears by now but I'm obviously not. I cry everyday, everyday is a new cycle to deal with and I just want to be able to feel one thing. And that's love. All I'm feeling is hate! Hate from everyone. The only person who I truly believe loves me is you! You're the only one who has the power to make me smile, Harry! But I see how you look at me when you see me like this. It hurts you and I don't want to make you feel distraught because of me anymore. I don't want to keep dragging my problems with you anymore and-"
"Stop." I move closer to her and she covers her face in her hands. I grab them away and make her look at me.
"I'm sorry," she cries out to me. "I don't mean to be like this I just can't stop-"
"Beth stop," I tell her again and she finally listens. "You don't bring your problems to me. Your problems are my problems, remember? I need you to come to me whenever you're feeling like this, okay? I will be there every fucking time you need me and I'm never leaving. I'm not going anywhere and I never will, I promise you that."
I wipe her tears and she blinks them away and nods. "I love you. I love you so much. I'm so sorry that all of this is happening to you, you don't deserve it at all." I grab her head and pull her into my chest. Her arms wrap around me and she grips the back of my shirt and stifles out cries again. "Please stop crying". I rub her head.
"I'm happy I have you." She tells me and I smile to myself even though the pain in my chest is sharpening through me.
"And I'm so damn lucky to have you." I loosen the grip and place her face into my hands. I kiss her forehead before leaning down to kiss her lips. "I love you." I remind her again. "And I'm sorry again for pushing you."
She laughs and the sound is beautiful. "I was pretty stupid to go up behind you while you were fighting anyway." She shrugs it off and kisses me again. "And I love you." She says back and of course just in Fucking time Adam walks in.
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Beth's POV
I hear footsteps coming near harry and I and I turn to Adam in the Frame of the door.
"Hey." I softly say to him. His lip is busted from the fight and a red ring of Harry's hands are still around his neck like a tattoo.
"How are you feeling?" He asks and I smile.
"A little better, actually." I say and look over at harry to smile wider. He gives me a small smile in return before I look back at Adam.
"Good." His eyes shift from me to harry a couple times. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" He motions his head to the small room across the hall.
"No," harry answers for me. I'm look at him pleading for him to just let me decide for myself.
"I'll be right back." I tell him before I walk more towards the hall. Adam and harry still look at each other before he lifts his body off of the door frame and walks down the hall.
We reach a small office looking room and he shuts the door behind him.
I sit down on the chair, still feeling a little dizzy from everything and he takes the seat across from me.
"I'm sorry about the fight." I tell him.
"Why are you apologizing?"
"I'm apologizing because I know he won't." I honestly say and she shrugs his shoulders.
"It's nothing." Nothing? His face was freaking purple for god sake!
"Do you know him?"
"What?"
"Do you know him? He's not exactly an angel.."
"If you're trying to pull me away from him it isn't going to work, Adam." I tell him straight up. "I've had plenty people warn me about getting too close to him and I don't need you to do that."
He looks at the ground before looking back up to me. "Sorry,"
I nod telling him it's fine.
"I- I just, I haven't talked to you in such a long time because-" he stops and I raise an eyebrow to tell him to keep going. "Because I knew he would be the one to win your heart anyway."
Oh no.
"Adam, I-"
"No, it's okay." He holds up his hand to tell me to stop talking and I do.
I had no idea that Adam has felt this way about me. I know we haven't talked much but I just thought it was because he was busy or something. The thought of him thinking of me in such a way would make him not want to come closer because of harry.
"I don't trust him. Probably never will." He tells me.
I don't answer. I shift uncomfortably in my seat and hope he says something else so I don't have to.
"Be careful." He tells me and gets off of his seat. He opens the door of the office and harry is leaning against the wall opposite. They send daggers at each other before Adam walks past him without a word. I hear the front door shut and I know that he is gone.
"Are you alright?" Harry asks me as I walk out of the office. Closing the door behind me and taking a deep breath.
"Yeah." I grab his hand in mine and we walk down the hall.
"I hate that guy."
"I don't like that word." I remind him.
"I know you don't." He smiles. "But you said to never say it unless you mean it. And trust me, I mean it."
I shake my head at him and he turns me towards him. "Fine, I can't stand that guy." He corrects himself and I smile widely.
"Better." I lean up to kiss him. He holds my face and deepens the kiss.
I walk backwards until I hit the wall and he continues to kiss me softly.
Someone clears their throat beside us and I back away slightly from harry.
"Sorry." Abby tells us both and looks over at me. "Your mother is probably flipping a shit. You ready?"
I laugh a little and nod. "Uh, yeah." I turn back to harry and look up at him again. "See you tomorrow." I promise and he nods slowly.
"Goodnight," he says and leans down to kiss me on the cheek.
**
We're on the street of my house and I'm happy that I'm finally back home. I just wish I could sleep at Harry's instead of being alone in my bed all night.
"I'm glad you're okay." Abby says after the whole car ride of silence. "It's good to see you smiling right now."
"Yeah," I smile to myself. "I think I've found my hero."
"Harry?" She asks and I nod.
"The effects he has to make me feel happy is strange but amazing." I tell her, still smiling.
"I'm happy for you." She smiles at me before pulling into my driveway. "The both of you." She corrects herself.
"I love you, Abby." I pull her into hug. "I know I might not say it but I do, you're an amazing friend. Thank you for everything."
" I love you. I'll always be here for you." She rubs my back before I pull away. "Now, please go get some sleep." She says and I laugh.
"Night." I wave goodbye and she does the same.
I reach the front door of my home and the house is dark when I walk in.
A lamp is lit in the living room and I walk in to see my mother reading a book on the sofa.
"I'm sorry, I had to-"
"It's fine." She cuts me off. "Abby called and told me that you needed to talk to her."
Oh.
I mentally thank Abby for not telling my mother the real reason
"I'll see you in the morning." I tell her and she tells me goodnight.
( HEY! Sorry if this was a bit boring I tried to not make it boring at all! I'm not gunna lie, I got a little testy writing this! Hah!
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