Chapter five
I walk inside the house with a feeling that I can break any minute. I have 19 minutes to tell Liam the truth. The truth about why Harry and I were so late with the breakfast.
I walk inside the living room and the only one I can see is Harry. Great… I think he’s the one person I just want to avoid right now. I stop walking and just stand in the door frame. I take a deep breathe trying to get my mind straight. Harry looks up from the TV and notices me. He immediately gets up and shut off the TV. He takes a hand through his curls and put his hands into his pockets.
“Lia…” he starts, but I raise a hand signalling him to stop right there.
“Harry no. I don’t want to hear it. I’m sorry, but… I’m really freaking out right now.” I say shakily. Harry stops talking and walks up to me. He stands inches away from me. I look up and into his green mesmerizing eyes.
“I want to tell you that… I’m not regretting the kiss.” He says. I look away for a second and back up on him in shock.
“What?” I say confused. “I don’t regret it.” he repeats. I shake my head in denial.
“I… Harry I need to tell you something.” I say walking past him. I walk to steps away from him. I turn to him again and he faces me.
“It’s Zayn.” I say quietly. Harry knits his eyebrows together in confusion. “What about Zayn?” he asks confused.
“He knows. He knows we kissed… He saw us.” I tell. I don’t look away for even a second. I watch Harry take a hand through his hair and place it on his forehead in shock. “But how? How did he see us?” Harry asks.
“Liam send Zayn out to look for us, because we were late and I guess he was us.” I answer shakily.
“So… Is he gonna’ tell Liam?” Harry asks nervously. I bite my lip in hope to control my tears and I nod. Harry breathes out in shock and takes his hands behind his neck and look around.
“He said that if I didn’t tell him, he would and… I don’t know how to tell Liam.” I say shakily. I burst out in tears again and Harry runs up to me. He pulls me close and I can’t help, but just enjoy the moment.
“It’s gonna’ be all right.” He whispers in my ear. He whispers it repeatedly and it kind of comforts me. He holds me for a long time and I forget track of time.
“Get your hands of my girlfriend!” Liam yells behind us angry.
Harry immediately pulls away from me and walk up beside me. Liam shuts the door behind him and walks up to us.
“Liam…” I say, but he doesn’t look at me at all. His focus is all on Harry. Harry takes his hand up trying to calm Liam down not realizing how mad Liam is.
“Liam, I can explain.” Harry says, but before knowing it, he’s lying on the floor in pain. Liam hit him in his face and now Harry is on the floor.
“Liam… What are you doing?” I say in shock. I look at Liam in fear. Liam turns his glance to me and his face is so uptight. He’s looking at me in disgust, but he looks like he could break together in tears any minute.
“Liam, I can explain everything!” I say under my tears. They are streaming down my cheeks and I can’t help it.
“Go ahead! Please explain why Zayn comes up to me and tells me that Harry and you had been making out and that was the reason why you were late! Explain to me why Zayn would say something like that.” Liam says in fury.
I just look at him and I can’t say anything. Liam shakes his head.
“Liam, I’m so sorry… I really am! It wasn’t supposed to happen, but Harry was so sad and I felt so bad for him. I’m… I can’t explain… But I am truly sorry. There’s no excuse and I know that, but… Please… Just don’t go from me.” I beg. Liam looks in to my eyes and I know I’ve broken his heart.
Liam is such a forgive full boy, but when it comes to cheating… I don’t have the least hope of him forgiving me, because I know, he’s not gonna’ forgive me.
“I can’t believe you would do that to me, Lia. I really didn’t think you were able to crush my heart so bad and look yourself in the eyes afterwards.” Liam says in such a hurt tone, I’ve never heard before.
“Liam please…” I say again, but I know, he’s gone. He moves away from me and walks out of the front door. When he’s gone that’s when I break together in pieces. My tears falls uncontrollable down on my already soaking wet cheeks. I sit down on the floor. I berry my face in to my arms which I rest on my knees. I feel someone take a hand on my arm and sit next to me, but I’m too broken to look up. The person lays and arm around me and pulls me closer. I look up just enough to see that Harry is sitting there comforting me. His other hand is on my eye. I guess that’s where Liam hit him.
“Harry… I’m sorry about your eye.” I say quietly. Harry smiles to me and removes his hand for me to see, he’s got the biggest blue eye I’ve ever seen. I instantly get up and help Harry up.
“Harry come on, we have to put some ice on it.” I say caring. I drag him out to the kitchen and find some ice to put on to his eye. I carefully place the ice on his eye and he smiles as a thank you. He takes the ice and holds it himself. I look around trying to get my mind off Liam.
“I’m really sorry about Liam and you.” Harry says breaking the silence. I look at him and shake my head.
“I didn’t want the two of you to break up. Liam really does love you.” he says. “It doesn’t matter anymore… Liam broke up with me and… It is my entire fault.” I say looking at the floor.
“No, it’s my fault too, Lia. I was the one taking advances of you. I was the one kissing you and it’s all my fault.” Harry says so fast that I just tell him to be quiet.
“Harry, I kissed you back, which means I cheated on Liam. It’s my relationship and my fault, not yours.” I reassure him. Harry just nods and gives me a quick smile. Suddenly people come into the room. Louis, Niall, Eleanor and Zayn all come in to the living room; I wonder if they know anything. Well Zayn does, but does the others?
“Hey have you guys seen Liam?” Louis asks us. Harry has his back to him, so they can’t see his eye.
“No I thought, you were with him.” I manage to say in a normal tone.
“No, he went in here.” Niall says confused.
I look at Harry and he looks back at me in confusion. I walk in to the living room to the others.
“Oh my god Harry! What happened to your face?!” Niall screams out in a worrying tone.
I look back at Harry and he looks back on me. What are we gonna’ say?
“I- I uhm… I slipped and hit my eye on the… The door knob.” Harry manages to explain. It’s the lamest excuse ever, but it’s all we’ve got.
“Oh god are you alright?” Eleanor asks. Harry nods. “Yeah, yeah I’m fine.” He answers.
“Come on, I know a trick to make it go away faster.” Eleanor says. She walks out to the kitchen with Harry leaving Zayn, Louis, Niall and me left.
“So Lia, are you sure you haven’t seen Liam?” Zayn asks. I glare at him with as much hate as I can. If Zayn hadn’t told Liam, I could have explained myself properly.
“I’m sure. But what about you, Zayn. You seem to know everything, are you sure you weren’t the one telling Liam where to go?!” I snap angrily. I didn’t yell, but I didn’t whisper either.
Niall and Louis stare at Zayn and I in confusion.
“Oh I’m sorry for telling the truth. I am just trying to protect my friend.” Zayn snaps back at me.
“How dare you Zayn… How dare you. You are the one ruining everything!” I snap angrily at him.
“I’m the one ruining everything?” he repeats mad. “Last time I checked it wasn’t me cheating.” He adds. Harry walks in to the room with Eleanor.
“What’s going on in here?” Harry asks concerned. I look back at him and he catches up.
“Lia, come here.” Harry says taking my hand and pulling me closer to him and away from Zayn.
“Yeah that’s right! Just go and cuddle with Harry. Snog him too if you want, now you’re single!” Zayn snaps irritated at Harry and I. Harry glare at Zayn with a look so mad, I can’t even describe it.
“Listen to me, you douche, this doesn’t involve you at all!” Harry snaps at Zayn. They are only inches apart and I’m scared of what’s gonna’ happen next.
Eleanor pulls me closer to her and holds me.
“Well it does actually concern me! I’m doing the right thing trying to protect my friend. You, Harry, are doing the exact opposite. You are snogging Liams girlfriend! What’s wrong with you?!” Zayn says to Harrys angry face.
Niall and Louis look at me with a look so confused… They look at Harry again and see him take a step away from Zayn.
“You can’t just steal other guys girlfriends, just because yours left.” Zayn adds. Harry had just turned away, but with that line he turned right back to Zayn and this time Harry wasn’t gonna’ walk away again.
“Don’t you dare talk like that about Jamie!” Harry screams in to Zayns face. Harry grabs Zayns shirt and pull him a little closer.
“Don’t you ever talk about her!” Harry screams again. I can see Harry is furious. He loves Jamie and Zayn crossing that line… It must really hurt.
“But it is the truth! She left you for someone else!” Zayn screams back. “And you’ve never been able to get over her!”
Harry lets go of Zayn and push him away. “You don’t know anything about Jamie!” Harry says. Harry storms out of the room in fury and I watch him as he smashes the front door.
Zayn looks at me and then on everyone else. He storms out to, but he storms out of the back door.
That leaves Louis, Niall, Eleanor and I left. And none of them know what’s going on.
I sit down in the sofa beside Eleanor and Louis and Niall sit in the sofa across ours.
“What happened this morning, Lia?” Louis asks in a soft tone.
I tell them all that happened and their reaction was not what I expected. They are just sitting here looking at me.
“I’m very sorry to hear.” Eleanor finally speaks up and Louis and Niall say something like that.
“It’s okay… I mean, it’s my own fault… But I just don’t get why Zayn had to involve himself and Jamie into this.” I say shaking my head.
“You don’t know?” Niall says. Was there something they weren’t telling me.
“Know what?” I ask. Louis and Eleanor looks at each other and then on Niall.
“That… Zayn has a crush on you.” Niall answers. My heart drops when he says those words.
Zayn… Has a crush… On me? Of course… That why he was so weird and so mad… But why didn’t he just tell me?
“But… I’ve know the guy for a couple of days, how can he have a crush on me?” I ask confused.
“He’s had a crush on you since your first single Lia. But then Liam started dating you and Zayn hit his feelings away, but I guess they’ve come up again.” Louis explains.
“I can’t believe it…” I say stunned.
I get up and look at their faces. I look around and spot a boy standing on the beach with his hands in his pockets. “I have to go fix something.” I say as I walk outside.
I walk towards the boy and stand beside him. Liam looks at me with his red eyes and I can’t help, but regret everything. I remember how much Liam means to me, but now it’s all gone and it will never be the same no matter how hard we try.
“Are you in love with him now?” Liam asks. He doesn’t look at me, but he looks out on the ocean.
“Liam…” I say, but he doesn’t want to hear it.
“I said: Are you in love with him now?” he repeats. This time he looks at me, but his look only makes me feel worse.
“I don’t think so… I know how much he loves Jamie, but there was something when we kissed.” I say honestly.
Liam sighs and bites his lip.
“I’m sorry, I couldn’t… I’m sorry, I should have… I should have gone with you so that it would never have happened-“ Liam says, but I cut him off.
“Liam, this is none of your fault. Don’t blame it on you, this is my fault. I just felt so bad for Harry and… I’m the one who’s sorry, Liam.” I explain. He takes my hand and in twines his fingers with mine. I look Liam in the eyes wishing we could move past this, but things would never be the same.
“Lia… I love you.” Liam says looking at me with his sad eyes. I smile softly at him and strike his wet cheeks.
“I love you too Liam… And I’m so sorry.” I say again.
Liam shakes his head. “Don’t be sorry. We’re just not meant to be… I hoped we were, but… We’re not. I’m sorry that I couldn’t your prince…” Liam says softly. He looks so hurt and I can’t believe, I did this to him.
“Just promise me one thing.” I say softly. Liam looks at me and waits for me to propose my proposal.
“Promise me that we’ll get the best out of this week… Promise me we’ll remain friends, because you’re an amazing guy and I can’t let you go completely.” I propose to Liam. He looks at me with a look I haven’t seen before. A look that’s hurt, but caring… But it’s not the same as he usually looks at me with.
“I promise. But… I don’t think I can share a bed with you.” he grins softly. I grin back and we turn around to walk back to the house.
“Yeah… We have to sleep differently…” I smile to Liam. He kisses my cheek and we start walking back to the house.
“Maybe you can sleep with Niall then… He doesn’t seem to be involved in any of this.” Liam says looking up on the house and we can see Niall walk around inside the house with Louis. I slowly think about Zayn. What am I gonna’ do with him? If he has a crush on me, then it’s gonna’ be one of the hardest weeks, I’ve ever had.