I know it inside my heart.

Forever will forever be ours. Even if we try to forget.

Love will remember.

-Selena Gomez

Veronica’s POV

Yesterday went by in a mix of emotions. It had been a total of two days since I had last seen Harry. It’s hard to explain how I was feeling being away from him that long. But what I can say is that Harry is probably more heartbroken than I am. At this point, I was expecting him to come for me, but he hadn’t shown. Maybe he was delayed. I might not ever know.

I lay on my bed in the dark. My door was closed and I was alone in the house. Dad was called yet again into the hospital. One of his patients had a serious brain bleed that needed to be stopped immediately. Being a doctor was not on my list of careers. Ever. It was too time consuming and laborious.

I closed my eyes slowly, listening to the sound of the crickets chirping and the frogs bellowing outside. It was like nature had it’s own little orchestra.

My mind was clear for once, filling with the musical sounds of the insects and animals. It didn’t take long for me to fall asleep.

Harry’s POV

Most of the plane ride was spent devising a plan on how to get Veronica back. I couldn’t kidnap her again because this time her dad would know something was up. And, of course, she wouldn’t leave willingly. That left me with little to no choices. So I was going to lie my way through it.

Presently, I sat across from Veronica’s house in a rental car. I waited for her dad to leave so I could make my move. As if on cue, Vincent walked out, locking the door behind him. He must be going to the hospital. I waited a few moments after he left before I decided to get out of the car. But suddenly, a black Camaro pulled up outside. The owner climbed out, adjusting their jacket before going up the front steps. It was a boy, which was the most I could tell. He knocked on the door and turned, allowing me to see who the person was.

Jett Grayson.

Veronica’s POV

Who would pay me a visit this late at night? I thought as I rolled out of bed to answer the door. Before opening it, I peeked out the curtain to find Jett Grayson standing there. He looked the same as ever, strong build and all. His tousled black hair was styled perfectly and his brown eyes reminded me that of chocolate.

I opened the door, bracing myself for why he had come.

“Veronica,” he breathed, smiling. I remembered how his smile used to make me want to melt. But not now. “I can’t believe it’s really you.”

He stepped forward, wrapping his arms around me, hugging me. It felt so strange. It wasn’t like Harry’s hugs. His were warm and comforting, but this was something else entirely.

“Hey,” was all I managed to say. I didn’t hug him back. Instead, I shrugged out of his hold.

“How’ve you been?” He asked, keeping up conversation.

I sighed, wishing he would just leave me alone. I really didn’t want to face him after reading that text message he sent. At all. “Look, Jett. It’s getting late. I was just going to-“ I gestured to my bedroom.

“Oh!” He said, realization appearing on his chiseled visage. “Of course. I shouldn’t have come this late. How stupid of me.”

I giggled. “It’s okay.”

This earned yet another smile from him. “I’ll see you around, Ronnie,” he waved, placing a kiss on my cheeks before leaving.

“Bye, Jett.”

And with that, I closed the door.

Harry’s POV

When I saw Jett put his arm around Veronica, I was mad. But when he kissed her cheek, I was furious. How dare he even touch her? Veronica was mine. I repeat, mine. And nothing would change that.

Once he left, I made my way up the steps in a blind fury. But I needed to calm down so that I could present myself as upset. Right now I needed to be the equivalent of an award-winning actor. Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door.

I heard a small sigh and then Veronica appeared in the doorway. She looked as beautiful as ever, innocent blue eyes and all. I instantly hugged her, wrapping her in my arms, holding her for what felt like the first time.

“Harry, what are you doing here?” She asked, sounding surprised.

I pulled away from her and held her at arms length. Her mouth hung agape. “It’s Niall,” I spoke shakily. I forced tears to stream down my face. “He’s hurt.”

Her jaw dropped more and her eyes widened. “Wha- what happened?” She stuttered.

“H-he was so sad when he found out you left,” the lies flowed off my tongue easily. “That he drove while he was upset and he wrecked into a tree. I-it was horrible.”

“Oh my God,” she gasped, making me feel a little remorse. I hated to see her upset.

“Please. You have to come back with me. He wants to see you.”

Veronica gulped, yanking herself from my grasp. “Harry…”

“Please. He needs you. I need you,” I begged, actual tears forming in my eyes.

“I-I just got back, Harry. I can’t just up and leave-“

“Like you left me?” I was even angrier now. “I saw Jett kiss you back there. How do you think that made me feel?”

“You were watching me?” She sounded appalled.

“Don’t act like it hasn’t happened before, Veronica,” I said, voice deep. “All I ask is for you to come back with me.”

“No,” she stomped her foot, standing her ground.

I narrowed my eyes. “What about Niall?”

She just stood there, refusing to answer. I could feel the heat forming behind my cheeks. Never before in my life had I been this angry. Everything that had happened pushed me off the deep end.

“Look,” I warned, “if you don’t come with me, there will be consequences.”

“What?” She huffed. “Are you going to kidnap me again? Yeah right Harry. You and I both know that you’d get caught this time.”

I didn’t know why she was being like this. She acted like she didn’t love me at all. Was I nothing to her? I clenched my fists, nails digging into my palms. My breathing became labored and before I could do anything drastic, I stomped outside.

“You’ll regret what you said, Veronica. You’re mine. Don’t you ever forget that.”

And with those last words, I stormed off in a blind fury.

Notes

Hey guys!! I'm sorry for the crap chapter. This was just kind of a filler because I sort of ran out of ideas. I'm hoping this showed how I want Harry to change, so yeah.

Anyway, please leave any comments, questions, or thoughts you might have!

And I want everyone to know that I came up with an actual dystopian book idea. I haven't gotten the minor details settled yet, but this is what I've come up with so far.

I was thinking a certain amount of girls and a certain amount of boys are taken from birth and raised in this special place. When they turn 16, they have this special ceremony where each girl and each boy take this test to see if they're compatible for one another.

That's all I've got right now. Let me know what you thought of it and if you would read it!!