"She's crying" The stalker said when he saw my face. I take out my ear buds and give him an angry look. "I should be the one crying" He said.
"Why's that?"
"Because of you and your friends I got suspended" He spat at me. I wiped his saliva off my face "GOOD" I say. He took a step towards me. I took a step back and lost my balance almost falling backwards.
"Don't fall princess or your boyfriend won't be happy" He gave me a sly smile
"David right?" I ask him
"Haa.. you remember" He is happy with himself
"If you're suspended what are you doing here?"
"I saw you heading to the trail so I decided to follow you"
"Why?" I cross my arms in front of me
"Because I wanted to chat"
"Well I don't feel like talking to you so go" I say pulling myself to my full height trying to look braver then I felt.
"You don't get to boss me around" He said coming closure. I take another step back and this time I do fall. That makes him chuckle as he kneels above me. I'm supporting myself with my arms, and holding my breath.
"You're scared. Good!" He smiles
I crawl back a little trying to get a little distance between us but he got hold of my shoe.
"Where do you think you're going?" He asked as I tried to kick myself free.
"Let go of me" I scream
"Now now. Don't do that I just want to talk" he said
"So let me go" I say tears start up again
"Are you crying because of me?" He asked. I look up at him but something behind him catches my eye.
"Let her go"
David turned to see who it is letting go of my shoe. Once his fingers leave me Harry picks him up by the collar "I told you never to come near her again" He said in his face
"I just wanted to talk" He stuttered
"Get out of here before I get you expelled" Harry whispers and lets him go.
David looks back at me and leaves.
"You ok?" Harry helped me up. I'm silent for a minute and then shake my head.
"What's wrong?" He asked a concerned look in those green eyes.
Everything came out then and there followed with hot tears dripping down my already smudged cheeks. "Niall and I had a big fight" I cry
"That’s why you are here running instead of with him at his parents' home?"
"I told him I can't go because I need to finish a project and he got really mad at me and drove off" I'm wiping my cheeks with my sleeves. I feel like a little girl whose candy got taken away from her but it was just too much for me. This was probably the worst week of my life.
"There is a first thing for everything love" Harry gives me a little smile
"What do you mean?""
"You two had your first fight. Congratulations"
"He told me he is done" I say
"Done with the fight, not with you"
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because Jamie I've seen how that boy looks at you. His world revolves around you, a stupid fight won't make him throw it all away"
"You don't know that" I say
"Yes I do. Come here" Harry pulls me into a hug. It takes me a moment and then I put my arms round his waist. Harry strokes my hair. The sensation of his touch runs down my spine. Only one other person makes me feel like that. Niall. I push away from Harry. He is looking at me with this intense look in his eyes like he knows how his touch made me feel.
"Jamie Niall is not breaking up with you trust me, he'd be stupid to do that"
"You did" I say breaking our eye contact and turning to start walking back
"I was stupid" He said simply. That made me stop and turn to face him again.
"What did you just say?" I asked
"I was stupid to break up with you"
"Harry-"
"No jay listen to me for a moment" This is the first time Harry used one of my nicknames
"I was stupid, because you are amazing. But I also know that at some point you would have broken up with me if I didn't because you and Naill would finally understand that you two are meant to be. I would never measure up to that and never try to get in the middle of your relationship" He finished
"How did you know to find me here?" I ask choosing to ignore what he just said.
"I saw you walking in and then I saw him follow you so I came to make sure he doesn’t harm you" Harry shrugged.
"Thanks once again" I say.
"You need to stop getting into trouble"
"I don't do it intentionally" I point out to him.
We started walking back to campus.
"Hey, are you hungry? Want to get some lunch?" Harry suddenly asked me
"Lunch?" I look up at him trying to decide if this is a good idea especially after what he just shared with me moments ago.
" Just as friends" He holds up his hands.
"Ok" I say.
Harry accompanied me along the quiet sidewalks, he matched his pace to mine, every stride relaxed and unhurried.
"Why didn't you go home?" I asked him as we walked
"I have too much work and my car is still at the shop"
We sit down at a coffee shop, and my mind flashes back to the last time I sat in place like this with Harry. It was a few weeks ago, a lot of things happen since, but I still don't really know him.
"Let's play a game" I say looking at him from across the table.
"What kind?"
"I don't know but I just thought that we know nothing really about each other, after all this time and that is quite sad" I sigh. Harry smiled at that.
"Have you played truth or dare?" Harry asked setting aside his phone.
"Not since High school" I say "Can't say I miss it"
"Me neither. Still.. want to play a couple of rounds?" He asked
I settle back in my chair, giving him an assessing glance. What kind of things he would like to know about me that made him choose truth or dare?
"I never take dares" I say
"Fine, then for you, it's all truth" He gives in to me
"Okay then, about limits-" I start
"NO limits. It's not worth playing otherwise"
"Fine. No limits" I agree "So we need a penalty"
"Whoever loses a round has to remove an item of clothing" Harry said with a satisfied look on his face seeing my eyes widen.
"Okay" I say to his surprise "I'll start- Truth or dare?"
"Dare" He reaches over to get a hold of a small white paper napkin and starts folding it diagonally.
"Ok, I dare you to go up to the two girls over there and serenade them- with the guitar that guy has over there" I point to the guy with the guitar. Harry looks at me, then gets up and heads over to the Guitar guy. After a few words and a wave to me, Harry is holding the guitar, walks over to the girls and takes a seat. I reach to my phone and start filming.
Harry was making them blush and laugh. After a few strums on the guitar he says goodbye and gives the instrument back to its rightful owner.
"There, I see you filmed it" He acknowledged the phone in my hand
"Sure did" I say putting my phone away
"My turn. Why does Ariel bully you?" He asked. I can feel a swift tide of pink sweep up to my hairline. "It's just… I don't know" I say
"That's not an answer. Tell me the reason"
"Sometime there is no reason for the way people act"
He paused in the middle of folding again that whit paper he was playing with before "There is always a reason"
"Then I don't know what it is" I say
"You know what it is. You just don't want to admit it. Which means you lose the round" He looked at me expectantly.
Frowning, I take off my shoe and push it towards his chair.
"My turn. Why don't you have a girlfriend?"
"Because I just didn't find a girl I feel like sticking with yet" he said simply
"My turn, Why don't you and Ariel get along?"
My mouth dropped open "You already asked me that"
"Still not going to answer?"
"No"
"Then hand over another piece of clothing"
I take of my other shoe and push it to him.
"Truth" He says
"How many siblings do you have and do you get along?"
"I have an older sister and she is the best"
"What's her name?"
"No no, my turn now.. and you know what the question is"
"I don't want to play anymore" I get up putting some money on the table to pay for the food.
"Why is it so tough to answer?" he asked. I have a feeling he already knows Ariel's side of the story and that's why he's fishing for mine, but it's too long of a story to give.
"Your question has to do with something I hate talking about, so naturally I'm reluctant".
"It appears to be more than simple reluctance".
"Well, it's none of your business" I say.
"You're going to bail before the game is finished? You owe me an answer or you have to take the penalty"
I look at him for a moment, then take the hairpin holding my bum up out and put it on the table. I turn and walk out leaving it there with my shoes.
Harry comes after me with my belongings.
"stop" He says
"Did you just give me an order?" I ask
"Come on Jamie just put on your shoes" he hands them over.
I sit down to put them on.
"Jamie the reason I asked is because she went on and on about her side of the whole situation, I just wanted to hear the real story"
"What makes you so sure you'll hear the real story from me?"
"I have a feeling that you're the kind of girl who doesn't have a problem admitting when she is wrong"
I stand up, and we start walking again.
"Did she tell you about Rose?" I ask
"No"
"Well, it all started with her."


Saturday morning, I was spending the day with Zayn and Perrie who stay on campus most weekends. Yesterday after telling Harry everything he wanted to know I went up to the computers again to fix my work and once again I'm waiting for my teachers reply.
"I called Niall last night but he didn't pick up" I tell Zayn. Perrie went out to get something she forgot at her workshop.
"You know how Niall is, he'll get over it and apologies" Zayn told me
"What if he doesn't?"
"He will"
Zayn's phone rang just then. I recognized the tune it was Perrie.
"Did you lose your way back home babe?" after being silent for a few minute he hung up the phone. "Jamie, do you feel like going down and helping Perrie bring things up? I don't have shoes on"
I gave him a look for being lazy, and got up to go help Perrie.
I walk down the stairs and out to the street to find Niall standing there with flowers in his hand.
"Niall?" I ask walking up to him. He hands over the flowers to me and gives me a small smile
"I'm sorry I was such a dick" He said
"You were, but It's ok as long as you know that" I say looking at the bouquet in my hands.
"You didn't have to get me this" I say
"Yes I did" He came closure to me
"Flowers say I'm sorry" I say
"And chocolates says I love you" He takes out a bar of kinder from his pocket knowing that's my favorite. I wrap my arms around his neck. He picked me up to him and kissed me.
"Don't ever walk out on me like that again" I say once he put me down.
"I won't. I'm not getting mad at you ever again! I'm Niall 2.0" He smiles
"I love you!" I reach up to kiss him again "How did you know I was here?" I asked as we climbed up the stairs to Zayn and Perrie's flat.
"I saw Perrie as I drove in and she told me you're here and she'll get you down"
"That girl" I shake my head.
"So did you finish your project at least?"
"I don't know yet, waiting for confirmation from my teacher" I sigh
"You do wait a lot" Niall said as he opened the door.
"And I hate waiting" I reminded him
"I know that's why I got back as soon as I could so you won't have to wait so long for an apology, I had to come and make it all better"
"You are good mate" Zayn said hearing the last bit of what Niall said.
"But you can't leave this here for Perrie to see, then she'll want me to get her flowers every fight we have"
"This is the last time she is getting flowers for a fight" Niall tells him
"What?" I look at him
"This will be our last fight" He smiled at me.
"Nice save" Zayn high fives him.