Infinite Possibilities
Catching Up
Arabella’s POV
The next day…
Harry has taken me to a cute little diner for lunch. Our food was already gone, but we stayed and talked for a while. We decided to catch up on each other’s lives and see what’s new.
“So, what’s new with you?” I asked him. “Other than being the most popular boy band in America.”
“You knew about that?”
“I try to avoid it, but you are all the girls at school would talk about. Who else is in your band?”
“I actually wanted you to meet them. Maybe in two Mondays?”
“Sure, but after work, because I got a job at Starbucks.”
“Great! I’ll pick you up. What about you? Why are you in London?” I had desperately wanted to avoid this conversation.
“Um…” I guess a good relationship has to be an honest one. So I told him everything. “Well, I moved here to be away from my uh… parents. I haven’t told anybody but Carly about being in London. Everybody else just knows I’m gone.”
“Oh. I’m sorry about your parents. I thought they would’ve changed by now.”
“You and me both Harry.”
“So, how about your brother, still single?”
“Danny’s great. He moved out about a year after you left. He has a girlfriend, Leah, but she’s always at work. Danny works for Apple, selling, not designing. His life has been pretty great compared to mine.”
“Why is that?”
“Well, promise you won’t tell anyone?” He nodded. “My dad, he started hitting me again. Both of my parents would yell at me, saying that I was just a mistake.” I started to tear up, but I continued, “I’ve never told anyone, but I started cutting myself. I slipped into a state of depression and it just felt right. All of my troubles slipped away. I knew it was wrong, but I just had to…” He pulled me close and I sobbed into his chest.
Harry’s POV
I had no idea how hard her life had been. I wish I could’ve been there to protect her.
“Look at me,” I told her. She looked up. “You are not a mistake. Everybody is born for a reason. You were created to be with me. If you hadn’t, I don’t know where I’d be now. I love you, Bella.”
“I love you too,” she sniffled. I leaned in and gave her soft kiss. I didn’t like seeing her sad. The thought of her cutting reminded me of when I cut after I had left her. She was everything to me. I shouldn’t have let her go, but that was the past and this is now, and I needed to accept that.
The next day…
Harry has taken me to a cute little diner for lunch. Our food was already gone, but we stayed and talked for a while. We decided to catch up on each other’s lives and see what’s new.
“So, what’s new with you?” I asked him. “Other than being the most popular boy band in America.”
“You knew about that?”
“I try to avoid it, but you are all the girls at school would talk about. Who else is in your band?”
“I actually wanted you to meet them. Maybe in two Mondays?”
“Sure, but after work, because I got a job at Starbucks.”
“Great! I’ll pick you up. What about you? Why are you in London?” I had desperately wanted to avoid this conversation.
“Um…” I guess a good relationship has to be an honest one. So I told him everything. “Well, I moved here to be away from my uh… parents. I haven’t told anybody but Carly about being in London. Everybody else just knows I’m gone.”
“Oh. I’m sorry about your parents. I thought they would’ve changed by now.”
“You and me both Harry.”
“So, how about your brother, still single?”
“Danny’s great. He moved out about a year after you left. He has a girlfriend, Leah, but she’s always at work. Danny works for Apple, selling, not designing. His life has been pretty great compared to mine.”
“Why is that?”
“Well, promise you won’t tell anyone?” He nodded. “My dad, he started hitting me again. Both of my parents would yell at me, saying that I was just a mistake.” I started to tear up, but I continued, “I’ve never told anyone, but I started cutting myself. I slipped into a state of depression and it just felt right. All of my troubles slipped away. I knew it was wrong, but I just had to…” He pulled me close and I sobbed into his chest.
Harry’s POV
I had no idea how hard her life had been. I wish I could’ve been there to protect her.
“Look at me,” I told her. She looked up. “You are not a mistake. Everybody is born for a reason. You were created to be with me. If you hadn’t, I don’t know where I’d be now. I love you, Bella.”
“I love you too,” she sniffled. I leaned in and gave her soft kiss. I didn’t like seeing her sad. The thought of her cutting reminded me of when I cut after I had left her. She was everything to me. I shouldn’t have let her go, but that was the past and this is now, and I needed to accept that.
3/30/13