What Does it Mean? ~ COMPLETED
All Dreams Are Woken Up By Reality
Harmony’s POV
I left the boys to get to the show. The group needs to warm up, even though we are all dancing solo. A variety of artists searching for back-up dancers were going to be here. This school is the best in London. I can’t wait to see all of the spectators. Maybe these “important people” will offer me a good job.
But, what would I say? I am pregnant, and I can’t dance for another six months? I don’t think so. Maybe, but probably not.
Harry’s POV
I can’t wait until after the show. I will do anything to get Harmony back. My life is a mess knowing she’s not mine. The guys are helping me too. I just hope everyone sticks to the plan.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you all for gathering here this evening for the London Arts University’s 69th annual Spring Showcase,” a lady introduced. I could hear the guys snickering from beside me about the “69” thing. Really guys? “I am Mrs. Hadley, head teacher of dance. I am proud to introduce the 2013 class this year. Not only are these kids smart, but they also are our best dance class ever. Without further ado, our first performer of the night, Rena Miller, will start us off.”
Performers went on and off the stage. Danielle had performed already, as well as Zack, and I was beginning to think that Harmony wasn’t going to make an appearance. Did she bail? I hope not, or our master plan will be a waste of our time.
“And now for our last performer of the night. I have to say, I am most impressed by this student. She has blown me away with her skills. Please welcome to the stage, Harmony Mattingly.”
She’s here! I can’t wait to see her. Oh, how I miss her freckles. The lights go dim, and Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys starts playing. A spotlight turns on, and there is the girl I’ve been waiting all night to see.
Harmony’s POV
I have to admit, I’m super nervous right now. I know for a fact that there is a full house. I walk on stage and wait for the spotlight to hit me. Thousands of pairs of eyes are boring through my skull. Everyone in the room is focused on me. As the music starts to play, I stop thinking about all of the people who are my chance of ever getting paid to do what I love or making my name so bad that no one will ever want to see.
I get lost in the music. Some say it only happens when you sing, but every dancer knows it can happen through dance. All of the people around me aren’t here. In my mind, it’s just me, and this music. I’m in my own little world when I dance.
The song finally ends, and I bow. It seems as if everyone in the room gave me standing ovation. I smile widely and walk off stage. Now, all that’s left is a performance by some famous person. During that time, various people needing backup dancers or wanting to form some kind of dance crews or just wanting to sponsor you can come up and ask. I’m not sure how this works, so I’ll be sticking with Dani at this time.
I quickly head out into the crowd to look for her. Dani was amazing on the stage. I hope we both get signed to the same person; I don’t want to be all alone out in this world.
“Dani!” I yell.
“Harmony!”
We run and collapse into a hug exchanging compliments on one another’s performances. The boys were nowhere to be found. I didn’t mind, but they could have at least told us where they went. They’re all probably in the bathroom or something.
“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our guest performers One Direction!” Mrs. Hadley announced. Why wasn’t I aware of this? I looked at the girls confused, but all of them, even Dani, were all smiling at me. Maybe they are involved with what Niall was talking strangely about earlier.
Liam walks on the stage and begins the song.
Girl I see it in your eyes you're disappointed
Cause I'm the foolish one that you anointed with your heart
I tore it apart
And girl what a mess I made upon your innocence
And no woman in the world deserves this
But here I am asking you for one more chance
I wonder if this song has anything to do with what I think it does. Or maybe I’m just paranoid; it is just one of their songs. Then, Harry walks on the stage and sings his part.
Can we fall, one more time?
Stop the tape and rewind
Oh and if you walk away I know I'll fade
Cause there is nobody else
It's gotta be yoooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooou
It's gotta be yoooooooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooou
Now girl I hear it in your voice and how it trembles
When you speak to me I don't resemble, who I was
You've almost had enough
And your actions speak louder than words
And you're about to break from all you've heard
Don't be scared, I ain't going nowhere
As Zayn starts to sing, Harry goes offstage. Louis and Liam join Zayn and Liam onstage, but Harry is gone.
I'll be here, by your side
No more fears, no more cryin'
But if you walk away
I know I'll fade
Cause there is nobody else
It's gotta be yooooooooooooou
I hear singing from behind me. Could it be? I turn and face him. His sparkly green eyes are somewhat faded, but they stare into mine while he sings.
Only yooooooooooooou
It's gotta be yooooooooooooou
Oh only yooooooooooooou
Harry takes my hand, and kneels down in front of me as he continues to sing. I don’t know why, but tears slowly start to trail down my face. I look around and see the rest of One Direction smiling at us, and the girls have the same stupid looks on their faces.
Oh girl, can we try one more, one more time?
One more, one more, can we try?
One more, one more time
I'll make it better
One more, one more, can we try?
One more, one more,
Can we try one more time I’ll make it all better?
Harry sings the last part alone, like always. His voice is sincere. This song may have been written a while ago, but it describes this situation perfectly.
Cos its gotta be yoooooooooooooou
Its gotta be yooooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooooou
It's gotta be yooooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooooooou
It's gotta be yooooooooooou
Only yoooooooou
“Will you please forgive me, and take me back?” he whispers. Let me think for a minute here. I know that he is sorry for what he did. Veronica did that for revenge, but Harry didn’t do it on purpose. I want Harry to be mine, but how will he react about me being pregnant? “So is that a yes?”
“Harry, I have something to tell you…”
“You don’t have another boyfriend do you?”
“No, it’s not that, but… come with me,” I tell him. I don’t need a ton of people knowing. I grab his hand and drag him to the empty dance room in our school. I close the door behind us and turn to face him. His eyes are full of worry and fear all mixed together.
“Is everything alright?” he asks.
“Harry, I’m pregnant,” I mumble quietly. I look down at my hands and fiddle with my fingers.
“What was that? I didn’t quite hear you.”
“Harry, I’m pregnant… and it’s yours…” I say. I don’t look up, afraid to see disappointment written all over. I hear the door slam shut. I look up; he’s gone. I knew this would happen. He doesn’t care. All boys are the same; once you knock a girl up, you don’t want her anymore. How could I be so stupid?
I notice now that I have been crying. I really thought Harry would have stayed, but all dreams are woken up by reality, I guess. I’ve had enough for tonight. I just want to get home.
After wiping tears from my face, I get up and walk out the back entrance. My flat isn’t that far, and if I cut through some of they alleyways, I’ll get there faster.
It starts to rain on me. Not the light rain you get back in America, but the heavy, pouring rain that is natural to this area. Just my luck. I cut through the first alley. It’s dark, and I can’t see much without streetlights down here.
A shadow appears in front of me. I start to back away.
“No need to run, babe. I don’t bite,” the shadow says. I begin to turn to run, but the dark figure catches my wrist.
“Let go of me!” I shout.
“Now, why would I do that? I just want to have a little fun.”
“RAPE! RAPE! RA-” I start to scream in this emergency situation, but the guy hits me hard in the stomach. I hit the ground hard. Tears roll down my face once again. The guy kicks me again and yells words I can’t hear. I hear faint sirens off in the distance and footsteps running from the scene. The world around me becomes nothing as I black out, on the ground, in the cold, pouring rain.
I left the boys to get to the show. The group needs to warm up, even though we are all dancing solo. A variety of artists searching for back-up dancers were going to be here. This school is the best in London. I can’t wait to see all of the spectators. Maybe these “important people” will offer me a good job.
But, what would I say? I am pregnant, and I can’t dance for another six months? I don’t think so. Maybe, but probably not.
Harry’s POV
I can’t wait until after the show. I will do anything to get Harmony back. My life is a mess knowing she’s not mine. The guys are helping me too. I just hope everyone sticks to the plan.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you all for gathering here this evening for the London Arts University’s 69th annual Spring Showcase,” a lady introduced. I could hear the guys snickering from beside me about the “69” thing. Really guys? “I am Mrs. Hadley, head teacher of dance. I am proud to introduce the 2013 class this year. Not only are these kids smart, but they also are our best dance class ever. Without further ado, our first performer of the night, Rena Miller, will start us off.”
Performers went on and off the stage. Danielle had performed already, as well as Zack, and I was beginning to think that Harmony wasn’t going to make an appearance. Did she bail? I hope not, or our master plan will be a waste of our time.
“And now for our last performer of the night. I have to say, I am most impressed by this student. She has blown me away with her skills. Please welcome to the stage, Harmony Mattingly.”
She’s here! I can’t wait to see her. Oh, how I miss her freckles. The lights go dim, and Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys starts playing. A spotlight turns on, and there is the girl I’ve been waiting all night to see.
Harmony’s POV
I have to admit, I’m super nervous right now. I know for a fact that there is a full house. I walk on stage and wait for the spotlight to hit me. Thousands of pairs of eyes are boring through my skull. Everyone in the room is focused on me. As the music starts to play, I stop thinking about all of the people who are my chance of ever getting paid to do what I love or making my name so bad that no one will ever want to see.
I get lost in the music. Some say it only happens when you sing, but every dancer knows it can happen through dance. All of the people around me aren’t here. In my mind, it’s just me, and this music. I’m in my own little world when I dance.
The song finally ends, and I bow. It seems as if everyone in the room gave me standing ovation. I smile widely and walk off stage. Now, all that’s left is a performance by some famous person. During that time, various people needing backup dancers or wanting to form some kind of dance crews or just wanting to sponsor you can come up and ask. I’m not sure how this works, so I’ll be sticking with Dani at this time.
I quickly head out into the crowd to look for her. Dani was amazing on the stage. I hope we both get signed to the same person; I don’t want to be all alone out in this world.
“Dani!” I yell.
“Harmony!”
We run and collapse into a hug exchanging compliments on one another’s performances. The boys were nowhere to be found. I didn’t mind, but they could have at least told us where they went. They’re all probably in the bathroom or something.
“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our guest performers One Direction!” Mrs. Hadley announced. Why wasn’t I aware of this? I looked at the girls confused, but all of them, even Dani, were all smiling at me. Maybe they are involved with what Niall was talking strangely about earlier.
Liam walks on the stage and begins the song.
Girl I see it in your eyes you're disappointed
Cause I'm the foolish one that you anointed with your heart
I tore it apart
And girl what a mess I made upon your innocence
And no woman in the world deserves this
But here I am asking you for one more chance
I wonder if this song has anything to do with what I think it does. Or maybe I’m just paranoid; it is just one of their songs. Then, Harry walks on the stage and sings his part.
Can we fall, one more time?
Stop the tape and rewind
Oh and if you walk away I know I'll fade
Cause there is nobody else
It's gotta be yoooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooou
It's gotta be yoooooooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooou
Now girl I hear it in your voice and how it trembles
When you speak to me I don't resemble, who I was
You've almost had enough
And your actions speak louder than words
And you're about to break from all you've heard
Don't be scared, I ain't going nowhere
As Zayn starts to sing, Harry goes offstage. Louis and Liam join Zayn and Liam onstage, but Harry is gone.
I'll be here, by your side
No more fears, no more cryin'
But if you walk away
I know I'll fade
Cause there is nobody else
It's gotta be yooooooooooooou
I hear singing from behind me. Could it be? I turn and face him. His sparkly green eyes are somewhat faded, but they stare into mine while he sings.
Only yooooooooooooou
It's gotta be yooooooooooooou
Oh only yooooooooooooou
Harry takes my hand, and kneels down in front of me as he continues to sing. I don’t know why, but tears slowly start to trail down my face. I look around and see the rest of One Direction smiling at us, and the girls have the same stupid looks on their faces.
Oh girl, can we try one more, one more time?
One more, one more, can we try?
One more, one more time
I'll make it better
One more, one more, can we try?
One more, one more,
Can we try one more time I’ll make it all better?
Harry sings the last part alone, like always. His voice is sincere. This song may have been written a while ago, but it describes this situation perfectly.
Cos its gotta be yoooooooooooooou
Its gotta be yooooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooooou
It's gotta be yooooooooooou
Only yoooooooooooooooooou
It's gotta be yooooooooooou
Only yoooooooou
“Will you please forgive me, and take me back?” he whispers. Let me think for a minute here. I know that he is sorry for what he did. Veronica did that for revenge, but Harry didn’t do it on purpose. I want Harry to be mine, but how will he react about me being pregnant? “So is that a yes?”
“Harry, I have something to tell you…”
“You don’t have another boyfriend do you?”
“No, it’s not that, but… come with me,” I tell him. I don’t need a ton of people knowing. I grab his hand and drag him to the empty dance room in our school. I close the door behind us and turn to face him. His eyes are full of worry and fear all mixed together.
“Is everything alright?” he asks.
“Harry, I’m pregnant,” I mumble quietly. I look down at my hands and fiddle with my fingers.
“What was that? I didn’t quite hear you.”
“Harry, I’m pregnant… and it’s yours…” I say. I don’t look up, afraid to see disappointment written all over. I hear the door slam shut. I look up; he’s gone. I knew this would happen. He doesn’t care. All boys are the same; once you knock a girl up, you don’t want her anymore. How could I be so stupid?
I notice now that I have been crying. I really thought Harry would have stayed, but all dreams are woken up by reality, I guess. I’ve had enough for tonight. I just want to get home.
After wiping tears from my face, I get up and walk out the back entrance. My flat isn’t that far, and if I cut through some of they alleyways, I’ll get there faster.
It starts to rain on me. Not the light rain you get back in America, but the heavy, pouring rain that is natural to this area. Just my luck. I cut through the first alley. It’s dark, and I can’t see much without streetlights down here.
A shadow appears in front of me. I start to back away.
“No need to run, babe. I don’t bite,” the shadow says. I begin to turn to run, but the dark figure catches my wrist.
“Let go of me!” I shout.
“Now, why would I do that? I just want to have a little fun.”
“RAPE! RAPE! RA-” I start to scream in this emergency situation, but the guy hits me hard in the stomach. I hit the ground hard. Tears roll down my face once again. The guy kicks me again and yells words I can’t hear. I hear faint sirens off in the distance and footsteps running from the scene. The world around me becomes nothing as I black out, on the ground, in the cold, pouring rain.
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