Listen To Your Heart ~ COMPLETED
That's Your Excuse?
Harmony’s POV
The Los Angeles Music Center. It brings back so many memories. My parents used to take me down here when I was little to see the music performances. Even if I had no idea what was happening, I just enjoyed listening to the music. Music is in my heart. That’s why I knew the place as soon as she told me the street name. After Disneyland, this was my favorite place to visit.
I search the desolate street for her. No one was here, and there was a broken streetlight that the government should really look into. Then, there she was, an innocent woman crying upon a suitcase. I pulled up to the curb next to where she was sitting. I parked and jumped out of the car.
She looked up at the sound of the car door, and we ran together. We joined in the middle with a huge hug.
“El, never doubt me ever again. You scared us all. You can really run far, and to think you spent Christmas alone. I’m so sorry El,” I cried over her shoulder.
“I’m sorry too. I can’t believe I thought he was proposing to you. I really need to think things through before I come to a conclusion,” she too cried. “Also, I got a little hungry and realized that I left my bag at home, so… yeah.”
I laughed through my tears. “Want to get something before the drive back?”
“Please,” she said.
I ended up taking her down to the 24-hour café about a block away. I wasn’t hungry yet, so I just ordered another cup of coffee to keep myself awake. We really took our times in that place because at seven, Zayn called me.
“Where are you?” he yelled. I moved the phone from my ear and covered the speaker with my hand before talking to El.
“It’s Zayn,” I whisper.
“Don’t tell him,” she whispered back. I nodded.
“Well?” he asked.
“I… um… needed to help out an old friend of mine.”
“That’s your excuse? Harry told me you left at one! One AM Harmony! Your ‘friend’ couldn’t wait?”
“No. She needed me, and she needs me right now too. I’ll be back in a few hours. Tell Drew and Talia goodbye for me if they leave for their honeymoon before I’m back. I have to go now, Zayn. Bye!” I said and hung up on him.
“He doesn’t know?” El asked.
“Not a chance. He was just worried about me.”
“Oh…”
“We should start driving back now.”
“Kay.”
-
The drive back was silent. We just listened to the sound of the radio playing all of our favorite songs. We finally reached the beach house.
El and I got out of the car and made our way to the front door. I knocked slowly.
“Hey Harmony! And Harmony’s friend!” Grant greeted.
“Hey Grant! Here are your keys. Thanks! I owe you one!” I said.
“Nah… It’s okay. You don’t owe me anything.”
“Where’s Louis?” I ask.
“Upstairs on the balcony.”
“Thanks.”
I grabbed El by the wrist and dragged her confused and dazed face to Louis. When we reached the top, I motioned her in the direction of the balcony.
“I’ll be in my room, right here, getting packed up if you need me. You need to do this alone.”
“Okay… Wish me luck.”
Eleanor’s POV
I open the screen door to the balcony quietly, so Louis wouldn’t notice me. He was talking to himself. No, he was crying… and talking to himself.
“El, if you can hear me, if you’re out there somewhere. I just want you to know that… I still love you. I will find you, and I will stop at nothing to make you mine again… I love you…” he choked on his tears causing me to start tearing up.
I didn’t know what to say. My body had frozen at the sound of his voice that had an absence for me on Christmas. I abandoned all of my friends, or should I say family, on Christmas. I left Louis on his birthday because of an obvious mistake; I am a terrible person.
He looked out into the water beyond before sighing and turning to leave. His eyes met mine, both of us full of tears.
“El,” he whispered.
He took the last step towards me and wrapped his arms around my waist, and I wrapped mine around his shoulders. I let the tears fall from my eyes.
“Louis, I am so sorry. I don’t know what I was thinking. I just panicked, and-”
“Its okay El. You’re here now. I love you.”
“I love you too.”
“Where were you?”
“Los Angeles,” I replied shyly.
“How did you get here?”
“Harmony-”
“Wait! She’s back?”
“Yeah, I called her to come and get me. Why?”
“This is bad. You need to come quick,” he said and rushed me back through the house.
Harmony’s POV
Talia and Drew left, but the rest of us were still here… somewhere.
“Harmony!” Louis yelled. Am I in trouble or something? I thought I was helping their relationship. He came running down the stairs with Eleanor in pursuit. He stopped in front of me blocking my view of the TV.
“You’re in my way,” I said. He took the remote and turned the TV off. “Well, I guess I’ve watched enough. What’s up?”
“Where. Is. Harry.”
“I don’t know. I haven’t seen anyone since I got back. Why?”
He didn’t respond to my question. He just pulled out his phone and called someone.
“She’s back. Where is he? At the boardwalk? Okay… I’ll explain it to her… Yeah… Bye,”
“Explain what?” I asked.
The Los Angeles Music Center. It brings back so many memories. My parents used to take me down here when I was little to see the music performances. Even if I had no idea what was happening, I just enjoyed listening to the music. Music is in my heart. That’s why I knew the place as soon as she told me the street name. After Disneyland, this was my favorite place to visit.
I search the desolate street for her. No one was here, and there was a broken streetlight that the government should really look into. Then, there she was, an innocent woman crying upon a suitcase. I pulled up to the curb next to where she was sitting. I parked and jumped out of the car.
She looked up at the sound of the car door, and we ran together. We joined in the middle with a huge hug.
“El, never doubt me ever again. You scared us all. You can really run far, and to think you spent Christmas alone. I’m so sorry El,” I cried over her shoulder.
“I’m sorry too. I can’t believe I thought he was proposing to you. I really need to think things through before I come to a conclusion,” she too cried. “Also, I got a little hungry and realized that I left my bag at home, so… yeah.”
I laughed through my tears. “Want to get something before the drive back?”
“Please,” she said.
I ended up taking her down to the 24-hour café about a block away. I wasn’t hungry yet, so I just ordered another cup of coffee to keep myself awake. We really took our times in that place because at seven, Zayn called me.
“Where are you?” he yelled. I moved the phone from my ear and covered the speaker with my hand before talking to El.
“It’s Zayn,” I whisper.
“Don’t tell him,” she whispered back. I nodded.
“Well?” he asked.
“I… um… needed to help out an old friend of mine.”
“That’s your excuse? Harry told me you left at one! One AM Harmony! Your ‘friend’ couldn’t wait?”
“No. She needed me, and she needs me right now too. I’ll be back in a few hours. Tell Drew and Talia goodbye for me if they leave for their honeymoon before I’m back. I have to go now, Zayn. Bye!” I said and hung up on him.
“He doesn’t know?” El asked.
“Not a chance. He was just worried about me.”
“Oh…”
“We should start driving back now.”
“Kay.”
-
The drive back was silent. We just listened to the sound of the radio playing all of our favorite songs. We finally reached the beach house.
El and I got out of the car and made our way to the front door. I knocked slowly.
“Hey Harmony! And Harmony’s friend!” Grant greeted.
“Hey Grant! Here are your keys. Thanks! I owe you one!” I said.
“Nah… It’s okay. You don’t owe me anything.”
“Where’s Louis?” I ask.
“Upstairs on the balcony.”
“Thanks.”
I grabbed El by the wrist and dragged her confused and dazed face to Louis. When we reached the top, I motioned her in the direction of the balcony.
“I’ll be in my room, right here, getting packed up if you need me. You need to do this alone.”
“Okay… Wish me luck.”
Eleanor’s POV
I open the screen door to the balcony quietly, so Louis wouldn’t notice me. He was talking to himself. No, he was crying… and talking to himself.
“El, if you can hear me, if you’re out there somewhere. I just want you to know that… I still love you. I will find you, and I will stop at nothing to make you mine again… I love you…” he choked on his tears causing me to start tearing up.
I didn’t know what to say. My body had frozen at the sound of his voice that had an absence for me on Christmas. I abandoned all of my friends, or should I say family, on Christmas. I left Louis on his birthday because of an obvious mistake; I am a terrible person.
He looked out into the water beyond before sighing and turning to leave. His eyes met mine, both of us full of tears.
“El,” he whispered.
He took the last step towards me and wrapped his arms around my waist, and I wrapped mine around his shoulders. I let the tears fall from my eyes.
“Louis, I am so sorry. I don’t know what I was thinking. I just panicked, and-”
“Its okay El. You’re here now. I love you.”
“I love you too.”
“Where were you?”
“Los Angeles,” I replied shyly.
“How did you get here?”
“Harmony-”
“Wait! She’s back?”
“Yeah, I called her to come and get me. Why?”
“This is bad. You need to come quick,” he said and rushed me back through the house.
Harmony’s POV
Talia and Drew left, but the rest of us were still here… somewhere.
“Harmony!” Louis yelled. Am I in trouble or something? I thought I was helping their relationship. He came running down the stairs with Eleanor in pursuit. He stopped in front of me blocking my view of the TV.
“You’re in my way,” I said. He took the remote and turned the TV off. “Well, I guess I’ve watched enough. What’s up?”
“Where. Is. Harry.”
“I don’t know. I haven’t seen anyone since I got back. Why?”
He didn’t respond to my question. He just pulled out his phone and called someone.
“She’s back. Where is he? At the boardwalk? Okay… I’ll explain it to her… Yeah… Bye,”
“Explain what?” I asked.
It's the same characters and it's a sequel to this sequel… Sort of like a trilogy(with her answer)? I'll admit that it's a bit of a drag, but trust me Harony's story isn't over yet (;
11/19/13