The Lying Game

~Angela~

*That night*

After I told Dean Rogers what I saw, he told me to go back to my dorm and be quiet about what happened. I sat on my bed reading my second novel when Shay barged into the room.

"Holy shit! You won't believe this! Lily Ashore was found dead in the girls' change room!" She shouted. I put down my book and looked at her.

"I know because I found her."

She looked at me completely stunned and I got up. I walked over to her and shook her. She wouldn't budge so I slapped her across the face.

"Ow!" She yelled.

"Well, you weren't responding." I smirked as I sat back down on the bed. She walked over to me and snatched the book out my hand.

"What happened?" She asked seriously.

"I don't know! I was taking a shower when I heard choking so I got out and that's when I saw her. The Dean told me to stay here and be quiet." I explained. She got up and began pacing rapidly.

"You need to get out of here....come with me to the party tonight. And I'm not taking no for an answer." She walked out the room and I got up. Why does this have to be me?

*Skip Car Ride*

We got to Louis's frat house and went inside (Did I forget that all the jocks are in a fraternity?...My bad). So anyways, we went inside and people were going crazy! There was sex, binge drinking, and lots of stripping....what has the world turned into?

"Camellia?!...How's my baby sis?" My drug-addicted, porn obsessed, sexist older brother, Tyler shouted. I looked at him and gave him an awkward smile.

"Hey, Ty. What are you doing here?"

"Just trying to get laid but none of these bitches will let me!" He screamed. Some girls looked at him crazily and continued dancing.

"That's good to hear, but I think a friend of mine is calling me. I'll see you later." I lied. I went over to a table with the punch bowl and poured myself a glass.

"Nice party, right?" Harry asked coming up behind me.

"Yeah." I took a sip from my cup and the punch had alcohol in it. I put the cup down and looked at Harry. He laughed a bit and I tried to get the taste out of my mouth. "So, did you come here with anyone?"

"No. A friend of mine actually dragged me out here. I actually wanted to stay home and study."

"Oh."

"But, it's nice to see you though." He poured himself a glass of punch and I looked at him as he chugged it down. "Hey, do you want to...maybe...dance?"

"Sure." We went into the crowded dance floor and I looked at him. We started dancing and having a good time. "Time of our lives" came on and screams filled as everyone started dancing hard. "So, how are classes?!"

"Good! Except people are giving Niall a hard time!"

"Oh! Never mind that...let's keep dancing!" He nodded and we continued dancing. I saw the front door open and Andy along with Niall came in causing everyone to stop dancing.

"Did I miss anything?!" Andy squealed. She and Niall began making their way through the crowd when Louis and his goons stopped them. "What's your deal, Lou?!"

"He can't stay, Andy."

"Why the hell not?!" She crossed her arms and glared at him.

"Because we don't want that douchebag here." Lou snapped. We all looked at the situation and Niall stepped in front of Andy.

"Look. You may hate my guts but I've changed. I've served my time and I'm out now to finish getting my education. Is that so wrong?" Niall asked. Louis crossed his arms and looked away.

"Yes! That's wrong because you should be dead not Alex!" Liam snapped getting in his face. I walked over to them and got in between them.

"Liam, stop it. I don't care if he killed Alex or not, you do not have the right to say those things to him." I told him.

"Thanks." Niall said. I sighed and looked at Niall. "Sorry."

"You should just go. You're just making things worse by being here. You may have changed but I'll never forgive you for killing Alex." I walked past Harry and went out into the backyard. I sat down when the tears began to form again but I refused to let them fall.

"You okay?" Harry asked coming out onto the patio. I shook my head and he sat down next to me. I began to cry and he put my head on his shoulder. "It's ok. I know it'll be hard to move on...just take it one day at a time."

"Thank you for being here. You're a good friend."

"Anytime." He kissed the top of my head and I felt safe in his arms. I stopped crying and looked at him. I kissed him on the lips and he looked at me taken back. "What was that for?"

"For being there for me when no one else would be. I'm still not over Alex but I know he would want me to move on, so...I'm willing to try."

"And you want that to be with me?" I gave him a nod and stood up. "Well, then I accept." He helped me up and gave me another kiss.

"Whoa." Shay said coming out onto the patio as well. I pulled away from Harry and looked at her. "Since when did this happen?"

"Just now." Harry said kissing the top of my head. I blushed a bit and Shay smiled at us. "You guys wanna ditch the party and go get some food?"

"Sure." We went back inside and I was making my way through the crowd when Andy dragged me upstairs.

"What the hell?" She pushed me into the room and closed the door. I tried to get out but she locked the door.

"Angela?" I heard that Irish voice say. I turned around and saw Niall sitting on the bed. He looked confused when I noticed we were in the bathroom together. "Did Andy shove you in here, too?"

"Yeah." I looked at him awkwardly and he scratched the back of his neck. "So, not be rude but...I thought Louis would have kicked you out by now."

"He was about to when Andy said she needed my help with something in the bathroom. Then she locked me in here."

"Oh." I say still looking around awkwardly. I tried unlocking the door and again before giving up. "Dang it!"

"Can you talk to me please?" He asked sounding kind of desperate.

"About?"

"Alex." He whispered. That name set a shockwave through my nerves and I looked at him. "That night he was rambling about getting you back. He wasn't making any sense that's when I got worried. I called you and told you to come over you know that."

"Yeah, but where did the gun come from?" I asked crossing my arms over my chest.

"I don't know." A big pound on the door surprised us both and I looked at him. He took a wrapped box out his jacket and handed it to me. "He wanted to give this to you but didn't know how to. Don't open it until you're ready to."

He climbed out the window and I looked at him confused. Andy opened the door and Liam came barging in. "Where is he?!"

"He left." My voice cracked. I walked past him and went downstairs to search for Harry. A tear rolled down my face when I saw him by the door. I walked over to him and his face turned serious.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Can you take me home please?"

"Sure."

We walked out the door and made out way to his car. I tried to hold the tears back as I hid the box in my purse. I'm curious to know what Alex got me but at the same time I'm not.

*Skip Car Ride*

We got into the city and the city lights made the town look beautiful. I don't know how but we eventually ended up intertwining our hands.

"We're here." We got out the car and we walked into this ice cream parlor. We went inside and took seats in the back. "So, what ice cream do you like? I'm buying."

"Um...vanilla with gummy bears and chocolate sprinkles....thanks."

"No problem." He went over to order our ice creams when I found myself taking out the box Niall gave me. Should I open it now?....No, I'll wait till I get back to the dorm.

"What's that?" Harry asked sitting down with our food. He handed me mine and I took a bite.

"It's just a gift my parents sent me for my birthday."

"Oh...ok."

"Yeah." He grabbed my hand and we ate our ice cream in peace. This is going to be a fun experience. I like Harry....he's cool, intelligent and determined to be the best he can be. "So, tell me, why did you want to date me?"

"Because....I've always found you attractive and I've always like what you want to do and how you represent yourself."

"Oh really?" He said with a grin. I nodded and he took one of my gummy bears. I took a bite of his vanilla ice cream with Reese pieces. "That's fun because I've always had a crush on you."

"Really? The great Harry Styles had a crush on me?....for how long?" I asked. He scratched the back of his neck and looked at me. "Since kindergarten when you, Alex and I were still friends."

"Oh." My happiness turned to sadness because I felt like a jerk the way I treated Harry back then. By middle school I rarely would talk to him and by high school I ignored him altogether. "I'm sorry."

"For?" He asked now looking at me seriously.

"For ignoring you the way I did when we were friends." I said as a tear rolled down my face. He got up and walked over to me.

"It's okay." He kissed me and I just felt....even if this sounds cheesy.....butterflies erupt in my body. He pulled away and smiled at me before wiping my tears away.

"We should get going so we can walk up early."

"Ok." We got up and took our ice creams with us. Well, that was something else...in a good way. He is a really great guy no matter how I treated him.

*Skip Car Ride*

We got to my dorm and got out the car. He walked me upstairs to my room and I looked at him. I kissed him on the lips and he pulled me closer.

"Good night, Harry." I said pulling away from him. He kissed me one last time before I walked into my room. I closed the door and took off my shoes. That was...the box!

I took it out my purse and looked at it. I can't wait any longer! I tore open the paper and it was a little black box. I opened it and it had an engagement ring in it. He was going to propose to me.

I closed the box back up and put it in my trunk in front of my bed. I plopped down on my bed faced down and started to cry eventually crying myself to sleep.

Notes

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