Harry POV

We drove to a different pier where a bunch of yachts were docked. Niall’s uncle owns a few and he’s letting us borrow one of his. Well sort of. Technically we’re stealing it but it will be back in time. He won’t even know.

Niall is driving the boat while Liam, Louis, and I plan out our strategy.

“Where’s Zayn?”

We looked behind our shoulders but we didn’t see him. We headed down below to try and find him. And there he was. Head against the cold granite tabletop with his arms hanging by his sides. I sat beside him and wrapped an arm around him. “You know I am actually really excited for you and Perrie.”

“Louis and I both.”

Zayn’s head rose up into it’s rightful place. He looked unsure about the whole idea.

“Mates I appreciate you trying to be optimistic but you know I can’t handle myself all that well.
What makes you think I could take care of a baby?”

“We see the way you treat Perrie. You take care of her perfectly. You can do the same for the baby. You may not think that you can take on this job but I’m sure you can. Once you see that little thing and hold him or her for the first time. I believe it will feel just right.”

“You sound like you want a baby,” Zayn laughed.

I chuckled lightly. “Maybe I do, maybe I don’t.”

Niall ran in with an eager expression on his face.

“Bingo! I think we got them mates.”

We all ran up to the deck to see the boat. It was them for sure. I recognize some of Jake’s men. Niall got the Captains bullhorn out and shouted to them men. They let us pull up close enough to where we can leap across to their yacht.

Liam, Louis, Zayn, and I all stood in a line with our guns in the back of our pants, and heads held high. One of the guys called for Jake and he appeared at the top of the staircase.

“Styles, you made it! I hope you didn’t get sea sick, did you?”

“No I am perfectly content. Now where is she?”

“And whom are you looking for?” He had a smug smile on his face. I don’t want games and he knows that.

“Riley you fool! Just tell me what you want and Riley and us will be on our way.”

“Your money. The one in your lair.”

“Hell no. You can’t have that!”

“I thought you may say that. See Harry, if you don’t give me what I want it’s you who is going to pay.”

“What will you do?”

“We’ll beat you to a pulp or maybe just kill you on the spot.”

“It’s impossible to kill Harry Styles Jake.”

I smirked at Louis.

“You’re right Louis. I guess that means Riley is going to get hurt then. Right in front of your eyes.”

“You won’t touch her!”

“If you don’t give me the damn money I’ll kill her!”

I marched right up to Jake and shoved him against the wall and took hold of his collar.

“Ha! I love when you get into this rage. Where you’re too frustrated and not knowing what to do.”

My nostrils are flaring and my face is all scrunched up from the anger boiling inside of me.

“Would you like to see her for one last time?”

I released him from my grasp. “What room? And it won’t be the last time.”

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When I was making my way down to the room Riley was kept up in I heard weird noises. I thought it was all in my head. I heard glass breaking and some muffled screams. I was at the door and knocked while opening it up. “Riley it’s Harry. I’m… WHAT!?”

"Out of all the people that could hurt me why on Earth did it have to be you?"

I just starred at the sight in front of me. Her right hand had toilet paper wrapped around it. She must have done that so she could punch the mirror. There was glass scattered around the floor. She had a big piece of the mirror in her hand. She had bloody cuts all over her arms. I think she’s trying to kill herself. I think I need to sit down but I can’t move.

"Love is like a rubber band held at both ends by two people. When one leaves, it hurts the other.”

“Riley let me just…"

"Ha you don't understand. It's a first love kind of thing. No matter how bad you hurt me, I'll never be over you. I compare you to every guy and no one is you. It's really hard because I hate you but fucking love you so much at the same time. Maybe I don't hate you… Maybe I just hate the things you did. It's hard to explain. And no matter how hard I try to stop loving you, I always end up falling deeper and deeper in love with your beautiful emerald eyes, your light soft hair, your smooth deep voice, your sparkling white teeth, how you laugh at literally everything, when you make stupid jokes, how you try to show off, how you're actually really insecure, how you pretend to be someone you're not. Everyone thinks they know you when really I'm the only one who can see through your mask. I hate you, and then I love you. It's like I want to throw you off a cliff, then rush to the bottom to catch you."

"But I do understand! Riley you are a first love for me too!” My yelling made her drop the piece of mirror to the ground. "People say "If you love someone, you should let them go." But I don't want to let go because I'm stubborn. You are the person I'll never stop looking for in a crowded place."

"Stop lying to me! I have had enough of your lies!"

"Deep down in the pit of your stomach you know I’m not lying. Listen to that gut instinct."

"I’m sorry Harry I can’t.”

She goes down to pick up the glass. She puts it by her already gushing wrist and is about to slice it again.

" "I love you." Means that I accept you for the person that you and that I do not wish to change you into someone else. It means that I will love you and stand by you even through the worst times. It means loving you when you're in a bad mood or too tired to do the things I want to do. It means loving you when you're down not just when you're fun to be with. I love you means that I know your deepest secrets and I do not judge you from them, asking in return only that you don't judge me for mine. It means that I care enough to FIGHT for what we have and that I love you enough not to let go! Loving you means standing by you, even when you are ripping my heart out piece by piece.”

Riley is just starring at me with tears spilling out of her eyes. I hate to see her hurt and I hate to see her cry. She is gripping the jagged mirror piece so tight her hand is covered and dripping blood. She has already lost so much blood already she can’t afford to lose anymore.

I leap towards her. Tackling her onto the ground. I’m hovering over her with my hands holding her wrists. She struggling under me but she needs to hear this.

"LISTENT TO ME RILEY ELIZABETH SHAWN! I AM NOT LOSING YOU AGAIN! I HAVE LOST YOU TWICE AND A THIRD TIME ISN’T GOING TO HAPPEN! I CRAVE YOUR LOVE SO DEEP THAT THE OCEAN WOULD BE JEALOUS!"

Riley is still trying to break free. I don’t know if she is actually listening to me.

"I’m going to open your hand and take it. Okay?"

Riley is making muffled noises. I open her hand and take the sharp bloody object out of her hand and throw it to the other side of the room.

"NO NO NO! Just let me do it PLEASE!"

"If you die, I have to die. If you leave, I leave. Do you really want that?"

Riley doesn’t answer me. She crawls out from under me. She stands to her feet and leans on the bed grasping the white bed sheets. Staining them a crimson red.

I stand and walk behind her. My chin on her shoulder. Her breathing is out of norm. She is heaving, confused on what to do now.

“I’m taking you home okay?”

I grab her hand. Not caring that mine will be covered in her blood. We make it to the others and they are all stunned to see the scene in front of them.

“What the hell did you do bitch!?”

“She tried to kill herself no thanks to you Jake!”

Jake walked up to me and pushed me out of the way. I stumbled backwards tripping on a chair and landing on my bum. I looked up to see him smacking Riley across her cheek and shoved her to a wall. Hitting her head. She rubbed the back of her head. Riley tried to walk but she looked like she was drunk.

“Liam?” she asked and then she fell to the ground.

The gang and I rushed to her.

“She lost too much blood Harry and the hit to the head didn’t help. She’s unconscious. We have to get her to a hospital quick. She needs to see Dr. Holts!”

“I am not letting that happen. Like I said before. Riley is mine because Harry lost the race.”

He can’t be serious? She needs help ASAP!

Jake nods his head at one of his mean. Sean, I think his name is. He walks over to Riley and picks her up and puts her over his shoulder.

“What, what are you doing!? My baby needs help don’t you want her to live!?”

“I don’t really care about her well being. She’s mine not yours. And Riley mentioned you had a girl named Mindy in your life now. Have fun fucking a bitch that will actually throw herself at you.”

He turns and walks away with Sean and Riley. The gang and I stood up and pulled out our guns and started firing. We jumped at people who jumped at us. We punched, kicked, fired. Did everything we could to kill these motherfuckers. Jake was the one I needed to get to. I looked at the mates seeing if they could handle everything back here. They looked as if they have everything under control. They always do. I started making my way to where Jake, Sean and Riley were. I was being as sly as I could be. I kept my distance. When I peered around the corner they were gone. They didn’t go downstairs. It was like they jumped off ship.

I went to the edge of the boat and noticed that there was a smaller boat strapped to the back. Jake was untying the ropes, releasing it into the water. Jake went in first, Sean passing off Riley and then Sean jumping in as well. They haven’t spotted me yet. They drifted a bit but not far enough for me to jump in and swim towards them. The only problem was if I jump into the water my gun wouldn’t work. I’d have to kill Jake and Sean with my own hands. I tucked my gun back in my pants and dove into the salty water. I came up gasping for air.

“Holy shit this is cold.”

I swam to their boat as fast as I could. They didn’t bother starting up the engine which I found strange. I pushed myself into the boat.

“Someone must be desperate if he’s following a dead girl.” Jake and Sean both laughed.

“She’s not dead.”

I punched Jake in the face and toppled onto him. We were moving around so much we were tipping the boat, bringing some water in. Sean jumped onto my back, trying to pry me off of Jake but it wasn’t going to happen. I turned around, annoyed with Sean. I hit him in the neck where a nerve is. Making him fall unconscious. He fell overboard, floating on his front. My attention quickly turned back to Jake.

“I don’t get it Jake!? There was no need to touch Riley in the first place! If you didn’t this wouldn’t be happening!” I kicked him in the stomach. I let him stand up so he can tell me his story. I didn’t really care for it anyways because I knew it will be bull.

“It’s much more than that Styles.”

He bent down and started stroking Riley’s arm. I had it.

I ran at him and took us into the water. I want him to feel the pain that I feel. He took Riley from me multiple times. Seeing her in the hospital broke my heart. Not knowing if she was going to wake up. Not knowing if she would forgive me or not. Just not know scared the living daylights out of me! He needs to feel all the pain I have been through because of him!

After about my billionth punch at Jake I wrapped my legs around him, his back to my front. I took my hands around his face and twisted his head. And there it was. A loud crack was heard. Jake fell limp. I pushed him away from me. He was lifeless. He was, dead. I climbed back into the smaller boat with Riley. I didn’t hear anymore firing going on at the yacht. I started the engine and headed back to the boys.

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Liam POV

We didn’t tell the girls what happened. We didn’t text or call them saying it’s all over with. They probably still think we’re trying to get Riley back. We did but we are now once again waiting on the Dr. Holts. Harry has gotten better at being patient. He isn’t yelling at anyone of information, he isn’t be hysterical. All Harry is doing is walking in a tight circle. He doesn’t know what to do except move. Being still isn’t really his forte.

A nurse walks up to us.

“Can someone please tell me how this all happened?”

I looked to Harry thinking that he would be the one to talk. He looked at me and started up his circle thing again. He must be too upset that Riley tried to kill herself. It’s a hard thing to go through, knowing that someone you truly love wants to go. Maybe Riley is an angel who just wants to go home.

“She was trying to kill herself. She punched a mirror and took a piece cutting herself repeatedly. Someone then pushed her against a wall. Her head was hit pretty bad and she just fell to the floor blacking out.”

I could hear Harry sobbing in the background. Harry doesn’t want to hear the events that just happened but he needs to live through it. It happened and it was terrible but Riley is getting the treatment she needs. Everything will be alright.

“Okay thank you very much this all makes a lot more sense.”

“A lot more sense? What do you mean?”

She didn’t answer. She gave me a worry look and walked away. This doesn’t look good. Not one little bit.

I ran after her.

“Miss! Miss!”

I caught up to her and stopped her in her tracks.

“When can we all see her?”

“When Dr. Holts says it’s time.”

“Why can’t we see Riley now? You know what’s happened why can’t we see her?”

“You may startle her.”

“How’s that possible we are her best friends.”

Once again the nurse didn’t say anything. Her name tag says Darla. Darla turned to her right looking into a patients room. It was Riley’s room. She was in bed with a ice bag on her head. Dr. Holts was asking her some questions that she should be able to answer. My eyes started to water when I heard all of her answers. I felt a warm hand touch me shoulder.

“I’m sure everything will get better. It always gets better.”

“It’s true. Riley has been in here plenty of times and always walks out with a smile on and stronger than always.”

“Just don’t tell your friends when you get back. Let the doctor handle breaking the news.”

“Sure thing Darla.”

I walked back to the waiting room and sat down. All eyes were on me but I didn’t say anything or make any facial expressions. I can’t give anything away.

Minutes passed and Dr. Holts appeared. Well here comes the pain. I don’t know who will deal with it worse. Riley or Harry.

I watched from afar. Afraid to see what will go down. I don’t want to get in the middle of this but then I always have too.

“I SAVED HER SO MANY TIMES AND THEN THIS HAPPENED!?”
Harry fisted up his hand and was about to take a swing at the doctor but Louis and I got to him before he made a big mistake.

Notes

So I didn't have Riley commit suicide which is good for all of you who were worried.

Once again Riley is back in the hospital. She was in a coma the first time. Got ran over and was pissed at Harry the second time around. And now what!? comment what you think is wrong with Riley now.

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