Struggle - H.S.

I was shocked to hear her say that. I turned to see if she was still asleep but there she was, watching my every move. “Anna?” she patted on the empty space next to her. I was a bit hesitant but she kept pleading me with her eyes. I really didn’t get it, why did she want me near to her. She should hate me for what I did to her and for the way I have been treating her.

I did it so she would know who was the boss but in all honesty she has been in control from the moment we met. I just couldn’t handle that but she still forgave me every single time. “I can sleep somewhere else, you don’t have to let me sleep in your bed.” I whispered softly, she just smiled weakly at me. “I know but this is your bed Harry and to be honest I really don’t feel safe alone.” The way she said that made me sad all over again because that was also my fault. I had made her depend on me because she knew that where she was, I was but the one time I should’ve been there I wasn’t.

“Stop overthinking Harry, I haven’t forgiven you but you saved me and that the only thing that matters right now. Please just go to sleep.” She turned her back to me and after a few minutes I noticed that her breathing had slowed down, she had fallen asleep. I took her in my arms and vowed right there and then that I would never let her go. I couldn’t keep my eyes open anymore. I gave in to the peaceful blackness.


Anna


I woke up with two strong arms around me. This meant that Harry was still in bed with me. What was I thinking asking him to stay but I couldn’t let him walk out of that door. I needed him to protect me from whatever evil there was lurking around. I lifted his arms carefully so I could get out, he didn’t even wake up in the slightest. He must be so tired. I turned around carefully because I was still aching all around, I was grateful for Niall's help because if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be walking around.

I looked at a sleeping Harry and I had to admit that when he was sleeping he looked so young, like there wasn’t a care in the world. I actually had never seen his bedroom properly not even yesterday when I went to bed, I had only focussed on getting into bed. I glanced around and came to the conclusion that this room suited him.

He had painted his room in a dark grey color. He had a king-size mahogany bed and the rug underneath it was also dark grey and really soft. The remaining pieces of furniture were the same colour as his bed. His room was really manly and I wasn’t surprised to find a guitar in the corner. I walked over to it and checked it out, when I suddenly heard a soft knock on the door. I opened it, to see Niall on the other side. “Hi, could you maybe check on Zayn?” he asked timidly, I nodded and quickly followed him to Zayn’s room. He didn’t look good to be honest but I couldn’t say that to any of them. They all thought I could work miracles but Zayn really needed a hospital to be honest. There wasn’t much that I could do for him. “Can I have a minute with him?” They all got up and walked out of the room. “Zayn I know you can hear me. You really need to see a real doctor, otherwise I’m not sure if you are going to make it. You lost too much blood and I’m not sure if we can get you enough blood, without people noticing it.” He opened his eyes and stared at me with a sad look on his face. “Anna, Harry isn’t going to allow any of us out of this house right now.” He said softly. I know he was right.

I sighed because I really needed him to get better. I maybe didn’t like him that much but I didn't want him to die either. There was one person I know would help me but to ask him could be risky. “Okay I have a plan, just hang on for a little while.” I went downstairs to get to a phone. I was happy to find one in the kitchen. I dialled the number of my trainer at the gym. I almost jumped when he picked up the phone. “Harry?” how did he even know it was Harry calling. “No it’s Anna, I need your help.” It was quiet on the other side of the line. “What can I do to help?” was his answer and I had never been this happy. “This is going to sound weird but we need blood and supplies to transfer blood.” I heard him swallow really loud. “Okay fine, which one of the boys is hurt?” he didn’t even question my sanity. “It’s Zayn.”

“Damn, okay I will hurry.” We hang up. I put my head in my hands for a second when I heard someone scrape his throat behind me. It startled me so I turned around way to fast, which made me dizzy, as I was still in way too much pain, after what had happened yesterday. Harry was standing in the door opening with his arms crossed over his chest. He didn’t look happy to see me. “Who were you calling Anna?” there was the Harry I knew. The cold and bossy one, why couldn’t he just asks nicely?

“I needed supplies for Zayn, Harry otherwise he won’t make it.” The shock that was plastered over his face when I said that was almost enough for me to give him a hug bit I resisted that urge. “Are you serious?” he was walking to me with a frown on his face. “Yes Harry, You all seem to forget that I’m not a doctor. The only reason why I could help you was because it gave me a reason to get back at you. This isn’t the case with Zayn though, as he is the one who has never done anything to hurt me.“ That made him stop. He finally got it, I could see panic form in his eyes when he finally got the seriousness of this situation. “So if he doesn’t get blood, he will die?” I nodded. This made Harry turn around and ran back upstairs to check up on Zayn. I went searching for painkillers because my back was hurting like hell, this wasn’t weird as I had cuts all over my back thanks to Bradley. He was going to pay for what he did to me. I didn’t quite know how yet but I was going to make him pay.

After I had found them I took two painkillers and went back to the living room, I was happy to find Niall sitting there watching football. I joined him even though I didn’t like football. It gave me a sense of normality and I really could use that. I must’ve fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes my head was resting on Niall’s shoulder. “Hello there, sleepy head.” He smiled softly at me and I immediately asked myself why I couldn’t be in love with someone like him. He was always so sweet and caring. He was the total opposite of Harry, I could be happy with him but noooooo I had to fall for someone as dark as Harry. I really was doomed into unhappiness.

“Anna, Paul is here.” Harry called me from the hallway. I quickly got up and walked over to them. They were calmly discussing something and Paul’s eyes grew big when I came into view. I must look like crap from the looks of it. “Hi Paul, thank you for bringing the blood and supplies.” I gave him a quick hug before taking everything from him. I quickly made my way upstairs to find Louis still on Zayn’s side. “Louis I need your help.” He immediately walked to my side of the bed. “What can I do?” Never did I expect him to help me out. “I need you to set this up.” I gave him the holder for the blood, He didn’t waste any time and put it together rather fast. I was putting the needle and tubes together, whilst he was hanging up the first blood bag. “Alright, please hold him tightly, it’s important for him to not move when I put the needle in.” I explained carefully. Louis only nodded and hold Zayn.

I put the needle in really quick, to make it less painful. The blood began to enter his bloodstream, which was a good thing. I checked his vitals just to be sure there was no infection. “No we wait, I guess.” I mumbled mostly to myself but I saw Louis nod in the corner of my eyes. “Anna, do you want something to eat?” Harry asked me when I got downstairs. “That would be nice.” I told him, he got up and went to the kitchen. I was actually really hungry, as I hadn’t eaten anything for almost 2 days now. Harry put the plate in front of me, with a glass of milk and it tasted really good. After dinner I was feeling really tired out of nowhere. I looked at Harry and he was looking at me and that’s when everything fell into place. He had drugged me!

“I’m so sorry Anna.”

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