Clash

I woke up in a room with white walls, which probably meant I was in a hospital. This also meant that I was still alive and that someone brought me here.

I scanned the room and saw that I was alone and that I was plugged with several tubes. I tried to sit up but this was difficult because they had strapped me against the bed, which made my heart go into a frenzy. The heart monitor next to me, was going off like crazy and it didn’t take long for a nurse to show up.

“It’s okay love, please calm down.” She was checking my pulse but I couldn’t calm down, as everything that happened returned and when I closed my eyes, I saw Bradley’s face, which made the monitor crazy and before I could do anything, the nurse had sedated me.

There were people talking near to me, when I came back out of my forced slumber and the moment I recognized the voices I opened my eyes and the moment I saw them standing at the window, I felt safe. Niall and Liam were talking in hushed voices to each other. I could pick up Louis name but the name Harry never slipped their mouths, which made me worry but I kept myself calm, telling myself that he was fine, he had to be fine.

I scraped my throat which made them turn towards me, which smiles on their faces. Relieved smiles and as they made their way over to my bed I saw the bruises, which were fading and that made me wonder how long I had been here.

“You’re awake, finally.” Liam hugged me carefully, Niall followed his example and as they took a seat on a chair and my bed, we just stared at each other until I noticed the burn in my throat. I tried to reach for the glass of water but was halted when Liam helped me up. He gave me the glass and they watched me as I drank the entire glass. They still weren’t saying anything and now it actually made me nervous because they weren’t telling me what happened.

“How long have I been here?” I asked them quietly and they both shared a look. “You’ve been here a week.” I was shocked to hear this but it made sense as they were both almost bruise free. “Harry?” I asked timidly and I scanned their faces to see if they turned sad but they actually looked at peace.

“He’s recovering but other then that he is fine, thanks to you and Louis.” Niall explained and that made me calm down immediately and I even tried to smile, which hurt thanks to the way Bradley had treated me.

“What about Bradley? I asked curious not because I thought he was alive but more how they had covered it all up. “The house has been burned down and Bradley has been buried by a few family members." Liam was all business like, whilst telling me this and I just nodded, feeling relieved that it was over. “What now?” I asked them but they shrugged.

“First you have to recover because you were hurt the most Anna. It’s a miracle that you could stand in the end.” Liam looked angry at me but I hadn’t down anything this time. “I guess, luck was on my side.” I mumbled and that didn’t make him smile but even more angry.

“Why didn’t you wait for a sign from us, why did you try to fight him on your own?” He was kidding right, Harry never said anything about a sign. “I don’t know anything about a sign, Harry never mentioned it to me.” I couldn’t say anything else, as the doctor walked in.

“Gentleman, if you please would leave.” It wasn’t a question. “We will talk about this later.” Liam said before walking out of the room. “I’m happy to see that you are awake miss Lewis.” I smiled at the doctor and as he told me what I was brought in for, I was a bit shocked but happy I was getting released tomorrow, that is if I had a good night. I behaved not trying to pull a lot of attention to me, when a guy walked in. He had dark hair and piercing blue eyes, I couldn’t help but stare because he looked like Bradley but he had softer features.

“Anna?” I nodded, immediately being on guard, I didn’t have something to defend myself but I wasn’t going down without a fight. He saw my posture change and he smiled sadly at me, which surprised me. “I’m not Bradley, please don’t worry.” He sounded friendly and that made me relax just a bit. “Who are you?” I asked and before he said anything he asked me permission to sit down, which I granted. “I’m his brother James and I’m really sorry for what he did to you and your friends.” I was a bit suspicious but I also had no reason to not trust him, so I nodded. “Okay.” I wasn’t going to thank him because let’s be honest, why should I?

“I’m happy to see that you are feeling better and if I can do anything for you, please let me know.” He offered but there was nothing I wanted from him but to leave me alone. “Thank you but no thanks. I don’t want anything to do with you and your family.” I told him feeling more confident than I was actually feeling.

He nodded and got up. “I understand, it was nice meeting you Anna and I wish you the best.” He walked out of the room and I immediately felt drained and called in a nurse, to ask her about Harry. “What can I do for you Anna?” a friendly looking nurse asked me and I smiled at her. “I was wondering if there is a Harry Styles in the hospital?” she nodded. “There was but he left yesterday.” She smiled at me and that made me worry, why wasn’t he here to see how I was doing? “Thank you, I would like to go to sleep now.” I mentioned and she closed the curtains and lowered the bed.

The next day was hectic, I was released and Niall and Liam were both here to help me, which was still odd as I expected Harry to be here and it annoyed the hell out of me, that they both didn’t say anything about Harry. The entire way to the house, we were silent and I stared out of the window, not recognizing the surroundings and that’s when it hit me, that we weren’t going to Oxford but we were heading a different way. This made me sit up because I wasn’t expecting this.

“Where are you taking me?” But I became silent when I saw London Heathrow appearing on the signs. They wanted me to leave England but I didn’t understand why. Liam parked at one of the parking lanes and as he opened the door, I stayed in the car, because I didn’t want to leave, this was my home, they were my home and now they wanted me to go away? “Come on Anna, we don’t have much time.” Liam said emotionally and I climbed out hesitantly but the moment I was out of the car, he grabbed my arm and pulled to the check in desk. Niall was carrying some luggage, it wasn’t much, probably only things I really needed and of course my passport.

“Al right listen carefully Anna.” Liam waited for me to nod and continued. “We are letting you go. It’s time for you to go back to America and get your life back. We have done too much damage and this is the only way we know you will survive it. You said that you wanted to leave as soon as Bradley was gone and now he is and this is our way to say thank you.” He was silent and I opened my mouth to protest but he put up his hand to shush me.

“I know you don’t want to go but just look at it this way. This is your second chance to start over, without worrying about everything.” I felt the tears running over my cheeks because he was right, this would be my second chance but I wasn’t sure how to do this without Harry.

“What about Harry? Why isn’t he here?” I asked with a trembling voice as I looked down. Niall pulled me into his arms “Please understand, that there was no way he could say goodbye, so he doesn’t know and it’s for the best really, he also needs to start over and he has to do this without you.” He mumbled into my ear and this made me somewhat angry but I understood it as well. I nodded into his shoulder.

Liam pulled me into his arms after Niall released me and hugged me tightly. “We made sure you have enough money to live a luxurious life or maybe you want to go back to college, just know that we will take care of you even if you’re not here.” He kissed my forehead and pushed me to the in check desk. They waited till I was through security and the moment I walked into the plane, I turned and waved to the two boys I loved deeply as my family.

The moment I hit the air, I knew there would be a day I would meet Harry again.

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