Backstage (h.s)

18. Who's Victoria

Harry

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If the tide takes California

I'm so glad I got to know ya

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Esme and I watched tv for a little bit but I got hungry and she suggested we order food, we decided on pizza since it was simple and it didn't require any movement. I asked her what she wanted on her pizza and she just likes cheese, very plain in my opinion, my go to is cheese pizza with bacon, green peppers, black olives, and mushrooms.

when I told her my order she actually gagged which made me laugh hard, she's very witty which I love I love making jokes with her even when I don't have to try, it's easy with her

right now we're laying on the couch watching tv waiting for the pizza to get here, the man on the phone who was putting in our order say it would be here in the next hour, it's been around 45 minutes since we ordered it and I can tell Esme's getting hungrier

I feel her head rest on my shoulder and I throw one of my soft grey blankets over us and she snuggles into me, she makes sure to be careful because of her ribs, I know she's very delicate right now and I know she hates that she has to be

I rest my hand on her thigh under the blanket and she softens into me, she feels nice, like a summer evening. when the weather isn't too hot but its not freezing and you smell s'mores being made and a fire being lite

I hear the door bell ring and Esme shoots up and she groans and grabs her side, I touch her hand thats on her ribcage and she looks at me, "you okay Es?" I ask her and she nods slowly trying not to move, "sorry" she says and I shake my head, "nothing to be sorry for love" I shrug and she nods looking away

I stand up and I walk to the door, I open the door and I'm met with a teenager it looks like he hands me the pizza and I pay and tip him he nods and I close the door shut, I walk over to the kitchen and I set the pizza down, I see Esme walk slowly as she grabs her side, she looks like she's in pain

I walk towards her and she looks up at me, "what happened?" I ask her and I look to her ribs, "I don't know they hurt really bad right now, maybe I moved too fast" she shrugs and I walk to my freezer, I grab some ice and she sits down at one of the seats at the counter, I hand her the ice and she puts it on her rib cage, I open the pizza and I get a whiff of the smell of the bacon and I smile

Esme grabs a piece of cheese pizza from her half and she takes a bite, she smiles and groans at the taste and I find myself watching her for longer than I should have, my eyes lingering on her lips, I see her catch me and I look into her eyes, she smirks and I take a bite on my pizza looking up to my ceiling and groaning just like Esme, she giggles and I take another bite

"Is it good?" she asks and I nod my head quickly, "you?" I ask her and she nods taking another bite, I walk to one of my cabinets and I grab two glasses, "water alright?" I ask and she nods, I fill up the two cups and I pass one to her

I hear her phone ring and she takes her phone from the counter flipping it up to face us, I read the contact name Victoria, I notice her face harden and I see her face turn pale and her whole body erupts with goosebumps

she takes the phone in her hand swiftly before I can ask her what's wrong, she steps away from me and walks in the other room, I can't help but feel something in my gut, somethings wrong

I hear her whisper in the other room, "hello" I hear her voice, she doesn't sound like my Esme she sounds serious, weird, angry. "what do you want" she asks and I hear her trying to whisper as soft as she can

"I'm kind of busy can I just call you later?" I hear her ask but she doesn't end the phone call, "why aren't you asking me how I am? do I really mean so little to you?" she asks whisper shouting now, "I already knew the answer to that one" she scoffs, "I-I'm sorry" hear voice cracks and I feel my stomach drop, is she crying?

"I'm not trying to be mean to you" she says and I hear her voice soften, but not like my Esme, like how she used to talk to Patrick. it makes my stomach sick, who the fuck is Victoria?

"please don't be mad at me, I love you" she whispers again and I can tell she's crying as soft as she can now, "I was just eating some pizza" she says and I hear her cry softly trying to be as quiet as she can

"I know.... I wasn't supposed to eat that today I'm sorry" she mumbles and I feel myself shiver, what does that mean? "I'll call you tomorrow bye" she whispers and I take another bite of my pizza

I see her walk into the kitchen again and her whole presence changed, she looks tired, drained maybe? her eyes are red just like she's been crying, she slumps and she changes her posture when she sees me looking at her, she puts on a fake smile and she walks over to me, "I'm kind of tired I think I'm gonna call an uber" she shrugs and I nod trying to see how I could get her to stay, but I don't want to force her. so I let her go

"I can drive you home" I shrug and she snaps, "no!" I look at her and she smiles, "sorry I just wanna be alone right now" she shrugs and I nod, "who were you on the phone with?" I ask her and I see her blood run cold, "n-no one" she mumbles and I nod "I'll call you before I go to sleep then?" I ask her and she nods

"sure, bye Harry" she mumbles not using my nickname and my stomach feels sick but I nod anyway, "bye goldie" I say and she walks out of the living room, I follow behind her after and I open the door for her, she smiles and she closes the door behind her

I walk back over to the couch and I pull out my phone, I search through my contacts and I pick the one

I text Louis trying to find some answers, "who's Victoria?" I type and a couple seconds later I see the bubbles pop up and I see he's answering me

"Esme's mom why?" I read the text about a million times

Esme's mom?

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