What I Did For Love *Harry Styles Fanfiction*

Chapter 2

Harry's POV

I just stared at the girl who had just walked away. She must be the nicest or dumbest person in this world. I tried to stand up but I had to use the wall for balance. That girl had kicked me a little too hard. I ran away from home again. I run away so damn much that this damn alley was my second home. I always stole from my parents.. They were the richest people in all of Hawaii but they were also the most messed up. My dad would have a shit load of women with him and would betray a friend if it would bring him money.

My mom on the other hand, was an exact duplicate of my dad. She always had these young men around her and spent money like crazy. My parents were divorced and lived on opposite ends of Hawaii.

‘Bitch and bastard,’ I guess you could say.. When I ran away this time, I didn’t have the chance to steal any money from my dad. So I had no choice but to rob somebody. When I saw the young girl walking out of the store, she seemed to be the perfect target. But things didn’t turn out as planned.

I kept wondering why the girl gave me the money even though I could have killed her. I knew I couldn’t take the money because she was the first person in my messed up life that was nice to me because she wanted to be and not because she wanted something from me. I wanted to give the money back. Once I gained some of my strength back, I began to chase after her…

Abby's POV

When I came home, I was greeted by the usual words.

‘Ugly wretch, wicked girl, freeloader, etc.’

Luckily, I made it through dinner fine. When dinner ended, my parents went to sleep leaving me with the dishes. I cleaned the table and washed the dishes. I also took out the trash. Suddenly, I felt someone grabbed me from behind. My attacker turned me around to face him. It was the same boy I met in the alley. I began to panic.

"I gave you all my money already! What more do you want from me?" He raised a finger to his lips and tried to shush me. I felt one of my attacks coming on. I started to hyperventilate and couldn’t breathe. I was beginning to black out.

Harry's POV

I looked at the girl who looked like she was going to die.

"Oh my God! Are you okay?" This time, it was her turn to shake her head. Then she collapsed in my arms. I didn’t know what to do but I had to save her life. I began to give her mouth to mouth. "Come on," I whispered to her. "Breathe. Don’t die on me." Seriously I just wanted to give her the money back. I didn't want her to die. Damnit I can't believe this is happening. "Please, please wake up." After a while she began coughing and opened her eyes.

Abby's POV

I opened my eyes and saw a blurry object heading towards me. Then I felt something soft pressing against my lips and I felt a gust of air. I realized the boy was giving me air. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I blushed and gently pushed him away. "Thank you for saving me. I’m okay now." The boy turned slightly red.

"Uhh… You’re welcome. You kinda scare me there."

"Sorry about that. Well, what is it that you want from me?"

"Here." He handed me back the same ten dollars I had given him. I looked up at him.

"No, it’s okay. Keep it. I think you need it or you wouldn’t have tried to rob me." He shook his head.

"No. I just wanted to borrow it only. I don’t take charity. Well, goodbye."

Just as he walked away, I heard his stomach rumble. I bit my tongue so I wouldn’t laugh.

Since he didn’t take charity, I said, "Um... Hey, I just made some food and I don’t know if it’s good or not. I need a guinea pig because I don’t want to serve it to my parents and besides, you did save my life." I hoped that would convince him to stay. I gave him a cheeky smile.

Harry's POV

I just looked at her. Why is she being so nice to me? I knew she was just saying that because she heard me say I  don't take charity. My stomach was growling like crazy. I haven't eaten for 2 days already and the mention of food was killing me.

"Uh, okay. I guess I’ll be your guinea pig since I have nothing to do." I studied her face as she smiled at me. She’s pretty, I thought as I smiled back.

Abby's POV

I let the boy wait outside as I got some of the leftover spaghetti for him. He finished it in less than a minute. Then he leaned back and sighed. Out of nowhere, he let out a burp. I had to giggle. He looked at me and smiled.

"Sorry about that."

"It’s okay." I hesitated before I asked him the next question. "Umm… So what’s your name?" He glanced at me and then stared at the ground. I could tell he was debating whether to tell me his real name or not. I didn’t want him to feel obligated to tell me his name. "It’s okay. You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to." he looked at me quite surprised.

"No! It isn’t that!" he yelled. I stared back in surprise. Then he lowered his voice. "I’m sorry. Please don’t misunderstand." I nodded my head slowly and he could tell that I was confused. I felt that he could trust me because he gave me a sincere smile. "My name is Harry Styles and you are?"

"Abigail Martinez but call me Abby, I prefer it over Abigail any day." I gave him the sweetest smile. He started to blush so he turned away.

"So uh, how old are you?"

"13," I replied.

"And you bud?"

"I’m 15," he said turning back to look at me.

"15?" I asked in disbelief. Harry nodded. "Where are your parents bud? You’re too young to be living on the streets." He shrugged his shoulders.

"I can take care of myself." I gave him a doubting look because he was trying to pull that tough guy act on me.

"It’s okay though," he told me. "I have a family. It’s just that things are bad at home so I’m just getting away from it for a while."

‘So he ran away,’ I figured out. I could tell that Harry was a good person. "Do you have a place to stay tonight?" He shook his head. "How about staying in my room then," I offered.

Harry's POV

I seriously couldn’t believe my ears. I just stared at Abby. Did she just offer me a place to stay?

"Harry?" Abby asked as she waved a hand in front of my face. "Are you okay?" I shook my head and snapped out of it. She placed her hand on my knee and I froze once again by her soft and gentle touch.

"I asked if you want to stay in my room for tonight?" I was so touched that I felt my heart ache. No one had ever cared about me so much but I didn’t want to feel as though I owed her. "No thanks." She looked at me with her big sad eyes.

"Please? I’m afraid of the dark." she said in a quiet voice. I smiled. I knew she was lying so I would say yes. For the first time in my life, I felt warm inside because I am wanted by someone. I let out a sigh. "Ugh Abby, okay. You talked me into it. But just for tonight though." She giggled and nodded.

"Okay." she said as she got a huge smile on her face.