Something I'm Not 2- History (Sequel)

Chapter 16

(Caroline POV)

Looking at Harry hurt and it hurt bad. I was latched onto Ed's arm hoping his scent would clear my mind but it didn't work. Harry's words rung in my ear. How could he say that last night and make it sound so promising and then flip a switch today? The more I thought about it the more it hurt and I stared at the computer screen oblivious to what it said, I just couldn't blink or the tears would spill. "Um... Caroline?" he asks and gently tugs at one of my fingers. I realized I had been digging my nails into his arm. I quickly pulled away. "Oh! Sorry. I- I didn't-" I stutter. 

"Is everything okay?" he asks and I nod. The bus had come to a stop. "You guys have 10 minutes." the driver calls to us and the moment the door opened I rushed out the door. We were at some stop with a few bushes and pretty trees off to the side, I went to one of the benches hidden by a few trees and cried. We had been on the road for 3 hours now. Harry had moved up to the front of the bus by Alex. 

Mikey had texted me and said that mother was doing alright for the moment and asked how I was doing. I had lied and said everything was fine, when it's clearly not. 

After I had knew it had been 10 minutes I stood up and went to walk back but Harry was standing at the corner of the building with his shoulder leaned on it, watching. I had nearly jumped but held out a bottle of water. "I got you a water." he says quietly and I take it. "Thanks." I say flatly and keep walking except he stopped me and walked slowly next to me. "Wait. We still have a little bit of time before we leave." he says and I sigh, swinging my bottle in my hand as I walked to his slow pace. "I know I was wrong in saying that to you." he tells me and I huff. "You think? Harry, I care for you but I don't depend on you for anything financially or stability. It was your choice to get the car and the apartment and pay off my loans. I could've figured all that out on my own." I tell him calmly. "I know." was all he responded and tried to slip his hand into mine. I frowned and pulled it away. 

He just laughed and I stopped just outside of the bus doors. "You know, you say you think I like having you chase me but I'm really starting to think you're just doing this because you like the chasing part even more." I tell him coldly and step onto the bus. I join Ed again and Harry eventually joined Alex. 

After about another hour of driving, Harry had departed from him and Alex's conversation and crouched down in front of me, attempting to grab my hands but I had pulled away, he fought and grabbed them anyways. "I forgot to ask you but what's you're favorite song of Ed's?" he asks and I glance over at him who didn't look back but just laughed. 

"Nice way to pressure her Styles." he mutters and Harry fought the playful smile wanting to form when I looked back at him. I shrug. "I don't know. Probably Give Me Love, why?" I ask bitterly and his smile sunk as he exchanged looks with Ed. "Besides that one." he says and I glance away and shrug. "Why?" I ask him and he smirks and shrugs. I hate it when he's cute and I'm trying to be ticked at him. 

"Just curious." he answers. "Um... I don't know. I like a lot of his songs." I shrug and Ed chuckles. "Aww, I'm loved." he says and Harry rolls his eyes. "Okay, pick a song of his.... that doesn't have super high notes." he chuckles and I give him a peculiar look. Ed was cracking up at this point. "Wimp."

"Um.... Kiss Me." I say and he looks at Ed with a shrug. "I could do that one." he says to him and Ed shrugs back. "Is that the one we're doing then?" he asks and Harry sits on his butt on the floor and looks at Alex. "We're singing Kiss Me." he calls to him and Alex types it on his computer. "Okay, what about one of your songs?" he asks back and Harry looks back at me. "She doesn't get to choose that one." Harry looks over at Ed and he shrugs. "Frankly, I don't think she likes any of your songs right now." he answers and Harry frowns. "Fuck off." he tells him and Ed laughs.