Twist Of Fate

Love Can Really Save You Or Destroy You

Harry's POV
"What's the date?" I ask Louis, as I sit on the four-seater, black, leather couch; filling out an immigration form. 
"The 18th, I think." Louis mutters. He's concentrated on filling his own form. God, I hate these stupid immigration forms; they're so lengthy and redundant. I mean, every time we visit the same country, or city, we need to fill out the same form. Can't they just save our details for future use? Sighing, I scribble the date on the once neat form. Who gives a fuck if the details are wrong? Suddenly, Kate's laughter fills my ears, as she and Liam walk into the business class lounge, hands intertwined. 
"Hey," Niall greets them. I just nod my head in greeting towards Liam, who gives me a huge grin. The guy's sickly in love with Kate. Honestly, I don't blame him because I've been in love...Heck, I'm still in love! And I know how love feels. It makes a person feel so good, and like he's the fucking king of the world, until it destroys you and leaves you in pieces; scattered everywhere, unable to reform. Kate and Liam are whispering shit to each other, Niall's eating a bowl of cereal and Louis and I are filling out bloody immigration forms. Just the way I want to spend the winter. Someone's phone begins to ring, disturbing the somewhat peace in the room. It's Kate's. She leans forward and answers the call, putting her phone on speaker mode. 
"Hey, Kate." My head immediately lifts up, and I can feel every muscle in my body gaining energy just at the sound of her voice. 
"Hi," Kate says. She eyes me warily, but then seems to think that I won't go into a frenzy and leaves the phone on speaker. 
"How're you? Seems like Liam's been keeping you so busy that you can't even remember your best friend," Mus says. 
"That's not the case! You're the one who's always so busy nowadays, what with going to Dubai and all?" Dubai? Bumper's in Dubai? Why? Her dad lives there and she absolutely loathes his company. Then why would she go to the city that he lives in?
"Yeah, Carter and Dad have definitely been keeping me busy." Mus chuckles. Who's Carter? Kate's eyes dart over to me nervously, and when she sees that I'm watching her - glaring at her - she diverts her gaze back to her phone. Kate opens her mouth to say something. However, Mus is faster. "Yesterday, Carter and I, went camping on this trail. I mean, it wasn't really a camping spot, but he made it extremely exciting and fun. It reminded me of the times when I used to go trekking with my uncle." 
"That's great, Mus! I can see that you're immensely enjoying Carter's company." There's a change in Kate's tone and she adorns a smug smile. What have I ever done to her? I know she's trying to annoy me, but for what? I don't remember ever arguing with Kate; then why is she torturing the fuck out of me?!
"Yeah, his company makes me feel...good and it makes my time fly by." Mus says, her tone tilting toward the sadder side. I furrow my brows. Why is she sad? "Well, forget about me and tell me something about what's going on with you?" My heart constricts. Mus is trying to cover up something, I know her all too well. Mus is trying to change the subject so that Kate doesn't put her inquisitive nose into her matters. 
"No, no, I want to hear all about you. Go on, tell me more." Kate urges Bump, viewing me from the corner of her eye. I want to turn my head away from Kate's phone screen. However, I feel like my head is glued in one position, unwilling to change sides.
"Um...Yesterday, Carter gifted me this beautiful bracelet. It's made up of crystals, and Kate, it's heavy." Mus laughs and so does Kate.
"Heavily expensive," Kate comments. 
"Yup. I didn't want to take it, of course, but Carter really insisted. Then, Dad came in and told me to accept it because Carter was insisting so much and apparently his dad told Dad that Carter spent hours choosing it for me. And then you know, Carter blushed! He actually blushed like us," Mus giggles. Okay, who the fuck is this guy? He's apparently making Mus super happy and I've only ever heard her giggle in that manner with me. I'm being replaced. I begin coughing hysterically, as if my heart is affecting my windpipe. Mus goes dead silent. 
"I-I'm going to g-go." Mus says hastily and then I hear a click and I think she's disconnected the call. Louis offers me a bottle of water, which I take gratefully. Once I've composed myself, I turn to face Kate.
"Who the fuck is Carter?" I growl, slamming the bottle onto the glass table in front of me. Kate looks up from her freshly manicured hands, raising an eyebrow in surprise. Oh, what a fake!
"He's Mus' good friend; almost her best, in fact." Kate says, shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly. "He's her dad's friend's son, so naturally, they hang out a lot."
"Since when?" I probe further.
"Since she decided to spend the rest of winter break with her dad." Kate eyes me coldly. Okay, she's clearly still pissed at me for breaking up with Mus. However, I had to. There was no choice there because the person who doesn't want me with Bump is dangerous and he had started to harm my family. I couldn't wait for him to do something more drastic than that to break up with Mus. 
"But she hates her father!" I exclaim, wincing as pain spreads through the palm of my hand. I look down at it to find the pencil, that I was using, stuck in my hand. "Fuck!" I hiss. 
"Harry, what the fuck's wrong with you?!" Niall yells, coming to my aid. I squeeze my eyes shut as he yanks the pencil out of my hand. Love can really save you or destroy you.