~Chapter 16~

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Its been 4 days since Harry left for his trip. Everything was okay, except Louis, he didn't know exactly what was going on with him, all he knew was he is agitated and uncomfortable all the time from last few days. Niall was trying his best to make him smile every time they are together and he is successful most of the times but he knew, that Louis was not fine and he was really good at hiding it. 

Harry on the other hand, was finally trying to keep his mind off Louis. He texted Liam and Zayn how, he is going to rethink over their advice of moving on. He also told them about his translator in Mexico and how hot he was. But one thing that didn't change was that every time he talked to them, he never forgot to mention Louis and ask about how he is doing.

"Hey, how're ya?" Niall asked as he entered Louis' office.

"Fine? I guess." Louis said.

"Listen man, you gotta get yourself out of this morbid phase! It's high time now.." Niall said,

"I don't know what you are talking about." Louis said, trying to divert the topic.

"You know, exactly what I am taking about. You listen to me, either you tell Harry everything you feel for him or you get your mind off him and be happy!" Niall said,

"It's not that simple! How can I just tell him my feelings without knowing what he feels? I don't want to ruin our friendship, more than it already has." Louis said, "You won't understand..." He continued.

"Sorry to interrupt sir, but Mr. Mark wants that data file he gave you last week to complete."  a worker said.

"That file....let me think.....Oh! Yes, I 'll be right back." Louis said, and left. He remembered that he gave it to Harry and it must be in his office now.  

"Remember we are not over with this" Niall said.

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Louis entered in Harry's office. He looked for the file on Harry's table but couldn't find it. He, hesitantly opened the drawer to look for the file. He didn't find the file, but he found something far more important. His lost pen. He lost, favourite pen with the crystal black rose on it's end. He, with fidgeting hands pulled the pen out and looked at it keenly. He read the initials on his pen, 'L.T.' which confirmed that it was in fact Louis' lost pen. A lot of questions were rising in his head, what was it doing in Harry's office, where did he find it, did he steal it....?

Suddenly, his eyes fell on a crumbled ball of paper in his drawer, he recognised his hand writing. He reached for it opened the wrinkled paper. It was the note he left for Harry the other day. He was confused, He started investigating the paper, he turned it over to find something scribbled on it. He carefully examined the handwriting, 'You didn't make me uncomfortable Lou, it was rather opposite; something I have been waiting for months. xx. H.'  

Now Louis' hands were shaking, with the scenarios going on in his head. He knew this handwriting. He without wasting further time, pulled out the old piece of paper from his pocket, which has turned a bit yellow now, to match the handwriting; and it did. It perfectly matched. 

Everything was clear now. Louis couldn't move, he was standing, with both the papers in both of his shivering hands, constantly looking at his pen. He had mixed emotions of sadness, happiness, excitement and surprise. God knows how long he would have stood there still if it wasn't for Niall to come to check on him.

"Don't tell me you pulled that old paper out again." Niall said in tired tone. He reached near Louis and before he could say any other word, he saw the papers in Louis' hands and the pen on Harry's table. 

He understood everything. He understood that it wasn't some girl who wrote that to Louis, it was Harry. 

"uhh..is it...er...so...Harry wrote this huh?" Niall asked, disbelief and confusion wee clear in his tone.   

"M-may be..." Louis said in a monotone.

"Okay....That clears up everything right?" 

"May be...." 

"Yeah...it totally does...you should be happy that now the feelings are mutual...You are happy right?" Niall said.

"May be?" 

"What is wrong with you?"

"Give me a moment to register this! I can't believe it! Now I remember... I saw him that night as well...Holy mother of Christ! I did! I j-just didn't....I-I never expected t-this.....Dear God it's unbelievable." Louis said and sat on Harry's chair with his hands on his temples.

"Its okay....Everything is clear now..." Niall said.

"What am I supposed to do now?" Louis asked,

"Wait for him to return."

Louis nodded. He felt this weird feeling of fear, happiness and excitement. He sure was happy, but he was scared as well...of God knows what. He should be happy that once Harry returns, they can talk about their feelings and everything will be okay then, but something in his mind was telling him that something bad is coming, he was scared.

He had never felt like this before, maybe that's why he was scared. He never cared before, but now when he does, he was scared to care too much.

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