carpe diem. • l. stylinson (BoyxBoy)

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CHAPTER 31

[Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, Sweden || December 5, 2014, 2:19am]

"Harry Styles, 20, one of the members of the renowned boy band, One Direction, exposes his true identity through a video gone viral captured in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England. The featured video shows Styles sharing a passionate kiss with co-band member and best friend, Louis Tomlinson, where the two seem to be having their moment together on a vacated park in his hometown."

"Larry" enthusiasts/ shippers or simply "Larries" celebrate and express their joy after the video of Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson kissing passionately gets viral on social media. Reports say that a pap gets the scoop and takes the video after seeing Styles and Tomlinson get a comfy time together on a snowy night until getting the chance to film the almost one-minute kiss shared between the two."

"The online community, mostly parents voice out their disappointment and apparent 'disgust' after the controversial video of the One Direction members, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. People immediately state their displeasure at the sight, advising such videos should not be shown ..."

... pointing out that Tomlinson and Styles are meant to be role models for the youth, but, it turns out that they're more than otherwise, not."

(Harry sits on his bed, laptop placed on his pillows. He continues to read articles online, his lips shaking, and teeth gritting to stop his tears from falling. He blinks incessantly and tilts his head up, finally giving up and let his tears fall down his cheeks. He, then closes his eyes for a while, breathing deeply in silence until he hears his phone ringing again, a call from someone he couldn't bring himself up to still answer.)

(Harry picks up, but remains silent, waiting for her to speak.)

ANNE: (voice shaking) "Harry? Honey, thank goodness you finally picked up."

(silence)

ANNE: "Harry? Harry, honey . . . please talk."

ANNE: (inhales deeply, pauses, voice still shaking) "It's okay, Harry. Mommy's right here. Talk to me, please, son."

(Cries in between words) "I'm . . . taking the first flight this morning to Sweden, Harry. Your sister and I will be right there with you in a few hours. I'm sorry, there were cancelled flights and delays because of the weather . . ."

(Harry restrains himself to speak, shakes his head of disapproval, bites his lip and closes his eyes, his voice constraint in between quiet whimpers)

ANNE: "I'm . . . I'm so sorry, Harry."

"I'm sorry, I'm not there with you when you needed me the most."

"I know why you were not answering our calls. Gemma and I tried to reach you as soon as we saw what happened and it just . . .

"It breaks my heart not being with you right now."

(Harry keeps his eyes closed, hand grasped around his phone, his other hand formed to a fist, striking his legs repeatedly.)