THE CURB (MATURE HARRY STYLES AU) #WATTYS2016

CHAPTER-THIRTY-EIGHT

Every inch of my body aches when I open my eyes before immediately closing them due to the bright light in the room. A small groan falls from my lips as I try to move my left hand only to find out it's tied to something, I try to move the other one but It doesn't move either. In order to find out what am I tied with, I slowly open my eyes again, squinting them a little bit as I turn my head to the side, wincing a bit when my head starts to ache even more than before.

Ropes. Ropes are tied to my wrist and when I try to wiggle myself free, the rough surface causes my skin to burn. A cry fall from my lips as I try to set my wrists free, only resulting in them getting sore. I stop trying and frown, not fully able to comprehend the situation, my mind is still fuzzy and it aches like hell making it difficult for me to think properly.

I just lie there on the hard, cold surface quietly, heavily breathing in and out. Minutes pass just like that until I decide that I have to do something to get out of here, I don't even know how I ended up here. The last thing I remember is being in Josh's arms while he was trying to comfort me, telling me that Harry won't hurt me anymore, that he won't let him hurt me before I had felt a sharp pain in my neck causing everything to go black. And that's when it hit me, I was with Josh then why am I here? Why am I lying on an uncomfortable surface with my hands tied up and my body aching.

"Hello! Can anyone hear me?" I say, my voice hoarse as shout probably since my throat is extremely dry.

"Josh! Someone help me, get me out of these ropes." I shout at the top of my lungs, feeling the tears forming in my eyes at my helplessness. This whole situation reminds me of my first encounter with Harry, it was almost the same, only that time there was no light in the room and I was only wearing in my underwear.

It's the sound of jiggling of keys and shuffling of footsteps that causes my head to turn in the direction of the small, wooden door. I grow frantic as well as anxious when the door slowly creaks open. My heart beating at an abnormal pace as I wait for the person to come in view.

"Awake, baby?" I hear an all too familiar voice causing a gasp to escape my lips.

"Josh?" I whisper almost to myself as he closes the door and turns towards me. My eyes following his every move as he strides forward towards me untill he's standing right in front of my tied body.

"Oh my god, you're here." I whisper, staring at him with tears stained cheeks. "I thought that..he, Harry took me away again." I tell him, my voice cracking at the end as I helplessly lay there, looking up at the boy I love so much.

Josh just sighs and crosses his arms over his chest, not moving an inch from his place to help me get out of the ropes or to comfort me. I give him a pleading look, silently asking him to help me out but still he doesn't move just shakes his head in my direction as if disappointed.

"Josh, Untie me. We need to get out of here before Harry arrives." I say urgently, my tone frantic, just like how I'm feeling at the very moment.

"God damn it, Laura. Get ahold of your sense, there is no Harry here." Josh suddenly snap at me. His cold and angry tone causing me to cringe, he has never, ever snapped at me like this before and now that he has, I feel my bottom lip quivering and fresh tears start flowing out of my eyes.

"Why are you talking to me like that?" I barely manage to squeak out, the lump in my throat making it harder for me to speak.

"Damn, you're so fucking dumb." Josh sneers, looking over my body once before turning his gaze back up to my face. He sighs once again as if getting the idea about how confuse I am at the very moment.

"Do you not remember that I drugged you,Laura?" He asks me, emphasizing on each and every word coming out of his mouth as if he's trying to give me a hint about about.