High School Lovers ~L.S.

68

Louis was sat in the desk chair.

Niall stood at the foot of the bed, leaning against the wall.

Harry was sat up in the bed, hugging his new stuffy that Louis got him, and the blanket still wrapped tightly around him

"So... what's going on?" Louis asked

Ever since Niall called him back into the room, he was worried. Sickeningly worried. He seen Harry's tears and Niall's serious expression and he knew he should just sit and listen.

"I-.. I'm not sick" Harry mumbled

Starting off small. Breaking one lie at a time.

"I.. I'm.. upset" Harry continued

Louis was still frowning anc confused, but he nodded and tried to look understanding.

"And..?" Niall whispered to Harry

"And.. Listen, I just.. don't leave m-me, okay?" a couple tears slipped down Harry's cheeks and Louis' heart almost broke right then

"I'd never leave you. Does this have anything to do with Marshal?"

"K-Kindof." harry shrugged

"Yes" Niall corrected Harry

"When I found Marshal... cheating on me...  I.. I fell into a really bad mindset and.. I was depressed. and.. depression doesn't ever go away, b-because it's a disease" Harry explained slowly

Louis nodded. He did understand that. 

"And.. sometimes, some people get depressed and don't get help... and they end up fidning their own ways- that may not be actually helping- to cope with their issues on their own" Harry continues bouncing around the subject

"Okay.. what're you trying to say, Haz?" Louis asks softly

He thinks he knows. He's got this growing feeling in his stomach and he's terrified that what he's thinking is correct..

"I.. I started to harm myself.. and.. I stopped for a long time b-but.. seeing him.. it.. I"

Harry couldn't talk anymore. Tears started to crawl down his cheeks and Niall moved to sit on the bed next to Harry. He gently rubbed his shoulder and kept his eyes on the hurt boy.

"Shh It's okay. You did really good, telling him, Harry"

Niall glanced over at Louis and found tears streaming down his face.

"I'm so sorry" Louis broke down, "I should've been here- I, I should've known something was up. Harry, Haz, babe. You know I'd never judge you for this, right? I, I wanna be here. I am here for you, okay? Anytime. Anywhere. I'll stay here with you- and Niall- if you want. I'll cuddle you and kiss you and.. I just hate that I haven't been here.."

"You didn't know, there was no way you could've. Don't apologize, love" Harry whispered through his sniffles

"Can I.. c-can I give you a hug?" Louis asked softly

Harry nodded. Niall moved back to the end of the bed. 

Louis got up and sat himself almost in Harry's lap and wrapped his arms around the hurt boy's shoulders. Harry gently- careful of his wrist- hugged Louis around his middle and berried his face into his warm chest.

"I'm sorry" Harry cried

"Never apologize. I understand. I don't hate you, I don't blame you, and it doesn't change the way I see you. Nothing could ever change your beauty in my eyes, Harry"