What Does Forever Mean to You? (Sequel to "When I Said Forever, I Meant It")

Chapter 17: Too Deep

I look back to Harry shocked. He's just standing there panic-stricken. "W-was that the Victoria?" I say quietly in disbelief. Zayn nods his head and looks at me. I hold his stare for a moment completely flabbergasted at what just happened. We turn back to Harry, who is staring at us. He looks around the room as if looking for something, a pained, guilt-ridden look on his face, and the takes off towards the door.

I shout for him to stop but he doesn't and leaves the office without saying a word. I rush towards the door behind him and force the door open, stepping out into the warm, humid air outside. On the other side of the car park I see Harry running down the street. I yell his name but he doesn't look back, he keeps on running.

I go back inside to the others and they are all still standing there not moving. I tell them that Harry has run away and they all look concerned. We get our stuff from the chairs and head outside to our cars. Zayn and I get into our car and wait for Eleanor and Niall to be ready to go. They give me a thumbs-up and I start the car and pull towards the exit.

I wait for the traffic to pass and then gun it into the street, turning the way that Harry ran. We drive down the road looking for any sign of Harry. In the distance I hear several car horns and the screeching of tires. I panic and press the gas petal harder.

We turn down a street and see a car sitting in the middle of the street. The windshield is shattered and blood is splatter all over the car. The couple inside is looking around terrified and the women in the driver's seat is crying.

I stop the car and get out, Zayn follows out behind me. The couple rolls down their window as I approached and I line against the window frame and look in the car.

"Have you guys seen a guy running? Brown, super-curly hair, green eyes, he was wearing a bow tie," I say, hoping, praying, that they say they did. They both nod their heads and the women let out another set of cries.

"Yeah we just hit him with our car! He came out of nowhere and stopped right in the front of the car. We tried to stop but we didn't have time. He flew over the car and landing behind us." He says motioning to the back of the car. "Then he just got up and ran away. We don't know what to do."

It takes everything in me to not burst out crying and I compose myself enough to thank them. I look at Zayn who heard the whole story. He looks at me worried and rushes back to El and Ni's car to tell them what happened. They get out and join me next to the car. The couple starts talking to Zayn some more and I look around hoping to find a sign of him.

There's a clattering noise that comes from an alley about twenty meters away and I bolt towards it. Zayn sees me and yells to me asking what I'm doing. I ignore him and keep running. I skid around the corner and the sight startles me. Lying on the floor in a pool of blood is a body.

Harry's body.

I let out a loud, sob-filled gasp. The others come up behind me and react similarly to me. I rush over to Harry's body and check his pulse. It is still there but it is very faint. I yell out for someone to call the police and kick away a bloody steak knife sitting next to Harry's body.

I whip out my phone and punch in a number. I hold the phone to my ear and wait for them to answer. It rings for a while and finally someone picks up.

"Hello Liam," Jay says in a half concerned half excited tone. I say hello to her and ask if Louis is there. I apologise to her for being so pushy and rude but I explain it is really important. "Yeah he is right here."

I hear the phone get transferred into someone else's hands and wait for Louis to say something.

"H-hello..." he says barely over a whisper. That's all he says and the phone line goes silent. Somewhere behind me I hear a crowd has formed and tons of people are screaming to call 999.