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IT'S YOU

Chapter 6

Pairing: Harry Styles x Reader

Word count: 1.8k

Warnings: None.

A/N: Hey everyone... This one's a bit short but we'll be posting the next part soon. Happy reading!

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Y/N couldn’t focus on anything after that.She quickly drank her coffee and got back to work. Aria’s words broke her heart to a million little pieces.She would be lying if she said she wasn’t sad, because she was. For some reason, she felt betrayed.She couldn’t digest the thought of Harry with Fabiola.

Does Harry like Fabiola? Is that why he didn’t say anything to her when she supported Nathan? But he did apologise to Y/N for not saying anything.What was the meaning of all this?

Why does she feel betrayed, though?Really, Y/N? You and Harry are not even friends.Why the hell would you be disappointed?She asked herself and tried not to dwell on it too much.

A laugh made her turn her head towards the door of her cabin, it was Aria.

Y/N was annoyed. She frowned at Aria,

“Yes? How may I help you, Aria?” she asked, tone very formal.

“Nothing, I just came here to see you. You should probably take the day off, you look so pale.” She mocked.

Y/N knew Aria was picking on her. She was not going to give her the satisfaction of falling right into her trap.So, with as much politeness she could muster up, she said,

“I think I'm fine, why don’t you complete the work you were assigned?”

Aria left the office, embarrassed. Y/N was angry and irritated by all this.She knew very well that she’d take her anger out on the first person she saw and decided to sit there alone for some time. But she didn’t know that Jenna had witnessed the conversation between her and Aria, she was coming inside to check if Y/N was alright.

Seeing Y/N, Jenna gave her a reassuring smile and sat on a chair near her.

“Harry is not a fool, Y/N. He’ll never choose someone like Fabiola.”

“I don’t care if he chose her or not, okay? And how do you know what the cause of my anger is? Who he dates is not my concern. So, if you will excuse me, I'd like to go back to my work.” Y/N snapped.

She did not mean to sound rude, but the anger that bubbled up inside her got the best of her.Jenna was taken aback. She muttered an apology and stood up, walking towards the door.

Y/N had regretted those words the minute they left her mouth. She regretted raising her voice at her best friend. Sighing, she followed Jenna back.

“Jen, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have lashed out at you.It's just that…. I was so tired and….I'm so sorry, I don't have any excuses. Please don't be mad at me… I'm telling the truth now, I'm not worried about Harry.”

Lie. Y/N knew that Jenna knew that it was a lie from her facial expression. But thankfully, she didn't ask more about it. Jenna accepted her apology. The rest of the day went quickly.

Since Harry was not at the office, she didn't have to stay there after office hours. Jenna insisted on having a sleepover but she politely declined and they both went home.

She couldn’t sleep well at night, she felt alone. She and Harry were not even friends. She was trying to think of the reason why the news irked her so much. Maybe it was because of the fact that Fabiola was the one who insulted her in front of the whole office, what else could be the reason?

Her thoughts wandered back to her past, when she lived at her parents’ house. It was a house, not a home. She couldn't call it a home. A house was made a home by the people living in it- their love, kindness and compassion - that's what made a house a home. Hers was just a building made of brick walls. Her life there was pretty rough. Her parents compared her with everyone else. Even with her younger brother, yes, her younger brother! She absolutely hated that. She tried hard to be a role model for him. Nothing she did was enough for her family. She sacrificed quite a lot for them. Because of their behaviour, she constantly strived to be excellent at anything and everything. Studies, Co curricular activities, different clubs, extra credits- you name it, she did it, and she excelled at most of them. But, she couldn’t shake away the feeling of not being enough. She even felt hatred and disgust towards herself. It took quite some time for her to understand her worth, but even then, she was insecure.

She was made to behave like a matured person from her childhood itself . She had to act like a grown up even before she was a grown up.

Her problems reached its peak when she started having opinions of her own. She realized that opinionated women were still treated as witches, even in the 21st century.

Sometime between wallowing herself in sadness and playing relaxing sounds on her phone, she fell asleep.

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It was friday. Three days since Harry stormed off from her apartment. There was no sign of him. He hadn’t come to the office ; neither had Fabiola. Y/n had sent him an e-mail the previous day, talking about the project. She wanted to know if he'd respond, she was going crazy. Jenna had given her Harry's phone number but she couldn’t bring herself to call him, her ego didn’t let her do that.

She couldn’t concentrate on anything. What if they went on a vacation together? Even worse, what if they had gotten married? Then she reminded herself that she doesn't care. But it lingered in the back of her mind and on friday, he decided to ask Steffin if he knew anything about it, but in a subtle way.

Steffin was always nice to her, to everybody, in fact. She had always admired his kindness and compassion towards other people. He was hardworking as well, no wonder he came to be the CEO at such a young age, she thought. He had such a sweet smile, and was handsome too. Not better than Harry though. He could be a close second. Really, Y/N? Are you that pathetic? Why are you comparing Steffin with Harry? She could hear her subconscious ask her these questions.

She walked towards Steffin’s office and found him looking outside through the window. Helena was sitting there with him, pointing towards something outside and talking excitedly. He did not seem very interested in the topic, but was listening to every word she was saying, looking at her affectionately. Y/N felt herself smile, watching them. He was really nice to her.

Y/N knocked and cleared her throat to get their attention and Steffin turned around and smiled at her.

“Come in, Y/N, how can I help you?”, he asked.

“Sorry to interrupt Mr. Tomas. I just wanted to inform you of something important.” She said politely.

“No, you're not interrupting anything. What is it you wanted to say?”

“Uhm…So…”

Sensing her hesitation, Steffin turned towards Helena,

“I’ll meet you at the cafeteria, is that okay?” Helena nodded. He took her hands and squeezed it affectionately. She leaned down and kissed his cheeks before leaving the office. Y/N, after watching the scene in front of her, was pretty sure that Steffin loved Helena very much. She seemed so in love with him too.

“Please continue, Y/N", he turned towards her, once Helena was out of sight.

“Yeah, um… I just wanted to let you know that the project proposal will take a bit more time, Mr. Tomas.”

“Okay? Why though, Y/N? You're always punctual when it comes to work.” He smiled at her.

“Actually ,it was supposed to be done by both me and Mr. Styles. But he hasn’t been here since tuesday.” She said .

“Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you.”

“Tell me what, Mr. Tomas?” She asked.

“That Harry is not well. He had an accident Tuesday morning. He's got a fractured leg and a hairline crack on his hand . He might need a couple weeks of rest. I'm sorry Y/N, I thought I had already told you.”

She was dumbstruck to hear the new piece of information. She couldn't wrap her head around what she just heard. The only thing she could say was,

“Oh…”

“Y/N, are you okay? Do you want to sit down?” Steffin looked worried.

“Uh, no I'm okay, I just… I wasn't expecting that. What exactly happened?”

She was so worried for him.

“Yeah, neither did I, it was all of a sudden. Apparently, a car had hit him and he tried to dodge it, only to crash into a tree. I actually visited him the other day, but unfortunately, I couldn't spend much time with him. I had a meeting the next day.”

She could only nod. She was trying to blink away the tears that were forming in her eyes.

“I'm actually planning to visit him today, my dad’s in town and he really wanted to see him. He's really close to him, sometimes I feel like he likes Harry more than me!” Steffin laughed.

That made her smile.

She wanted to visit him, she felt guilty for assuming things when he literally was in pain. She was stuck in a loop of thoughts.

“Y/N..” Steffin called her softly.

“Yeah? Sorry I was just thinking…”

“About what? May I ask?”

“About the project. I'll work on it and run it by him and submit it asap.”

“Dont worry about it, take all the time you need, we always have a backup plan for situations like this.” He reassured her.

“And, one more thing, are you free tonight, Y/N?”

She was free almost every night. She had nothing to do on Friday nights except the occasional night outs with Daniel and Jenna. She was planning to get takeout and binge watch something tonight.

“Thank you for extending the last date, Mr.Tomas. And yes, I'm free tonight, why do you ask?”

“Uh, would you like to accompany us tonight, then?”

“Huh?” She didn't quite understand what he was talking about.

“Me and my dad. We're going to Harry's house.”

“I… Uh… Wouldn't that be a bother to you?” She asked nervously.

“Don't be silly, we'll pick you up at 7, that alright?” He asked

“I.. Yeah, 7 it is, then.”

“We'll pick you up from your apartment.”

“Okay, I'll text you the address?”

“No need, I know where you live, as a matter of fact, I know where everyone in this company lives”, he chuckled.

She smiled at him. Thanking him, she left his office.

She couldn’t wait to see Harry. For some weird reason, she felt relieved to know that he was at home. It was messed up, yes.

She told Jenna about his accident and that Steffin had told her that he'd pick her up.

She left the office the minute work hours were over. She couldn’t wait another minute without knowing if he was okay.

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