BEAUTIFULLY UNFINISHED novel Chapter 12

ELEVEN

H A R R Y

"Come on Harry."

"I told you, nothing."

Niall remains silent from the other line and I was busy with my laptop too.

"Tell me exactly why you're helping this woman, Harold?" Niall asks me while he's on the other line.

I fixed my Bluetooth earphone, "Cos she needs help." I answered seriously as I kept my eyes glued on my laptop.

I need to finish my presentation for next week's meeting and I still have tons of other stuff to prepare at the studio.

I hear Niall chuckling. "Is that all?"

"Yes." I answered firmly, still keeping my gaze at my laptop.

"Really?" Niall teases.

"Yes Niall."

"You don't need to lie to me Harry." He persuades me.

I stopped from typing and just stared at my laptop. "I'm not lying." I say.

God my eyes hurt. My head hurts. I think I need to take a rest and Niall is annoying me from the other line. I thought.

"Come on." He whines. "Tell me."

"Tell you what?" I massage my temples.

"I know you. We've been friends and brothers since we were like... What, 16?"

I smiled then bite my lower lip. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Come on!" He exclaims.

I shake my head, Niall still hasn't change.

"She helped my mother at the hospital." I begin to say.

"Hmmm-Hmm." Niall hums.

"She's a nurse and I just want to return the favor now that she's laid off." I reasoned out as I begin to type on my laptop again.

I'm about to finish this presentation and Niall is still making fun of me.

To be honest, I really don't have any idea why I want to help Miranda so badly. I don't know why I'm doing this, I think she just really needs help. I just want to make sure she gets a job for herself, to support her son now that everything in this world is expensive as hell. Plus, she's the only one earning a living for her son. No one I s there for her. No one is there to half their bills and daily expenses.

Yet, I still remember the way her son looked at me when I first saw him. To be honest, I felt something. Like a connection kind of something? I don't know why I felt that. But it was there. I felt it. And it was weird as fuck, I was weirded out myself too. The hue of emerald eyes were exactly the same as mine. It felt like I was standing in front of a mirror, looking at my own reflection, but a younger version of me.

"Is this the nurse you told me that you sent a box of chocolates to?" Niall asked.

"Shut up." I hissed.

Niall laughs softly. "I knew it."

"Shut up Horan."

Niall continues to laugh. "If ever you're forgetting, you're engaged." He warns.

"I know that Niall." I quickly say. "You don't have to say that to my face. And I'm just being friendly and helpful to her."

"Extra friendly and extra helpful." He corrects.

I rolled my eyes, "Will you stop?"

"No. Then why a box of chocolates?"

"What do you want me to send her? A pot of cactus?" I answered sarcastically.

Niall laughs his contagious laugh and I just smiled at myself.

"Whatever you say Harold. Alright, I'll help this woman cos you want me to." He tells me.

"Thanks Niall. Gotta go, I have tons of paperworks to review."

"Alright. Maybe we could have a get-together with the other lads some other time when I'm in England."

I nod, "Sure. Text me."

"Alright. Later Harry."

I hang up and massaged my temples. I gaze at my watch, it's already eight in the evening and I'm still here in my office while Audrey is already in Milan for another fashion show. She's more busy with modeling than preparing for our wedding. I know she's excited for us to get married but sometimes I feel like I'm not her priority but then I can't blame her, she's been a model even before I met her and she loves what she's doing. I can't stop her even though I want her to. All I have to do is support her.

I pulled myself up and stared at lights of London. I love looking over at London when I'm alone in my office, it's peaceful and it makes me want to think solemnly.

And when I'm alone in here, I think about Rose again. I wonder what's her real name. Her full name. Her age. I don't know where she's originally from and I don't think she's from Los Angeles when I met her. But I still can't forget how she was so beautiful that night at the bar. All I remember was her beautiful brown hair, her small shaped face and her sexy smile.

Me: Hey.

My eyes widened. Why did I send that to Miranda? I was suppose to text Audrey!

Miranda: Hello :)

Me: Are you busy nurse Miranda?

I don't know why I'm texting her. God! Are you flirting? Damn it Harold. Stop it while it's early. I know I wasn't thinking about Miranda when I was typing that message. It was meant for Audrey but why did I text her? Why Harry? Of all people?

Miranda: FYI I'm no longer working as a nurse. But I'm not busy. I'm just teaching Ben how to read. Why?

I smile.