As Harry walked out of his bedroom he closed the door behind him then moved over to the top of the stairs. He looked down at the bracelet in his hands then he smiles before putting it safely into the pocket of his jeans. Once he reaches the last step he walks to where his shoes were left untidily on the floor then he puts them on, grabbing his jacket from the hook before walking into the kitchen.
"Mum, I'm just nipping out" Harry says, putting on his jacket.
Anne looks up from her newspaper and frowns over at Harry, finishing her bit of toast before looking up at the clock on the wall.
"A bit early for you, isn't it? I don't usually see you out of your room until dinnertime, let alone leave the house" Anne raises an eyebrow and cheekily grins at Harry.
Harry grins back, taking her joke then he blinks feeling a stray curl fall into his eye. His hands lift up to shake through his hair then in one swift movement he lifts it to the side, away from both of his eyes.
"I'm only going next door. I won't be out long"
Harry smiles then walks forward a little to leave a soft kiss to Anne's cheek then she calls a quick 'bye' as he walks out of the house closing the door behind him. His hands sit inside the pockets of his jacket as he walks out of his driveway. He smiles over at the woman who lives in the house across the road, seeing her out in her garden with a rake in her hand.
Turning back to look at the house next to him, Harry walks over to the small gate and lifts up his hand to open it. He moves forward and reaches the front door, his hand leaving the warmth of his pocket to knock then he waits.
He isn't waiting long before the door opens and he's met with a stoned face look on the man he saw from his window the night before. He feels his stomach drop and an uneasiness washes over him. His throat tightens and his entire mind goes blank, he should probably say something but right now he can't. He just stares back at the man in front of him.
"Do you want something?" Rich asks, a look of irritation clear on his face.
Harry blinks then looks away for a few seconds and clears his throat before looking back at Rich, "Can I..um..can I see Bailey, please?"
Rich doesn't speak, he squints his eyes slightly as though he's looking over Harry. As he reaches his eyes again he looks as though a thought enters his mind, "You're Harry, right?"
Harry nods his head slowly, not really sure how else he was suppose to reply to that. His hands suddenly feel clammy with sweat and his heart beats louder in his chest. He hates the nervous feeling he has but the look on Rich's face is enough for him to feel uncomfortable and a little bit scared.
"I thought so. I'm sorry, Bailey won't be seeing anyone today. It was nice meeting you" Rich said, a small, evil smile curved onto his face as his hand began to close the door.
"But I-"
Harry's cut off as the door shuts in his face. He stands back a little then lets out a frustrated sigh. He thinks about knocking again but then he decides against it and moves away from the door, walking back over to the gate. He walks back over to his driveway then looks up at where Bailey's window is then he takes out his phone.
Bailey moves frantically around her bedroom, picking up scattered pieces of clothing then chucking them back down and moving around to stand at her desk. Her eyes scan the top of her desk, moving books and bits of paper away, and she sighs then turns back around. She worriedly begins to chew on the inside of her mouth as she looks around her bedroom. Her eyes fall onto the jacket she was wearing the day before, draped over her chair. She quickly moved over to it then picked it up, her hands going into each of the pockets as she searched.
After not finding anything in the pockets, she sighed again then chucked her jacket back down onto the chair. Her heart slowly began to sink as she sat down on her bed, looking down at her bare wrist with a sad look in her eyes. 'It has to be somewhere' Bailey thought, 'it can't have just disappeared'
The sound of her phone vibrating on her bedside table took her away from her thoughts. She looked over at her lit up phone and reached over to pick it up, feeling a flutter in her stomach as she sees Harry's name on the screen. Once she had accepted the call, Bailey put her phone to her ear.
"Hello?"
"Hey, I um, sorry if this is a bad time.."
"No, no it's fine" Bailey heard the distant sound of footsteps coming up the stairs making her look towards her closed door.
"I called round but um, well I wasn't exactly welcomed in. Your step dad, or I think that was him, said something about you not seeing anyone today"
"Oh, I'm sorry about that. Was there something you wanted?" Bailey asked, feeling her cheeks flushing with her heart beat speeding up.
"I wanted to see you. Can you-I mean, do you wanna meet? I have something for you"
"Yeah, yeah we can meet" Bailey crossed her eyes in confusion, "Wait, did you say you have something for me?"
From the other side of the call Bailey could hear the sound of a small laugh coming from Harry, "Yeah, well at least I think it's yours. Anyway erm, I'll wait for you on my drive. Are you sure this is okay?"
Bailey looked back up at her door and realised the footsteps had stopped. She bit her lip then nodded her head, "Yeah of course. I'll just climb out of my window or something"
There was another laugh from Harry, causing a small smile appear on her face.
"Well if you do I'll be here to catch you, although looking at it that's quite a big drop you'll have to face"
Bailey laughed then looked over at her window, biting on her lip. She stood up from her bed and walked to the other side of her bedroom, peering out through the glass to look outside. Her eyes were met by Harry's as he looked back up at her, a big grin on his face stood with his own phone against his ear.
"I think I'll go for the door. You don't really look the superhero type, no offence" Bailey teased, grinning back at Harry through her view from the window. She laughed lightly at the shocked expression on his face.
"How about now?" Harry asked, shifting into a 'Superman' posture with his legs apart slightly and his hands formed into a fist then pressed against his hips. His face had turned serious with his head turned up to the sky.
He holds the pose for a few more seconds then moves back, bringing his phone to his ear again. "Not bad, huh? Of course you'd have to imagine there was a red cape flowing behind me"
Bailey laughs into her phone then shakes her head through the window, "You're crazy!"
"Hey, you're the one planning to jump out of a window!" Harry replies, raising his eyebrows up towards Bailey.
Bailey laughs again then looks away from the window when she hears a noise on the landing. Her head moves back to the glass, "I need to go. I'll be down in five"
She smiles down at him then moves away from the window, moving her phone down from her ear to end the call. She picks up her jacket from the chair then walks out of her bedroom onto the landing. As she's putting her jacket on she hears the shuffle of footsteps move closer to her.
"Going somewhere?"
Bailey spins around to see Rich stood with his arms folded against his chest, an eyebrow raised on his stone face.
"Yeah, just..out"
"Who with?" Rich asks, his voice calm but firm.
Bailey opens her mouth to speak but closes it again shortly after, suddenly not knowing what to say in reply. Rich steps a little closer to her now, not shifting the stone look he has on his face.
"You know what I think about him, and I told you not to see him again" Rich stops then lets a couple of seconds pass before he speaks again, this time lowering his voice. "I thought I made myself clear last night. You don't want that to happen again, do you?"
Bailey slowly shook her head, looking anywhere but at Rich, wanting to just push him away and run out of the house.
"So you're not going out, you're not seeing him and you're not even going to talk to him, understood?"
Bailey turns her head to look back at Rich and glares slightly, about to reply when she sees her mum walk out of their bedroom, moving closer over to them.
"You off out, love?"
"No she's not going anywhere, are you Bailey?" Rich answers, staring back at Bailey.
"She can go out if she wants, better than being stuck in all day. Enjoy this sun!" Lorna replies, smiling over at Bailey with a loving look in her eyes.
Rich turns around slowly and blinks at Lorna but doesn't speak. Lorna moves her gaze from Bailey to Rich and her smile drops, seeing the darkness in his eyes as he stared back at her. She looks away quickly and blinks her focus back to Bailey.
"You go out, sweetheart. Have fun"
Bailey looks unsure as her eyes move over to Rich and see him now stood closer to her mum with his hand tight on her wrist. She felt her heartbeat quicken in a panic as she looked back over at her mum, seeing that all too familiar look of sadness in her eyes, even as she smiled back at her it was still there.
She reluctantly walked over to the staircase, looking back over at her mum to see her weak smile still there. Bailey bit her lip then walked down the stairs, her heart beating against her chest with a voice in her head telling her to go back, to stay. She sighed heavily then walked over to the front door before opening it to feel to breeze in the air calmingly brush over her. She shut the door behind her then walked up the driveway, turning out of the gate to find Harry now stood near a hedge at the top of his drive.
As Bailey walked over to him, Harry's smile started to fade quickly, seeing the sad and worried look in her eyes. He decided against mentioning it, instead he looked down the street then back to Bailey.
"Wanna go for a walk?"
Bailey smiled then nodded her head, moving to walk by Harry's side.