Finding Harmony by Leona Norwell Read Free Book Online Page A

slipping his clothes on.
     
    That can’t be a good sign.
     
    “Leo… what are you doing?”
     
    “What does it look like I’m doing…?”
     
    “What? Please Leo don’t do this”.
     
    He gathers his things from the bedroom and brushes past me as he grabs his coat from the hallway.
     
    “I knew it. I knew something was going on”.
     
    “What? What are you talking about, Leo?”
     
    “You and him!”
     
    He’s no longer cool, calm and collected. His voice is ragged; he’s clearly pieced the whole thing together.
     
    “At your birthday party, the way the two of you looked at each other… I tried to convince myself I was just imagining things, but now this! Oh it all makes sense now!”
     
    He angrily stomps towards the door, flinging it open and darting out into the hall. This wasn’t supposed to happen, what have I done?
     
    I chase after him, dropping the blanket and my dignity as I go, I don’t care who sees me, I can’t let him leave.
     
    “Leo nothing’s going on!”
     
    Our voices are raised, we’re both shouting at each other. God knows what the neighbors must think.
     
    I grab his arm as tightly as I can to try and stop him.
     
    “Leo, nothings going on between us, please don’t do this, you’re overreacting!”
     
    He spins around instantly, my words sending him over the edge; he rams me up against the wall causing a loud screech to escape from my mouth at the pain of the collision, his hand firmly placed around my throat.
     
    The tears flood down from my eyes onto his hand and I can feel him start to shake a little.
     
    “Are you sleeping with him?!”
     
    “What?! No!”
     
    “But you want to?!”
     
    A door opens along the hallway and we both look to see Trey and Freddy standing there, wide eyed with shock. Trey takes a look at Leo, then at me crying, then back to Leo before he finally speaks up.
     
    “You take your hands off her, now!”
     
    “Man, you’re hurting her”, Freddy chimes in.
     
    Leo ignores them and looks straight back to me. I turn my attention to him but out of the corner of my eye I notice Trey and Freddy cautiously edging closer.
     
    Leo slowly releases his grip on my throat and the air burns as it comes rushing back into my lungs.
     
    “Please, don’t leave me…”
     
    He looks back to Trey and I follow his gaze. Trey looked terrifying, especially with Freddy standing right behind him, both of them shooting an unwelcoming glare towards Leo.
     
    “You don’t get to have us both, Harmony. You can’t have him as your boyfriend and me as your consolation prize. You have to choose. And if you choose him, I won’t be there to pick up the pieces when it all falls apart. And it will fall apart. So it better be worth it. If you do this, there’s no going back. This ruins everything, Harmony”.
     
    I let out a sob as he completely removes himself from me and heads off down the hall. Freddy walks after him, making sure he’s fully calmed down.
     
    I can feel the color drain from my face as I slide down the wall to the floor, my head aching, my throat burning, and my vision blurred from all the tears.
     
    In no time, Trey is straight over, his long arms wrapped tightly around me.
     
    “Did he hurt you? Are you ok? I’m sorry, I’ll never let him lay another finger on you again do you hear me? It will be worth it, I promise…”
     
    “Will it?”
     
    He looks down, straight into my eyes with the most passion, concern and raw emotion I’d ever seen since he’d come back into my life. His grip on me tightens; as if he’s afraid I’ll up and run after Leo at any moment.
     
    With that small gesture I knew what I’d done. I was giving up a guy who I was convinced was perfect for me, for someone who my heart knows really is.
     
    “I love you, Harmony, more than you’ll ever know”.
     
    His voice was like honey, his words soothing all the pain from my body as he cradled me in his arms.
     
    “You know what, Trey? I’m sick