CHAPTER 12

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An update! Sorry if there is any mistakes. This is unedited and lemme know if the story turns boring or something. 'Cause I get a feeling it does.
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I knock on Louis’ door, hoping they will be here and don’t ask me how I’m feeling and all. Frankly, I’m not sure how to feel. I feel numb mostly.

The door opens and Louis gasps in relief seeing me and immediately pulls me in his arms. I let him hold me, feeling the familiar love and care through his hug.

“Where were you? You got us worried”

“I was just…” I trail off, and stop when my voice is so hoarse  from all the screaming and I clear my throat.  “I was by the lake”

“Oh” he pulls back and looks at me forlornly, noticing my, without doubt, pink puffy cheeks and swollen eyes.

“Come on” he lets me walk in and closes the door after me. All of them are here, the King and the Queen, my friends, and Zayn…

“I’m sorry if I worried you guys” I tell them, feeling awkward at standing or sitting down somewhere.

“Come here, sweetheart” Jay says and I walk over, feeling numb again.

Thankfully, none of them asks me how I feel. She lets me lie down on her lap and I close my eyes, when the tears threatens to make a reappearance. She pets my hair while I lie there silently. None of them says anything and I don’t know how to feel about that.

“It’s getting late” the King says at last “We need to eat”

I shake my head quickly, not feeling like eating at all.

“Liam, you have to eat something, sweetie” Jay says but I shake my head again.

“Please, no” I whisper.

“I don’t think he will want to, Jay” the King says “Let him be, yeah?”

“Okay” Jay agrees.

“But all of you should eat something” the King says sternly “Come on”

I sit up so that Jay could leave. I feel her press a kiss to my forehead and whispers ‘I love you’. I close my eyes tightly but the tears spill out anyway. I feel her wipe it off and tell me ‘it’s going to be okay’. I just nod and wait for her to leave. The others do the same, kissing my head and whispering things before leaving.

But I don’t feel Zayn’s lips on me.

When I open my eyes finally, I realize he hasn’t left. He is sitting there opposite to me, looking so sad and guilty. It’s not his fault, he would have done the same. For few minutes, we just stare at each other silently. My heart breaks when I notice the red rims by his eye lids.

“Come here, baby” he whispers and I walk over to him, melting into his embrace. I rest my head on his shoulder and he holds me close to me, pressing kisses to my head.

“I love you so much” he whispers against my temple “More than anything in this world. I won't ever let you go, I will take care of you and treat you the Prince you are”

I close my eyes and hug him harder.

“I’m so sorry, baby” he says and I pull back to look at him.

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