Sun on a cloudy day.

XVIII

Louis returned home, after an intense day at the shelter. Not really that intense since no one came.

He was tired, but he had been alone for a couple of days, so he decided to invite Zayn, Liam and Niall.

After about an hour he received a call: Niall.

"Hello?"
"Louis, I think you sent us the wrong address. Can you please check it?"

The boy laughed. Was it so hard to think he had money?
He wasn't the classic rich guy. He had no designer clothes, no expensive cars.
He spent most of the money on the shelter.

"The address is right, you can come in."
The boys arrived, all three had a shocked face.

"Close your mouth though" Louis said giggling, "Let's go in."

Niall stood behind, the boys turned back with a confused expression on their face.
"I...I.." tried to say the Irish lad.
"Don't tell me..."  said Liam while shaking his head.
"You know I'm scared," Niall continued.
"I am not following you.... Afraid of what?" asked Louis.
"Ghosts.."
The other three were laughing their head off.

"You're 22 years old Niall.
Please act like an adult" Zayn commented.

"Niall, I highly doubt there's a ghost here." tried to reassure him Louis, holding back the laughter.

The boy, still intimidated, took courage and entered the building.

"What do you want for dinner?"
"Pizzaaaaaaa" they exclaimed at the same time.
"You know, that's the first word I heard coming out of your mouth. Even the pitch hasn't changed in the slightest" Louis said, chuckling.

The pizza arrived half an hour later. They sat on the big couch to eat.
"So Louis, tell us a little bit about yourself."
The boy told the three that he had recently moved to London and that he had an animal shelter nearby.
"I love animals" said Niall, "I could pass there in a few days."
Louis nodded contently and passed him a business card of the shelter.

"Excuse the question, perhaps intrusive, are you going out with Camille or Sarah?" Zayn was very direct, thought Louis.
"Why? Are you interested in one of them?" Louis asked, and then winked at him. "The answer is no by the way, I'm gay. " continued the blue-eyed boy.

Zayn let out a sigh of relief.
"He's been into Camilla for months, and she's keeping him on his toes. He's literally going crazy waiting for her" Liam said.

Zayn kicked him on his leg and the two began to bicker.

"Where's the bathroom?" asked Niall, ignoring the two friends in the background.

Louis pointed him the way to it and sat back on the couch.

Suddenly a scream echoed in the villa. 

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