elevator au - one direction

Hour four

italicized is Louis's dream - underlined text is harry's dream - regular text is reality

Niall watches as Louis's eyebrows furrow, his eyes still shut.

He clears his throat, grabbing the attention of Liam and Zayn. They turn, pausing their quiet conversation about Europe. Niall gestures towards Louis and Harry.

Harry had fallen asleep, his head resting against the wall and his hands still in Louis' hair. Louis was still in the same position but was now shuffling a bit.

"Hello?" Louis calls into a white room.

He turns trying to find an exit, or somewhere to run. Running a hand through his hair he spots him.

Stephen.

He sighs in relief and feels his eyes prick. Jogging over to him Louis crashes into something.

He groans and rubs his forehead.

Niall whips his head when he hears Louis grunt. Zayn frowns and Liam quirks an eyebrow.

"He's not having a wet dream is he?" Liam wonders.

Zayn slaps his shoulder and Niall facepalms (again).

"He's having a nightmare I guess," Zayn says studying Louis's tense body and scrunched-up face.

"Should we wake him up?" Niall asks.

Liam turns to Zayn who shrugs.

"Hello?" Harry shouts into the dark room, "Is anyone there?"

He turns and there's a door. His father's front door.

Taking a deep breath he opens the door and stops in his tracks.

His breathing stops when he sees his sister and mother in front of him. They weren't moving, their heads hanging low. Their arms tied in rope behind the chairs they were placed in.

"Mum?" he whispers, his voice shaking almost as much as he was. "Gems?"

Gemma looks up, her mascara running.

"You weren't there Harry." she spits, "in court. When I sent our father to jail."

Harry lets his head hang low and bites his lip, trying to hold back his tears. He couldn't face the man after he killed their mother. Not after what he did to Harry.

"You were never there for me Harry." she says menacingly.

He shakes his head, not caring if he was crying anymore.

"I tried Gems, I really did-"

"Then why?" she yells. "Where were you at the court date? When I had to put our abuser in jail."

Harry's shoulders shake as he cries.

"You were a coward," she hisses, "and still are one."

Harry shakes his head.

"No. You told me-"

"What?" Gemma yells, "That you're strong? "

She scoffs, "You're so gullible Harry."

Zayn, Liam, and Niall watch Harry and Louis. Both the lads crying in their slumber.

Niall gestures for Liam and Zayn to wake up the two crying. He wanted to help but he couldn't.

Liam makes his way over to Harry and Zayn to Louis.