Bucket List (Narry AU)

Chapter 24

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I ran upstairs and threw on whatever clothes I grabbed in a rush. As my head peeked out of the t-shirt I was putting on, I saw my mom at the door, observing me get dressed.

"Niall James Horan, what do think you're doing? You have chores to do!" she warned me "Where are you going at this time of the morning?"

"Mom, I don't have the time to explain it to you!" I groaned in worry as I buckled my belt and got my phone and waller inside my jeans' pockets. "I need to go, I'll break it all down to you whenever I come back" I scream as I ran down the corridor, hearing her complaints and worries from the other side of the hallway.

Please, let him be okay!

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I took the corner and ran into Platers Avenue, instantly being stopped by the huge crowd of people that were barring me from seeing what was going on. In the distance, about 30 feet from where the people were being stopped by the police force, I saw a burning building.

The flames were barely visible, but the smoke in the air made ir perfectly clear that there had been a fire. "Excuse me!?" I ask worried, panting from the run I had from my house to here, tapping some woman's shoulder. "What happened here, ma'am?"

"Did you not hear the news?" she explained "There was a fire last night. The building, or what's left of it, is off-limits to every commoner. The police and the fire brigade are doing their best to recover any people who might be under the debris."

"A-A-And... uh... whose house is that? Do you know...?"

"Are you okay, young man? You seem distraught." she told me, a slight worry on her eyes as her cold hand met my pale face. "I unfortunately came over to visit my brother, so I have no idea who these houses belong to." she explained

"Oh... Thank you so much... Have..." I paused for a sniff as tears ran down my face "Have a nice day."

"Are you okay?" she asked one final time "I can take you over to the ambulance if you're not feeling too well."

"Nothing... Thanks for your concern, ma'am. Just a bit panicked, is all." I try to keep my composure as I nod and advance, pushing through the curious crowd. Let him be fine, please...

"Excuse me, sir, but you cannot go past this point" the police officer warned me as I reached the so-called 'first row' of the crowd. "Police and the local fire brigade are doing their best to resolve this situation, as well as inspecting the house for any victims. We ask for your cooperation, please."

"Has anyone been found, officer?" I ask, eyes swollen and voice raspy.

"No bodies or rests of them have been found after our initial search, so we believe there were no casualties." the police explained, making my heart explode into a sigh of relief, as more tears came out of my eyes. He's okay... He might be okay... Please let him be okay...

"Th-Thank you, sir." I say before walking back through the crowd. As the concentration of people diminished, I felt a sudden buzz in my back pocket.

[From: Allison] “Why aren't you home, you dumbass? I told you we were gonna hang out"

I sigh as I put my phone back in my pocket. A few seconds later, I take it out again to answer her. I can't treat her badly or she's gonna screw Harry up.