Always Hurting (One Direction Story)

Sorrow

WARNING: Detailed self harm.

Zayn's POV

Today is the day that we're going to the studio to record our new songs. Me, Niall, and Louis had been standing by the front door for what seemed like ages, waiting for Liam and Harry. They were still upstairs and I knew Harry didn't want to go along because he didn't want to be around Louis, and Liam was trying to convince him to come along anyway. 

 Finally, Liam came downstairs and walked over to us.

"We really need to start keeping a closer eye on Harry," he told us seriously.

"What happened?" I asked, worried. I could tell by the tone in his voice that something bad had happened with Harry.

Liam didn't answer. Instead he said, "Somebody needs to stay with him at all times."

I was about to say something else but then Harry walked over to us. His face fell when he looked at Louis. I could tell that today was going to be pretty awkward.

"Let's go," Liam opened the door and we headed outside to where our driver was waiting for us in a fancy car.

Once we were all in the car, we began the drive to the recording studio. The drive was strangely quiet. Louis was usually so loud and hyper but today he silently stared out of the window with a sad look on his face. Harry was staring at the ground with the exact same look. We all sat in silence for a long time until Niall shouted out.

"Nando's is coming up!" he announced excitedly.

"Good to know," I said absentmindedly. My mind was on Harry, I was trying to figure out why Liam had seemed so worried about him this morning.

"You better take me there today, or else!" Niall threatened the driver.

"You've got to be nice about it," Liam instructed. "With that attitude, he'll never take you to Nando's again."

"Okay, can we please go to Nando's, please please please please please please please," Niall begged.

The driver sighed. "Fine! We can go."

"Yes! This is the greatest day of my life!" Niall screamed.

"See what happens when you ask nicely?" Liam said with a grin.

"I wasn't trying to ask nicely. I was trying to annoy the shit out of him."

When we arrived at Nando's, Niall jumped out of the car and ran inside. The rest of us walked inside, and ordered our food.

When the food arrived, Niall ate quickly, me and Liam ate normally, and Harry and Louis just picked at their food.

Once again, we were sitting in silence. We had never done anything together before when we were so quiet. It made me realize just how depressed Harry and Louis really were, because usually they were the ones who wouldn't shut up. It made me even more worried...

Harry's POV

Sitting at Nando's, I was trying really hard to hold in tears. Just being near Louis was making me want to cry. It was really hard not being able to kiss him, let alone talk to him like I used to. I was trying to eat, but I didn't have an appetite. I haven't even said a word since we left our house. I didn't want to be here, I didn't want to be alive. I was telling myself to be strong, but I wanted to run away. Far away where I never had to see Louis again. To somewhere where heartbreak didn't exist...

I was snapped out of my thoughts when Louis's phone went off. He got a new text.

"Who's that from?" Zayn asked.