Stockholm Syndrome

Chapter 24

(Maya POV)

I shake ny head at Emma. "That didn't all really happen, did it?" Her story is just too insane to really be true.

Emma laughs. "Retelling it does make it seem like a bit much. Though come to think if it, this is probably the end of every thing. As far as I know, I'm free to go."

My eyes widen. "You weren't before?" Had she been kept here by force?

Emma shrugs. "I wasn't exactly given much If a choice to leave. I was never really told I couldn't, but I haven't got a lot of places to go."

I nod. "Yeah, I've been staying with Will since the concert."

Her eyes widen. "William? Is That the guy you thought was Niall?"

"Yeah, that's me. Sorry, but I'm not a huge fan of my hair blonde." Willaim walks into the hallway. Emma looks surprised.

"You look different." She admits. I tilt my head. He does look different. More like himself, less like an imposter. He really is a good person. He tries so hard to keep every thing balanced.

Will nods. "Its amazing what a different pair of shoes and some hair dye will accomplish."

"Don't you mean amaZAYN?" Zayn walks into the hallway, smirking at me. I look down blushing. Will apparently wasn't kidding when he said he was gonna tell Zayn.

"Don't worry, if it wasn't that, he would tease you for something else. He just does that." Niall walks in and I just about faint. He is so handsome, even worth a pale face and red eyes, and his smile is just amazayn. Amazing. Whatever.

"So I hear you asked Emma out." I realise an eyebrow and Niall blushes, causing ZAyn to laugh. He walks over to Niall and ruffles the blonde boys hair.

"Little Niall here still can't get out through his head that he's Samoa and that no girl stands a chance against that accent of his." Niall blushes and smooths his hair. Poor boy.

"Let him alone." Comes a voice. I look up to see none other than the one and only Harry Styles frowning at Zayn. Behind him stands Louis Tomlinson. I just about die.

"Come on styles. Its all in good fun." Zayn complains.

"It always is until some one gets hurt. Lay off the kid." I somehow am not even surprised to see Liam Payne standing in the doorway, in all of his glory. He is even more handsome up close and I just about swoon.

Louis frowns. "Come on Payne. He was just giving him a hard time. No harm done."

Liam sighs. "Louis, you say that every time you do something wrong. Who's the girl?" He gestures to me, giving me a hard look.

"Wills friend." Zayn, Harry, Niall and Louis all answer in unison. Strange how Liam didn't know that.

"Are we in charge of her too? Because I just got a call from management and they're saying that if one more picture of Emma gets out we're all down a job." Liam says. My face falls. I'm really just a burden to them.

"Will got himself kicked out, so the two of them are gonna stay with us for a while." Niall tells Liam, who smiles.

"Will got him self kicked out? Its about time." He grins and pats Will on the back.

"So we are all just a big happy family now?" Harry looks more than content with the arrangement.

"Yep. And that's just amazayn." Zayn agrees, and everyone bursts out laughing as color rises to my cheeks. And in that moment, we may as well all be one big happy family as Harry puts it.