The Wedding ✔

Chapter 31

"Okay, so you put candid cameras all over his flat?" asked Liam.

Niall nodded.

"And we can see and hear Louis and Harry all the time?" asked Zayn.

Niall nodded again.

Liam chuckled. "How the hell did you manage to put those cameras in his flat?"

Ed groaned. "You have no idea how hard it was! Louis was with us 24/7."

Niall nodded, sighing. "One day I had to give him money and tell him to get out so that we could put those cameras in places."

"But we managed", added Ed proudly and then grinned at Liam. "I must say, this's quite a plan."

"And devilish thing to do to your best friend", added Niall, raising an eyebrow. "Didn't think you had that in you."

"I'm full of surprises", Liam stated.

"You know", said Zayn, amused. "I feel like a teenager again. And maybe a tad bit like a stalker too."

Liam and Ed started laughing and Niall waved his hand, frowning.

"Hush, y'all!" he said. "I'm trying to get this thing work."

The whole gang was sitting on a staircase. They had choose a spot which was halfway between Louis' door and the elevator.

"Did you put cameras in every room?" asked Liam, curiously leaning closer to Niall's computer. "Kitchen? Bathroom? Living room?"

Niall huffed. "You're wounding my ego— Of course I put cameras in every room! Now please, gimme a little bit space, I need to get this thing work."

Liam leaned away and settled down next to Zayn.

"You know, Bradley Cooper would be proud of us right now", said Liam, grinning. Ed and Zayn turned to look at Liam questioningly and even Niall lifted his gaze up from his computer. Liam spread his arms. "What? Come on, that movie? Failure to Launch? Sarah Jessica Parker? Matthew McConaughey?"

Niall, Zayn and Ed blinked at Liam.

"Bradley Cooper?" Liam tried desperately. "No? Nothing? Jeez, guys, that's where I got this idea in the first place. How come you haven't seen that movie?"

"Love, focus", said Zayn, gently patting Liam's knee. "Niall, hurry up, I don't wanna miss anything!"

"I'm trying!" yelled Niall.

"Try harder!"

"Back off, dude!"

"And why does everyone around me act like this?" sighed Ed. "Act like grown ups, please."

Just then some old lady walked towards them. They all snapped their mouths shut and the lady just glared at them suspiciously, walked past and stepped into the elevator. When its doors went close, they all burst out laughing.

"Damn, we must look crazy!" laughed Zayn.

"Tell me about it", laughed Niall.

"That poor old lady", said Liam.

"Niall, it works!" yelled Ed and yelped when the other three lads literally jumped on top of him, everyone trying to get a good look of the computer's screen.

"Back off, back off", Niall ordered and lifted his laptop up. "If you don't sit down and be calm, I'm gonna turn my laptop off."

Liam, Zayn and Ed calmed down and sat neatly next to each other. Niall scooted between them and placed the laptop on his lap and rubbed his hands together.

"Alright, let's see", he said and pressed some buttons. On the screen they saw Louis' empty kitchen.

"Try the camera on living room", Ed instructed.

Niall pressed the buttons again and then Louis and Harry popped on the screen.

"And here. We. Go", they muttered in unison.

***

"Louis."

"Harry."

The silence filled the room again. Louis wanted to say something because the silence distressed him, but he was too scared to speak and or hear what Harry wanted to say. Although it seemed like Harry didn't know what to say either.

"Nice voicemail you sent me", Louis blurted out.

Harry narrowed his eyes slightly. "I meant every word."

"I figured."

Then it was silent again. Harry raised an eyebrow but when Louis didn't say anything anymore, Harry sighed, turned around and walked to the couch. He slumped down, and started scrolling through his phone. Louis sneered at him and stomped into his bedroom.

Louis figured he should just let Harry be alone. And maybe that's what's the best since it really hurt to look at Harry's beautiful, sad eyes. The Four Traitors need to free them eventually, so Louis can just kill time with his phone until then.

"Where the hell is my phone?" Louis muttered when he couldn't find it. He rummaged his room but his phone was gone. "For God's sake!"

Louis started running around his flat, rummaging every inch of it. Harry hardly glanced at Louis when he ran around but when Louis was on all fours in front of the couch, trying to see if his phone was under it, Harry dropped his own phone to his lap and sighed.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

Instead of answering to Harry, Louis ran to the door and tried to open it. It didn't move. Louis frowned. It should open outwards but apparently The Four Traitors had blocked it.

Louis started beating the door with his fists.

"Give me my phone back!" Louis yelled.

"Sorry, L", said Zayn's voice behind the door.

"You can't do this!" Louis yelled but got just another 'sorry'. Louis kicked the door and then heard Harry's voice behind his back.

"Is it really that horrible to see my face?"

Louis turned around slowly, and stared at Harry. He didn't know what to say because of course it was hard to see Harry; he had hurt Harry, Harry hated him and expected an apology which Louis couldn't give to him.

"Is it?" Harry repeated, staring into Louis' eyes.

"Yes", Louis said.

"Because I ruined your life?"

Louis bit his lip. "Y-yeah, sure."

"How did I ruin your life, Louis? I want to know. What did I do?"

You made me fall for you! Louis' subconscious yelled but Louis ignored it and said, "You just simply ruined it."

Harry shook his head. "That's not good enough. I'm gonna need a better explanation."

Louis pulled his hair in frustration. "I don't have a better explanation, okay?!"

"You're lying!" yelled Harry, narrowing his eyes. "I can see that you're lying. I just don't understand why would you lie and why wouldn't you tell me how did I ruined your life. It's klling me, you know!"

"Yes, I am lying, sue me!" Louis yelled back. "I don't want to talk with you and I certainly don't want to tell you anything, so back. The fuck. Off!"

"FINE!"

"FINE!"

And then Harry spun around, ran into Louis' bedroom ad slammed the door shut. Louis walked into the living room, furiously walking back and forth, mumbling really ugly words. He heard a loud thump from his bedroom and Harry yelling really ugly words at his phone.

Louis collapsed on the floor and rubbed his eyes, repeating the F word over and over again. Now it really was just he and Harry; no phones and no way out before they've talked things through.

Judging by their progress made so far, it seemed like Louis and Harry will never get out.