Him

01. The meeting.

From one encounter another life could be born

Louis was cleaning a glass while trying to avoid the weird drunk man that was sitting on the stool in front of him.

"Wot is ya name ?" the guy was wasted.

"Louis," he answered sternly.

"Wow ya no' in the mood"

"Nope." He looked at the clock on the wall behind the guy. "Now I'm going to head out to smoke. When I come back you'll be gone". He put the now extra clean glass on the shelf with the others, thrown the damp cloth in the sink.   

"'M goin' to miss youuu!!" the man shouted.

"Well, I don't care," And with that Louis opened the "staff only" door and grabbed his cigarette pack and his phone from his bag then disappeared into the alley behind the building.

He took his black lighter and a cigarette out, place them between his lips while lighting it. He then put the lighter back in his pocket. He took a large drag of the cigarette before taking it out. The hand that wasn't holding the cigarette, was holding his phone.

He unlocked it, and mindlessly went through his applications, searching for Spotify. He played his playlist. The first title that came up was "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. He put his phone back into his pocket and focused his mind on the white smoke that was coming out of the white stick at the end of his hand.

He let it invade his lungs. He let it relax him.

It's been a long time since he hasn't been calm. In general, his life wasn't calm, but since he was forced to move to London 6 months ago, his life has been a crazy mess. He ran away from his past, from his family, his friends. He wanted to be independent and finally be himself.

He was now living with his two bestfriends, Liam and Niall. When they arrived in the big city, far from Doncaster, they took a flat together, nothing big, just enough room for each of them. Then they all found a job to pay the bills.

If you were listening to Liam or Niall, they were living the best of life. But Louis was still searching for his happiness.

Liam was Louis' childhood friend. They grew up practically in the same house. Liam has always been here for Louis, so when he needed to go away from his family, Liam didn't hesitate a second before packing his bag and following him. He is a very wise and smart guy, but not a uni guy. Liam had always dreamed of becoming a tattoo artist. When they moved, he found a job in a tattoo parlor. Since then, he was the happiest guy on earth. Moreover, he has a nice face, nice body. Boys and girls over him all the time, but he is of the romantic kind. Louis always made fun of him for being a virgin till 20 years old, but he secretly admires him.

The two best friends met Niall in middle school. He was the new weird little Irish kid that moved in Donny because of his cheating dad. No kid wanted to talk with him, and during his first month at school, he was bullied by others. One day Louis and Liam were hanging behind the school building when they heard someone screaming. It was Niall. Liam ran to the kids that were shit-talking at him, while Louis kneeled in front of him to see if he was hurt. They ended up ditching school and getting to know this little blond and funny bud that was going to become their bestfriend. Niall is a free man, doesn't give a fuck about anything, and only doing what he likes. When Louis called him to tell him they were moving, he hopped in his car and joined them in this crazy adventure.

Louis always thought he has the best of friends that he could never have. But he wasn't the happiest that he could be. He felt like something has been missing in his life. Running in London to hide from his past and to realize his dream was supposed to help him get away from this constant numb state he was in. But no. He still has this feeling when he wakes up, that something isn't there. He was happy. Especially right now. Smocking a cheap brand cig during his break, in the back of a shit bar where he only works to gain enough money for his dream.