Choices (Narry) **EDITING**

Chapter Twenty Four: Exposed

"Alright boys," I clap, grabbing everyone's attention from their dinners, "There's a reason that I called you all over."

Zayn, Liam, and Louis had all gotten back from their Christmas vacations over the past two days, so Harry and I decided that it is time to tell them all about Styles Enterprise.

"And here I was, thinking you made a nice dinner because you missed us," Louis rolls his eyes.

"Hey. I didn't slave over the stove all day to make this dinner just to see you guys," I smile.

"You didn't even make this. Harry did," Liam points out, shoving a bite of chicken into his mouth.

"I supervised," I cross my arms over my chest.

"Sure you did," Harry jokes.

The boys laugh and I smile sheepishly. He's right. I mostly tried to distract Harry with kisses and simple touches. I even snuck in a few pinches to his bum, feeling a bit cheeky.

"Anyway," I start, sending Harry a playful glare, "We have something to tell you."

Louis gasps, "Oh my gosh! Congratulations you two! I knew they would do the deed when we were gone! Zayn, I believe you owe me ten bucks."

My mouth is open in shock and my face is as red as a tomato. I can't even look at Harry right now.

"What?" I sputter, "No. That's not what I was going to tell you. Why would I even tell you at all?" I ask in disbelief.

"Oh," Louis looks bashful, "So you guys didn't..." he trails off, pointing between Harry and I.

"No," I tell him sternly.

"But you will tell us when that happens right? Because there's kind of more than one bet going on right now." He looks hopeful.

"Lou, just shut up bro," Zayn smacks him on the back of his head.

"Yeah Lou, seriously," I shake my head and take a breath before continuing, "Actually I guess I should've said that Harry has something to tell you guys."

"What is it mate?" Liam asks, as all of the boys turn their attention to Harry.

Harry finishes chewing before he responds, "Well...I don't know how to tell you guys this, but Styles Enterprise is up to no good."

"Uh...you might want to elaborate just a bit more mate, you sound like a loon," Louis says, taking a bite of food off of his fork.

"Louis," I snap at him.

"It's fine Ni," Harry reassures me before turning back to the three boys in front of him, "My mother is trying to screw everyone over. She's manipulating the pills. She's killing off the people that she thinks aren't fit."

Zayn, Liam, and Louis stare at Harry in shock. Their mouths are open and they seem to be frozen.

"I don't...we don't understand," Liam says, "...How?"

"She's had millions of copies of blue pills made and the outcomes are one of two options. Either they become homeless - which the chances of the homeless dying out are a lot - or you die in some other way. Whether it be suicide, murder, jail, or you know... anything else that ends in death," Harry explains.

"How do you know this?" Liam asks him.

"I listened in on a phone call that she had when I was a bit younger."

"And you believe that she is still doing this?" Zayn speaks up.

"Pretty sure. I mean, if it's working then why stop?" Harry answers.

"Then why does she keep hiring people and paying us to do nothing?" Louis asks.

"You guys still make pills for people who 'deserve' them, let's say. Just not everyone gets them," Harry tells the boys.

They seem deep in thought, mulling this news over.

"But what if they don't choose the blue pill?" Zayn finally asks.

"That's the thing. They don't have a choice. Once they go in the room, the only pill that's there is the blue pill."

"I don't believe this," Liam mutters, putting his face in his hands.

"I know it's hard to understand-"

Liam cuts him off, standing up from his chair, "Hard to understand? You do realize how crazy you sound right now? How do you even know all this shit?"

"Because it happened to me."

Liam collapses back into his seat. Silence fills the room once again.

This time it's Louis who breaks the silence, "You mean she tried to kill you? Her own son?" he asks in disbelief.

"Well if you want to put it that way, then yes. I'm not really sure why she gave me the pill to make me homeless instead of some other fate..." Harry trails off, "But that's not important."

It was important to me. Knowing that she tried to do this to Harry makes me hate her so much more. I don't realize that I'm holding my fork in a white-knuckled grip until Harry gently places his hand over mine. I relax slightly and send him a smile.

I really admire how Harry doesn't seem to let it get to him, but I know that deep down it bothers him. I'll have to ask him later about it.

"That is so fucked up," Louis says quietly. Everyone nods in agreement.

"I want to quit immediately," Liam says, his voice full of disgust.

"No, you can't," Harry tells them.

"What? Why?" Zayn asks.

"We need you guys on the inside," I tell them.

"What the hell are you guys trying to do?" Louis asks.

"We have to stop this," Harry says.

"No way. This could end very very badly," Liam points out.

"Please. You guys know what she's doing is wrong. We have to stop this and this is the only way," I beg.

"I don't know Ni...this is dangerous," Zayn tells me gently.

"So let's say this works," Louis says, cutting off my response, "What happends then? The whole company goes down and all we've ever known for hundreds of years is wiped out. It'll be a massacre."

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it," Harry says, "But right now we need your help."

"I'm in. Just tell us what to do, boss man," Louis mock salutes.

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A/N: Just a short update for you guys :))))