Just A Personal Assistant

twenty four - a frozen moment

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etter Place - Rachel Platten

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She knew she loved him when 'home' went from being a place to a person - E. Leventhal
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Louis woke up at an empty bed, he grabbed his phone and took a look at the time. 7:30 am. He groaned, realizing that him and Harry over slept the party. Which led him to the thought of Harry.

Where is Harry?

He gently got up, avoiding any discomfort, but hissed as he applied pressure on his fractured ankle. He went out of the room, clutching his crutches. He quickly turned to the left and noticed Harry preparing breakfast. Louis walked over to the counter and discreetly set his crutches down since Harry appeared to be using earphones. He then hopped towards Harry with his right leg. He then slid his arms around Harry's torso before turning his head sideways and pushing his cheeks into Harry's back. He also put one of Harry's earphones in his ears and listened to a song by The Fray. Harry just smiled since he recognized Louis based on his height and tiny hands.

"Hiya, hedgehog" Harry said flipping a pancake,

"That nickname's staying? Huh curly?" Louis replied trying to hide a fond smile from his lips,

"Of course" Harry said as he scooped the pancake out of the pan and into the last plate, "How are you holding up? Does anything hurt?"

"My head hurts a bit, so does my ankle"

"I'm getting you your painkillers" Harry said as he walked over a cabinet filled with Louis' prescriptions,

"I don't need one"

"Yes, you do" Harry handed him a glass of water and a tablet of blank,

"Thank you" Louis replied shyly as he drank the tablet then the water,

"No worries, love".

Harry just finished cooking the last pancake when Niall came out their rooms. "Do I smell pancakes with chocolate chips?" Niall entered the kitchen , rubbing his eyes, Harry just nodded smiling playfully for a reply. "Thank the Lord for bringing Harry to us! I've been craving this for months!" Niall exclaimed as he grabbed his plate and sat down the sofa.

Minutes later, Liam also set foot on the kitchen. He muttered a small 'g morning' before seating down the counter's stool and grabbing his own plate of pancakes. Louis noticed his puffy eyes and the dark circles under it. "You alright?" Louis asked quietly, " I'm fine" Liam replied before yawning,

"You sure?"

"Just drop it" Liam replied as he stood up and entered his room.

Louis and the others were left dumbstruck after what happened. Niall gave Louis a questioning look.

"I asked him what's wrong and he just snapped" Louis explained, "what's wrong with him?" he directed to Niall,

"I don't know. He started acting like this since the day we first visited the hospital. He was like a grumpy cat every day. He's even much more worse than when I'm hungry. I think it's about that Zen guy" Niall shoved a pancake inside his mouth and continued, "Every night" munch "when you guys were at the" munch "hospital. I heard him saying things like 'Zen, I'm so sorry' over and over in his sleep" munch "You know since the walls here are thin. So I went to his room and I saw him crying but his eyes were closed and he kept shaking and kept repeating the words 'Zen I'm sorry' over and over. Then I woke him up and he just cried. Then I remember that one time when we arrived here the first time that he kept crying at night and it was like that again this past few weeks. When I ask him if that was about Zen. He just snaps and tells me to leave" Niall finished his plate after his whole explanation,