In The Basement (on hold)

Chapter 7

Chapter 7:

Janie's POV:

"I can't do this."

It was all too much. My parents, the boys, the plane. I couldn't do it. My eyes filled with tears.

"Shh shhh shh.... Yes you can, love." Zayn helped me out of the car and hugged me tight. He was right. This was silly. I was being stupid and selfish, again. Harry hugged me and walked me into the airport, rubbing my back.

"Wait, what time is the flight?" I asked Harry.

"8:30, why?" He replied. I checked my watch. It was 7:03.

"You guys haven't eaten properly in a year, we are going to get some food. We have time." I steered them all into the nearest airport restaurant called. "Daddy's Diner". It looked a bit shifty but the food sounded delicious. It wasn't until I began eating that I realized how hungry I was. I looked around the table at the boys. They were all eating like they had never eaten before but I understood why. They did however, get weird looks from everyone else in the diner. It must've felt weird to not be recognized as One Direction. I felt horrible.

After eating dessert, we headed to our flight. I began to get nervous.

Zayn's POV:

Harry kept giving me strange looks and I couldn't figure out why. It was bothering me because we were pretty close and I didn't even want to think about losing his friendship.

After we ate dinner, the best meal I'd had in a long time, I walked with Janie to our flight. Suddenly she stopped and grabbed my hand. I turned to her, frowning. She shook her head, silently pleading for my help. One look in her eyes said it all, she was scared.

I leaned towards her and whispered, "What's wrong love?"

"I can't do it. I can't get on the plane. I've never been on a plane. My aunt... she..." She trailed off, her eyes brimming with tears.

"What happened to your aunt love? You can tell me. You can trust me." I guided her towards an area of chairs and sat her down. "Hold on a moment." I said, turning towards the lads. They all looked understanding except Harry. He was looking at me like I had done something wrong. I just didn't understand. What did I do? He was confusing me. "Now, do you want to tell me what happened love?"

"It was when I was about eleven. I had always been really close with my aunt. In some ways I was closer to her than my mom. I was in my schools concert and she was going to fly over to see me." She paused, taking a deep breath. A tear slid down her cheek, followed by another one. "Sorry, it's really hard for me to talk about. She was supposed to come for lunch and then the concert. I waited and waited and waited for her to show up at the restaurant but she never did. Eventually I had to call my parents to pick me up. I didn't want to do the concert because I was so worried about her. She hadn't called, texted, or tried to get ahold of us." She paused again. Wiping her tears that were streaming down her face. She was full on crying now. "Sorry. The concert flew by because I was so worried but after the concert I called my aunt. There was no answer. It didn't even ring. Why would she completely ignore me? I didn't understand." She began to sob, her words barely audible.

"It's okay love. Take your time. I'm here for you." I held her hand in mine and looked right into her eyes.

"Thanks. Sorry. When we got home, I turned on the news. It was her. Her plane had been overthrown. They crashed it into a lake. The entire plane exploded. There were no survivors." She was bawling. I engulfed her in a hug. I felt terrible. "I'm so afraid of getting on the plane and dying. I'm so afraid I will lose everything in my life like her. I don't want to die." She was shaking but I did my best to calm her down.

"I won't let anyone hurt you. You saved us, now I owe it to you to save you. I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. I wish I could've done something to stop it." I lifted her head so I was looking directly into her eyes. "You've got to be strong. Your aunt wouldn't want you to live in fear of her fate. She would want you to learn from her. She would want you to get on this plane. If that shows you anything, realize that anything could happen. You need to take risks and live like everyday is your last day. Because it could be." She smiled. "Love, be strong, get on the plane. Do it for her."

"Your right. Zayn, how was I so lucky to find you?" She smiled and squeezed my hand.

"Janie, the real question is how was I so lucky for you to find me?" I smiled back at her and we both laughed. "Now lets go. We've got a plane to catch."

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This I think is my longest chapter so far! Yay! Did you like it?

Sorry it took me so long to update but school is so demanding so it takes up all my bleeping free time!

So this chapter got a little intense. What do you think about Janie's aunt? I got all sad writing that part. Does Zayn like Janie? Will Harry tell Zayn what he's feeling or ruin their friendship? Will Janie ever stop crying? Seriously she cries in every chapter I really need to work on that.

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