Just Give Me A Reason (Niall Horan) *On Hiatus*

Chapter Three: Old Guilt

CHAPTER 3 – Old Guilt

*NIALL*

“Molly…” Oh my god.

It’s her.

I just stood there frozen, shocked and not knowing what to do.

A million feelings ran through me. From being happy to self-conscience, but mostly I felt guilt. Looking in her eyes I could tell she was feeling the same… except instead of guilt she felt hurt, and possibly angry.

I looked over her body; taking in her appearance… she looked different.

She obviously looked different though since it’s been nearly ten years since I’ve seen her.

Her raven hair now nearly reached her waist, which was smaller. She’d lost all of her baby-fat and grown a bit taller, though I doubt she even reached 5’5. Her legs looked long and lean in her dark jeans, and her body was beautifully hour-glassed. Her face was now more defined and angular, but still had its usual softness. The one thing that stayed completely the same about her was her deep and dark green eyes. They were still as captivating as ever.

Her mouth dropped when she saw me, as did mine when I realized who it was I was now standing in front of. Even after all these years, I almost had the urge to just instinctively go and hug her, but I couldn’t do that. We’ve changed.

No, actually… I was the one who changed, and she just responded accordingly. There was no we in the change, just me. I broke my promise, and even though it seemed like a silly thing to worry about for most people, I knew it meant a lot to her. I knew how much my promise meant, yet I broke it anyways.

Remorse welled up inside as I stared at the girl who I was once so close too. At the girl who I used to share complete and utter trust with. My chest ached looking at what I had so willingly let go.

Molly and I stared at each other in silence for about ten, very long, seconds – no doubt a million thoughts running through both our minds – before someone let out an awkward cough. This caught both of our attention, causing us to turn our heads towards to the noise.

All of the boys had confused looks on their faces and Zayn was leaned in whispering something into Liam’s ear to which he just shrugged at with a confused look on his face.

“Uh… Do you two know each other?” Harry asked, seeming to be unsure if this was awkward or not. Being honest, it kind of was.

I was wracking my brain looking for how to respond to this when Molly spoke up, “No, I don’t know him.” She spoke icily. The other boys couldn’t tell, but I caught what she really meant by this and it sent me another pang of guilt, my eyes automatically dropping to the floor in shame.

Louis was about to ask us another question about how we knew each other, but he was cut off when there was a knock at the door. I inwardly sighed in relief because I don’t know what I would’ve answered if he would’ve asked.

Liam went and answered the door, pulling whoever it was into a hug. I knew when I heard the smack of a kiss that it was Danielle.

“What are you doing here? I thought you had practice?” Liam questioned, still holding onto his girlfriend’s waist.

“I did, but I hurried right over here because I couldn’t wait to see her! Where is she?” She replied, sounding excited.

I looked over to Molly who now had a huge smile on her face and was making her way over towards the door, “Dani!” she shouted.

“Molls!” Danielle said, letting go of Liam and echoing Molly’s shout and enthusiasm. They grasped each other in a tight hug, Danielle practically shaking with joy.

Physically seeing Molly smile was something I hadn’t witnessed for a very long time, so it automatically set a bit of a smile onto my face. This made me feel more even more guilt as I thought about the fact that the last times I’d seen her she had done nothing but frown.

Jesus Niall. What is wrong with you? How could you be such a jerk to someone like her? Even after all these years I could tell she was still the same kind, tender, and just simply sweet person that she used to be. She had done nothing to me except be one of the best, most caring and amazing friends I had ever had, and I managed to completely ruin that.

I didn’t know how since she’d probably never listen to me, but right at this moment I knew I had to apologize. I knew that I needed her to know exactly how sorry I was.

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I know this chapter was short... but it's probably my favourite one so far. It was really neat writing in Niall's POV and I liked showing how he felt so you all weren't left guessing and could properly understand better.

Thank you SO much for all the reads, i REALLY appreciate it! It means a lot for all of you to read it, and i do hope youre all enjoying it. :)

So the side is kind of how i picture Molly to look like, not exactly... but i though i'd give you guys and idea. :)  

Anyways, since i dont have any plans... i'm going to set a goal again for next upload. It may seem high, idk, but it would be amazing if we could get 100 reads and 10 votes on the next chapter!

So, at 100 READS and 10 VOTES i will upload chapter four... until then, i love you all! Muah!x