Accused-Niall Horan fanfic (and 1d)

CHAPTER 24: SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS:

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NIALL POV:
Lisa senses the tension within us. So does Liam. So he quickly separates me and y/n, so that no dramatic element can actually happen. We all take on roles. David and  Zayn are going through the video recordings and arranging it in order, whereas Lisa, and Louis are making another Timeline with the clues given. Harry is shucking all the Bobby pins on the board.

And I. Yet again, I have nothing to do but sit and stare and think about y/n. Yes, I seriously did something wrong. I shouldn't have tried to unfurl the past. When she wants to keep it a secret, I shouldn't have interfered. I'm deep in thought when I suddenly hear Lisa say something.

I look up, to see everyone nodding. 'What's up?' I ask, now getting up from the chair. 'Lisa said she's going to get the cupboard keys to remove the rest of the files.' Zayn says, giving me a small smile. I mirror him. 'Could you help me till then?' He further asks, now making me reason out why he smiled.

'How bout a yes, and how bout you treat me later for it?' I say, giving a grin. Liam nudges me in the elbow. 'You know you are officially part of the case, and we are helping you?'

'Yeah mate! You should be treating us!' Harry whines like a child. No wonder he's the youngest member of the band. 'No way! I'm not treating you!' I say, giggling.

'Yeah, to be precise, y/n should be treating us.' Louis says, now busy with his work.
Pin drop silence. Everyone looks at me. My color must have faded off from me, and the tension starts again. God, I hate it.

Louis looks up now, considering our silence. He quickly realizes and regrets saying it.

'Cut it.' I say raspy. 'Cut what?' Zayn asks.
'Quit staring at me.'

'Oh' is all he says and everyone goes back to work. Still silence. An uncomfortable one.

David doesn't even care.
Just then Lisa enters. (Thank god)
But her expression gets me worried.

'What is wrong?' I ask, stacking the papers, helping Zayn. 'You look worried.'

'Y/n...' she whispers. Now she's the center of attention. 'Y/n? What's up with her?' Louis asks, carefully eyeing.
'Call y/n right now.' Her whisper is now an instruction. She says it so sternly that my ears prick.
And then it shoots me. I have to call her, because officially no one else is allowed in the room. Lisa won't go herself, I believe ,and David doesn't care.

I nod and rush out. It's a good thing in a way because I can take things off me. But as I arrive there, I can see her engrossed in something. Maybe notes. And yes, she doesn't look up at all. One strand of hair is loose and my hands ache to pull it back.
Her lips are parted, and she is thoroughly analyzing the notes. This means, that Jessie really was important.

I decide to stop there and call out her name, but she collides onto me. 'Watch where you go.' She mumbles, now nibbling on the Perri Cardin.
I say nothing. She then looks up at me. Her expression falters. She now looks terrified. She quickly moves away, and for some big sense of mine, I hold her wrist. Not meaning to hurt her though.

She raises a brow in a questioning look. 'Lisa is calling you' I mange to blurt out. I want to say more, like 'y/n I'm soo bloody sorry, can we get back and other things but when it comes to this, my brain says a stringing 'no'.

Not the Time, I quietly remind myself.

She nods,and let's go of my hand running to Lisa. I'm greeted by Mayne. She gives me a staunch look. 'So, I'm guessing you failed to find out anything about her past. Or more like, she caught you doing it.'
My hands want to choke her. She actually started this curiosity. She used me as her puppet.