Risky Love [Niall Horan X Reader]

chapter 8

me and niall bounce off eachother with random facts for about 2 hours after that. it was nice. i got to see a side of him i've never seen before, and it almost made me, nostalgic? like catching up with an old friend who you grew up with. i learned that him and his friend group of 4 have all been best friends since grade school, and they've always taken a liking to music. he can play the guitar really well, and he's amazing at singing. he actually sang a little bit of a song they've been working on, and it's actually pretty good.

i told him about my mom and how i've never really been close with anyone since she passed. sure i've had friends here and there but none i really could consider best friends. he seemed genuinely sympathetic for me, and it was a nice feeling.

after he left my room i decided to begin packing my things once again. luckily for me, most of my stuff is still in boxes from our first move. i come across one of niall's shirts that must have got mixed up with mine and decided to return it.

"hey niall, i think your shirt got left with my-" i enter his room and my eyes immediately meet with a girl.

"oh sorry, i didn't meet to interrupt." i say as his girl "friend" shoots me a rude glare.

"no you're good, just toss it to me" niall replies and i throw his shirt to him and close his door on the way out.

i didn't even hear her come in, which is weird since i always hear when people walk upstairs. no emotions flush through me, that encounter left me empty, almost drained even though i saw her for a second. he really met someone huh?

i return to packing and try to forget that ever happened. occasional laughter will deep through his walls into mine. once i'm done packing for the night, i climb into bed and start the nightly routine of scrolling through every social media imaginable until i drift to sleep.

i log onto instagram and see a new follow in my notifications

harrystyles18 started following you

i click on his profile but there's no posts, people from my school follow him so i decide to follow back. then it hits me. the boy i briefly talked to the other day said his name was harry, is he the same one?