Sign Of The Times (1D fanfiction)

Chapter 12 : A Public Divorce

It was the March of 25th, in 2015. I woke up early today and went out for a walk in the park. I put on my regular shirt and track pants, brushed my teeth, tied my sneakers and went out. The park was especially good looking today. All the cherry blossom trees were in full bloom today. The whole pathway was filled with pink and white cherry blossoms. There were kids running around, dog owners having a hard time controlling their happy little dogs, and everything was just super nice. I spotted my neighbour Alice, who was the same age as me. She was standing near the lamp post and sobbing. I went up to her and asked, "Hey Alice, what's up?" "Oh hey Ava! Haven't you heard? The boys of One Direction had a huge argument. We are not sure if this will last very long. Look, they are all over the internet. If this is like the Beatles case, maybe they'll break up." And she was right. I opened the new tweets in Twitter, all of them were about One Direction. Their manager Paul Higgins (my uncle) was looking dead serious and handling the press, "We are not sure. Nothing is official yet. We don't know what's up with the boys, and we can't confirm anything right now." Alice kept on sobbing. I patted her and said, "It's gonna be alright. Don't worry."

I left the park. I didn't know what to say... Or rather, what to think. I was still good friends with the other boys. Zayn was still like my brother. The only one who I messed up with was Harry. Anyways, what can I do if they break the band? Nothing lasts forever. But deep down, I knew I was sad. Atleast for Zayn, because I knew bro was gonna be depressed now. It is a part of a musician's career, I tried to calm myself by saying that.

That evening, I was sitting in my sofa and munching on some popcorn. I turned on the television and I heard the news, which I was sure, would now break the world into two. The news reporter said, "Breaking news! Pop band One Direction's memeber Zayn Malik confirms his leave from the band. Malik said to BBC that he is tired of all the stress he had been recieving from the band lately and that he wants to take a break. From that very moment, social medial apps have been filled with sad fans who are requesting him not to leave the band. But 22 years old Zayn Malik, seems rather persistent to his decision. What will happen next? Keep on watching BBC News to know."

I switched off the television and stopped munching my popcorn. This was some real sad news. I decided to call up Zayn, but stopped when I thought he should be given space right now. Instead, I dialled up Zayn's sister. She picked up the call. "Hey, this is Ava. How is Zayn doing?" "Yeah, as you know, he locked himself in his room. I guess he is crying. He isn't letting anyone in yet. Thank you for not calling him directly. Looks like poor guy is irritated from all the phone calls and messages and tweets he has been getting. I don't think he will recover very fast." "Okay, but what's up with the other boys? Will they break up?" "I don't know. But high chance they will. All of them needs a break, you know? Harry is also sad. He broke up with his girlfriend Erin Foster." "Hm, okay. Bye, I'll catch up with you some time later."

I was now even more sad. I don't know about the other boys, but Zayn doesn't deserve the hate he was getting. Bro is the most amazing person among the rest of them. He deserves all the respect in this world, that's all I know about One Direction.

The next day, I woke up when my phone rang. I was surprised when I saw that it was from Zayn. Why so early in the morning? I picked it up. Zayn's voice was cracking, as if he was crying. "Hey Ava! This is Zayn. Haven't spoken to you for a while. How are you doing, sister?" "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm so sad to hear what just happened, bro. But don't let them let you down. Have faith in yourself. I believe in you. You still have hope. Don't underestimate your vocal talents, bro. Go ahead. You can do much more than 'Best Song Ever'. I believe in you, bro. You don't need the other boys to prove your talent. You have yourself, and you have your lovely fans." "Thank you Ava. I knew I would find some motivation if I would call you. You really are my bestest sister."