A Lie Is A Lie (Niall Horan)

30. Greece (Part 1)

Rosie P.O.V

I'm happy for my holiday in Greece with my boyfriend. But it doesn't feel perfect. It's not going to be the same trip knowing that Nikki isn't going to be here when I get back. She didn't even come to the airport today to say goodbye. I know that our friendship, no, sisterhood, is over. I get that this has all become too much for her and i'm surprised she's stayed here this long, but hearing from her mouth that she doesn't want to be apart of my life, is the most heartbreaking news I've heard in a long time. I love her dearly, she has become an important part of my life... I just cannont believe she's leaving. As Niall went to sleep, I looked out the window, and kept remembering how Nikki broke it down to me that she's going...

Flashback

~Yesterday~

"Rosie, we need to talk," Nikki said as she entered the door. Oh dear. Nothing good ever comes from those four words. They are the worst to hear.

'We need to talk, I'm breaking up with you'

'We need to talk, I've got a girlfriend'

"We need to talk, stay away from him.'

I know that this is going to be bad news, and I don't know how I'll react when she tells me. I just need to be prepared and stay strong about it. We walked over to the couch and sat down. She even made tea and biscuits for me. Shit, this must be really bad.

"This is bad news isn't it?"

"Yeah. I'm scared to even tell you,"

"I doubt your any worse than me,"

"Look, I can't do it anymore. Lying, betraying people's trust and interferring with your life. It's broken me down to the point where I'm thinking of calling Jesse and pleading him to take me back. This has gone way too far for me. I need to go home, and live my normal life again. I need to get back and find myself and remind myself that through the roughest moments I've ever had hear, I'll be okay. But I can't keep reminding myself that it'll be okay, when I'm lying to people I trust with my lives. I can't live a lie anymore,"

Wow.

I just...I don't even know what to say. I can't demand her to do this forever. She is her own person. She is, or was, in no relation to me last year. So why should she stay here when it's not reciprocal? She's doing this without asking me to do anything for her. I just wish she could stay. Not to lie for me, just because...she's my sister.

Nikki has been the bestest friend I've ever had and always will be.

But I respect her decision. What else can I say to her, "No, you have to stay here with me forever and continue lyng to a girl who at first payed you to do this,"? I can't. She's done this from the goodness of her heart and she should, no, she will be able to walk out of this whenever she wants.

"Okay,"  I whispered, trying not to cry from the pain in my heart with her leaving.

"What?" She asked in monotone. She looked just stunned.

 I shooked my head and smiled weakly.

"Your fine with this?" She asked. Truly, I will be. I'm not saying I need her, but I want her to stay. She is just...an amazing friend and it's like she's a tattoo on my body, it will always be there.