Missing (Ziam)

Prolouge

Liam was pushing Zayn on the swing as they were both giggling at childish jokes. The sun was shining and the temperature was not too hot, but not too cold. It was a perfect day.

"What's a cow's favorite activity?" Liam asks through giggles.

"What?" Zayn starts to giggle too. Liam's laugh was contagious.

They have been best friends ever since they were babies. They're parents were best friends so that carried onto them. Now they're five years old and inseparable.

"Going to the mooovies" Liam says and they both break out into fits of laughter. Zayn almost falls off of the swing from laughing too hard but regains his composure because he doesn't want to fall to the ground.

Both of they're moms were sitting on a bench on the other side of the playground. They couldn't really see the kids through the equipment, but they could hear the loud laughter.

"I love you Zaynie" Liam says as he pushes Zayn on the swing.

"I love you too Leeyum" Zayn says with a huge smile.

Liam pushes Zayn for a few minutes in silence until a woman approaches Liam and taps his shoulder.

"Hello. My dog ran off into the woods and I was wondering if you could help me find her" The woman says to Liam who's stopped pushing Zayn. She had long blonde hair and a kind smile.

"I don't know. My mummy said I shouldn't talk to strangers" Liam says back.

"I'm your mum's friend Hannah. It will only take a few minutes. Please help me" She pleads.

Zayn's swinging stopped so now he was just sitting on the swing observing the woman. He was weary of the woman and could feel that there was something off about her, but he stayed quiet.

"Okay" Liam says, then turns to Zayn and says "I'll be right back Z"

Liam kisses Zayn's cheek before walking off with the woman. Zayn felt a pit in his stomach because he couldn't help but feel like something bad was going to happen.

Zayn hears a fire truck go by and it instantly reminds him of Liam. Whenever he was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, Liam would always say he wants to be a fireman.

Zayn starts to swing on his own for about half an hour before he sees his mum and Liam's mum walking over.

"Hey sweetie, ready to go? The sun is about to set" Zayn's mom says. As she helps him down from the swing. Zayn shakes his head because he wants to wait for Liam.

"Zayn, where is Liam?" Liam's mom Karen asks.

Zayn points towards the woods that wasn't too far away from the playground.

"What is he doing in there?" she asks with a worried face.

"A lady asked him if he could help find her dog" Zayn says also growing more worried from Karen's face.

"How long ago was that?" Karen asks quickly. All of the possibilities of what happened to Liam are running through her head. He really could be helping a lady find her dog or he could be dead on the ground with a stab wound.