Once in a lifetime

Chapter 59 Floating

Zayn didn't get back to him after the texts. Harry was almost happy about it; he had been a petty motherfucker and he was absolutely ashamed of himself. He had managed to write so many...things, whatever they would be, poems, songs without music, letters. He liked giving them titles, titles that matched the sentiment and his mood. Falling, Cherry which he took the texts he sent and made them a lyric, and the name was because on those fucking pictures, as much as he hated seeing them, he couldn't unsee Zayn's lips, red as a cherry. He wrote one when having lunch, so he thought the irony would be fun and called it From the dining table. Two Ghosts, referencing Marianne in the first line, saying she looked the same and yet, they were not the same. He printed a copy of the book he gave Zayn for their first anniversary and was writing them all there. He vaguely wondered if Zayn was using the original one, drawing him, them, or was so happy with Alejandro to even think about them.

By the end of February, they lost Marianne. She had been inconstantly well, but lately her health just declined. Maddie was such a brave little girl that she said she was ready for it, that she knew her mom would stop suffering and that she will miss her awfully, but now she would be able to rest with the other angels. Zayn called, requesting to talk to her directly, avoiding Harry. When the call ended, she went to Harry and asked him to pick her up. He did so and hugged her tight.

"What happened, princess?" Maddie shook her head no, as to say nothing.

"I just love him. Can he come now live with us? Or can we go to him?" She cried. She cried for Zayn, for not been with him. Harry smiled fondly. Obviously, Zayn Malik stealing Styles' hearts since always.

"Do you want to go there? What about school? Your friends here?" Marianne's parents had passed when Maddie turned five, Harry learnt. She literally had just him, his family and Zayn.

"I don't mind. I prefer to be with you and Zen. There are kids there too, right? I make new friends, but there is only one Zen. Plus, he is sad, you are sad, and I am sad. If we are together, we won't be sad."

"How about we wait until easter break to go there? It's in about a month. I'll find out what we need to have you ready for school there. Sounds good? Maddie immediately perked up.

"Yes! Yes, it sounds great! Thank you, daddy. Can I tell Zen?

"Why don't we leave it as a surprise? It'll be more fun, don't you think? She nodded briskly, agreeing.

Maddie was truly excited, moving to the US to be with Zayn. She spoke with Mama Anne, before her mom passed, because she was extremely concerned. She saw her daddy was trying to make her happy moving in with them, but she knew he didn't love her mom like he loved Zayn. She loved Zayn too. He was super cool, he drew, he had coloured hair, and he had a lot of what she now knew were called tattoos. She could have two daddies and it would be fine, it will be her family. It will be fine because they all would be happy to be together. Mama Anne explained that to her, and Maddie wished someone would've said that when she met Zayn the first time. She wanted to have a mom and a dad, but having two dads was nice too, her friend Sophia had two dads and she was always the one with the best hair styles and costumes at school parties. Zayn would give her the best hair styles now, she just knew.

One week before easter break, she started packing. She had to be careful and not forget anything. Harry walked into her room, because she had been quiet for too long and the last time she did that, she almost dyed her hair green, saying she wanted to look like Zen. Harry smiled when saw her and asked what was she doing.

"Daddy, a girl needs to be prepared. I need all my plushies, I need my favourite PJS, and I need my makeup and nail polish. I'm sure Zen will know how to do cool make up, so I need to bring it." Harry almost snorted, because it was more probable for him to do make up than Zayn, but he didn't want to burst his little girl's bubble. He was thinking what to reply to her when his phone rang. He looked at his phone, startled to see Liam's name. Harry was the one usually doing the calling.