A Version Of Us

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I don't say a word
But still, you take my breath and steal the things I know
There you go, saving me from out of the cold

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Claire Devoni is the daughter of Miles Devoni and Clarissa Devoni

Their only child, Miles absolutely adored her. Her mother loved her but not as much we her father

While all of Miles's friends kept hoping for sons, and kept wanting sons

Miles was happy with his little girl, he'd sit her on his shoulders and read to her every night

He wanted her to have the best life possible

So that's why, when Brian Malik came to him with an offer. He didn't refuse it

Zayn Malik was a boy with everything, and he could give whoever he likes anything

They introduced them, they talked, as kids do.

But Zayn didn't seem the least bit interested

Miles brought Claire over whenever he saw she was free, from piano lessons, etiquette lessons, and every other lesson she wished for

Yet no advances, but Miles played into her head

You have to marry Zayn

He'd whisper into her ear every time she'd be doing something to the point that it slipped into her head

At the age of 13, she was sure she'd marry her friend some day.... Even though he didn't see her as a friend

Yet at 14, Miles and Brian ruined everything.

At 14, Claire refused to see her father anymore

She hated everything to do with him, she refused to even make eye contact with him

And it shredded him. He got angry quicker

His little girl was no longer little, and she absolutely hated him

At 15, Claire reached to the point that she missed a lot of school just to ignore her father

Her mother put her into homeschool which she did in her room

And as soon as Claire could, she moved out and cut her father off

During university, she got a part-time job, she always gave excuses to her mother why she couldn't come to family events.

She escaped from her father's clutches, yet she never forgot the honey eyed Zayn

Yet she never tried to contact him either

But she'd find him someday.... Or he found her

She'd collapse into his arms and he'd hold her, she's apologise and he would too, she'd hold onto him and close her eyes

He was no longer the angry little boy, and she was no longer the happy little girl

Their addictions, their issues, Brian and Miles all came in the way

Claire expected Zayn to hate her, she expected Zayn to never want to see her

But Zayn held onto her hand one night, they were sitting and he fell asleep with his head on her shoulder

She smiled, and swore to always be there for him

She held him up the night, and he has held her up every time she needed him to since.