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32 : Dead or Alive

"Wait...I'll also come." I said, getting down from the kitchen slab and followed him to the room. Louis was still on bed under the blanket.

"Louis? What is it?" Niall asked, lifting up the blanket. Louis pulled down the blanket and said "I called up father. He said we can meet him today at two. Tell the others to come here by then."

"Okay." Niall said. "But, why are you under your blanket?"

"Just like that." He said.

"Are you afraid or something? We're all here." I said.

"No...I'm fine." He said from under the blanket.

"Well...breakfast will be ready in about ten minutes from now." I said, eyeing at Niall and continued "Don't you need to get your car from where you parked it last night?"

"Oh yeah." He said, finally lifting his blanket off him. His hair was so messy. He sat up and started rubbing his eyes.

"I'll go make breakfast then." I said, walking back to the kitchen. Niall seemed to be following me, but I turned and said "You stay here with him. He might need something."

"Fine." He said, unwillingly.

Just then, the doorbell rang. I went to see who it was . It was Liam and Harry. Liam was holding a backpack.

"What's in that?" I asked.

"Louis' clothes." He said, giving it to me. "Did he act weird...or anything like that?"

"Nothing yet." I said. "How did you manage to get them? And, what did you tell his mom?"

"We didn't tell her anything. We just went to speak to her early this morning. She was a little worried though. " Liam said. "While Harry was speaking with her, I slowly sneaked into his room and grabbed some of his stuffs."

"She will believe this. He can tell that he had already taken all this with him last night when he came here." Harry said.

"Oh. And tell him that Sheldon and the others in the team are having practice today evening at five at the ground near his house." Harry said.

"Who's house?" I asked.

"Sheldon's. Louis knows it." He said.

"Okay." I said. "Oh. And, we'll have to meet father at two today. Will you all-..."

"Yeah we'll come here and go together." Harry said.

"How's Zayn?" I asked.

"Still the same." He said. "I don't think they'll ever come back together."

"I used to be jealous of their relationship. They were going along so well. And then...uh, I feel sad for them." Liam said.

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I went back to the room. Louis was about to enter the shower, but just then,  I handed him the backpack Liam gave me. He opened it, took out his towel and other necessities.

"They must have sneaked into my room." He said.

Louis took a shower, had his breakfast quickly and went to get his car from where he had parked it. I went along with him because he said he didn't feel safe to go on his own.

When we came back, I told Louis about the football practice today evening near Sheldon's place. But, he heard it only partially I guess. He was busy looking for something in his backpack. "Wonder what all he must have packed." He then took out a bible from his backpack.