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37 : Talent

I didn't know where to look for them. Maybe he was in the library? No, why would he shut his mouth and run to the library? The toilet perhaps?

My guess was right. I ran up to the first floor toilet, outside where we found the last bloody message, and found Zayn standing against the outside wall, exhausted. Louis was trying to help him out, but Zayn kept refusing.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"He...threw up." Louis said. "Zayn, we need to get you to the clinic."

"I'm fine. Leave me alone." He complained, pushing Louis away. I and Louis didn't wait there anymore. We literally dragged him to the clinic. He refused to come at first. He kept pushing us away, but Louis seized his arms.

We were telling the nurse what had happened. I told her that he looked dull since morning. Zayn looked irritated the whole time.

"Do you want something?" I asked.

"NOTHING. JUST LEAVE ME-..." He started, but covered his mouth and ran out of the room.

"Not again." Louis said, and ran behind him.

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I, Elsa and Harry came out after our physics practical exam.

"I thought I messed up the circuit at first. It's too tricky." Harry said.

"The parallel and the series connection, isn't it?" Elsa asked.

"Yea. I always messed it up even in college." Harry said. "What's the matter Audrey?"

"Something's not right." I said. "I feel...something, or someone is in some sort of trouble."

"Let's go Audrey. The others must have finished." Elsa said. "Audrey?"

I was walking past the chemistry lab next to the physics lab. I peeped into the lab to see if anyone was there. Professor Gibbs was arranging a bundle of answer sheets.

"Um...professor? Have you seen-..." I started, but he interrupted saying "Yea. Zayn finished first. Louis didn't attend his exam because he ran after Zayn when he came. And then Niall finished immediately, and ran after them. Liam and Lisa went later."

"What happened to Zayn?" Harry asked, shocked.

"I don't know." He said, and continued with his paperwork.

"I knew it. Something was wrong." I said, joining the others.

"Where do we look out for them?" Harry asked.

"I'm guessing...the clinic?" I said.

"Oh no." Elsa said. She was worried. We ran up to the clinic on the third floor. Liam, Lisa, Niall and Louis were standing outside the clinic. Louis' was sitting on a chair with his head down, and hands covering his face.

"Where's Zayn?" Elsa asked immediately. "What happened?"

"He's inside." Liam said.

"What's wrong with you Louis?" I asked. He didn't reply. He just got up and walked away.

"What's up with him now?" Harry asked.

"It's...because of Zayn. He didn't like it when Louis helped him. " Niall said. "Because he went to help Zayn, he missed his exam today."

"Oh geez." Harry said. "Will he be able to attend it some other day? Probably on Friday when we have ours?"

"I don't think that's possible." I said. "We need to talk to Zayn first. Why is he doing this?"