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after harry had stormed off to his room, the family has no choice but to finish up lunch without him. they were all still in awe over harry's outburst as the teen had never expressed such anger and annoyance to anyone before. being annoyed or upset is one thing, but that would a type of behavior harry didn't usually display. zayn is perhaps the most thrown off by it than anyone else. he and harry's bond was assumed to be the most tightest knit for father and son, therefore one would've thought harry was the least likely to lash out at him of all people.

but, with they suppose no one is truly safe when it comes to teenagers because they are truly unpredictable.

zayn pinches the bridge of his nose in distress. he isn't really sure how to go about the harry situation, but he assuredly wasn't planning on letting that behavior go unchecked. for now, as liam said, they both needed to cool down, because handling a situation where both parties are high on emotions won't end well. other matters needed to be dealt with anyways. zayn looks up when he hears a chair scrape against the floor, watching as louis gets up and discards his dish into the sink when he's done eating and exit the kitchen.

when niall gets up to presumably do the same, zayn narrows his eyes.

"where are you going?" he asks. niall looks at him in what seems to be confusion.

"um, i'm done eating." he responds. zayn shakes his head.

"nope, you can sit back down. perfect time for that chat we talked about." he says. niall huffs, taking a seat back in the chair he was in seconds ago. zayn leans back in his chair, staring at niall as he crosses his arms over his stomach. niall is looking down at the table, eyes shifting everywhere but at the two man in front of him. "gonna tell us what happened yesterday?"

"a get together with my friends gone wrong? heh." niall says sheepishly. zayn gives him a deadpan stare, and the teen sighs heavily. "okay, so i may have made a slightly negligent decision."

"slightly? niall, you had to go to the hospital." liam comments with a frown.

"because i had a panic attack." niall says matter factly.

"it doesn't matter the reason, you took drugs. and you know that's absolutely inappropriate and unacceptable. weed is one thing but ecstasy? really?" zayn says.

"it was molly."

"it doesn't matter, they're the same thing!" zayn hisses. niall nods, quieting down at the man's growing frustration. zayn sighs, unfolding his arms and leaning against the table. "look, i know your friends are the ones that put you up to it, but niall, you knew better."

"i know." niall replies, dropping his shoulders.

"i know you do, you're smarter than that, and you're not usually easily influenced. i just wanna know why you did it?" he asks, trying to be as patient as his brain would allow. niall runs a hand through his hair, shrugging with a sharp exhale of breath.

"i don't know, i said no at first. i really wasn't going to do it, i thought it was dumb. but they kept pestering me, it was annoying, so i went along with it." niall explained. liam frowns sadly in concern, but understanding.

"i get that, but just because someone is being annoying, doesn't mean you have to give in. if a suspicious van drove up to you and offered you free candy, are you gonna risk getting kidnapped because they were being persistent and annoying?"