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It'd been a really long day for the boys. All they really wanted was to go back to the hotel and sleep.

"Are you guys hungry? Because I'm pretty hungry." Niall asked looking at the others.

"Niall, you're always hungry," Louis remarked. He meant to joke around with the boy but he just sounded irritated.

"You're not wrong, sorry but I am," he argued back.

"Let's just grab something on the way, I'm too tired to try and cook anything." Liam added.

The boys argued back and forth for a minute before picking a restaurant they all liked.

"Should we go through the drive-thru?" Harry asked as they pulled up.

"Why not," Liam answered and they gave their orders. After paying they picked up the food and hurried back to the hotel.

"Do you want to take the lift?" Harry asked while he held the door for his bandmates.

"Oh yeah, sorry Ni, I forgot. We can take the stairs..." Harry said nervously. It was pretty well known amongst the boys that Niall had claustrophobia.

"It's fine, I'm too tired to take the stairs and it'll only be a little while." Niall agreed taking a deep breath as they all boarded the lift.

The ride went smoothly until they heard some weird noises and the lights flickered off.

"What's going on?" Zayn asked confused.

"The lift seems to have stopped." Harry said looking around.

They pressed the call button, hoping someone would answer.

"Our lifts broken," Liam announced.

"Yep, all of them are down right now, we're getting someone on it. Unfortunately someone on the other lift has a medical problem, so we're getting them out first. Is there anything we should know?" The worker asked.

"Yeah, um, I'm afraid my friend here has claustrophobia and I don't know how long we'll make it in here with him." Liam added worriedly.

"I see, we'll try our best and keep you posted. Sorry about this." The worker responded before hanging up.

Niall was getting more nervous every second. At first it was fine.

We'll only be stuck in here for a little while...you're fine

Then it felt like the walls were closing in on him.

Oh my god, I'm going to die in here, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, we're running out of oxygen...

Niall began to hyperventilate thinking about everything that could go wrong. He stumbled back and fell to the ground, pushing himself against a wall.

"Nialler, it's okay, it's going to be fine. You've just got to breathe mate." Liam said kneeling in front of Niall and holding his shoulders. "Just follow my breathing," Liam added softly.  The boy was sweating heavily and breathing harshly, no matter what Liam said he was inconsolable.

Niall's face was red and sweaty but he felt really cold at the same time. His chest felt tight and his hold body shook. Tears came from Niall's eyes, making it harder to breathe with each sob.

"I don't want to...c-c-c-can't b-breathe. Hurtsss. I don't wanna..." Niall slurred looking pained. The look in his eyes made all the boys feel pity. They just wanted to help his pain go away.