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Chapter 19: Home-not-so-sweet-home

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Chapter 19: Home-not-so-sweet-home

"You have to be a responsible girl now. Trust the boys. You know your limits. I trust you completely and I am proud of you my princess. Stay strong"

"Yes Papa" I sob and sob and sob while I hug my father at the airport. He is going back whereas my visa has been extended, thanks to Mark.

"What about Mom? She is angry over all this? I can't live a life where one of you is unhappy from what I do"

"I will take care of her and I am assuring you that she will be fine after a few days. It's just that she is a mother and you know what mothers are best at doing; Worrying. She is worried. I'll handle that."

An announcement breaks the moment and informs us that the passengers have already started boarding in. My father kisses me on my forehead again and bids me farewell. My heart is shattering into pieces now because this is how I am going to move on after that; all alone. No one is standing beside me and I am sobbingly waving my hand while my father is heading towards his flight.

I turn around taking care of my suit case because I have left that beautiful hotel that I was a guest of. Now if I wanted to stay in that hotel any further, I would have to pay for the rent and I definitely don't have that much money to waste. So I thought that I will go and find a suitable place for myself to live while I work here in London.

I look up to see the green eyed Harry running towards me.

"Did your Dad go to his plane? Are we late?"

"Yup he has already boarded. What are you doing here?"

"I thought we all will say a nice 'goodbye' to him but we are, as usual, late." He pushes his hair back.

"'we'? Is there anyone coming with you?" I inquire Harry.

"Yeah, the rest of the boys. We weren't able to find a suitable parking. Just give me your phone, let me inform them so they don't have to park miles away. They can take us from the main entrance."

These boys have actually started taking care of me. They cared about my father's flight. They knew that I would feel all alone and sad, hence they came in.

I hand him over my phone; he talks to someone out of the boys and calls them to the main entrance. We walk slowly while I try to control my sobs.

"I never saw you crying. You never lived alone before, I guess?"

"I never did."

"hmmm. Don't get offended but you look like a hippopotamus when you cry."

I immediately penetrate him with the roughest gaze that I could manage but he still continues.

"Yeah, see your eyes are shapeless, your nostrils are flaring and I think in a second or two you will start drooling."

"Why would I drool? My eyes are not shapeless and everyone's nostrils flare when they breathe Harry" This was a shock to me.

"Hahaha! Chill out little devil. I was just trying to take you out of the emotional state. Better don't cry again li'l Hippo"

I smile a little considering that working and living this life won't be that hard if they actually cared about me crying. These boys do have hearts of gold.

We reach the entrance door where all the boys are waiting for us to climb in the Range Rover. Louis is in the driving seat. Harry motions me to sit in the passenger's seat while he climbs to the backseat along with the rest of the boys.

"So where are we going now?" I ask after a general greeting session.

"To Zayn's home, we planned that you will stay with Zayn" Liam informs.

"Wait a minute. I can't live with Zayn. I told you guys I have some restrictions." I look at everyone in the backseat.

"We didn't say that you have to live in Zayn's room, we said Zayn's house. Besides, we chose Zayn's place for you because his sister is also living with him, so we thought you won't feel lonely." Louis shouts back.

I feel guilty on my sudden outburst which was obviously wrong.

"I still can't stay at Zayn's"

"Why? I've got a nice house Zara." Zayn exclaims.

"It's beautiful, I know. But I can't take this favor."

"C'mon man. We are together now. It's not a favor. I have a whole room in each of these boys' house and I don't even think it's a big deal. What are friends for?" Niall blurts out.

"I can't. If you really want to do me a favor, then just help me find a suitable place which is not much costly. A place where I can easily pay the rent." I look back at the boys who are already feeling disgusted at the idea.

"Boys calm down. Let her do what she wants. I'll take you to a dorm which is good with a payable rent." Louis says calmly and I am shocked that he is talking to me without any sarcasm in his tone. I need to find out soon what is his problem while he talks to me.

The rest of the drive is quiet, the boys noticeably hating the idea that I will live in a hostel or something. Louis parks the car in front of a small building and signals everyone to come out. I move out of the seat to find that the building has an attractive park across it. While Louis is busy talking to a woman outside the building, I keep my eyes on this greener than ever park. Harry calls me inside the building and I move along with him.

The building has dim lights and all I can see here are doors. We take the stairs up to the first floor where I can see many doors again. The woman who was talking to Louis took out a key and opened the door for the room at the corner. She tells us to see the room and leaves us to ponder if we want to choose this place. As we all enter the place, we see dust and only dust. Well! Beneath that dust is a dusty little bed and two dusty little chairs and a dusty dresser and I see another door which I assume is the bathroom. The room is not too big but has another area which is a bit hidden. I enter that area and I see a stove and a few cabinets there. Niall quickly says, "Here's the kitchen, mate"

I look out of the single window that lights up the room and I can see that magnificent park that I was viewing while I was downstairs.

"The rent is 'payable' as she wants; but the condition of the room is not hidden from everyone. What do you all say?" Louis asks the squad.

"No no no. She is not living here. This place is too,,, too,,,, I don't even have the words to illustrate it." Harry gives a shocked look.

"That's why I told you to complete your college Harry, so that you won't fall short of words." Louis remarks.

"She can't live here" Liam gives the verdict. "We can check for another better place. Rent is not a problem. We can... "

"Rent is a problem, Liam. I can't take help from you boys. I will pay my own rents and I didn't earn any money yet. I only have the money that I brought with myself and I have to keep a check on every single penny. I can't just let it go for a lavish place to live. This place is perfect for me."

I give my final decision and everyone looks stunned.

"I told you guys." Louis says in a low voice and everyone looks at him.

Harry brings my luggage from downstairs and everyone is still feeling appalled.

"We will send Mark to help you with cleaning and doing grocery and then we can meet tomorrow." Harry informs me.

"Yeah okay" I try to smile while everyone leaves the room. Now I am left alone in this wild room that I have to convert into a place where one can breathe without inhaling and dying with dust. The journey began from the beautiful 45 Park Lane Hotel and has moved to Bathilda's hostel for working women. Welcome to Home-not-so-sweet-home.

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