Never Have I Ever|| z.m

Reality

"And now she wants me to talk to him like all that shit he did to us is just going to disappear. Evaporate or something." I grumbled as I continued to pace Liam's room. He was sitting on his bed intently listening to me, holding up his phone and mine. We had everyone on speaker phone and I had just finished explaining to them about my mom loosing her job and how my dad had been helping her pay for the house and food for the past couple of months.

When my mom left for work that afternoon she called out to me through the door, telling me what time she would be home and what we were going to have for dinner that night. I replied with a simple okay before listening for her car. As soon as I heard the rattling of the engine fade out, I grabbed my phone, my keys and booked it to Liam's house.

His mom saw how distraught I was and ushered me in. I barged in on Liam playing some sort of video game in his room. He immediately paused it and sat up when I walked in. The first thing he did was hug me. The second thigh he did was call up Harry. I was telling him to set up a three way call with Zayn but he said that wasn't necessary, Harry, Louis and Zayn were all at the dorms hanging out. And when I called Key, Niall was with her.

"So what's up? Why do I need to be on speaker phone?" Key asked as soon as I told her to put Niall on with her.

"Because I don't want to explain this to everyone several times."

"Everyone?" Key questioned.

"Em and Liam have everyone on speaker phone." Harry replied. I wasn't sure Key could hear him but she did somehow.

"Okay so it's important. Go ahead."

I had talked loud enough for my voice to reach all of them through the phones, even though I had been pacing. I told them they could ask questions when I was finished but not before, then I explained everything.

"Wait, I don't get it. Why didn't your mom tell you sooner. Like, when she lost her job?" Niall asked. I glanced at Liam, my eyes wide. I had left out that part because it would just make things awkward.

"Yeah why wait so long to tell you all of this?" Shit. That was Zayn.

"Well.. Uh.." I murmured, sitting down next to Liam. "She lost her job around the time you and I broke up.. Zayn." Liam pursed his lips as I blushed red from embarrassment.

"Oh." He replied awkwardly.

"Yeah." I mumbled. Nobody said anything for several seconds.

"Enough of the awkward. What are you going to do Wilder?" Key spoke up. I sighed had put my head in my hands.

"I have no idea." I replied honestly.

"It's simple. Don't fuckin talk to him." Harry said sounding a bit aggravated.

"It's not that simple Harry."

"Yes it is. You don't want to talk to him so don't talk to him." I licked my lips and didn't reply. "You don't want to talk to him right?" I glanced at Liam again and he offered me a small smile.

"I don't know!" I cried out. "I hate him but I also want to yell at him some more. Just to see the look on his face." I grumbled. "That sounds so bad but I don't care. I hate him. I want to cause him as much pain as he inflicted on me. I won't give him the satisfaction of having a civil conversation with me."

"I think you should give him a chance." Louis spoke up suddenly.

"Louis!" Harry exclaimed.

"Harry." I said firmly so he didn't hit him or something. "Why Louis?" He was quiet.

"W-well." He stuttered out.

"Harry, if you're glaring at him. Stop." I commanded. Harry scoffed. Louis cleared his throat and started up again.

"Well he's your dad. I've.. I've had a lot of dads and step-dad's in my lifetime. Most people only get one and.. And I'm not even that close with my birth father. I'm closer to my first step-dad and.." He sighed. "I guess what I'm trying to say is. He's the only dad you have whether he was a shitty one or not he's.." Louis paused again. "I don't know if you would but if he died suddenly and you never got to talk things out with him, especially since he wants to, you might never forgive yourself." Everyone was quite for a moment.

"Well damn. Who knew Tomlinson was good at giving advice. I think this is the most I've heard him speak." I sighed and rolled my eyes as Key ruined the moment.

"Key." I scolded.

"What? It's true."

"So what are you going to do?" Liam asked me. "Are you going to talk to him?" I sighed again.

"I don't know. I need more time to think about this." I mumbled running my hands through my hair trying really hard not to pull it up from the roots.

"I still don't think you should do it." Harry told me.

"I haven't decided anything yet. No need to get all hostile." I sighed. "We'll talk later guys okay. Liam and I have something to do." He arched an eyebrow at me but I simply shrugged as they began saying goodbye. As soon as we ended the calls, I collapsed back onto Liam's bed, exhausted. Liam pursed his lips as he stared down at me.

"Does any part of you want to confront this man?" He asked after a while.

"Yes." I replied honestly. "That's what scares me."

Zayn

Something in Emma changed. I saw it the day Key called us up when she was crying over her father. I heard it in her voice when she spoke to us over the phone but most importantly I felt it in her soul every time we caught each other's eye. She was hurting, badly and I could tell she was trying not to let it show.

Instead, she buried it. Which is the most dangerous thing you can do.

It's been a week and she hasn't shown up to any of her classes. Key says she keeps running off with Kendall and she comes and goes through the dorm as she pleases wearing things she knows Emma has taken from her closet but Key can't seem to stop her.

On top of that, she's been smoking more, drinking often. Usually she's with Harry when she does this. Other times it's Kendall. We're all worried about her but we're loosing control of the situation. She won't talk to us. Barely looks at us.

Liam's tried to get her to talk. We all have. Harry thinks we should leave her alone. I think he just wants her to become corrupt. To rot away on the inside so she can be like him. It's fucked up and wrong in so many ways. Emma can't succumb to whatever she's feeling deep down in side of her. It's going to kill her.

A/N:
A day late but enjoy! 😊