Once Upon A Time, A Thousand Tears Ago #Wattys2017

Chapter 22: Induced Hatred

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LOUIS' POV:

I hate her. I hate Zara Arman. Everything was going nice. We five boys were enjoying our lives the way we wanted to. Suddenly, out of nowhere a python bit our management called Modest and since then our management has been spitting out venomous thoughts, one of which was that we need to add a new member to our band. WTF. Why do we need a new member? The management's ill thoughts say that a new member will bring some freshness in the band as well as in the music, not to mention, they are only concerned about the more amount of money that they can make with a new member added to the band. I had always hated this thought. We five boys were here from the beginning. We are One direction. The fans know us. The fans want us the way we are and I know this isn't only difficult for us; it is going to be hell lot of difficult for our fans to gulp this bitter medicine.

The boys were against this idea too but everyone knew the fact that if once the management has uttered rubbish like this, it cannot be taken back. We practically lose everything, if we don't follow the rules; bloody rules by bloody management for their bloody illicit purposes.

We auditioned many people. I won't lie if I say I hated every single person who even thought they could be a part of our band. I have cherished this band more than anything else in my life. I left out many people, many friends, and many moments just to be a part of it. I am possessive about my band and my band members. They are my friends. They are my brothers. They are my family. Then how can you simply suggest adding any random person from earth to your family? And how do you even expect from me that I will accept that random stranger and welcome him/her to my world? I am possessive about each and every person associated with my band; Even our fans. I don't want to share them with any person who will claim to be the sixth band member. It's a big No from my side.

Unluckily, one day, she came. Zara. We called her on stage to sing a song with us. I have to admit she had one of the purest voices I had ever heard. She sang innocently, unaware of the intentions of my other band mates. She had an aura around her that clearly stated how she is oblivious to every sin or every wrong thing going around her. Her angelic voice and glittering eyes can serve to be the best medicine for a dying person. Every single word that left her mouth, created a spiritual connection with every single person who heard it. After years of living in this music industry, I had lost the sense of finding a positive vibe in a person standing close to me. But when she came in my sight, she radiated out positivity, something I hadn't felt in days. Her eyes; her eyes had so much in them. I bet she didn't know a single thing about herself. I could sense, she was unobservant of her charm. This was the beauty that people used to talk about when I was young; the inner beauty that radiates out.

Then and there, I wasn't the only one to feel this. Harry came out to the rest of us as soon as our performance came to an end, with the proposal of inviting this girl to our band. I liked the way she sang and the way she appeared as a human but the idea of choosing anyone as a band mate always made me wince; Even if it's her. Liam said a 'yes' to the idea, seconded by Zayn. Niall peeked at me for an opinion and I said a never ending 'no'. Niall chose to take my side although it was of no use. There were three votes in her favor and only two against it. So we decided to call her the next day on breakfast. I know Niall only chose to be with me so that I won't end up feeling bad about it. Little did he know that I had seen him sitting excitedly, next day, on breakfast table, waiting anxiously for the girl and her father? My friends had agreed to follow Modest's new rule but I was a rebel, as always. I wanted to go against Modest but I knew it was impossible. The boys won't let me do that because that will eventually end my career in the band.

I remember the time when Zara came for the breakfast and I scared her while she was entering through the door. I wanted her to run away; to refuse straightaway. But she didn't refuse. That was it. That was the moment I started hating her. I made a point that all that I felt about her was wrong; so so so wrong. No one can ever be that good. She is just pretending to act innocent, vulnerable and oblivious. She is just faking all this, lying about her views and I hate liars. Hating her made so much sense now.

I knew it was unavoidable but we had the choice of ignoring it for as long as we could. Liam always told me. "Bro you need to think, we know it's difficult, not only for you, but for all of us. Managing with a new person is going to be hell. But we all think Zara is going to be a good band mate. I know you feel that too."

"No. Payno. We can avoid this. We can just tell the Modest that we can't find a good singer for the band. We can delay it."

"That's right. We can only delay the inevitable. Delaying is not a solution, Louis. Ultimately, we have to add a sixth member. Isn't it better to have that sixth member now when we have Zara to consider? I know you realize it, she is somewhat different."

I knew he was right. There was something different about this girl. My anger was just building up after that day. She signed the contract even though I prayed that she would just toss the papers in a bin and run away. We all decided her stay at Zayn's home but she had some heroic nerve in her to say a 'no' to that plan. Then, she declared that she was happy with Bathilda's dorm. That place was rubbish. Everyone was cringing at the thought of her staying over there. But she wanted to pull up a mask of a valiant woman by showing that she can manage to live in space too. I already feel like throwing her into space though.

I know I acted really stupid when I stopped Mark from going to Zara's place to help her. I am possessive towards Mark, too. But that dumb girl ended up in a wrong place and called me to save her. And then came that punch from her. I was stunned. Nobody had raised their voice on me for so many years and she punched me in a jiffy. How could she do that? However, I did my fair share of taunting her and startling her making her cry while sitting in my car.

But how much fake can one be? I know, deep inside, she wanted to kill me for saying such harsh words to her. But then again, if she would do anything like that, it will cause her mask to fall off. So, she pretended to act even-tempered, unlike me.

Here I am, thinking about her now; Sitting at my house's top balcony area that was specially designed by me to view all the stars in the sky at night. This place is very personal to me. Only my family members, which includes my band mates, are allowed in this place. Yet Zara is making her way into my private place through my thoughts. At times, I feel guilty for my behavior towards her. May be she didn't deserve any of this. But I just want to prove it to my band mates that she is no one special and just an ordinary girl who wants to be in the band because of a substantial amount of cash that she can get from it. But for proving that, I need to prove it to myself first because, yes, it is a case of induced hatred.

There you go, So this was basically the reason why Louis has been so rude with Zara. Please tell me if you liked the chapter or not..... 

Question for you: Do you think Louis' attitude is justified towards Zara?

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