Broken Together

Chapter 11: Im Coming Home

Yesterday was rough I told Liam Louis and Harry of how I ended up here. I hate talking about it; brings back too many memories. There's still a lot they don't know but that can wait till later I can only talk about it for so long.

I guess we all decided that was a good time to all tell how we ended up here Louis I already knew from day one but Harry I had no clue about.

Harry was abandoned when he was 7. His parents said they were just going to the shops and never came back. Probably good that it happened though he was verbally abused which in my opinion is worse than physically. His aunt and uncle took him in and sent him here to get help with his separation anxiety and all the mental issues from the abuse.

Honestly, it's nice to be in a place with people who understand what it's like. Knowing I can trust them and they aren't judging or looking at me pitifully.

"Can I use the phone I need to phone my social worker?" I ask the women at the front desk

She nods and hands me the cell phone I take it and walk away.

"Hello?" She answers

"Maura it's Niall" I answer locking myself in the loo

She sounds surprised and asks "Niall? Is everything alright?"

I sit down on the floor pulling out my brothers chart

"Yes I'm well. I need your help. I need you to look up if there was ever a Gregory Horan in IFCA" I tell her

"Horan? What-"

"It's my brother" I roll my eyes not wanting to talk about this again

"Your brother? I didn't know you had one you never talk about your family!"

"Can you just see if he was ever in the system?" I ask

"I guess? why do you want to know?" She asks

"I think he's here" I answer

"What? What do you mean by here? In the facility?"

"No" I shake my head "at the hospital in London! I found a chart with his information on it and it has to be him. I have the chart an-"

"You have a hospital chart!? Niall! You stole patient information! This is illegal Niall do you know how much trouble you could be in?" She shouts at me

"I know! I don't care just check!"

"Fine I have some info here but we will talk about this later" I groan

"Yeah whatever!"

"Well this says he was found on the street when he was 14 had clear signs of abuse both mentally and physically and was questioned by the police much like you wouldn't say a word. He was placed in a group home for 4 months then one night disappeared. The search continued for a year but they never found him."

"Fourteen that was when he left..." I Whisper

"Niall this is serious. We now have information that we didn't before! I'm flying to London now" I gasp

"What!? Maura no!" I shout "you can't get IFCA involved please!" I beg her

"Niall we have evidence now. We can find who hurt you and your brother and they'll be put in jail and you won't have to worry about it any longer-"

"Maura no! Please! I called you cause I thought I could trust you to keep this a secret! Don't tell anyone please!" I scream at her through the phone

"I'm sorry Niall...." she hangs up

"Aaarhhhhhggg!" I scream and run up to the bedroom

"Whoa Niall what's wrong?" Harry asks as I walk in and all the boys are there

"I made a huge mistake" I shake my hear running my hand through me hair

"What happened? Are you alright?" Liam comes down from his bed

"I told Maura! I told her I found Greg cause I wanted to know if he had been in the system. And he was and now she thinks she has something against my father and IFCA is going to go after him and he is going to kill me!" I scream terrified

"Your father?" Louis asks and I nod

"Maura said she's going to talk to Greg and if he gives her his name he'll find Greg and he'll track us down and kill us!" I panic

"Niall calm down! Calm down. It'll be alright" Liam tries to tell me

"Yeah maybe this is a good thing you just tell IFCA all that your father put you through an then he'll be put in jail and you won't ever have to worry about him!" Louis says

"No it's not that simple." I shake my head pacing the room "there's a reason I didn't tell IFCA. Telling them means court, social workers, testimonies, police! And I know that I'll see him." A tear falls down my face "he'll be in court and I'll have to see him the man I spent my life running from will be right there and he'll try and kill me and Greg!"

"Oh Nialler" they wrap me in a group hug and silent tears fall down my face

"That won't happen! I promise."

"Once the police find him they'll never let him near you ever!"

"We'll protect you. We'll always protect you" they tell me and I smile never having this feeling before

"Really?" I ask

"Yes Niall we're your best friends we'll never leave you to fight alone"

"Thank you" I thank them genuinely so thankful. I've never had anyone look out for me like this

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I walk down the partially empty halls in hospital. I look down at the copied chart in my hands

Room: 730

I suck in a deep breath arriving at the door. This is it I guess...

I peak into the window. I can't see his face cause he's on his side I can see he has dark hair though like my own use to be.

I look up and down the hall quickly before quietly knocking on the door.

"Come in!" He says with the familiar Irish accent yet sounding so different

I walk in taking in a shaky breath. I walk in and mentally gasp seeing his face. This is him. My brother who I thought was dead is here in front of me. He looks so different and so much older yet exactly the same.

"Oh you're not a nurse...are you lost?" He asks kindly. My throat tightens and I shake my head

"You Greg Horan?" I ask shyly looking up at him in the hospital bed

"I am. Who are you? You look so familiar?" I gulp not knowing how to answer this all being too much

I shake my head "no one sorry to bother" I walk to the door opening it

"Niall?"

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