Broken Together

Chapter 12: You Left Me

"Niall?" My head shoots up "Niall is that you?" His voice cracks

I turn around slowly "please tell me it's you Niall?" A sob escapes my tight throat

"Greg" I sigh running over to him as he wraps his oh so familiar arms around me

"I thought you were dead?" I say as we cling to each other so tight

"I'm alright. Are you?" I nod smiling into his shoulder

He pulls me back keeping his hands on my shoulders "god you've grown up so much. And what's this?" He asks smiling a single tear sliding down his check as he fiddles with my blonde hair

"I dyed it years ago!" I tell him laughing

"I like it! What are you doing here in London and at hospital? Are you alright? are you healthy?"

I nod reassuring him "yes, I'm fine. Are you?" I ask

"Just had appendicitis!" He says and I nod "why are you in London?"

"Long story. Why are you?" He chuckles

"Long story" he shakes his head

"Tell me" I sit down next to him

"Well, when I left I ran. I ran for miles for days. Never stopping I just had to get away. Finally I felt I did I lived on the street until some body must have seen me and called IFCA! I was asleep when a policeman came and picked me up brought me to the station and questioned me." He shakes his head "of course I told them nothing. A doctor came and fixed some of my injuries then sent me away with a social worker. I was suppose to be put in a foster family but I guess they forgot about me and put me in a group home. I stayed there for a while until I ran. I ran to the edge of the city. Hopped the under of a boat to London and somehow made a life here. I got a job working at a diner with a man named joe he took me in. Gave me a job housing, clothes, food and taught me a bit. Until I was 18 and had enough to get a flat. I started over. Now I have a great job and a beautiful girlfriend" he smiles and I just look down

"What bout you?" He asks

"God" I shake my head "I'm so damn pissed at you Gregory!" I shout standing up

"You just abandoned me with our insane father and didn't even think about taking me or saying goodbye!? I was 10! And you left me there!"

"Niall I'm so sorry I just thought on-"

"What!? That once you were gone he'd suddenly start loving and taking care of me!? Well he didn't he beat the shit out of me daily! But I never once went to bed sorry for myself. I went to bed and prayed that you would come back for me before father killed me!!" I scream at him "and I waited a year for you Greg. I waited a year for you to come back and rescue me but you never did. And unlike the great life your living now I went through hell and back! And I still am! "

"Niall listen to me. I am so so so sorry for leaving you! Do you think I wanted to leave you? Of course I didn't! There has not been one day that's passed where I haven't regretted leaving you."

"If you truly regretted it, the day you turned 18 you would have been looking of me. Trying to find me to take guardianship of. But no you were perfectly content to live your perfect life without me!" I interrupt him

"Don't play victim Niall. I went through shit too! Have you forgotten all the beatings from dad I took for you! I love you Niall! I will always love you...I hope you can forgive me cause I truly am sorry" I look at him still seeing him at 14 years old being beat into unconsciousness

"So IFCA is after you now." I ignore his rant

"What!?" He sits up shocked

"They're tracking you down to question you about father." I tell him explaining all that happened

"Oh Niall why would you ever go to your social worker with family information" he shakes his head

"I thought I could trust her to help me" I admit

"You know better than anyone you can't trust people" I nod

"Yeah" there's a pause "what are we going to do?" I ask

"We'll figure it out. You should probably get back to your group though"

"Or we could just go! You and I Greg we could leave and be a family again!" I say smiling

"Niall as much as I want to I can't. I have a life here, a job, a home, a fiancé-"

"Fiancé?" I interrupt

"Yeah! We just got engaged last week. We're holding off on the wedding until we have enough money though" I
Nod

"You're right I need to go" I stand up and go to the door

"Um alright bye I'll see you later right?"
I shrug and walk out the door going down the halls in search of Harry

"Hey how'd it go?" He asks coming out of a patient room with a tray of half eaten food

I shake my head "I'll tell you when we get back"

"Oh alright" I start walking away "hey are you alright?" He asks grabbing my arm

"I don't know..."

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