Stockholm Syndrome (Larry Stylinson)

Zayn's Past

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Chapter 23:

LIAM

"LIAM!" I heard my name being called. I groaned, feeling so cold and tired. I just wanted to get back to bed, so I put my pillow over my head, but was called yet again by Louis. "LIAM!" I groaned and got out of bed this time.

I quickly got dressed and then walked into the kitchen where he was with Harry and Niall. They all sat around the table looking a bit upset. I was so confused. What did I miss while I was asleep?

"What's wrong? Why do you all look so upset?" I asked. Louis didn't look too effected, but he kept glancing at Harry, who seemed rather upset right now. Niall also seemed upset, but he also seemed angry. Why?

"Zayn won't come out of his room. He's like in there crying. Harry and I tried talking to him, but he wouldn't let us know anything, and when Niall tried he just yelled at him. We were...um, I guess we were hoping you'd talk to him." Louis said. "Would you?"

"Why me?" I asked. I didn't understand. I thought if Zayn would've spoken to anyone, it would've been Harry. "Hasn't he already proven that he doesn't want to speak with anybody at the moment?" I pointed out.

Louis sighed and said "Look, Liam, we all know that something obviously happened between you and Zayn when you spent the night in that hotel. We're not blind! And ever since then he's been following you like a little lost puppy. You might not see it, but he's obviously obsessed with you, so you go see what's wrong with him and fix it!" Louis had a bit of anger in his tone, but he seemed to calm down again as Harry gently touched his arm. That boy had a huge effect on Louis.

"I'm sorry." He said with another sigh before he said "Just, will you see what's wrong with him? It sucks to see him so upset." The fact that Louis actually noticed that Zayn was upset and actually cared meant that he has changed a lot. Harry changed him. I knew they were in love, and that sucked for me, but I was happy for them.

"I guess I can. Sure." I said, and they all looked at me with thankful expressions. Harry mouthed 'thank you', and I nodded before leaving to Zayn's room. I've never been inside of Zayn's room, so this was new to me. It felt strange, but there was an odd feeling in my stomach... excitement? At what it would look like? I have no idea.

I walked to the door and knocked on it, hearing Zayn's sobs from the other side. "What?" He said, trying to make his broken voice sound annoyed. It was clear that he something was wrong with him, and I didn't like that he tried to push us all away when we could help him out.

"Um, Zayn... it's Liam. C-Can I come in?" I asked. I heard him sniffle a bit before he croaked out a 'no'. I was a bit confused by the amount of hurt I felt from being told no by him. I thought he would actually want to talk to me.

"Please, Zayn." I found myself begging. "I just wanna see if you're okay."

"I'm fine!" He cried, and it hurt when I heard his voice break a bit. Something was seriously wrong with him, and I wanted to be the person to make it better. I just needed to be that person, though I can't explain why.

"Damn it, Zayn. If you aren't going to let me in then I'm breaking down the door!" I said, a bit harsher than I have ever spoken to anybody. It was just driving me insane that he wouldn't just communicate with me.

I waited for a while, hearing nothing on the other side of the door. He didn't give a response, and I didn't footsteps coming towards the door either. It was silent, not even a sniffle escaping the room. Was he ignoring me? Did he think I was bluffing?