Mistakes

Broken Phones

Zayn's POV

I woke up in bed covered in my white cotton duvet. I yawned and then touched the other side of the bed to check if Vanessa was still there. It turns out she wasn't.

I took my phone and turned it on, making my eyes squint. It was 9:02 A.M. Vanessa must already be up. She is an early bird while I'm a night owl.

I walked to the washroom and did all the morning stuff and had a shower. I did my hair and wore my Calvin Klein boxers, a red T-Shirt which said 'Good Music doesn't have an expiration date' and denim jeans.

I walked down the stairs and then towards the kitchen. I didn't see Vanessa there. Then on the kitchen counter I saw a note in Vanessa's neat cursive handwriting which said,
I am going for a walk since the weather is good. I'll be back in about half an hour. - Vanessa

I looked out the window and saw the trees swaying. It must be breezy. Vanessa loves the breeze.

I looked in the fridge for something to eat as I was really lazy to make myself breakfast. I found yogurt. I opened it and grabbed a spoon and started eating it.

Today was a Sunday so I didn't have to worry about getting Emily ready for school.

I sat on the wooden bar stool as I thought about last night. About how Harry got flirty with Vanessa. I always felt like Harry had a 'thing' for Vanessa. Why do I care? Am I jealous? Why would I be jealous, right? I don't still love her.

I finished my yogurt and went to Emily's bedroom to check up on her. Then I did the same with Ethan. Both of them were sleeping so I decided I wouldn't wake them up.

I slumped down on the couch and started scrolling through my Twitter. Lots of celeb gossips and photoshopped pictures. You'd be surprised at how much people would do to get attention. Especially the media. They were shipping me with people I would never dream of being with. Ariana Grande, Emma Watson and even Harry. Like, why? The other day I took Harry out for lunch for his birthday which is coming up in a couple of days, because on his birthday he is gonna be hella busy. The media just started rumors. But I'm used to shit like this so it doesn't really bother me.

I looked at the clock on the wall and realized it was already 10:30 AM. Vanessa said half an hour and it was about two hours since she'd been gone. I called her.

The number you dialed has been switched off. Please try again later.

That's weird. Vanessa always charged her phone every night. There is no way she ran out of charge.

Vanessa was probably at Alex's place.

"Uncle Zee?" I turned around and saw Emily standing there in her pink onesie, rubbing her eyes and yawning.

"Good morning. What do you want for breakfast?"I asked as I walked towards her and kneeled down to her height.

"Anything but pancakes." Emily said as I giggled. We had been eating pancakes for the past couple of days for breakfast because I had too much pancake mix left and I didn't want to waste it.

"Okay Em. How about scrambled eggs and sausages?" I asked.

"Yum. Okay Uncle Zee. That is fine." She said as she giggled and ran towards he bedroom. It was the same bedroom Emily had before me and Vanessa divorced. It was Pink color since she was crazy about Barbie and fairies and pixie dust. Ethan's room was the free room in the house so when I knew he was gonna stay here I put and the necessary stuff like Spider-man posters and a blue color wall.

Something rips through my body when Emily and Ethan call me 'Uncle'. They are supposed to be calling me Daddy not Uncle. But I understood why Vanessa didn't want to tell them the truth. I didn't deserve to be called dad. They still thought Tom is their dad. That asshole.

I went to the kitchen and made the breakfast I had promised Emily. I called Emily downstairs and she came and sat at the dining table. I served the food to her. She was eating as I realized it was 11:45 AM. I started to get worried. I decided to call her again.

The number you dialed has been switched off. Please try again later.

I dialed her number a couple more times but it was the same response.

Then I thought of calling Alex.

"Hello?" Alex's cracked voice came from the phone.

"Hey Alex. It's Zayn. Why does your voice sound so cracked?" I asked as I heard a cough coming front the other side.

"Just having a cold. Is Vanessa alright?" He asked as he coughed again. That was always his question to me. Is Vanessa alright? In high school, when he found out that his little sister and me were dating, he wasn't happy. He called her all the time when she was with me, and God forbid she doesn't pick her phone up, he'll go crazy. He'll call me a hundred times, send me a thousand texts. And if all that didn't work, he'll come over to my place.

"Yeah she is." That was a complete lie. I didn't know if she was okay or not. I probably shouldn't have lied. It's okay, Zayn, I told myself, don't be so paranoid.

"So why did you call?" He asked.

"Did Vanessa come over to your place?" I asked, hoping he would say 'yes'.

"No she didn't. Why did you ask that?" He asked with a worried tone.

"No don't worry about it. She's fine." I said as I hung up the phone without say a 'bye' or 'talk to you later'. Where was she?

I decided to go for a walk to get my mind off things.

I quickly got Ethan and Emily ready, and we were of. Obviously I was wearing a hoodie and shades so that no on recognized me. I also disguised Emily, because the media had an idea about what she looked like. As for Ethan, I hadn't told the world about him.

As I was walking I saw a broken iPhone on the busy road. I looked in both directions and when the road was clear I quickly picked up the iPhone from the road.

The case of the iPhone was a bunch of roses, just like Vanessa's. A chill ran down my spine. Even though the screen was cracked, when I pressed the power button, it did switch on. Sure enough it was Vanessa's phone. There was a picture of Emily, Ethan and her.

I knew there was something wrong. I knew she was in trouble. I knew she needed help.

I did the thing that anyone in my place would do. I took out my iPhone from my pocket and dialed 911.

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A/N

Hey guys,

Here is a long chapter to make up for not updating for two weeks.

The picture given is Zayn's outfit including the hoodie and sunglasses and excluding the boxers. 😜😉

xNehax