The Fault in Us

Chapter 5- Haunted Memories

"Is it that bad though?" I asked, as I hold on to the pole of the bus. Damn, it was too crowded And I barely could move. 

'This is what happens when you get beaten up right after school. You miss your damn bus!' I thought.

"Uhhh... No?" Jesse stuttered.

"You're absolutely no help!" I groaned. More people began getting on the bus, and pushing through the crowd.

'Damn you people! Don't you freaking see that there is no space! Quit pushing already!" I hoped to yell, but kept my mouth shout.

"Excuse me, Excuse me." People said, struggling to get through. I sighed and let them get through.

The bus once again started moving, and then stopped. 

"Bro, its my stop. I'll see you Monday?" I waved as I got off the bus, and stared at him outside the window. He gave a quick thumbs up and the bus was in motion again. 

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I sighed, as I ranged the doorbell of my house. 

"Dan! You've arrived!" My older sister, Dawn said. 

"Yes, I did." I said, trying to walk away fast. I did not want her to notice the bruises I gotten earlier today, so I kept my head down.  Damn, she was way too overprotective and acted like my real mother.

"Dan,look at me." She said sternly.

"I have to go." I quickly replied. But she hold onto my wrist tightly. That was it, I had to show it, because right now, I was trapped.

I slowly looked up at her. Her hands reached up to her mouth, glued in shock.

"D-Dan, what happened to your face?" She gasped, rubbing her fingers on the bruise on my left eye.

"What do you mean?" I asked innocently.

"You know perfectly what I mean. I mean, look at your face!" She frowned, her chest crossed with her hands.

"Oh that. Um, I walked into a wall, and it got to my eye?" I shrugged. Good excuse mister, good excuse.

"Hmph, yeah right? That's the worst excuse ever!" She sighed.

"No, its true. I really did walk into the stupid wall. I was talking to... um Jesse? Yeah Jesse, I wasn't looking, and... and.... and I was so into the topic of our conversation, that... I bumped into the wall." I said at a fast pace.

Dawn squinted her eyes as if she was suspicious at me, but let go of the topic. "Alright, but I'm still watching you." She said at a concerned tone.

I walked into the living room, and sat down on the couch. I was about to take the remote, but my eyes were glued to something else. 

"Dawn! Damn it, what is this doing here?" I asked pointing to the picture of my parents and us smiling in a family photo. The picture brought up so many unwanted, haunted, old memories of our family's past.

Flashback:

"Mom and dad are coming! I can't wait!" I clapped my hands cheerfully. I was 12 then, and my parents were at their business trip in Belgium, and it has been 6 months since they were gone. And now, they were finally here. 

"Yes, you look very excited and joyful!" My uncle Brad, who was my mom's brother exclaimed. My sister Dawn and I had been staying at their place, when our parents were gone. It was quiet fun, my uncle, Dawn and I would play sports, go places, but I missed my parents very much.

"He just wants to see what mum and dad brought him from their trips."  Dawn chucked playfully. 

"Am not! I miss them!" I whined.

"We all do bud, we all do." Uncle Brad said, patting my shoulders. 

"Both of you be quite, the announcer is speaking." Dawn hissed, as I was about to speak. So, I shut up.

"Unfortunately, there has been sad news." The announcer said. I looked at Dawn and gave her a confused look, and went back to listening.

"The flight from Belgium to California, Flight CA2486FY has been in a horrible accident." It said.

"Oh my gosh," Dawn's hand were glued to her mouth.

"That's mum and dads flight! Uncle Brad, what do they mean?" I asked with fright.

"I'm not sure. Lets hear more though." I could feel that he was indeed scared too.

"When flying, the plane had accidentally crashed into somewhere in the Atlantic, and is nowhere to be found. We're assuming, that no one has survived. Sorry to say this to the ones who's loved family members were on that flight." The announcer said, their voice was also cracked in sadness.

Uncle Brad's suddenly gripped onto my shoulder, but I shoved his hands off. I was angry, I was depressed, I was in full shock, what just happened? It couldn't be true. No, it couldn't!

"You're lying! There is no way that mum and dad are dead! I know they are still out there! I know it! Dawn, tell me they are lying, Uncle Brad, tell me its all a stupid joke!" I cried. I didn't care if the whole airport's spotlight and eyes were on the chaos that I was making. 

"Dan.." Dawn then burst into crying, tear after tear. She walked to hug me, and Uncle Brad did too. Tears welled up into his eyes. 

"We wish it was not true." Dawn cried. I couldn't argue, so I cried my heart out loud. I let out all my pain, my suffering, my sadness, just by crying. It was hopeless, they wouldn't be back, nor they ever will. My parents were long gone, and this just turned into haunted memories of my past.

End of Flashback:

"Earth to Dan, Earth to Dan, helloo?" Dawn called. 

"W-what huh?" I asked. 

"You were asking why this picture is here. Well, for your information, I was cleaning the basement, and I needed to place this somewhere for now." She shrugged. "Look, I know that this hurts you, and I am sorry. I was gonna put it back, but you arrived before I could." She said firmly.

"Okay. Just-Just don't bring this here ever again." I sighed. 

"Well, I'll try." She said, picking up the huge framed picture, and headed downstairs to the basement. When she was gone, I gripped tightly onto my couch, and closed my eyes shut. Remembering that day again, even if I didn't want to.

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A/N:

Its Taylor here!  I actually suffered writing this, because Daniel is suffering. And I am quite a directioner, and this was hard to write. Even though Zayn is not in the band anymore, still.

BTW, Daniel is played by the 2010 Zayn. When they won the X-Factor and all, and was quite new artists.

So yeah, Daniel has a horrible past. Don't worry, more secrets will be revealed soon about the characters. ...hopefully! :/

Updated by Taylor :P