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Chapter Ninteen

Natalie's POV:

I decided to stay with the boys tonight since my house was full of sadness. I couldn't go back in there for a while since my grandma practicality lived there during the week while my parents were at work. I couldn't imagine life without her. She was there for my first concert in 4th grade, middle school graduation, my sweet sixteen, birthdays and high school graduation. I missed her already.

It was a fairly short walk from the lake back to their dressing room, outside the stadium. Niall said they were only staying there because they were playing there tomorrow night too. As soon as we walked inside, the boys came rushing out of the room, to see who it was.

"Hey Nat. What are you doing here?" Louis asked.

"I can't go home" I said on the verge of tears.

"Why not?" Harry asked, confused.

"M..my grandma died. And she spent most of her time at my house" I said, bursting into tears.

"I'm sorry" Liam said softly.

"Thanks" I said, choked up.

Niall pulled me into a tight hug. Then the rest of the boys joined in, making it a group hug. I hid my face in someones shirt, I really couldn't see their faces through the tears. After 10 minutes or so, they all let go of me. They made me sit, and they stood in front of me. They all made silly faces and did silly things. They were trying to cheer me up. But I don't think I would ever be happy again. My grandma has been in my life since day 1 and never left my side. She supported me through everything. But now she finally left my side, leaving me alone.

"Okay, since this isn't working, do you want to talk about it?" Niall asked.

I nodded. Sometimes I just need to talk about it and I feel much better. Might as well give it a shot.

"Go ahead" Zayn said.

"Well, my grandma was like a second mother to me. We could talk for hours on the phone. I could tell her anything. She would take me shopping.She flew half way around the country to come to my sweet sixteen" I said, wiping a tear.

"What about your grandpa? Didn't he fly to New York too?" Liam asked curiously.

"He died when I was 2. So I really don't remember him'' I responded.

"Is this your dads mum or your mums mum?" Louis asked.

"My mums" I replied.

"When's the funeral?" Harry asked.

"I don't know. But I'm not going" I said.

"Why not?" Niall asked.

"It will be too sad watching them putting my grandma in the ground forever. And I would have to say a few things about her and I hare speaking in front of people" I said, shedding a tear.

"How about this? If you go, we'll all go to support you" Niall bargained.

"You guys would do that for me?" I asked.

"Yup" Liam said.

"Sure" Louis said.

"Count me in" Zayn said.

"Yeah" Harry said.

"Thanks guys" I said, smiling.

"We would do anything for you Nat" Niall said.

With that said, Niall pulled me into another hug. He held me tight, not letting me go for a while. I really should answer his question about if I loved him back. But not quite yet. I would have to soon, but for now, I was fine being just friends.

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Thanks for reading Chapter Nineteen of Best Friends? More to come!

~Rachelx