Stockholm Syndrome (Larry Stylinson)

Needing to Talk

Happy late St. Patricks Day! Stay Irish! Lol

Chapter 31:

LIAM

I watched as Zayn left the room, just feeling so much love and fondness towards him. I knew he really wanted to fix this, and I did, too. It may be unusual, but Louis was actually a really great person. He just hid behind layers of hurt and anger. People hardly saw the good in him, but you get glimpses after being his friend for years.

I looked at Niall and made my way over to sit across from him. "How you holding up?" I asked him. He turned to look at me in surprise and shrugged before looking down at his cup in his hands.

"I don't know. Finding that stuff out about Harry... and then Louis just trying to be a decent person. I don't know how to feel. Stupid. Completely idiotic, really." He said. I understood that it probably all shocked him very much.

"Yeah, but you didn't know about any of it." I tried to comfort him, but that only seemed to rile him up a bit.

"Exactly! I didn't know! How the hell didn't I notice anything!? Especially about Harry! I was supposed to be his best friend! The person he could depend on! I spent all my time in my own self-pity, just being so upset that he didn't love me back, that I didn't notice how hurt and broken he was!" He cried out.

He set his cup down on the ground and stood up, pacing back and forth as he continued speaking. "I don't even know what to do now? Do I tell Harry I'm sorry? Does he even want me to be sorry? Did he ever even want me to find out? What if that causes bigger problems between him and Louis?" He asked, and that questioned caught my attention.

"Why would that matter to you? I thought you hated Louis?" I asked carefully. I didn't want to offend Niall or tick him off in any way. The last thing we needed was for there to be another fight in this house.

"I mean, he's not my favorite person in the world, but he tried to help my family. He also makes Harry happy, as much as that sucks. I have always loved Harry, but it seems like Louis is the only one he wants. I won't give up, but I won't split them up either. That's up to Harry to decide. Still, if Louis makes him happy, if he tried to help out my family, people he doesn't even know, then he can't be that bad of a guy, now can he?" He asked. It seemed to be rhetorical, so I didn't really give an answer.

"He isn't. Not really. I've seen Louis do things out of kindness, but he likes to pretend he has a heart of darkness. The truth is, Louis's just scared. Just like all the rest of us. Scared of trusting. Scared of feeling. Scared of love-"

"Scared of losing. Losing love. Losing at his goals in life. It's why he doesn't set many or get close to anyone, isn't it?" Niall asked. I was a bit shocked that Niall got all that frok only knowing Louis for a short period of time, but then again, Louis is a lot like an open book since Harry.

"I guess so." I replied. "I mean, nobody really knows what happened in Louis's past. Nobody but Harry. He's the only person that's ever broken through Louis's shell that way and gotten to know him in depths. It's actually pretty amazing how he's managed to do that. Especially in such a short amount of time." I said.

"Harry can do that to you. He's just such an amazing person. Whem I first met him, I was the only one alone on the swings at the playground. He came over to me and asked if I needed anyone to push me. I instantly had a crush on him then. I didn't know I loved him until middle school. Everyone seemed to notice how beautiful and amazing he was, and it made me jealous. I was so possessive over him because I was afraid of losing him, but I didn't need to be. You know why?" He asked me, his voice cracking a bit as tears fell from his eyes.

I shook my head, not able to find my voice right now, just shcoked that Niall was actually telling me this. "Because when Harry loves, it's with all of his heart. He said he would always be my best friend. He would always be there for me. So when the so-called 'popular kids" wanted him to sit at their table and hang out with them, he turned them down, saying he'd much rather be by my side instead. I never had to be so worried because I was all Harry had, and he was all I had. And I know that now that he has Louis, he will still be my bestfriend. It's just so hurtful and scary to know that he loves someone else when I love him. It's scary because I don't want to lose him. Still, I know that Louis shouldn't be afraid to lose him out of the blue because Harry always stays with those he loves." He finished. He sat down again and put his head in his hands, crying into them, and I felt a bit bad for him.