A royal pain in the ass

Chapter 6 'Chaos'

Chapter 6 'Chaos'

My body feels numb. I can't move anything, the only thing I can do is just stare at the two men at the bar. The blood has probably drained completely from my face and I probably look like some sort of ghost to the rest. But I don't care. I don't care any more that I lied to Niall, and how I had to save myself out of that situation. I don't care how mean I've been to Niall, and how I've hurt him so much. Because all I can care about is the fact that my parents have finally managed to find me. At least their agents. And that is my worst fear becoming reality.

'Sofia? Earth on Sofia!' I hear Niall say somewhere far away, although I know he's sitting next to me. His hand is waving in front of my eyes and somehow I finally manage to move my gaze back to our table. I immediately look at James and within seconds he turns his head at what I was staring at and looks back at me again. He understands what is going on. That's the good thing about telling James everything. Now I'm sort of prepared for this kind of situations and I'm kinda thankful for that. James immediately stands up and pulls me from my chair.

'Niall, take Sofie to the bathroom, now! And lock the door until I come and get you,' He demands Niall. I see the shock on Niall's face as he and Erin still don't understand what is going on. Still Niall quickly stands up and takes my arm, guiding me to the bathroom as I'm still paralyzed, leaving our leftovers behind. I hear James quickly explaining something to Erin and they both pull straight faces as they walk towards the bar.

Niall pushes me into the toilet, follows and immediately locks the door. Just as James asked him to do. I'm really grateful that he doesn't ask any questions and just does what he is asked to do. I think he gets how critical this situation is and that it is probably the best to remain calm. I know I owe him an explanation afterwards, but right now I don't even know if there will be an afterwards.

I finally start to calm down a little bit, as Niall is rubbing my back softly as he holds me close in an embrace. This definitely makes it hard for me to not break down in tears. 'Niall-' I whisper as I look up to him into his eyes. 'Shhh' He interrupts me, while looking me straight into my eyes, telling me that everything is going to be alright.

Suddenly I hear someone coming into the bathroom, Niall hears it too as I can feel him tense up a little bit. You can now hear 2 people discussing something, but it's too soft to actually hear. I can hear the other doors to the toilets being opened and closed again, apparently they're all empty. Except for the one Niall and I are standing in. My legs start to shake as I know what is coming next.

It still comes as a shock as the doorknob is pulled up and down, causing to spill shivers all over my body. It only takes about 5 seconds, but it rather feels like 5 hours. I turn my head towards Niall and I see he's almost as scared as I am. And he doesn't even know what is going on! This is probably the most scary scene in my whole life. It's almost like it's from some sort of horror film.

We both hold our breaths and listen closely to the noises that are coming from outside the door. The 2 men are saying something and then you can hear footsteps walking out of the bathroom. Niall and I both blow out the air that we were holding in and I feel some tension going away. I breath in deeply and blow the air out again. 'I really thought that we'd get cau-' I start to whisper softly at Niall as all of a sudden the doorknob is pulled up and down roughly again.

My eyes shoot towards the doorknob and I'm not able to move again. The doorknob seems all I can focus on and I swear it seems like it goes in slow motion. I can feel my heartbeat going like crazy in the back of my head and my hands feel clammy.

Then it stops again and a deep manly voice with a clear English accent starts to shout something. 'Who's in there?'. I immediately look at Niall, not knowing what to do. We're trapped like animals in a cage, but then in this toilet. Niall looks at me quickly and then turns his head towards the door. 'Eh I am,' He answers in an extra deep voice, to make sure that he really is a man.