Those Three Words {Niall Horan} IN EDITING

Chapter Twenty-Four: Strong Love

*LOUIS POV*




"Are you shitting me?!" I spit.




"Its been a week Louis! We haven't heard anything! You just need to do this last show because people have payed to see you! I know it's not right with only 4 of you, but this is the last show and after we will sort things out about giving you guys a break" he eyes all us 4 boys with a sad look on his face, "and plus you need to break the news to everyone, I'm so sorry boys, if things were in an easier situation than I wouldn't make you do this"




I hear Liam sigh, "we know you wouldn't, thanks Paul"





"You guys have 2 hours before the show, see you later" he gives us all a small smile before leaving us in our dressing room.




I see in the corner of my eye, Harry sliding down the wall and now sobbing.
I run over to him and sit down beside him, pulling him into my grip for comfort. "Haz, don't cry please" I beg, the sound of his cries crushing me.





"What the fuck are we gonna do?! we can't do the show without Niall! And more importantly, we can't be without Niall, he's our brother and 1/5 of the band" Zayn snaps.





"I know, I'm still trying to get it through my head that he's most likely not coming back" Liam says just above a whisper.





"You can't say that!" Harry yells, his voice all husky and shaky. "he has to come back! I love him so much"




"We all do mate" I spoke, "but Harry's right, we can't lose all hope, not yet anyway. And we most certainly can't do the show tonight"




I hear both Liam and Zayn sigh while the cries of Harry still echoes through the room. "this can't even be happening" I whisper, suddenly breaking down into tears.




I hear Liam break down too and he runs over to us to join our hug, we all sob together for a moment and cuddle close. "poor Nialler" Liam whispers and Harry nods. "Poor Ash too, I just wish they were back here with us"



I notice Zayn facing away from us so his back is at us, his fists are clenched together and he's breathing heavily, his shoulders moving up and down.




I get up and let Liam and Harry cuddle each other while I walk to Zayn, I put my hand on his shoulder and he flinches, "Zayn? You alright mate?"




"What the fuck do you think?!" he snaps. sounding angry.




"Ok I was just asking! No need to be an asshole! Were all hurting just as much as you are!" I snap back. he didn't need to be so rude.




He sighs and relaxes a little, "I know, I'm sorry Lou"




I walk in front of him so I could see his face and I see his eyes are puffy from crying and his face is red, his cheeks are so wet and a single tear is still sliding down.



I gasp slightly, "Zayn, mate you don't have to hide from us, you have us for a shoulder to cry on, we all need each other more than anything right now"




"I know, I just don't like anyone seeing me when I'm such a mess" he sniffles a bit and looks at the ground, "I don't know what to do, I just wish the phone would ring and tell us that they both are ok! I can't do it without him, we can't do it without him. and same for Ash, last time I talked to her I was kinda mad and I don't want that to be our last conversation" he puts his hands over his face and cries into his palms.



I put my arms around him and hug him tight, his covered face leaning on my shoulder and I lye my head on his shoulder too. We stand there in each others arms, crying our eyes out and thinking about our poor Nialler and his incredible girlfriend.




Hoping and praying that this isn't real, and they will come back soon.



*AN HOUR LATER*



"I hate to disturb you guys, but the show starts in an hour and you need to get ready" Josh walks in on us.




Were all in the corner of the room, sitting down, cuddling each other and sobbing. We nearly even fell asleep because of how much we cried, you know if you cry so hard that you eventually feel tired? Well that was us.



I sniffle and get up along with the 3 boys behind me, "ugh yeah sorry" I say.




"Don't be sorry mate, it's understandable" he replied giving me a man to man pat on the back.




"So you heard about it then?" I ask shaky.




"Paul has told everyone" he kinda shrugs.




I look at the ground, "fucking sucks is all I can say, I don't know what us 4 are gonna do"



I hear josh sniffle a bit, I look up and see a skinny tear slipping down his cheek, "come here mate" I say as I pull him into a hug.




"I just hope that he's ok and he will come back, and I hate seeing you guys like this" he croaks.




"I know Josh"




He pulls out of our hug and acts all manly again, "anyway I better go get ready myself, talk to you all later" and with that josh leaves the room so we all could get ready for our show that we didn't even want to perform tonight.




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*HARRYS POV*



"You boys ready?" Paul asks.




"Not really but let's get it over and done with" Zayn replies.




I sigh and suddenly feel really nervous, I think Liam sees that I'm feeling this way because he comes to me, "you alright Harry?"




I shake my head, "no I'm not, I don't think I can do this"




Louis then comes over too, "yes you can Harry, we have our fans out there counting on us and we have each other on the stage, this is our last concert so if us 3 can do it, I reckon you can too Hazza"




I take a deep breathe, "what if they boo us because Niall isn't on stage?"




"Haz just relax, please? We need to do this, and we need to do this for Niall" Liam cries.




I run my hand through my hair a bit, "ok, let's do this"




The video clip that plays before each concert starts and I hear the screams of our fans sound, we watch until it's our cue to come on stage.



We all run out on stage with a fake smile and we wave at our beautiful fans that we really hope we don't let down tonight. The screams get louder and everyone is cheering. until they realise that 1 of us is missing.





The cheering slows down and it goes a bit quieter, we all look at each other and know its time to tell them why one of us aren't here.




Liam speaks up, "hi everyone, thank you all for coming tonight, ugh-" he stops talking.




Louis takes over, "Um, we have some news for you guys that we got told today, and unfortunately it's bad news"
We hear gasps and noises coming from the audience, Louis continues, "as you can see, one of us is missing, and that is Niall" he starts shaking and I see he's getting upset, he takes the microphone away from his mouth and says to us, "I can't say it I'm sorry"



He walks closer to the back, so he can hide a little. and now it leaves either Liam, Zayn or I to continue.





I see Liam's eyes watering next to me and Zayn is sitting down on the stairs, they all have been there for me today so I should talk for a change.




"Do you guys remember hearing about Niall and his girlfriend Ashely going missing after their plane crash?" I ask.




I hear a bunch of yeses and other answers from the audience so I continue, "well.... We had a week to see if he would come back, and he didn't which means it has to be the worst... he and Ashely didn't make it through the crash"




I hear people start sobbing and screaming sadly, it breaks my heart.
I put my face in my hands so I could cry, and then all the boys come running over and we have a group hug. But it feels so weird without the fifth member joining our hug.




People starting saying 'aww' and others are still crying, all so devastated.



We pull out of our hug and straighten ourselves up, Zayn talks now, "were still hoping that he will come back soon, we're not totally giving up yet, so we can't properly announce that he's truly dead"





Liam steps forward again, "were so sorry and we hope that we won't let you down tonight, this is our last concert for a while and we will try our very best to entertain you guys like normal, thanks so much for coming and always remember that Niall loved every single one of you and he will forever, we all do"





Everyone starts clapping and cheering for us, it makes us feel a bit better.




I step forward, "this concert is dedicated to Niall tonight" the first song starts playing, "and to start off, we're singing Summer Love, the song our Nialler wrote"




Zayn starts singing when it's his part.


"Can't believe your, packing your bags, trying to hard not to cry"



"Had the best time and now it's the worst time, but we have to say goodbye"




My part.



"Don't promise that your gonna write, don't promise that youll call"


"Just promise that you won't forget we had it all"



We all sing.



"Cause you were mine for the summer, now we know it's nearly over"


"Feels like snow in September, but I always will remember, you were my summer love, you always will be my summer love"





We went on with the song, trying to give our fans what they deserved and tried to have fun ourselves, for Niall.




We went on with the whole concert, we cried here and there, but the fans were understanding and still seemed to enjoy it.




It just doesn't feel right without Niall here.