SPACES [Editing]

Job Description

Songs of the chapter:

-Don't You Need Somebody by RedOne
-Walk Away by LANY

Niall Horan

Shocked. That's how I'm going to describe myself right now. And probably clueless.

I have so many questions right now and I don't know how I'm supposed to be getting answers. I'm only here because Harry asked me to stay and wait until he's been discharged. I'm supposed to pay for his hospital bills and give them everything he needs for his recovery. I know Harry's supposed to be here, but he also needs his own recovery time.

It feels like everything's going way too fast, and it's always been like that with Louis and Harry. The marriage, the falling-in-love, the babies, the breakup, the accident, and now this. I don't even know what this is.

I don't understand Harry's decision. I've spent more than half of my life with him, I should know why he chose to do this. I was hoping he would decide to just tell Louis the truth and just move on with it but now he's settled with the idea of letting Louis go back to his life before Harry.

I thought about how absurd his plan was and I don't know how he's planning on getting his husband back by doing this and I'm totally not for it, but somehow I feel like the only thing I could do is support him.

But I don't know what my role is, at least not while I'm in here. I don't know why they left me in Louis's room when they know that he's going to wake up any time soon. They're right outside the room, explaining to Hannah what the plan's going to be. This is the first time I've seen her and I wasn't expecting her to look that way. She looks so sweet and so innocent that it's hard to believe that she once cheated on Louis and broke his heart.

Now you see, I don't get why they have to put Louis in that situation again. They say it causes less stress than to force him to just stay with Harry and remember, but I don't think letting him stay with his cheating ex was the best idea either.

Since I was inside Louis's room and they're all outside, talking about their amazing master plan, I didn't know what to say when Louis woke up from his slumber.

It was slow, when he woke up. Painstakingly slow. Like he tried so hard to adjust to the light, and to the temperature, and to the environment. He blinked a couple of times and examined the room, and then rubbed his eyes and tried to get up; I could've thought of something while he was doing so but I sat there frozen as I waited for him to talk to me.

"Hi. Do I know you?" He asked after a few seconds of hesitating.

"I'm... I'm one of your friends." was all that I can say. The voice inside my head was telling me that no matter what happens, I shall not lie to Louis. My conscience will be clearer that way.

"I'm sorry, I've been in an accident, I don't remember." He said, looking around the room, as if he's looking for someone he could recognize.

"I know. Um, does the name 'Niall Horan' sound familiar to you?" I asked, and he simply shook his head.

"Irish, great guy, sings well, amazing at everything he does? Niall? Doesn't ring any of those bells?" I asked, he shook his head again.

"So... Your name's Niall?" He said, like he's figured it out.

"Yeah, please, hold the applause." I said, which caused him to smile a little. I haven't seen him smile in so long, it would've killed Harry if he ever saw that again.