Searching For Nothing

Chapter 20

Zayn's POV

It's been four days since we have received the news about my baby sister, and three days since my dad and Uncle Louis have come home. I don't really see them because the first thing they did is go straight to their room and only came out when they really needed to.

I do miss seeing them but it's not their fault, they lost a child and just need alone time so they can relax and cope with it. Then we can get back to normal, or our version of normal.

I heard papers fall to the floor so I ran to the front door to see that the mail was here, I picked it up and looked through it until I found my supplies list and homeroom teacher assignment for next year! I smiled and ran over to Uncle Liam who was reading the paper.

"Uncle Li! Guess what!"

"What?" He asked with a chuckle.

"I got my supplies list and Homeroom assignment! Can we go shopping today please?"

"Sure! We can leave whenever you're ready!"

"Okay!"

I smiled and ran upstairs and was about to go tell Dad and Uncle Louis but I heard crying so I decided against it because who wants to see a happy person when you're sad? I went to my room and pulled on some skinny jeans and a red shirt and quickly styled my hair and went downstairs where Uncle Liam was.

"Ready bud?"

"Yea!"

We got in the car and drive right down the street to the nearest staples and walked in as I read over my list.

"Okay Zee, what first?"

"A backpack, it's not on the list but I think I need it."

"Well of course you need it, or you could just bring Uncle Niall to school with you everyday to hold everything."

I giggled and walked over to the backpacks and looked at all of the different ones that they had.

"Can I get the green one?"

"Sure thing."

I tried to reach it but who am I kidding, I'm only 4'2", I cannot reach the top shelf. I was about to ask Uncle Liam when all of the sudden I was lifted into the air, I giggled and grabbed the back pack before being placed back on the ground.

"Thanks Uncle Liam!"

"No problem Zee, now what's next?"

"Black pens, Red ones, and pencils!"

Liam's POV

I smiled as I watched Zayn excitedly get all of the stuff he needed but I couldn't help but think about how Harry and Louis should be here. Harry is Zayn's father and Louis will be his father in less than a year. They haven't seen Zayn in almost four days and I have to leave with Niall for a meeting in California in two days. It's not fair to Zayn, he's grieving too but he isn't even showing it, which confuses me a bit.

"Okay Zee, do we have everything?"

"Yup!"

We walked over to checkout where we unloaded binders, pencils, pens, book covers, glue sticks. You name it we got it.

I quickly paid and we walked out the door and got in the car where I decided to talk to Zayn about what's been going on because he hasn't really talked about it.

"How you holding up Zee? With news about the baby and stuff."

He got a little silent and shrugged meaning he was definitely still sad.