Taciturn (Niall Horan)

CHAPTER 11 - The Truth

Niall’s POV

"Finally! Home sweet home!" Gail literally kissed the ground.

"Gail, stand up!" I commanded pulling her up. "We're still in the airport."

"So what?" she snapped at me.

She pulls away from my grasp and walks toward Nona whose surprise with my best friend's attitude. Gail takes Nona's hands and makes them spin like a merry-go-round.

"Don't worry, Nona. She's fine. She just forgot to take her medicines." I stated which made them stop spinning.

"What did you say?" Gail growled and started chasing me around the airport.

We both received dirty glares from elders. Someone even shouted, "This is not a playground". I laugh on that.

I'm five meters away from Gail. She's a tad slowpoke. I should bring her along when I'm going to the gym.

I saw Paul with the van waiting for us so I run straightly inside the vehicle.

"Gotcha!" Gail shouted leaning her hands on the door.

"Slowpoke." I muttered.

"I'm not!"

"Monkey."

"Ni—"

"Okay, we're getting in."

Zayn holds on Gail's shoulders and pushes her in the back part of the van; away from my reach. I love you, Zayn!

The van is filled as Nona sits beside me. Harry closes the door once everyone got in.

"Off we go." Harry tells the chauffer.

"We're not yet done, Horan." Gail declared.

"You'd trapped me in a cabinet and act in front of our fans like we're doing it. So we're fair." I reminded her.

I heard her groan.

Good thing about the 'Auckland Twitcam Prank' –that's what I call it— is Louis tweeted afterwards that it was a prank that Liam and I were trapped behind doors. Liam was in the bathroom while I'm inside a cabinet. If Louis didn't tweet that, the whole world would buy the prank and we're doomed.

"Can you two stop?" Liam complained.

And silence fills the space.

"Hey Paul," Gail called in calm tone. "Can you drop us in my house?"

"Sure." Paul answered who's riding shotgun.

And suddenly, we all cheer!

"Home-made meals!"

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"That's the best lunch." I said us I finish what's on my plate.

"Thank you, Niall." Gail's mum told me.

"Niall, get out of the table before you could eat all the food we have." Gail told me who's in the living room with the others; they left me behind here.

I stand up and go there.

"Can we go now?" Liam asked me.

"You go ahead. Nona and I would stay behind." I tell them.

The boys sternly look at me. Gail raises an eyebrow whilst Nona furrows hers.

"I'm staying here for the night since this is my home. What are you going to do here?" Gail curiously questioned.

I chuckled saying, "Who told you we're staying here? We're going somewhere; I have to show her something."

The boys still look at me with confusion and so is Nona.