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Zayn woke up to someone poking his cheeks. He already felt horrible when he woke up, his head spinning. He felt like crying. He was hungry.
"Lux, cut it off," someone chided from his left. Zayn panicked at first and his eyes flew open. He squinted against the harsh light and sat up immediately. He was in an unknown room with a dresser and several mirrors. He was lying on a couch and a girl was crouched in front of him, a big grin plastered on her face.
Zayn knew he'd seen her before, but it didn't do good to his panic. He backed away and searched the room for the boys, only to find a familiar lady sitting on a chair to his left. She had colorful hair and was smiling at him gently, despite her nails looking razor sharp as she filed them.
"The boys are just...working, don't worry," she assured him. The girl poked his cheek. "Hello Zin."
"It's Zayn, Lux," the woman said and Zayn recalled her name being something like Low or Lou. Zayn calmed down a little. He'd been with them before. He looked down at Lux and tilted his head. Her hair was pulled up in a ponytail and she was wearing denim overalls over a pink sweater. She grinned at him. "Let's play!"
Zayn lay down on the couch again. "M'shleepy."
"But you just wake up," Lux protested. She sighed and tugged at his arm. "Come on, I got new dolls. We play with them."
Zayn looked at her incredulously. "Dollsh is bowing, I like supewhewoesh." He frowned and sat up, looking round. "Whewe Jiam?"
"What?" Lux said and shrugged. His eyes widened when he realized what had happened last night. Zayn looked down at his changed clothes. "Oh."
"Mum, Zin is weiwd," Lux informed her mother and Zayn slid off the couch. "I want to go to boysh," he told Lou. Lou shook her head. "They'll be back soon, honey. You can't go out to them."
Her phone rang and she picked it up. "Hello? Yeah, yeah it's on the left. Just tell the guard you're with me."
"Is it daddy?" Lux questioned excitedly. Zayn studied her reaction and looked away. Looks like she had a good dad too.
"Yeah. Lux baby, stay here, okay? Do not leave Zayn," Lou said as she stood up and pocketed her phone. "I'll be back in a minute." She hurried out.
As soon as Lou left the room, Zayn turned to Lux. "Take me to boysh."
Lux crossed her arms. "I can't. Mum said no."
Zayn pouted. "But Jayn losht Leeyum'sh phone and Ziam too." He looked around the room in case any of the things were there.
Lux uncrossed her arms. "Mum and dad will be mad."
Zayn smiled at her. "I play with you dollsh then."
Lux broke into a huge grin. "Okay." She covered her eyes with her hands. "I'm not seeing, go."
