The Lost Souls (Emo/Punk Niall Horan Fanfic)

Chapter 10 - Makeup

*Nikita's P.O.V.*

I woke up around 10 a.m. I checked my phone and saw it was the 29th, the day of Louis' Halloween party.

I got up and went to the bathroom, stepping on the scale. 96 pounds, one pound less than I used to weigh before my mum took off.

I couldn't help smiling, this bingeing and purging thing is great. I don't know why I didn't try this sooner.

I went downstairs to get breakfast. I entered the kitchen where Harry was eating his cereal.

"Good morning, Harry" I greeted, making myself breakfast.

"Good morning, Nikita" he replied. "You're in a good mood today"

"Guess I woke up on the right side of the bed"

"I guess so"

"What are you gonna do tonight?" I asked him.

"Liam and I are gonna hang out with Zayn. I think we're gonna go trick or treating"

"Trick or treating?"

"You're never too old for free candy" he retorted.

"Is Zayn the new kid?"

"Yeah" he replied. "He's a pretty cool guy"

"That's good"

"What're you gonna do tonight?" He asked me.

"I'm gonna hang out with my friends at Louis' house"

"Isn't he throwing a party?"

"Maybe"

"He is, isn't he?"

"Yeah, he is" I told him.

"Don't get in too much trouble"

"I won't" I laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, you just sound more like my dad than my cousin"

"I just don't want you to get in any trouble or anything" he explained.

"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine" I reassured him.

"Okay, but promise me you'll call me if you need a ride home or get into any trouble or anything"

"Are you serious?!" I laughed.

"Yes, promise me!"

"Okay, I promise" I said before going upstairs to get ready.

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"Nikita!" My friends greeted me.

"Hey, guys!" I replied, noticing a girl I didn't recognize sitting beside Louis.

"This is my girlfriend, Eleanor" he said, reading my mind.

"Nice to meet you, Eleanor"

"Nice to meet you too" the gorgeous brunette replied.

Cher handed me a drink and I took a long sip. The large living room started to fill with people and noise.

After a while, Louis and Eleanor were making out and Melanie and Cher were dancing. Niall had wandered off when it really started to get crowded.

I walked through the kitchen and out the French windows that led to the backyard. I saw Niall sitting on a bench that was somewhat far from the house.

"Hey, Niall" I greeted, sitting beside him.

"Hey, Nikki" he replied.

"Why are you sitting out here all alone?"

"Parties aren't really my thing. I don't like crowds" he explained, taking a sip of his beer.

"Claustrophobic?"

"Yeah, you would be too if you lived in a small, cluttered closet"

"Oh my god! How long?"

"I don't know, too long" he replied.

"Obviously too long. Any amount of time living like that would be too long"

"You don't know the half of it"

"It gets worse?"

"A lot worse" he said, taking another sip of his beer.

"I'm sorry"

"It's not your fault"

"Yeah, but I'm sure you don't like talking about it" I responded.

"I wouldn't really know, I've never really talked about it"

"Never?"

"No, my parents wanted me to see a shrink, but I didn't wanna go. I never had to tell the cops anything because my kidnappers confessed. A few people know I was kidnapped, but no one really knows what happened" he told me.

"Why didn't you want to see a shrink?"

"I dunno, I just don't feel comfortable talking to one"

"Maybe not, but it's not healthy to hold it in. That only makes things worse"

"You're a bit late, it's already gotten worse" he informed me.

"How?"

"I don't wanna talk about it"

He took another sip of his beer and we sat in silence for a minutes before I broke the silence.

"Why did you throw a party if you don't like them?"

"I don't know. I guess I thought that if I threw a party I'd be more comfortable because I'd be in my own environment. It sounds stupid, I know"

"It doesn't sound stupid" I told him.

"It turned out that way. I was so uncomfortable I spent the whole night in my room"

"Except when you took me to McDonald's before bringing me home"

"Yeah" he replied, taking another sip of his beer.

"Did you know who they were?"

"Who?"

"Your kidnappers"

"I knew them too well. That's why I have trust issues" he said.

"Did they take you some place far away to keep from getting caught?"

"Didn't need to, no one suspected them. If they ran the night they abducted me, it would've been obvious that it was them. I was literally across town, hiding in plain sight, that's why I was locked in the closet upstairs" he told me.

"That must've been scary"

"It was, but it's also scary having to go through life never knowing who you can trust"
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(A/N)

I hope you guys had a happy Easter!

💋 -TVo