Zoo // Louis Tomlinson

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Louis’ POV

 

            “But the issue is that I can’t take you out of the room without them knowing,” Lydia was pacing back and forth in the slide room. Neither of us had thought far enough to getting me out of the Zoo without both of us getting yelled at, and it was moments like this where I wished I could just leave at a whim and not be attacked.

            “You go, and I’ll wait here.” I repeated for the hundredth time in the past five minutes. Of course I didn’t want her to go by herself, but I also didn’t want her getting in trouble.

            “I think I’ll be in more trouble if I leave you alone. Fuck!” She shouted, slamming her hands on the table.

            Lydia’s eyes were bright and burning with a shade of green I didn’t think was possible. She had been this way since realizing that her necklace was gone, and it was kind of hot. She was frantic, her movements losing their gracefulness and becoming short and choppy.

            I had no idea what sort of importance it held to her, but obviously it was a fair sight higher than I’d once believed. Which lead me to wondering what else I didn’t know about her.

            “Lydia?” I broke out of my thoughts to her sudden movement. She had jolted upright, sprinting towards one of the many doors.

            She wasn’t answering me, her eyes fixed on a small black box as a series of numbers were typed into it. It was much to far for me to see. Nearly at the opposite side of the room, as suddenly a buzzing sound lit up like a torch and ignited the entire room.

            “What the fuck is that noise?” I winced, covering my hands over my ears as she did the same.

            “We’re leaving out the medical exit. I’ll probably get a phone call about it later, but it’s the one entrance no one can get to without clearance.” She was shouting over the noise, motioning with her head to one of the farthest doors as we took off towards it.

            It wasn’t long until we were out in the open, the Seattle fall hitting us with a soft warm glow and a slight breeze. The first of the colorful leaves scattering across the ground, making music with the wind as they floated across the concrete.

            I tucked a hand into my pocket, and without much of a care in the world, I let my other arm fall around Lydia’s back. Pulling her against my side in a happy sense of serenity.

            There was nothing. No sound of people shouting my name, or the blinding flashes of several dozen cameras.

            “You look like you just saw the second coming of Jesus.” Lydia was looking up at me, her eyes quickly flashing away from my face as I caught her looking.

            “I don’t think I’ve been outside during the day in years without some form of security.” I was still looking around, in awe at the silence that the outdoors presented.

            I had almost forgotten that it could be this peaceful in daylight. The grass was still the healthy shade of green that reflected itself in Lydia’s eyes, a few stray clouds proving opposite to the usually rainy Seattle skyline.

            “I could take you outside sometime?” She offered, resting her head against my shoulder as she continued to lead me away from the beautiful space, and to her car.

            “I don’t know how long it will be until I can do that, but I’ll take you up on it.” My entire body was filled with a liberating sense of happiness. Her soft voice beautifully combining with the fresh air. It was only then that I realized we were to her car in the Employees only area.