Just a Memory.

Chapter 4

LIAMS POINT OF VIEW

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"Kacie? Hey! Kacie!" I said knowing she is spacing out. Knowing she is having a memory. I can see the pain in her eyes. I know she is thinking of the day she found Harry in the bathroom 4 years ago. I can see her coming back to reality. Swimming her way back to me and to the real world. Yet drowning in her past pain and sarrows. I hate this heart tugging feeling I get when she does this. I have no control over it, and it secretly kills me. She looked at me, knowing I was concerned and worried.

"I'm fine, I just. I need air right now. Excuse me." She told me getting up from her seat and walking away quickly. I debated on walking with her, making sure she was ok. I decided not to because I know she needs her space at times and I feel like shes being suffocated from my concern and love for her. I was about to ask Zayn what he felt about Kacie not being able to move onto another guy, when I heard a small shreek and a slap. I turned around to see Gemma's hand above Kacie, and Kacie holding her cheek crying out in pain. Zayn and I jumped out of our seats, Zayns chair falling to the ground. Louis running over to Kacie to make sure she was ok, I noted that she fell to the ground. Zayn took Gemma into his arms pulling her away from Kac, and towards the opposite side of the shop.

"What the hell Gemma!?" Zayn yelled at her.

"What? now you're suddenly her friend again Zayn? She left you and Louis and Liam behind after Harry commited fucking suicide!? What kind of friend does that honestly? Yet she has the audacity to come back once a week every year? I think not." Gemma spilled.

"Gemma, I don't give a flying shit if you dont like Kacie because she didnt call 999 right away, or for whatever reason why you dont like her. You dont just slap her because you feel the need she needs to be 'punished' or whatever your reasoning is." I ranted to her. She locked eyes with me and glared at me, ready to rip my throat out at any minute.

"Liam, its not because she didnt call 999, its because she was the reasoning of his death. Its all her fault. If she didnt treat him the way she did or act like she didnt care for him, then I wouldn't be here." Gemma confessed.

"Bullshit! You wouldn't be here! Gemma all you could think about after she left was the revenge you wanted to give her for ditching her problems and leaving them for us. Harry and Kacie shared secrets that even Zayn, Louis, Niall, and I didn't even know of. He was being bullied at school, always upset with his personal life when it didn't evolve us or Kac, and whatever else him and Kacie shared together. Trust me when I say this Gemma, she still feels guilty as hell for it and you're making it worse!" I said to her. Gemma snorted as she rolled her eyes at me.

"But it still doesn't give you the right to ducking smack her for this shit!" Zayn inserted, still fuming.

"Excuse me, I'm going to have to ask you all to leave the area. You are disrupting the entire store. Please leave." The store manager asked us.

"Gladly, bye assholes." Gemma sneered at us, storming out of Starbucks. Zayn followed her ready to have another argument with her. I walked over to Louis, who was holding a now sleeping Kacie. She looked somewhat peaceful for someone who was as broken as she was.

"How is she?" I asked Louis.

"She's alright, I guess. She's strong though. I'm not going to lie Li, but I'm worried for her. This whole Harry thing happened 4 whole years ago and she acts like it happened yesterday." I nodded in agreement as I took her from his arms, carrying her bridal position. Louis got up and apologized to the manager for the unconvinced. Saying it will never happen again. I'm guessing he's a regular because the manager tells him it's fine and that he'll see Lou tomorrow morning for his tea. Louis caught up to me as I was about to was out of the door. We walked down the street towards Louis and Zayn's flat. The wind picked up a little and Kacie groaned at the sudden change of weather. I held her tighter to tell her mentally that she was safe and sound in my arms. Her body relaxing at the gesture.