Chapter 3 - Gathering information

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Hey guys, i managed to write another chapter! I'm so proud of myself! Sorry, ignore my wierd self, i'm just excited. So here it is, it's short, i know, but i'm not good with long chapters. Anywho, happy reading, and i would truly greatly apreciate it if people commented on what they think. I really don't mind critisism, i really want to improve for you guys and for myself. So yeah, i'm gonna go now, i'm probably boring you all with my ranting.  Also, one lat thing, this chapter is dedicated to Scarred_for_life because her comment really made me smile. Ok now i'm done, you can read.

Harry sighed. “Niall, do you know anything about what happened to Louis?”

Niall froze, mouth open as he was about to stuff his face. They were currently in the cafeteria; Harry slumped in his chair as he picked at his food.

Niall snapped out of his frozen state suddenly, clearing his throat before answering softly.

“W-Well, last year, me and Lou were supposed to spend the summer holidays together. On the first day, I was waiting in the park – Where we were supposed to meet up – But he never showed up, so I decided to go to his house to check on him…though when the door opened, his uncle-“

“Wait,” Harry interrupted “His uncle? Why was his uncle there?”

“L-Lou’s been an orphan since he was 15. His parents went m-missing some time after his 15th birthday, and since there was no lead as to where they could be, 6 months later his uncle took him in.”

Harry leaned back in his chair, frowning in thought. ‘No lead? That’s really weird.  It must have been horrible for Louis, being abandoned at the age of 15 with no explanation as to where his parents are…’

“Is his uncle a good person? “

Niall seem startled at the question, before he pondered. “I don’t actually know, I only met him once when I went looking for Lou. When his uncle opened the door he looked slightly beat up; he had a black eye and he seemed to limp slightly.

When I asked him where Lou was, he told me that he went on a summer trip. I tried getting more info but he wouldn’t tell and told me to leave. It was really weird for Lou to have planned anything without telling me about it, so I called him to make sure. “Niall sighed dejectedly “H-He didn’t answer. I only got to see him at the start of last year, on the first day. He…I know this is gonna sound crazy weird, but he just…wasn’t the same person. He was covered in bruises from head to toe, bandages covered 2 thirds of his skin! W-When I ran over to him to ask him where he was, and what happened to him, he looked at me and suddenly ran!” Niall took a deep breath to keep the tears at bay. “H-He was scared of me; his best friend since elementary. H-How could this have happened?!

Niall wasn’t holding in his tears or his anger, he was almost shouting and hit the table with his fist. Everyone turned to look at him sadly, all knowing how close Niall and Louis had been, all feeling sorry for him and saddened at the memories they had of the fun and innocent Louis they all knew. He was gone now, and no-one was sure if he was ever coming back.

Everyone turned back to their conversations after Niall had calmed down enough, though the atmosphere had stayed cold and bitter for the rest of lunch.

Time to gather more information on this weird uncle of Lou's 

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