On the Outside 2 ( A Louis Tomlinson Fan Fiction )

Chapter 26

Zayn's P.O.V.

I knew that I should've driven her. She said she would call me when she was on her way back to campus. We are leaving tomorrow morning for Hawaii and I was trying to use that as an escape from reality. Things have been hard with Rachel's dad.

I feel bad for her, honestly. I mean, I couldn't relate to what she is going through. My mother and father are both in good health, love each other, and love me. I couldn't ask for a better family.

Rachel lost her mother to cancer and now her dad has Alzheimer's. Life just can't give Rachel a break. She's been through so much, but that means the only direction from here is up. And I hope that direction is for the both of us.

My phone rings and I answer it on the first ring.

"Hello? Rachel?"

"Zayn, my dad... he's...'

"He's what? Rachel?"

"He's dead."

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We got back to the dorms without a word from either of us. The only sounds throughout the car ride were the faint music on the radio with soft cries from Rachel. She's only 18 and she has lost both her parents.

I didn't know what to say to her. This is the time that she needs me most and I didn't say one word. What the hell is wrong with me? I need to be there for her, from now on. Especially now.

We reach her dorm and walk inside. Rachel sits on the bed and stares off into space. I can't even imagine what's going through that beautiful mind of hers.

"Rachel, have you packed yet?" I ask, hoping to get a word out of her. She shakes her head no and keeps staring off into space.

"I can help you pack, if you want." I pull out her suitcase and plop it onto the bed next to her. It kills me to see her this way. It's like watching the sun not shine or flowers not bloom.

"I remember when I would come home from work and he would be sitting there on his single bed. I would always talk about how much I didn't like the small apartment that wasn't big enough for us and he would always be smiling. He never frowned, ever, except for when my mother died. He could always make me smile, but now... I don't think I can ever smile again without thinking about him." Her eyes focus on me and I can see how glossy they are. I pull her into a hug as she cried into my shoulder.

"He never was mean to anyone. He was t-the kindest person a-alive. I didn't realize that those moments with him were s-so limited." She says in between tears.

"I can't help but think this was my fault. I could've done something differently or I could've watched him more closely. Or I-"

"Rachel, there was nothing you could've done. Don't you dare blame yourself for this." I squeeze her tight. An idea comes to my head as I hold my broken girlfriend in my arms.

"Hey, why don't we go to my place for Christmas? We don't have to go to Hawaii, why don't we just spend it together with my family?" I say enthusiastically.

"Really? You want to do that?" She sniffles.

"Of course. There's no place like home."

"I love you. To the moon and back." She kisses me on the cheek.

"I love you, too. To the farthest star and back."

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