Something new

Chapter 1

Everyday it’s the same people saying the same things at the same place and exact same time, and yet, every single time, Niall never expected. How much it was going to hurt. The words filled with hate and bitterness towards the world taken out on poor Niall. At the end of their bash session, Niall just stood there, hands covering his ears trying to make it stop, trying not to listen and the tears running down his face, because every single time he did.He heard every single word. Niall wanted nothing more than to just make it back to his foster home, make it to his room without being detected and cry. Don’t get him wrong here, his foster parents were great, they’ve had him for almost 3years now and they took very good care of him, but they worried far too muchand Niall hated to make them worry. Niall rummaged around his backpack for hiskeys, soon finding them messed around with some of his pens and pencils, takingthe keys out and hesitantly opening the door, giving himself a once over checkin the reflection of the glass on the window to make sure he didn’t look likehe had been crying. He sucked in a large breath of fresh air and walked intothe house, trying his best to fake a smile that would fool his foster parentslong enough for his to get to his room. Niall walked quickly through thekitchen, and into the living room, about to make his way upstairs to hisbedroom, he was trying his best to avoid bumping into his foster parents, buthopelessly failed.

“Niall!” Laura, Niall’s peppy foster mom spoke up calling his name is her sweetsouthern accent. Niall turned around, his fake smile that he’d mastered overthe years planted on his face.

“Yes Laura?” Niall asked her pleasantly.

“Why don’t you come sit on the couch, son.” Tom’s stern voice boomed muchlouder than Laura’s shrill voice and Niall listened, sitting on the couch, sortof curious as to what was going on.

“We’ve got new kids here today.” Tom stated, taking a sip of his soda that satnext to him, trying to be nonchalant about it.

“New kids… plural?” Niall asked. Niall new there’s be a new kid hereeventually, I mean there was an empty bedroom upstairs besides his own, justwaiting for a new owner, but he didn’t expect more than one.

 ”Yeah… you see dear, there are four new kids here today.” Laura pointed outa Niall’s eyes went wide. Four? That would make 7 people in a three bedroomhouse! Where would they all sleep? “You see our dilemma?” Laura asked and Niallnodded, showing that he understood. ” and that’s why you’re going to need toshare your room with Liam, one of the new kids, it wouldn’t be very fair if wehad all four of them share a room while you got your own, so we added anotherqueen sized bed into tour room for him. They’re all upstairs now. You should gosay hi!” Laura exclaimed happily.

“Yea I understand.” Niall could hear himself say the words, but he justcouldn’t quite believe it. He stood up and once again headed to his bedroom, nointention of saying hi to the new kids. So Niall made his way down the hallwayand to the familiar door that lead to his bedroom. He opened it up and insidewas a new bed, with new things spread around it, just like Laura and Tom saidthere would be. Niall solemnly walked over to his hex and plopped down,ignoring the stares from the new face, whose body was sitting on the new bed.New new new. All just so new.

“Um… hello… I’m Liam.” Liam’s voice startled Niall as he wasn’t expecting hisvoice to sound quite so deep, yet shy. Niall waves a limp hand in the boys’direction.

 ”Hello. I’m tired.” Niall announced. ” No, I’m kidding, my name is Niall.Sorry, long day of school, sit on my bed and tell me your life story.” Nialljoked, letting all his barriers down since he was home and it was a ridiculousthought that Niall should have to be anyone else in his own home. Liamchuckled, raising an eyebrow at Niall’s strange behavior, but still movinghimself to sit beside the tired boy on his bed.