All For One (Depression)

Part 2 - Day Drinking

It was morning. It was supposed to be a good day for the boys, for everyone. But Louis thought different. He knew today, he was going to have to find a way to pull through like always. He sat up on his bunk. He took a second to stretch and rub his tired eyes before getting up and walking to the front of the bus.
"Mornin," Niall said, sitting on the couch, on his laptop.
"Morning," Louis replied. He quietly went to the small fridge and grabbed a bottle of beer. Then, took a seat next to the irish boy. Niall looked surprised. "Why was Louis drinking beer so early in the morning?" he thought to himself. Niall just ignored him and continued to type on his keyboard, sending emails to management and to his family. Louis took a big sip and gulped it down, sighing loudly after. Niall's eyes peered over to him. Louis kept his head down. He never even smiled. Just kept himself quiet. Niall tried to ignore it. He didn't want to make things worse for him. He turned away, focusing on his computer. Then all of a sudden, he heard a small sniff, followed by a low toned whimper. His eyes once again glanced over at Louis, who was trying so hard to keep his tears in. Niall had enough. He shut his computer and turned his body towards the poor boy. "Louis? Louis, you know, you can talk to me."
"What do you mean, Niall?" Louis asked, wiping his eyes.
"You miss her, don't you? You're nervous about today." Louis chugged down another sip as Niall kept talking. His eyes started looking tired. Slight bags under them. He kept taking more and more sips every 5 seconds.
"Uh Louis, I think you've had enough beer." Niall reached his hand towards Louis' but Louis pulled his hand back, keeping his beer away from Niall's reach. Now, for sure, Niall knew something was seriously up with him. "Alright, Tommo. What's going on?" Niall asked, his voice getting a bit louder than before. Louis said nothing. He just kept a angry look on his face. Niall tried to grab the beer once more but as before, Louis pushed him away. Niall started getting mad.
"GIVE ME THE BEER, LOUIS!" His voice rose.
"NO!" Louis screamed. Then, Niall started pushing Louis, trying hard to get the beer out from his hands. Louis squirmed and squirmed as he tried to hold it back. They fell off the couch. Niall grabbed Louis' arm and pulled him towards him. Louis wailed and had a total fit, swearing at Niall. Niall, was NOT gonna let Louis regret his actions. It's best he put an end to it before Louis gets out of control, which it kinda already has. Just then, Liam came onto the bus. He dropped his mic at the sight of Niall and Louis wrestling on the floor. Niall quickly glanced at Liam for a split second before focusing his mind on getting Louis settled. "LIAM, HELP ME!" Niall shouted as he grasped ahold of Louis. Liam ran up to the two on the floor and started reaching for Louis's legs.
"LIAM, GET THE BEER!" Niall commanded. Liam did just as he was told. He quickly let go of Louis' legs and gripped the beer, taking it from the Doncaster boys hand. Louis started screaming and screaming. It was like he was drunk but he couldn't have been yet.
"GIVE ME MY BEER, LIAM!" shouted Louis. Tears swelled up in his eyes as his face got red. Niall reached out and hugged Louis tight. That's when Louis realized he couldn't hold back his emotions anymore. He just bursted out crying. He was scared. Niall sat there, hugging him. "What happened?" Liam wondered.
"I-I-I c-can't do t-this, Niall," cried Louis. Niall took a long deep breathe before speaking to Louis. He didn't want to say the wrong thing. "Tommo, it's okay. I get you're struggling. If I lost my mum, I don't know what I'd do. But we're here for you. All of us. It's going to be okay."
"It's just feels wrong to be c-c-celebrating her birthday w-without h-her."
Liam got down on his knees beside Louis and Niall. He put his hand on Louis' leg. "Louis, you're never without her. She's always with you. It may not seem like it but I know she is. And she's so proud of you."
Suddenly, a car pulled up beside the tour bus. Niall looked out the window to see. It was Eleanor. And she brought Freddie with her. She lifted Freddie out of his car seat and carried him to the bus. Niall quickly ran to the door and stopped Eleanor from getting in.
"Louis' in loads of emotions right now. He's upset and nervous about the party today," he told her.
Eleanor lifted her eyes wider. "Oh okay, well shall I talk to him? Maybe I can help."
"Yeah sure. Just don't bring him in here," Niall said, pointing to Freddie. "He can't see his father like this."
"Oh okay, sure. Here, you take him then. Maybe give him a little tour of the venue for the party," she said. Eleanor handed Freddie to Niall, then slowly walked onto the bus. Liam sat down next to Louis, who was still partially crying. Eleanor cleared her throat. "Babe? You okay?" She asked him. Louis lifted his head to see his girlfriend standing in front of him. He smiled a little before frowning again. "Louis, talk to me, babe." Minutes passed. Minutes turned into hours. Later that day, they all got off the bus and were inside the venue they borrowed for the party.