Is It So Wrong? ~ A COMPLETED One Direction Fanfiction ~ EDITING

13 - Decisions and Secrets (part 1)

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*Sara's POV*

Niall and I are sitting on the bench at the park where he first asked me out. I had come here with the intention of ending our relationship, but seeing him like this I just can't make myself do it. The plan was to end things with him because I could see that he had stronger feelings for Liam, but Niall just informed me of the fact that Liam is moving back to Wolverhampton.

Is it selfish that I want to keep Niall more than ever now? I never stopped liking him, I just thought it would be best for him if we broke up. Now, though, he won't have Liam around. Would it be fair to him if I sat here, listening to his problems and comforting him, only to turn around and break his heart? I can't make myself do that; I would hate myself for hurting him. I just can't do it. Not yet.

“Sara?” Niall's voice pulls me out of my thoughts.

“Sorry, I was just thinking.”

“About what?”

I find myself blushing and try to turn away, but Niall puts his hand on my cheek so I am forced to keep looking at him.

“What is it?”

I gulp. I don't want him to know that I was contemplating breaking up with him. “I was just... Reminiscing about all of the fun times I had with Liam when we were kids. I'll miss him a lot when he leaves for Wolverhampton,” I lie. I really did have a lot of fun times with my cousin when we were younger and I really will miss him, but I wasn't thinking about those old memories and a part of me is glad he's going back. I didn't want to lose Niall because of my cousin, plus I could see that he was hurting here. He may have tried to hide it, but he didn't seem like he was enjoying being in Mullingar.

“It'll be okay. I'm sure we'll keep in touch with him, right? We have the internet with things like Facebook and Skype and Twitter!” Niall chirps. It's almost as if he's saying these things to convince himself, too. For that matter, he probably is.

“That is true, I guess,” I say, trying to sound more excited. “Plus we'll have telephones, but that's long distance, isn't it?”

“It doesn't really matter if it's long distance; it's still an option if the other methods of communication don't work out,” Niall adds. He pulls me into a tight hug and I can't help but smile, even if it's because he just found out that he won't be losing Liam completely.

“I'm sure everything will work out just fine.”

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*Liam's POV*

(a few days before the big move)

I'm leaving on Saturday. Honestly, I'm kind of glad that I'll be escaping this hellhole, but it's nerve-wracking knowing that I'll be leaving my closest friend behind. These past few weeks Niall has stuck by my side more than ever, even though he started getting bullied alongside me at school. The lads who were attacking us began to be more verbally abusive than physically, which I'm guessing is because Niall is with me once again. There were two of us instead of just me, plus I started actually fighting back again. I suppose they saw that I am no longer going to put up with their abuse, but that won't stop them completely, since they know I won't fight back if they just use their words.

Anyways, Niall and I have been spending more time together than before. We hang out most days, which is a nice distraction from all of the pain and suffering that has been going on, but it means that it will just be harder on us both when I leave. We've promised to try and keep in touch, but I know it'll be hard.