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Chapter 19

*sips tea and looks around* so, how is everyone feeling?

lowkey wanna have liam abuse tf outta Niall but i feel like Niall needs a good friend rn, i've put him through enough.

dedicated to @LLNH_fiction for her kind words! Thank you :)

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"I'm going to die, Liam. I'm dying right now." Niall panicked through his tears, fiercely wiping away at them.

"What makes you say that?" Liam asked, a little humored.

"I kissed Zayn, and he's a ghoul, who would've known?" Niall mocked, "Now, i'm a ghoul, i have to be."

"I think you're safe, the ghoul must be ripe in order to spread it's radiation poisoning to others through fluids." Liam explained, giving Niall a squeeze on his shoulder for reassurance.

Liam had a feeling that the two had a thing from the way Zayn looked at Niall when he wasn't looking.

"Oh, thank god," Niall sighed, relieved but still angry, "I'm so upset, Liam."

"I can tell," Liam nodded, "Do you want to talk about-"

"I just can't believe he's really a ghoul. I don't care about Lea leaving, i didn't really like her, and i dont really care about Yasir being a ghoul. Although, that does diminish my hope for finding Harry alive," Niall expressed, "I guess i should've seen this coming."

They walked in silence for a couple of minutes, before Niall looked up at Liam with teary eyes, "Why didn't he just tell me?"

"Was i really that hard to talk to?" Niall began to doubt himself, making more tears pool in his eyes.

"No, Niall, you're easy to talk to," Liam reassured, "But i guess we wont know until we talk to him, he's the only one who can answer that. I assume he was reluctant to share information, since he just wanted to make you happy."

"Well, he failed horribly." Niall grumbled, crossing his arms over his chest.

"He cares about you, Niall." Liam softly interjected, trying not to anger Niall anymore.

"Well i dont care about him." The blonde spat, a frown forming on his face when he thought of Zayn.

"Yes, you do," Liam argued, "You care for him a lot."

"I do!" Niall wailed, tears streaming down his face. He's never felt more emotionally confused than he has now.

Liam wrapped his arms around Niall in a hug, tightly holding the crying boy.

"Why does it have to be like this?" Niall sobbed into Liam's shoulder, "I just wanted to find Harry, not my heart broken."

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After Niall had finally stopped crying, they made their way back to Crimson Cove where they just had been earlier.

"I dont want to go inside," Niall admitted, "Smile is in there."

"We can go to a room without her, but you need your rest." Liam advised, pushing Niall along.

Niall sighed and nodded his head, a good sleep was very tempting after the amount of crying he did.

Dragging his feet along the sand, he made his way to the cabin.

"Would you like me to wait out here?" Liam asked, waiting before entering.

"Yes, actually. I think i need some time alone, thank you." Niall replied, pushing open the door to the cabin and entering alone.

Liam stood outside by the wall while Niall was going to relax.