It is what it is

14

LOUIS POV

I spend a good half an hour on the phone with Lottie, I can't believe I'm an uncle. She has a beautiful baby girl called Ella and I can't wait to meet her...whenever that may be. Lottie tells me everyone is doing well and they miss me, she says dad has been working tirelessly to find these guys that are after me and she thinks they are close because the police have been around at all hours. This makes me relax a little, I might be able to come home soon. Lottie promises not to tell anyone that I called, knowing what the consequences could be, we finally say a tearful goodbye and then she is once again gone.

When I hang up I forget that I'm in the busy city of Seattle alone and I come back to reality as I look around the crowded streets at people going about their day. I exit the phone booth and contemplate my options. I am in deep shit, I know that for a fact. It's whether I go back and face the Wrath of the boys now or later. I sigh knowing Harry will be going out of his mind with worry and I don't want to put him through that for longer than necessary. I start making my way back through the streets and I can't help the uneasy feeling I get, I feel like I'm being watched. I pick up my pace and I can't seem to shake the feeling. I decide to call Harry to see if he can meet me half way or something, I'm actually getting a little scared. Suddenly I hear footsteps behind me, I turn around and realise there is no one behind me and I start to freak out. The crowd has died down the further I walk from the city and there are only few people on the streets now. I reach in my pocket for my phone when I realise I left it in the apartment. Shit. I curse myself, I turn around and start jogging back. I can hear someone behind me again but I don't want to look. I am just coming up to our building when I round the corner and slam straight into a chest. Im grabbed before I can hit the ground but I panic and struggle in the tight grip. Until I hear the calming voice of Zayn.

"Lou, Louis, shhhhhh...stop its okay its me... its Zayn!!" He tells me.

I begin to calm down and look into his eyes to see concern and worry.

"Fuck Zayn, you scared the shit out of me" I yell at him.

"You are in so much fucking trouble kid, Harry is loosing his mind. But we have to deal with that later" Zayn tells me.

He doesn't take his eyes off me and his demeanour is tense and controlling. It's intimidating so I bight my tongue at the sassy remark I was about to spit back at him.

"You need to listen to me carefully and do what I say" he says and I freeze.

Something is wrong

"O..okay" I say quietly.

"Don't look behind you and just keep walking into the building with me okay, don't look back and don't try anything stupid like running okay" he tells me seriously.

"Yeah okay" I say.

He straightens me up and we both turn around and continue walking, Zayn is on alert and I'm scared. We make it to the building and into the lift, once we are inside I turn towards him.

"What's wrong?" I ask my voice slightly shaking.

"You were followed" he says simply and the colour drains from my face.

The lift doors open and Zayn escorts me to the apartment by the arm, I can't really comprehend what's happening. We've been found and it's all my fault. Zayn opens the apartment door and we walk in. I'm rounded on instantly.

"Where the fuck have you been Louis!" Harry's voice is the first to hit me....hard.

"I...i.....I just"

"Save it, you called home, we know....pack your shit we are leaving" Andy yells at me.

"What?...how" I ask surprised, how did they know I called home?

"It's our job to know Louis, and now we have to leave before we are found, how stupid can you be, we have rules for a fucking reason!!" Its Niall's turn to yell now. I flinch at his tone.

"It's too late, he was followed, leave everything we have to get out now" Zayn's eerily calm voice tells the room.

"Shit" Harry curses.

"Jesus Louis, this isn't a god dam game kid!!" Liam yells.

I feel myself breaking, Ive disappointed the boys and I hate myself for it.

"I'm....I'm sorry" I say looking down at my feet"

"Are you? Because this is what they have been waiting for, one of us to slip up. They have been hot on our tail for months and it takes one fuck up and the last year comes crashing down.... I love you to death Louis but Jesus you can be so stupid sometimes. You have really fucked up" Harry yells.

I don't want to hear anymore, I know the boys are just worried about me and that's why they are lashing out on me.... but it hurts so bad. Tears sting my eyes and I wipe them away furiously, trying not to appear weak. I see Harry sigh as he looks at me with sympathy. He begins to walk towards me.

"Baby, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped we were just so fucking worried Lou" he says as he reaches out to me.

I flinch away though.

"It's fine I....I fucked up, I'm sorry" I say and I push past him and the boys to get to my room.

"Louis" Harry calls after me.

"We're sorry kid we shouldn't have spoke to you like that" Andy yells after me.

I don't listen though I head straight to Harry and my room and begin to pack my stuff. I walk into the pitch black room and shut the door. That's weird, why are all my lights off. I try to find the light switch but before I do I feel a hand snake around my waist and one cover my mouth. The light is turned on and I'm face to face with four beefy guys dressed in black with ski masks on. I try to struggle but it's a lost cause. I feel someone's hot breath in my neck and my ear.

"Gotcha" an evil voice says and I know that there is no escaping now, that after a year of running I've finally been caught by the 'Shield'