Nicole’s POV
~1 Week Later~
Yet another week, and no calls or texts from anyone. My phone literally looks like it’s permanently dead. I sat in my bed, listening to depressing music, feeling sorry for myself. What has my life come to?
“Nicole, there are some people at the door for you.” My mum yelled up the stairs. I could not have made it down the stairs fast enough, I haven’t see anyone in weeks. I was expecting it to be some old friends from my childhood. I got to the bottom of the stairs waving my mum off, gesturing for her to leave. She walked back into the kitchen, and I opened the door. I literally stood there with my jaw dropped.
“What are you guys doing here?” I asked a little harshly, but there was a glint of happiness in my eyes. They haven’t talked to me in weeks and then they just decide to show up on my doorstep? Really?
“To see you obviously!” Harry chirped, smiling as if nothing has happened.
“Sorry, I meant, why the hell haven’t any of you talked to me in three weeks?” I asked, now completely furious. Especially at Niall and Harry. They were suppose to my closest friends, and they didn’t bother to check up on me?. They all stood there, seeming a bit taken aback by my reaction. Then finally Niall spoke.
“Ni, can we just come in and explain everything? There’s a good reason behind our not contacting you.” he informed me, his eyes pleading for me to let them inside. I couldn’t refuse. Although I was still angry, I did miss them terribly. I stepped aside and let all 8 of them walk in. My mum hasn’t had the pleasure of meeting any of them yet, so I thought I should introduce them to her. I lead them all into the kitchen and my mum looked up from her cooking, smiling widely.
“So I take it you are the other 4/5 of One Direction?” my mum quizzed, her smile still bright. They all nodded in response before introducing themselves.
“I’m Harry,”
“I’m Niall,”
“I’m Zayn,”
“I’m Liam.”
My mum walked over to them and gave each of them a hug; she was more of a hugger than a hand shaker.
“It’s lovely to finally meet you, Nicole has told me so much about you.” she informed them, looking at me, then back to them. “And who are these young ladies?” my mum chirped looking at the 4 girls standing next to the boys.
“I’m Danielle, Liam’s girlfriend.”
“I’m Jess, Harry’s girlfriend.”
“I’m Sofia, Niall’s girlfriend.”
“And I’m Aria, Zayn’s girlfriend.”
They all introduced themselves as well, and my mum hugged each of them as she did with the boys. Now that we were all introduced I was a bit eager to talk to them alone.
“Well, I just wanted to introduce everyone mum, we’ll be up in my room.” I said, leading them down the hall way and up the stairs. When we were in the safety of my bedroom, Niall began to explain everything.
“Nicole, hear us out okay?” he asked before telling me anything further. I nodded in response and he continued.
“Well, when you left, Louis was a complete mess and we needed to watch out for him before he did anything rational.” Niall finished, turning to Harry who continued.
“We didn’t want to bother you Ni. We thought you needed some space to think everything out and that you would call us when you were ready. When you didn’t, we thought we’d just come up and surprise you. And here we are!” he said, adding a smile at the end. This caused me to smile, and my anger drifted away.
“Oh,” I said, now feeling a bit guilty. “I’m sorry I snapped at you all then…I was just feeling a bit neglected.”
“It’s okay babe! We understand.” Zayn chimed in. I smiled at him, before he pulled me into a quick hug. Then I was pulled into Liam, and then Niall and so on. Now that we’ve got the hugs covered, I asked the question that hasn’t been off my mind for 3 weeks.
“How’s Lou…?” I questioned…hesitancy straining my voice. They all fell silent, looking at each other, around the room; looking anywhere but at me. Finally Liam spoke up.
“He’s hanging in there. But the more important question is, how are you holding up?” he asked, concern written all over his face; written all over eahc of their faces. Now it was my turn to look anywhere but at them. How was I suppose to answer that? Do I tell them the truth; that I’m in this never ending depression, that I haven’t gone out in weeks. Or do I lie and tell them that I’m doing just fine? I decided to go with the lie. Clearly Louis was over it, shouldn’t I deserve to put an end to my misery?
“I’m fine. Obviously I still think about him…I mean it’s only been a few weeks, but for the most part I’m over it.” I answered dishonestly. They all gave me a funny look, clearly not believing what I had just told them.
“Great acting Nini, now tell us the truth.” Harry demanded, looking at me with pleading eyes. I sighed in frustration.
“I don’t know guys…I miss him, I really miss him. But I know I need to move on, how can I do that?” I asked, disparity flooding my voice.
“You could start by finding a job.” Danielle replied sarcastically, but that actually sounded like a good idea.
“That’s brilliant! How long are you guys staying?” I asked.
“A few days I think, why?” Jess quizzed.
“Because, you guys are going to come job hunting with me!” I chirped, waiting to hear what they had to say about my idea.
“Okay, I think that sounds like a lovely idea. It’ll help you take a step in the process of moving on and getting back on your feet.” Harry replied.
Louis’ POV
Harry told me they were all going to visit their families, but I knew where they were really going; to see Nicole. At this point, I didn’t even bother trying to do anything. If she wanted to see me, she would call. She would’ve called weeks ago. If she still loved me, she wouldn’t have left. But no matter how much she grows to hate me, my love for her will never falter. I stopped hoping she’d come back about a week ago; cause reality finally hit me. Actually it consumed me. It made me realize how pathetic I am; drinking my feelings away, feeling sorry for myself, hoping the girl I love would forgive me. I needed to stop what I was doing, and get my act together for the sake of the band. Nicole has clearly already moved on from me. She’s probably got a job, and a nice flat with a new boyfriend to share it with. So shouldn’t I be able to do the same?
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A/N: Hello lovebugs! I’m sorry this was sort of a shitty chapter :( I just needed a filler chapter and this one just so happened to be it! I start driver’s ed class tomorrow and it starts at 2:30 in the afternoon and doesn’t end until 9:15 at night, so I’ll probably be on for a little bit in the morning and then again when I get home, so expect an update at some point tomorrow! :). Pweeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeee comment/vote/fan! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE ♥. Oh and I’m dedicating this chappie to @TwoOfficialDreamers because she did loads of voting on this story yesterday, and it helped me out in a massive way! Thanks lovely, I truly appreciate it! Love you guyssss. xx
