Fakes, Lies, and Love

Chapter 22

CHAPTER 22

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NIALL'S POV 

        I've skipped school, I haven't taken a shower, I haven't eaten, I've been waiting. Waiting for Kayla to get up. She's been out since yesterday and she has been talking in her sleep. I've been getting more and more calls/texts from that Unknown number saying "You'll never know when she'll wake up" or "She won't remember you". However, I know that she'll remember me. She likes me and I'm not going to let her go. I will not give up on her and I will not let her down.

"Baby, baby, baby, OH! Like, baby, baby, baby, NO! Like baby, baby, ba-"

I search for my phone in my pocket and it eventually stops ringing. A little 'bing' sound comes from it, indicating that I've missed the call. Yes, my ringtone is "Baby" by Justin Bieber. What? All men should be like him!

(Notice this takes place when they're all young including Justin!) 

"BABY, BABY, BABY, OH! LI-"

"Hello?" I ask, annoyed. After you listen to that song over and over again, it gets pretty annoying.

"You'll regret it," that all too familiar voice says. Of course it's him again, why wouldn't it be?

"Regret what?" I yell into the phone. Not sleeping, showering or being around human beings, concious anyway, for over a day can really get to you.

The man cackles and says, "You will find out sooner or later." 

"I choose now," I growl. I'm not putting up with him again.

"Oh, I remember when I was your age," his voice trails off, "You're just like me." 

"I'm not crazy," I state. Technically, I might be going crazy, but he doesn't need to know that.

"Are you sure about that?" the man laughs. "You could just be imagining all of this, Niall." 

My body tenses up and my eyes go wide. "H-How do you know my name?"

He laughs again. What's up with this lad and laughing evily? "I get my way fairly easily and let's just say I know people." 

"I'm done here," I spit. "I'm done with your threatening phone calls and I'm done hearing you talk shit about my girlfriend! I'm done!"

"You better watch your ba--" his voice disappears and my body untenses. He's starting to freak me out a lot.

       

        "Niall," Kayla calls for me. I walk into the kitchen and tilt my head at her.

"Yes?" I ask. She inturrupted me from working. I'm finally getting a promotion!

"Can you please go pick up Avery from Nikki's house?" she asks. "They are having a play date and Nichole just text me and said that Louis fell off the ladder and probably broke his arm so they have to take him to the E.R." Kayla pulls this weird face while holding Drew.

"Sure, honey," I reply casually, but inside I'm freaking out! I only have five more days to complete my paper for the meeting we have next week. This is probably my most important project yet! I work as an accountant in Centennial, Colorado. We moved to Colorado (in the United States) when Avery was two and we were twenty years. Stuff was getting rough back in Chesire so we decided to move to the U.S. I got a job about three months into the move and Kayla got a job as a pediatric nurse after she went to college and worked up to it for three years. It was tough trying to pay for Avery to go to daycare when everyone charged extra for a little girl. We eventually caught on and now we are happy. About three years after we moved, Louis and his wife (they've been married for one year), Nichole, followed us to Colorado. They researched it on the web and agreed that it's a beautiful place. Liam and Leighton have been married for four years and they moved to McKinney, Texas right when Liam turned twenty-four. Leighton wanted to take Liam there for a little vacation, but it ended up being permanent; they love it there. They now have a three year old son; James. Harry and Falicity stayed in Holmes Chapel and they've been married for two or three weeks now. Kayla, Avery, Louis, Nichole, Nikki, Liam, Leighton, James and I flew to London where Harry and Falicity had their wedding. Felicity thought it would be amazing to have the wedding at the London Eye. (PICTURE ATTACHED TO SIDE) It was a beautiful wedding and I'm very proud of them. Oh, and Carlie? Yea. Well, she's not married, BUT she does have a very loving boyfriend. Zayn Malik. They met in the summer of 2017 while at Louis' birthday party. His birthday is on December 24th, but he wanted to have a pool party at the local pool in Holmes Chapel. Louis and Zayn were friends and they went to college at the University of London when they met. Lou and Zayn immediately because mates and Louis introduced him to all of us. Carlie and Zayn have been dating for well over three years now, they're taking it slow and I'm really happy for them. They love each other to no end and I think that they're going to tie the knot soon. I also recall Kayla telling me about Carlie wanting a little boy. Gage, I believe she wants to name him.