|What Happened to Niall| Niall Centric

Chapter 13 -»Zayn Malik«-

Louis couldn't take his eyes off of Justin. We all watched as Louis stared at him like he was seeing a ghost. Then he slowly reached his hand out and held it there.

"My name's Louis Tomlinson. Your brother sent us here." Zayn, Harry and Liam immediately looked at the two of them in surprise for a second before composing themselves.

"Yeah he told me he was sending you guys." Justin/Niall? scoffed before turning away from them, ignoring Louis' outstretched hand. "And I told him I wasn't going back there." Zayn could see from where he was standing that Niall's hands were shaking. He squeezed them together so tightly that they started to turn red.

"But Greg said-" Louis started but Niall just laughed bitterly.

"I get what he told you, but I can't help you guys." He chanced a glance back at them all. He looked guilty as he leaned against a crate nearby. "It took me a long time to get where I am now, I don't want to give this up." Niall wouldn't look them in the eyes as he muttered, "I don't even know how you guys got past the officer out front but do yourselves all a favor and leave."

"We don't know what we're doing. You're supposed to help us!" Zayn exploded. This was his only chance to finally help his family. He wanted to do something with his life, he wanted his sisters to be able to have that option.

"I don't know what you think you got yourself into but it's not some fun game." Niall leaned forward slightly, towards Zayn with a blank face. "If you had any brain at all, you would go hide in your house forever." He finally went to walk away when Louis spoke up.

"They took my family, please." Niall made the mistake of turning around to see the most heartbreaking look on Louis face. "You don't want to go back, anyone with eyes can see that. But if it's that bad then please help me get them out."

"You don't-" Niall started with a grim expression when a quiet beeping stopped him in his tracks. His face dropped as he looked behind him at the small blinking light on the wall. It stopped almost as quick as it had started but it left Niall in a panic. "We need to leave. Now." He rushed, grabbing a jacket that was close to him and disappearing around the corner again.

"What the hell is going on?" Zayn hissed as he ran after Niall. The boys all followed behind the pair closely without question.

"The government is here for illegals." Niall stated simply as he quietly opened the back door. He peeked out between a small crack then slipped through it.

"Why? They just did checks the other day!" Harry murmured, following behind Liam through the small alley.

"How should I know? You guys obviously pulled a trigger or something." Niall grumbled, pulling his hood over his face as he casually started walking down the street.

"Why would this be our fault? You could've done it just as much as we could've." Zayn grumbled, making Niall scoff.

"I've been here long enough without any problems until the second you guys got here. So I say it's your fault." Niall argues in a hush. He weaved through the crowd that was starting to gather near the surrounding buildings.

They all followed Niall silently for a few more blocks until he finally stopped. He sighed loudly before groaning. "Fuck!" He screamed as he turned just as quick and punched the wall next to him. None of the other boys said anything, they stayed silent as they watched him slid to sit on the grimy cement. He kept his head in his hands silently for a few minutes before slowly getting up to face them. "I can't go back home and now I can't back there." His voice was dark as he looked up at them. "I guess I have no choice but to help you, though I'm sure that's exactly what my brother intended." Niall kept grumbling to himself as he walked away. The boys could only assume they were supposed to follow, so they did.

"What do you mean? Did he call the police?" Zayn wondered, he seemed to be the only one able to speak at the moment.

"Of course not! I meant he sent you guys over when I told him not to. He was forcing me to say yes." He stomped angrily, glaring at the path before him. He was terrified. Zayn could see the tremors in his body and the shaking of his hands. His voice quivered just the smallest bit. Whatever they had done to him all those years left some deep scars.

Zayn hoped beyond all hope that they could save everyone's family before something bad happened to them.