Abduction (Zayn fanfiction)

Chapter 1

Hi everyone! :)

I'm an italian girl with a passion for books and English; I've written a fanfiction on Zayn from One Direction and I decided to traslate it to English, just to give it a try and because I need it for my studies :) 

You may find some mistakes, please tell me so I can fix them :)

Thanks a lot!Hope you like my story!

PS I imagine the protagonists as Saoirse Ronan and Zayn Malik but of course I changed their names :D

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That morning, I woke up in a very good mood. I got up almost immediately, which didn't happen often (I wasn't exactly a morning person); in those days, though, I had my reasons to be happy: I had just finished university,journalism, with the best grades and I had an amazing boyfriend, whose only thought made me blush.He was sweet and kind and very clever,and even if we hadn't been together that long, I felt our relationship was one to last. Long story short, at 23 I had everything I had always wanted from life.

After a quick shower I went humming downstairs for breakfast;I was incredibly hungry so I was quite impatient to know what my mum had cooked.

As soon as I entered the kichten and reached the table,though, I saw my mother cooking with an expression which looked

almost gloomy. She was tense,the atmosphere around us was horrible because of the innatural silence we were surrounded by.

-Mum..?-I called her, she hadn't even realised I had come in.

She was clearly startled by my voice, so her behaviour looked ever weirder to me.

-Hey,honey.-she replied but her voice sounded off.

I was certain,now, something was wrong. Her voice was shaking as if she had been crying all morning.

-What's wrong?-I said, searching for an answer in all this mystery.

-Nothing,absolutely nothing-she answered,but too fast for me to believe it.

-Where's dad?-I asked then, hoping for his attention at least.

Her reaction to my words was absurd, she seemed on the verge of tears. I went closer, surprised and worried.-Mum,please,tell me what's happening.-I whispered with an intense stare. My mother nodded and sat at the table.I did the same.

She sighed deeply and looked at me straight in the eyes.-We have a problem Zoe.A pretty serious one.-I waited impatently growing more worried by the second,my heart was beating fast in my chest.-Your dad's company failed and we are full of debts. So many,they could take our house and everything we have.-

My world crumbled down but my mum's pain gave me the strenght to stay calm: I needed to help her, I couldn't give up.I tried to hold the tears that were threatening to come down.I clenched my jaw.-There's nothing we can do?-

-That's the point.-my mum answered looking defeated, her eyes bright because of the tears.-There is something....but it is unpraticable.-

-What is it?-I asked, almost desperate.

-There's a way to keep at least the house so that we have a place to live and your father can find another job.-

-How can we keep the house?-I insisted, hoping for an answer.

-Do you know Mr Reynolds?-

I did. he was the owner of the house. I was scared of him, every time I met him I pretended not to see him even though he always greeted me.

-What did he do?-

-He'll let us stay here if...-she hesitated,her eyes big and scared.-if you work for his son.-