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Chapter 8 // Everything's Not Alright

Chapter 8 // Everything's Not Alright

Niall's P.O.V

"So... I guess she hasn't told you about that yet?"

Nova scrambles through her purse searching desperately for something. She groans frustratingly after a minute of not finding what she's looking for and turns over her bag emptying it's contents onto the small table.

I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say Walmart, Target, Kohl's, and Bath and Body Works all came out of that thing.

She pushed things around from gum wrappers to makeup palettes until she grabbed her phone underneath all the junk.

Clearly it isn't junk to her though.

She tapped in her password and then was dialing someone's number, and if I'm smart enough, which I think I am, it's probably Amaris.

She nearly screamed when whoever was on the other end finally picked "You were kidnapped and you didn't tell me!"

Well that's definitely something you don't hear everyday. I glanced over my shoulder and we'd definitely gotten ourselves some stares.

After a moment Nova turns her attention to me, "Amaris said thanks for selling her out."

I scoff, I didn't know I was supposed to be keeping it a secret.

Hey she should be lucky she was kidnapped by some-what nice people. Actual criminals could have taken her or something so she should consider herself blessed.

"And she wants to know if you'll do her the incredible honor of coming to our home for dinner." Nova laughs.

It's like she completely forgot she was freaking about her friend being kidnapped.

I smile, it'd be rude if I said no. "Of course."

"He said of course."

I hear squealing and high pitched yelling and Nova holds the phone away from her ear.

More high pitched yelling and the line goes dead and Nova looks at me with an amused grin.

"Get ready for a whole lot of weird."

I chuckle "I'm best friends with Louis Tomlinson, weird isn't exactly new to me."

She giggles, "He is a bit goofy isn't he?"

Among other things.

I move to stand and she's by my side in a flash helping me on to my feet. I smile, "Thank you Nova."

She shrugs, "It's no problem."

She hands me my crutches and throws away the empty donut box. I didn't even realize I'd eaten them all during her time on the phone with Amaris.

I'm a subconscious eater. That'll be the death of me.

If it's one thing the fans and I haven't exaggerated it's my hunger. My stomach is basically a bottomless pit.

"I feel like I should still be panicking over Amaris being kidnapped, but I'm not... does that make me a bad person?" she asks all of a sudden.

"Well if it's any reassurance it's partly my fault it happened in the first place."

"Your fault?"

I shake my head, "you don't want to know."

"Wasn't going to ask."

She goes out the door first and holds it open for me and I'm attacked by the cold air all at once.

A shiver makes it's way down my spine and I pull my hood over my head.