Virus (Narry Zombie AU)

Chapter 51

Yep, it is an update!

Your eyes did not deceive you…. Now that that weirdness is over…

Dedication: @SmilingNiallxxx (you guessed Zayn, congrats), @TheFaultInOurNarry_x (that was puny), @AshlieMay14 (bc you guessed the movie right and your pun was puny), & @MissMal (you got the herc!)

Pages: 8

Word count: 2,238

Answer: Hercules (it’s the best man).

I know it’s late and I’m really sorry…. But its much longer!

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~Harry~

I knew what I had to do, sitting there staring at Niall, I knew I had to sort everything out before he woke up. If I could sort everything out, I would be able to take that weight off his shoulders and mine as well.

I slowly slipped off the bed; I needed someone to talk to. I didn’t think I could do this on my own. I was slowly losing my friends, and that was something I really didn’t want to happen. They had been there for me, and I would be there for them. I know I hadn’t been myself lately, hell I hadn’t been myself in a long time. But they were my best mates, and I didn’t want to lose them.

Hell, I had no idea what to do, and this weight was suffocating me.

I quietly left the room, making my way across the hall and knocked lightly on the slightly ajar wooden door. A grunt came from the other side, and I took that as permission to come in.

“Oh god.” I muttered, quickly throwing a hand over my eyes to block out the sight.

“Relax, I’m just fixing my boxers mate.” He chuckled, probably finding my reaction amusing. Sure, we had seen each other naked plenty of times, before the virus broke out we were just that close, but it didn’t mean I enjoyed seeing them play with themselves.

“Uh huh, sure.” I mumbled, removing my hand and staring intensely at Liam.

“So, uh, what can I do for you?” he questioned, eyes shining curiously with a tinge of fear. I didn’t blame him; he wasn’t used to this aggressiveness from me.

“Uhm, I just- I wanted to talk. I need some advice. And I’m sorry too. I wanted to apologize for being such an arse. You didn’t deserve it, none of you did, but I’m just so overwhelmed and I don’t know what to do anymore Liam.” I started out nervously, but slowly as I continued talking my emotions got the best of me. I began breaking down, and by the end of it, tears were in my eyes. I was suffocating and I didn’t know how to handle it.

I didn’t know how to help Niall; hell I didn’t even know how to help myself at this point. I was pushing away my best mates, scaring my boyfriend, and just lashing out at everything and everyone. I didn’t want to do that anymore, but I didn’t know how to stop.

I was drowning, and no one could help me… I wouldn’t let them. But now I would.

“Hey, it’s okay to cry and ask for help sometimes.” He whispered, holding me close to his chest as tears left my eyes.

“I’m tired of being weak; I’m so tired of it.”

“Lashing out at the people trying to help doesn’t make you strong. Sometimes, you just need to know when to ask for help and when to cry. You can’t keep everything bottled up because then, eventually you explode, and then no one can help you. You can’t just let everything pile up Haz, it’s not healthy, and it not only effects you but it affects us too. We care about you, and we see you hurting but we can’t do anything because you won’t let us. It doesn’t make you weak to ask for help.”