Partners (Zarry) ✍🏻

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Zayn POV

There was no fucking chance that I was accepting to work with that arrogant prick any longer.

He was so full of himself, he was perfect and he knew it way too much. I knew that after what happened between my last partner and I, the captain would be a bitch and match me with a "by the book" kind of asshole, it was obvious.

It was literally my last chance to keep my job so I needed to deal with it.

- I need to get a haircut.

He said looking at himself in the mirror of the car.

- Oh really ? You want us to stop by the salon mademoiselle?

I made fun of him. The guy was so annoying.

- I was just saying that... for later. Not like now. When I'm done with work.

- Ok. Listen, Styles. We are not friends. We won't gossip like teenage girls in my car. You shut up and you wait for us to be done with the day.

- Where's the fun in that?

- It's work. You should take that job more seriously. You're not here to make friends or talk about your hair, princess.

- Oh yeah ok. I'm the one not taking my job seriously Malik? You think I don't know who you are? The guy who beat up his old partner and couldn't even justify why he did it?

- You don't know me.

- Well don't pretend like you know how seriously I take my job, because I could get you fired in the blink of an eye!

I couldn't believe this, what a jerk.

- I... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have tell you that.

- Well, you did.

I answered, ignoring his presence after. I hated to be judge for what I did. I had my reasons and he had no right to bring that up. After what felt like forever, he finally talked again.

- About Liam Payne. I think that you were right... He told me about his step dad hurting him and when I asked about sexual abuse he froze. He lied and tried to change the subject.

I sighed. Liam was one of my first case when I was transferred in this department and it broked my heart every time I got a new call for an intervention for him. He is just seventeen, he shouldn't have to go through this.

- I know... I try so hard to help him but I did everything I could to get him out of there and every time he is going back. I don't get why he is helping that man to get away with it.

- Is he a sportive?

- What?

- Is he doing any sport?

- Yeah, he is playing football. He even had a scholarship to go play in Manchester. Why?

- Do you think he wants his friends and team mates to know that he was abused by that man? He is too ashamed to talk it's obvious. He might even lose a scholarship. He is a man, in his head, he is weak because he let him do that.

I looked at him curiously. I was happy he was taking that case seriously.

- What do you suggest?

- We will put pressure on the man. We will show up at random moments to his house, to his job. Question him every time we can.

- What if he take out his anger on Liam?

- You care a lot for him don't you?

- Of course. You should have seen him the first time we met...He looked so broken.