✔️STRONG [L.S]

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{LOUIS' POV}

*December 4th 2014*

"Hi boobear!" My mum exclaimed as she walked into my room, arm's outstretched for a hug. I set the book I was reading down, and ran into her embrace. I hadn't known she was coming to visit today, so I was both happy, and surprised. My mum and dad had to go back to Doncaster with my sibling's after I was transferred to the center. But they both flew out at least twice a month to visit. When ever they did, Maura gladly put them up at her house so they wouldn't have to stay in a hotel. Then they would have to drive about an hour to get to the center. When my parent's couldn't visit, Niall and his family did since they lived so close. They had promised my mum to keep a close eye on me, and the Horan's never broke a promise. Heck, Maura practically was my mum. She was one of five of them, treating me like one of her own son's.

"How's my baby?" Mum asked, leaning back and cupping my face in her hand's. I smiled at her, leaning my head into her touch.

"Great!" I answered truthfully, glancing past her.

"Where's dad?" I asked, not seeing him. She chuckled.

"He's coming. The girl's called him so he's outside on the phone." My heart sank. I hadn't talked to my sister's since the last time I visited. To be honest, I was afraid to call. Afraid of what they would say to me. I didn't want to hear their sad voice's. That was the last thing I wanted. My mum noticed my fallen face, and pulled me into a hug.

"Honey why won't you call them? They miss you..." I sighed, tightening my arm's around her.

"I can't stand to hear them sad mum...."

"Oh Louis...." A moment later, the door opened, and dad walked in. His grin brightened when he saw me, and he came over and wrapped his arm's around both of us.

"Louis, your sister's called and they want to talk to you. They aren't taking no for an answer either." He chuckled.

My eyes flickered down to the phone in his hand, seeing the screen lit up in an ongoing call. The girl's must have heard dad say that because a moment later I heard a loud chorus of "LOUIS!!!" come from the phone. Dad slipped the phone into my hand, leading my mum quietly out of the room. Once the door was closed, I sighed, placing it against my ear.

"Hello?" I said.

"LOU!!" They shouted again, and I winced at the loud sound in my ear.

"Hey how are you guys?" I asked, sitting on my bed. I picked absentmindedly at a loose string on my shirt.

"We're good bub!" One of the twins chirped, and I smiled at the nickname. The two of them had called me that since they could talk.

"We miss you...." I heard Lottie whisper sadly. I felt my heart break in two. This was what I was afraid of. Our parent's had told Lottie and Fizzie where I was actually at, and what had happened since they were old enough to understand. They told the twin's that I just wasn't feeling well, and had to stay at the doctor's for awhile. And the baby twin's obviously weren't old enough to realize I was even gone.

"I miss you guys too...."

"How are you feeling?" Fizzie asked, a knowing tone in her voice.

"I'm great actually. The doctor's here have helped me a lot."

"We love you Louis...." Lottie said. I smiled weakly.

"I know. I love you all too."
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BECAUSE ANY WORLD WHERE I DON'T LOVE YOU IS A WORLD THAT DOESN'T EXIST.