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Part 4

Zayn remembered the way he felt inside when Harry told him he could come by anytime. He didn't have many real friends other than Louis. So he was determined to take advantage of it. And two weeks later, he found himself getting into his car and driving to Harry's condo.

Of course he had called yesterday and told Harry he was coming over, so he it was no surprise that he would be coming. However, when he came into the lot, he noticed that a blue SUV was already in Harry's visiting parking space. Figuring it might have been someone who didn't know any better, he pulled into an empty parking space on the other side of Harry's car.

After turning the engine off, he got out and took a deep breath, preparing himself to go in. But when he looked up, he saw a man coming out of Harry's front door rather quickly. His clothes seemed to be thrown on and Zayn could easily tell he was in a hurry. That man ended up getting in the SUV. As he started the engine and pulled off, Zayn began to panic because he wasn't sure why this man was in such a hurry. What if something happened to Liam or Harry? What if he did something to them?

He slammed his car door and made his way to the front door with quick strides. He turned the knob and it was open, so he burst in.

"Harry? Liam?"

He locked the door behind him and went to peek in the living room. If he wasn't already worried, he saw three empty bottles on the floor and he could now hear muffled cries coming from the back of the house. He steadied his breathing and tiptoed down the hallway to Liam's room. He couldn't understand why the door was closed. But when he opened it, he saw Liam laying in the middle of the floor on his stomach. He was crying and he looked so scared.

"Liam..." He walked over to him and scooped him up in his arms. The boy had snot running from his nose and a finger in his mouth. Zayn couldn't bring himself to look directly at him right now.

He made his way out of the room to find Harry next. He wasn't in the bathroom, so he made his way further down the hallway to Harry's bedroom. When he got there, he was even more surprised than before.

"Oh my." He gasped in a whisper and he quickly turned away and covered Liam's eyes.

"Liam. I'm going to have to sit you down but you need to stay there okay?" Zayn basically ran toward the living room but when he sat him down, the cries got louder. He had to cover his ears and ignore Liam reaching out for him.

He made his way back down the hallway and entered Harry's room with his head turned.

"Harry. What the hell?!"

"Mark. You're not Mark. Where's Mark?" Harry covered his lower half with the covers.

Zayn was silent, still not wanting to look.

"Relax, I covered up. You can look. Where's Mark? Where did he go?"

Zayn slowly turned to Harry with a dumbfounded look.

"Hey, I just asked you a question."

Zayn shook his head. Between Harry's obliviousness and Liam's crying in the living room, he didn't know what to do. He was literally lost for words. "He left you."

"He what?"

"He's gone. I saw him coming out on the way in."

Harry pouted like a little kid and sighed. "Fuck my life. I knew I shouldn't have called him over." But his words slurred and Zayn knew exactly what the problem was.

"You're drunk again."

"What?"

"Don't play dumb with me Harry. You're drunk... Again."