Behind It All

Look At Yourself

--Niall's Point Of View--

After an awkward car ride with Hayley and battling through the paparazzi, we finally got into the club.

Everyone got a drink when we arrived and we have all had several drinks since we got here 2 hours ago.

Some of us have had far too many drinks, including myself.

I stumble up to the bar and order yet another drink.

"I think you've had enough drinks Niall" A voice beside me warns.

I turn my head to find Hayley.

"I don't care what you think" I spit, before downing the drink.

"Niall, I'm just trying to look out for you" she says.

"Stop acting as if you care about me, you're only here for the damn money so you can buy yourself nice things, it's pathetic!" I stammer.

"You really have no idea what your talking about! Go ahead, get drunk and make a complete fool of yourself and treat me like shit once again, soon enough you'll notice your the pathetic one!" she shouts before we both walk away from each other getting lost in the crowd of sweaty bodies dancing to the loud music.

I make my way to the bathroom and it's empty.

Suddenly Harry comes in behind me and slams he door behind him.

"What the hell was that Niall?" He calls, I can smell the alcohol off him suggesting he's had too much to drink too.

"What?" I slur.

"You didn't have to treat Hayley like that! She's only trying to help you!"

"Don't tell me what to do Harry!"

"No Niall, I'm sick of you being mean and treating her like crap all the time! Just look at yourself! The Niall I know would never treat anybody the way you treat her! I don't even recognise you anymore" Harry shouts.

His words "I don't even recognise you anymore" hit me hard, though I shake them off.

"She deserves it for agreeing to this sick job!" I spit.

"Actually Niall, if you would listen to her for once you would see she actually didn't know what the job was when she agreed! She doesn't want this either!"

"Course she does Harry! She's so desperate for the money so she can spend it all on herself!"

"No, she has an extremely important reason for needing that money and maybe she would tell you that if you gave her a bloody break for once!" The tone of anger increasing in Harry's voice.

"What reason? What the hell could be so important to her t'make her need the money so much?" I shout, my accent getting thicker.

"She would tell you if you weren't so mean to her and actually got to know her and treated her with respect! You don't have to make her life a living hell, it's been a rough time in her life in the past year!" Harry shouts while Zayn and Liam walk in.

"Wow, guys, calm down." Zayn calls as him and Liam stand between us pushing us back.

"Let's just head back now, it's getting late, everyone's out at the cars." Liam says gripping my arm to pull me out the toilets.

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The next morning I wake up with a banging head ache. I decide to get dressed and head downstairs to get some water.

I throw on sweatpants and a hoodie as the memories of last night replay in my head from shouting at Hayley and calling her pathetic to arguing with Harry in the club bathrooms.

I didn't mean it when I said she was pathetic.

I guess it was the alcohol and anger talking.

I slip on some shoes and head out the hotel room. I turn the corner by the elevator and bump into someone.

"Sorry" we both mumble before looking up. It's Harry.

"Listen Harry, I'm sorry for arguing with you last night" I admit.

"No mate, I'm sorry for being maybe too hard on you." he says.

"No Harry, you were right, maybe I do need to give Hayley a break" I suggest.

"I know this must be hard for you Niall but it's not exactly been fun for her either. You really can't blame this on her, it's management who decided to do this, not her. She just got trapped in it all." Harry says.

"Yeah your right. I think when I'm rude to her it's really just the anger I feel towards the whole idea of a fake girlfriend. I guess it's not her fault" I sigh.

"Yeah, you really should just talk to her, get to know her, you never know what could happen" he smirks making me laugh.

"Alright, I'll try and find her later on once I've cleaned up, see you later Harry. Thanks for knocking some sense into me" I chuckle.

"Anytime mate, see you later on" he chirped.

I guess I better find Hayley.