Forbidden Love

Where's Niall?~44

I awoke to the sound of heavy, rushed footsteps. My mother kept repeating "oh my god" from outside my bedroom door.  I sat straight up. 

"Mom?" I called. She didn't hear me. 

"Ready Bobby?" She asked. 

"Yeah." The sound of my mother's fiancee's shaky voice reminded me of my nightmare and calling Niall. What was going on?

"Mom," I called louder.

A few seconds later my room door creaked open and there stood my mother with pink, tear-stained cheeks looking drained. 

"What is it?" I asked. She said nothing. "I know it's Niall," I told her. She sighed. 

"The police are looking for him. He's missing. I'm gonna go look for him with Bobby because if it were you-" She was cut off by all the tears rushing to her eyes. 

"Let me come."

"You stay here. I have to go."

I lay back down defeated and she leaves with Bobby. Where could Niall be? I tried calling him but there was no answer.

Even after the tenth time. 

I cried. I shouldn't have called him this morning. I know he reacts fast. This was my fault. But I was sick of crying. It's a terrible feeling. So I stopped. And I just stared up at the ceiling in absolute silence. I'm not sure how long I stayed that way, but I know that at 1:03 PM, I got a call from a random number, and I couldn't help but pray it was good news.

Before I got the chance to say "hello" my name was said, and I knew it was Niall. He always said my name with such urgency.

"Niall where are you?" I had a million questions, but that just seemed like the most important one.

"Don't worry. I'm safe."

"I called you a billion times. Everyone's looking for you. "

"I know. Look, don't tell ANYONE but...I'm at Zayn's place. Can you meet me here?"

"Uh sure...yeah."

He gave me the address, and in twenty minutes I was on my way to Zayn's house. 

It didn't take me long to get there. Zayn lived closer than I thought. That or I was driving faster than I realized. Niall's car wasn't in the driveway, which was really weird but I figured that having his car parked in someone's driveway wasn't smart. Still, I wondered where it was. 

Before I even knocked on the door Zayn opened it. He gave me a small nod and smile before closing the door and leading me to the living room.

I was expecting to see Niall and give him a huge hug. Maybe kiss him and cry. But the sight of him made me want to cry instead, and not tears of joy.

"Niall" I gasped. 

He was sitting on a wooden chair with Perrie kneeling beside him holding an ice pack to his cheek. His blue eyes met mine and I rushed over. Perrie offered me the ice pack and I held it to his cheek the way she had. 

"What happened?"

"Well," he started. "After we hung up I got dressed, bought a bat and some spray paint and headed over to Liam's. I had done a pretty good job messing up his car. I was getting started on his kitchen windows when he came out and said 'Horan...you couldn't wake me up first?' So I said 'You're up now.' And we started fighting."

I sighed. "That doesn't explain why you're hiding," I said.

"To avoid the charges Liam said he would press for vandalism."

"Well look at your face. I'm sure you could take him to court for SOMETHING. Assault charges?"

He shook his head no. "His face is worse than mine." I could hear the hint of pride in his voice.

"Well you cant hide forever," I told him. He shrugged.

There was a part of me that wanted to be mad at him. Mad that I had to feel responsible for him. Mad that he did such stupid things. But at the end of the day, I couldn't be. I loved him. Of course I was upset that he had vandalized Liam's car and had gotten himself in this whole mess. But I knew he did it for one reason.

He loved me too. 

Author's Note

Sorry its been like a week. I mean that's pretty good for me since I usually take forever but yeah.

Tell me what you're thinking! Do you think Niall's bad for Grace and she is in denial? Do you think they're good together? When do you think Niall will get caught? Let me know in the comments :)

And please vote. I REALLY appreciate it. 

I decided to attach a song by Secondhand Serenade called A Twist In My Story. I recently started liking Secondhand Serenade and I think its a great song so yeah.

I'll update when I can. Thanks for reading ! :))