Tattooed Heart || zayn malik + perrie edwards

thirty-five

[35]
p e r r i e e d w a r d s
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It's been half a month since I last saw Anne and when I was late for the interview. The album is complete and so is One Direction's.

Things have been...okay, I guess. Besides being in the studio or interviews, I don't see the girls that often.

Jade goes out late at night but doesn't come back until the wee hours of the morning before leaving a few hours later.

Jesy is now staying at Harry's since they came out to the fans and supposedly me as well

Leigh-Anne has been out with her family as much as she can. I, on the other hand, have been in the house, not doing much at all.

Zayn went with his family to LA, just to have fun, but he promises when he gets back that he'll introduce me to his family as soon as possible.

Liam and Niall have apparently been busy with their girlfriends. Louis? No one knows where he's at but the boys are guessing with family.

Oh, him and Eleanour just broke up a few weeks back so that probably has something to do with it.

My mum won't answer my calls or my dad. So I've pretty much been alone for awhile. The telly is playing some random show that I don't care too much for, but there's nothing else for me to do.

If it wasn't raining outside I could relax at a park or something. I pull my blanket closer to me before flipping through channels.

I jump as I hear a loud knock on the front door, I groan and complain as I stand up to answer the door.

"Louis?" The usually sassy lad is standing on the front porch, soaked head to toe in rain.

"Oh Louis," I pull him inside, shutting the door before leaving to get him a towel and possibly something for him to wear.

I think Jesy left some of Harry's clothes here in her old room. I rush around the house, grabbing things for Louis.

"Here's a towel and a change of clothes, I'll make you some tea okay?" He nods his head, slipping his shoes off before grabbing the items from me.

I walk to the kitchen as he heads to the bathroom. As I fix begin to fix the tea, Louis shuffles into the kitchen, wearing a hoodie and sweatpants.

He's pale and his face is sunken in. "Where have you been? Don't you realize how worried everyone has been?"

"I've been uh around I guess you could say." He shrugs, leaning against a counter.

"You could at least tell one of us where you were and why would you be walking right now? It's bloody raining outside!"

"You're right, 'm sorry." He quickly apologizes, see how upset I am.

"What's been going on with you anyways?" I let Louis fix our tea, seeing as he wants to do it.

"I just wanted to get away...relax a little before starting the press part of the album. We even have to make a music video next week with interviews on the same days."

"That's a bit harsh, shouldn't they take your feelings into consideration?" He passes me my mug before we head to the living room.

"Why should they? Management is only in it for the money."

I nod in agreement, relaxing into the sofa once again. "Why are you here alone? You always have someone to be with."

I shrug, grabbing the remote to flip channels on the telly. Louis doesn't say anything, he just watches the the channels flip on the screen.

"Want to have a movie day? It's the perfect day to do so." I offer, wincing as Louis lets out a loud cough.

"That'd be nice." He gives me a small smile as I get up to grab a few movies and some blankets...maybe some cold medicine as well.

"Here, this should help you feel better." I hand him the bottle of medicine while I set the movies onto the coffee table and the blankets on the sofa.

I leave to grab snacks as well, I'm glad I won't be alone today, even if it's just for a few hours.

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"Maybe you should just talk to them, aren't they supposed to be your best friends?"

"Practically my sisters, but that's the thing Lou! I don't get the chance to talk to them."

Louis just rolls his eyes, sitting up properly. "Have you tried? Jade should be here in the next thirty minutes, talk to her."

"I have tried, everyone just seems to ignore me. I've even called Harry, but he won't pick up the bloody phone!" I watch as Louis sighs, throwing his head back in annoyance.

"This is so complicated."

Louis and I have stayed up all day and all night. It's currently two something in the morning.

It seems that neither of us are even tired and honestly, I couldn't be happier. I have always loved talking to Louis.

"I'm going to confront Jade with you."

I raise my eyebrows at him, knowing that whatever is going through his head isn't going to work.

"It's not go-"

"Oh yes it is Perrie. So don't even start."

"And how is this going to work? Everytime I try to talk to Jade, she just rushes to her room, locking the door behind her."

"Well, we're going to take the doorknob off,  then she can't lock it." Louis coughs again and I cringe.

"You should see a doctor."

"Not needed, now let's go take the doorknob off." He grabs my wrist, pulling me along with him to get the tools from the kitchen.

"I hope this works."

author's note:
hiya sunshines! i am back with another update. sorry its been taking me so long to post a chapter (that's not even good). i've been packing for a move that's happening this week.

thank you for 19.5k reads! also thank you for all the votes and comments. i never expected my story to get this many reads. it has been rewritten twice, this is the second version and i don't plan to change it!

i love you all so much! -bria