Stockholm Syndrome |n.h

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When I wake up, Alex is passed out on the couch next to me and the spot where Niall should be is empty. No wonder I'm freezing he was my heat source.

"Niall?" I call hoping to get a response. Maybe he just went to the bathroom? "N-"

"Whose Neil?" My dad walks into the living room. It's then I realize that Niall had to leave because of my dad.

"I don't know, I'm sorry." I breath and put my hands to my forehead. "I think I was dreaming."

"Are you okay? Do you feel sick?" He rushes over and puts his hand on my forehead to feel my temperature.

"I'm fine, I just want to sleep." I tell my dad. He nods and leaves me alone with a snoring Alex.

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"Just give it to me, damn it." I pester Alex. I have been trying for three hours to get Niall's number from him but he won't give it to me. I finally god my phone set up with a new number and all that jazz.

"No," Alex waves his phone in my face, taunting me. "What will you do for me?" At this point, I don't even care about getting his number anymore.. or so Alex thinks. I roll my eyes and turn my attention back to my own phone and log back into my Instagram.

I have so many new follow requests. There are some from strangers, and more from people who claim to go to the same school as me. I search for Niall, it wasn't much trouble to find him. Of course.

All if a sudden, my followers just kept going up and up. Niall followed me and now all of his crazy fan girls are following me. No offense to fan girls, I'm one of you.

"Alex! Alex! Look" I run to him and out my phone in his hand making him look at the notifications. "They keep lighting up my phone screen." I complained.

"I'll change the settings for you." Alex sighed because he know that I don't know how to work all this high tech insta ham fizzle. While he was busy with that, I took his phone and sent Niall's contact to my own number. Hehe I'm a sly ninja.

"Okay, thanks." I smile and take my phone back from Alex, and walk out of my bedroom.

"I wasn't done yet!" He follows after me. I set Niall's contact as Blondie.

Me: How come you left without telling me?

Blondie: Your dad got home, Sorry bb I had to rush.

As my stomach churns at his usage of 'bb' I sheepishly smile and reply, ignoring Alex's arched eyebrow.

Me: I woke up cold ;(

Blondie: I won't do it again, Promise xx.

The 'xx' made me smile even though I see it all the time, something about it being Niall behind the two letters.

"What are you smiling at?" Alex teases me and grabs my phone from my hand. "really?" He rolls his eyes as he sees the text messages.

"Whatever." I tell him and take my phone back and walk downstairs to the kitchen. "Hey," I say and Alex's attention diverts from his phone to me. "Let's go to the movies." I say through a mouth full of chips.

"What movie?" He asks and sits on the counter next to me.

"I don't know, I kinda wanted to go and see the remake of into the woods." I ponder over the movie trying to remember what it's about. "Is it a remake?"

"I don't know. Can Casey come?"

"I though she was out of town." I arch an eyebrow.

"She gets back around noon." I check the time on the stove, I hadn't realized it was only nine in the morning.