One Big Family

Coddle the Infection Part Three

Paul and Simon search the city. Both where frantically looking for this child. They search the parks, stores, streets and anywhere they sold carrots. But neither of the two men had any luck.

Simon was crying on his hands-free car phone to Paul. Paul was trying hard to calm his brother down, but all Simon could think of was if Louis was hurt, kidnapped by some pedophile or even dead. Simon had never lost any of the boys like this, he didn't know what to do or how to react.

He has already called Ashley's parents maybe Louis went to their house, but they said he isn't there.

All Simon wanted was his baby back into is arms, where he is safe, where he can protect him, and where no one can hurt him. And after that he'll beat his butt for running off and scaring him to death.

Simon decided to call the police. They told him that they'll look out for him and send a search party through the city.

Simon and Paul and now the police searched around the city till it was midnight and found no sight of Louis.

Simon felt like the worse father ever. He felt so helpless. Paul told him that Louis might've went home as it was late.

Simon hesitantly agreed and drove back to the house. When they arrived the house was normal, Simon had thought that if Louis came home it would at least be a complete mess.

Simon slowly walk up stairs. He felt deflated. All he wanted was Louis back.

Simon opened the door to Louis' room. His eye immediately fell on the sleeping Louis with purple hair and a bloody towel wrapped around his hand, lying on the bed.

BEFORE LOUIS WENT MISSING...

"Louis go to your room." Simon ordered and Louis obeyed not wanting to make the situation worse for himself.

Louis went in his room and immediately noticed how stuffy it felt in the room. He opened his window to let some fresh air in.

Louis waited for his dad to come in.

And waited.

And waited.

It's only been like like ten minutes but Louis was a kid and that was a long time.

He decided that his bladder couldn't wait anymore and he'll sneak to the bathroom and back. Whenever Simon sent you to your room you were never allowed to leave. But he had too or he was going to wee in his bed.

While Louis was in the toilet that was sadly on the other side of the house. He wondered why he didn't go to Harry and Niall's ensuite which was closer.

Louis quietly started to sing forest to himself when he was washing his hands.

"Down in the forest;

We'll sing a chorus,

One that everybody knows;

Hands held higher,

We'll be on fire,

Singing songs that nobody wrote."

Louis walked back to his room and waited for a bit more. He stared to message Ashley just for some company till Simon comes back.

Twenty minutes has past and Simon wasn't coming up. So Louis went downstairs.

"Daddy? Paul?"

No one was downstairs. Not in the kitchen, living room, bathroom. Louis looked everywhere, they were no where to be seen.

Soon enough his mind started to wonder. Simon wouldn't have left him home alone, he never does that. What if he did? What if Simon didn't want him anymore? What if he hated him?