FOREVER [Niall Horan] ✔

Chapter 60.

This is a long ass chapter, I hope you'll enjoy it. Happy reading xo

“She was more than human to me. She was a Fairy, a Sylph, I don’t know what she was - anything that no one ever saw, and everything that everybody ever wanted. I was swallowed up in an abyss of love in an instant. There was no pausing on the brink; no looking down, or looking back; I was gone, headlong, before I had sense to say a word to her.” -David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Ana's POV

"Good morning, honey!" My mom cheerfully greets me as I enter the kitchen. I nod at her as a response and take a seat at the dining table, not really hungry but joining my dad anyways since he asked me to.

"You missed Nate by two minutes, Annie," My dad speaks, using my childhood nickname, stuffing his face with whatever is on his plate. I don't react to his statement in any way and pour myself a glass of orange juice as my mom serves me an egg toast. She makes one for herself before joining us at the table, diving into a conversation with dad soon. They fit together so perfectly.

I suddenly remember the time when me and Niall would talk about random things as he cooked for us. We used to talk about anything and everything but never got bored. He was such a good listener and would always listen to my work problems even though he didn't understand much of them.

It's been a few days since my interaction with him and I feel like I miss him even more after everything that had happened in Birmingham. Every moment that passes by, I feel more miserable and hopeless and I don't know when it'll pass. The wound in me is still so fresh and raw and thinking about Niall only adds to the pain, but no matter how hard I try, I cannot get him out of my head. He is everywhere.

"Annie?" My mom's voice brings me out of my trance and I clear my throat.

"Yeah?" I cringe at my voice, sounding too broken and raspy.

"You haven't started on your breakfast yet," She observes. "And you look so lost, honey. We don't know what exactly happened but you can talk to us, any time you want and about anything."

"Yes, Annie," My dad adds, worry covering his features.

"We know something happened between you and Niall, Ana but it can't be solved unless you guys talk," She says, putting her hand on top of mine.

"Mom, I'm fine," I grumble. "I'm just not in the mood to eat anything, that's it," I tell them the half truth before pulling my hand from her grasp. "I'm going to my room." I take the glass of my orange juice before getting out of the kitchen, not waiting for them to say anything.

I empty my glass as I walk into the room and keep it on the nightstand before going to the ensuite to take a shower. I strip down and throw my clothes in the hamper before getting in the shower. I let the cold water cascade down my body, lightly shivering because of the cold temperature. I take time washing my hair and body, thoroughly.

After showering, I wrap a towel around my torso and put on a pair of sweatpants and a jumper. I pick my phone from the bed to check if I have missed any calls or messages from Niall and disappointment fills my heart when I see that I haven't. I know that I pushed him away when he tried to talk but I did it because I was mad and not because I stopped loving him. No matter how many times I think that I'll be okay without him or try to make myself believe it, I know that I'll never be. It'll never be the same without Niall.

I let a tear slip down my eyes before quickly wiping it away and flopping down on the bed. I check my phone once again to be sure that I didn't miss anything from Niall and see a few messages from Zayn but I don't pay any attention to it and throw the phone back on the bed. I decide to indulge myself in a book rather than thinking about how sad I am and feel more miserable about it.