Someone take me home - One Direction reunion fanfic

10. For when you're lonely

"He will die of a heartattack and it will be our fault, Liam. We're mental. Absolutely mental. I mean, do you really expect him to be like: 'Oh, hey old bandmates who I haven't talked to in a million years! Oh, you want to restart this boyband thing? YES, OF COURSE I'M IN!' "

"Jesus Christ, does he ever stop talking?", the driver asked Liam with a roll of his eyes.

"No, not really", Liam smiled. He was trying to hide his nervousness. He knew that Niall was right. Just showing up at Harry's front door was probably the worst idea ever. But after a lot of thinking, him and Niall had decided that talking to Harryin person was better than calling him. Harry had the biggest solo career out of the five boys. He probably hadn't really thought about wanting to bring the band back together. Persuading him was going to be difficult.

"Bloody hell...", the driver mumbled. He was an old man with glasses and a big moustache. He didn't seem to keen on Niall's nervous ramblings, but Liam couldn't care less about him.

„It's going to be fine, Nialler, I promise."

Niall sighed deeply.
„Please, don't make any promises, Li. Promises are the worst."

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„Hazz? Wanna go on a walk?"
Mitch was standing in Harry's doorway and looked at him questioningly.

Harry made a grumbling sound and buried his head in the pillow. But he knew that he had to get up eventually. It was already afternoon... He had been laying in bed all day, hoping that he would stop feeling miserable. He was tired of feeling miserable.
He forced himself to sit up and gave Mitch a crooked smile.

„Yeah, I would love to. Just give me a minute, sweetheart, okay?"

Mitch tilted his head.
„You look like shit, man. You even slept?"

Harry sighed. „Not that much, to be honest"

Mitch sat down next to him and wrapped his arm around his shoulder.
„We know, Hazz. Okay?"

„You know what?"

„Who you've been thinking about all the time lately."

„Oh" That was all Harry said.
Then he started feeling bad.

„Sorry, man. It's not like you guys aren't enough or anything. You've been amazing over the past few years. But..."

„We just aren't One Direction", Mitch said softly. „We can't give you what they gave you. Nobody can."

„I guess you're right", Harry mumbled. His voice was trembling.
„I really regret it. I was the one who talked Simon into the hiatus. It's my fault everything fell apart."
It felt good to finally say it out loud.

Mitch shook his head.
„You did the right thing, Hazz", he said sternly.
„This guys were killing you! And you know that. The hiatus was the only way to get out of this crazy mess that you and the other boys were in. It's not your fault, Harry. Your horrible management is the one to blame. And the press and the toxic fans. But not you. It's not your fault that One Direction ended! Please, stop tearing yourself down. We can't see you like that anymore!"

Harry stared at Mitch in surprise. Did his friend, who usually was so sparing with words, really hold an entire monologue?
He opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Sarah burst into the room.

Her face was red and she somehow managed to look excited and absolutely horrified at the same time.
„H-hazz?", she stuttered.
„You won't believe who is at your front door."

Hey guys! Yes, I'm still alive. I'm sorry for taking so long. I know this chapter is kinda short and probably not that well-written... It's just that i've been struggling with my mental health over the past few months. My anxiety really got worse and I just didn't feel capable of posting a new chapter.

But I'm back now! And I feel quite confident that I will be able to keep writing. I really want to finish this story. I'm still amazed over all this positive reactions. Thank you guys so much for reading and commenting and voting! It means so much to me!