I'm heartbroken that Zayn has left the band, I never thought that this could happen - never wanted to think about it either. Whilst this is an incredibly hard time for us as a fandom, Zayn and the rest of the boys. Remember please, that Zayn did this for the sake of his mental health and he was brave enough to do it before it detrimental to him and I am so proud of him for being able to do that. We witnessed him get crushed from the constant ignorant and racist remarks shouted at him everyday and that whats truly saddening. I hope that he goes onto to do whatever he wants to and makes him happy, open an art gallery, going to uni and become the english teacher he always wanted to be. Let him just be happy. If you live in England and you see him on the street don't fcking go up to him right now. He needs time, all the boys do - just don't be a sh!t in general towards this all.
While it may seem like one direction is over because we just all witnessed the true morality of a band doesn't mean it is. The boys are still going to finish this tour, the statement confirmed the 5th album will still be going ahead. Don't forget about them. They need us just as much as Zayn does. It is hard for everyone right now, don't force them and be pissy because they haven't tweeted about it yet. It hasn't sank in for me, so I can't even imagine it having sank in for them. Support them, they deserve to still be up on that stage.
I hope modest management gets their heads out their as$ess and realises what they have done wrong. They thought they were working with machines that spewed money, when they were really working with 5 boys who weren't a capitalistic archetype but people - humans. That need rest, 5 years non-stop is too much for anyone.
Of course I hope the boys stay together as a band, they have shaped me to who I am today and I don't know what I would do if the band was removed from the equation. I pray that Zayn is happy and healthy and so are the rest of the boys.
- Chiara
