Niall didn’t understand. He didn’t understand why Zayn pushed him in the car and turned around, not even looking back to wave. He didn’t understand any of this.
The driver of the car was slowly being driven mad by Niall’s loud wails and cries, letting out a groan and then, “C’mon kid, I’m taking you to a really nice house, okay? Calm down, it’ll be okay,”
Niall didn’t answer, because he didn’t want to talk to anyone right now. Talking didn’t come very easily to him, and if it wasn’t Zayn talking, then he didn’t feel like he had to respond at all.
They drove for a good thirty minutes, finally coming across a cute little suburb with large houses and beautiful trees. Niall’s crying didn’t stop, but he peeked his head up and looked out the window, admiring the beautiful view. He had never seen somewhere like this before. The houses were almost like castles, but they weren’t quite right. They needed a little bit more to be like Niall’s dreams. Thinking of castles only made him think about Zayn though, and that caused Niall to cry yet harder.
“Please, kid,” The driver said, “We are almost there. Please stop crying,”
But Niall couldn’t do that.
Finally the car came to a stop, and the driver hopped out, grabbing Niall’s luggage from the back and opening the door. Niall didn’t move. He just looked up at the driver with a confused expression on his face.
“Zayn?” Niall asked.
“I’m sorry,” The man said, “He’s not coming,”
“B-B-But…” Niall’s cried amplified again, and Niall was about to scream, when a very nice looking woman came out of the house they were parked in front of. Niall looked at her kind brown eyes and the smile lines around her mouth, and decided that she didn’t look too bad.
“Hello, Niall!” She smiled, reaching where the boy stood. Niall stepped back, a little scared by her outgoing attitude. However, the mood changed when she saw Niall’s tears. “Oh, honey, it’s okay,” She cooed, trying to reach forward and pull the boy into a hug. Niall jumped away, however. He wasn’t used to being touched, unless it was by Zayn. The only person other than Zayn that ever really touched him was his ‘father’. And we know how that ended. “Here, sweetie, let’s go inside,” The lady said, grabbing Niall’s bags and walking up the front path.
Niall whimpered, finding his body shaking, as he followed the lady up to the house.
“I’m Mrs. Payne,” She said, smiling weakly to Niall. Niall nodded and bit his lip, his feet shuffling a bit. “And this will be your home for a while,”
When the door was opened Niall stepped timidly inside, looking at his surroundings and taking in a few shaky breaths.
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Louder Than Lions│Ziall Horalik AU *Trilogy*
Fanfiction*Book One* Niall Has Autism; Always has, always will. But he doesn’t let anything stand in his way. From his abusive stepfather, or his careless mother, Niall knows he can escape it all by closing his eyes and dreaming of all the promises...
