Fall (One Direction) [Sequel To Run]

Chapter Eight

 Louis

“I can't believe you didn't tell me!” I shout.

Curly recoils; tears spring to his eyes.

“Don't yell at Harry” Liam says. “It wasn't his idea.”

“It was mine” Paul says, from his spot in the corner of my hospital room. “So you can lay off your friends.”

“They're not my friends” I say, my voice low.

The door slams, as Curly storms out again.

This time, Liam follows him out, I guess to comfort him.

“I'm in a famous boyband, and you didn't tell me” I say, doing my best to keep my voice level. “Don't you think that's kind of important?”

“Of course it is” Paul says. “But the doctors said to take it slowly. I'm sorry you found out.”

“I'm not” I reply. “I needed to know.”

None of them say anything.

I guess they think I didn't need to know.

-

They don't come back for two days.

Neither does Callin.

After we saw me on the news, she left really quickly.

I think . . . she probably doesn't want to be famous.

And I don't know if I want to, either.

-

Callin

“We're leaving today” Liam tells me.

Robin sighs heavily.

“Are you gonna come back and visit?” she asks me.

I shrug uncomfortably.

“Sure” I mumble.

I've been getting closer to Robin in the past few days, but I know it's not enough for her.

She wants the girl that remembers her.

“Have you seen Louis yet?” Liam asks. “I mean, after he found out?”

“No” I mumble.

I feel bad, because Louis must be going through a lot, but . . . he's famous.

And I don't know if I want anything to do with that.

And he must not want anything to do with me, wither, because he could've come around.

“Why not?” Liam asks me, sitting down in one of the chairs next to my bed.

“He's famous” I whisper.

Liam sits back.

“So am I” he says. “So are Harry and Niall and Zayn. The boyband you forgot, One Direction, that's us.”

“What?” I say softly, so surprised that the word escapes my mouth without my permission.

I hadn't even thought about it.

If he's part of a boyband, there must be other members.

The worst part, though, is that I know I'd be okay without Louis, but not without Liam.

I need Liam.

He's a good friend.

And that scares me.

“You didn't even think about it, did you?” Liam asks me, but his eyes are kind.

I only manage to shake my head slowly.