Chapter 6

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@Harry_Styles My friend saw Niall in France omg!

@Harry_Styles I think Niall's in Paris right now?

@Harry_Styles why did Niall leave?

@Harry_Styles what the fuck did you do to Niall?!

@Harry_Styles you should do an interview asking niall to come home. he might see it.

@Harry_Styles @Real_Liam_Payne @zaynmalik @Louis_Tomlinson how the hell did you lose Niall?!

@NiallOfficial Niall please go home!

@NiallOfficial we miss you!

@NiallOfficial why did you leave? Is One Direction over? :(

Harry scrolled through tweets on his timeline. A box of tissues was sat on his lap, because he just couldn't stop crying.

It's been five days, but Niall hasn't come home. Harry's beginning to lose hope. He doesn't know what to do.

He got the letters Niall wrote to his father, Greg, and his mum. He read them all, of course. The other boys didn't bother.

Dear Mum, 

I don't know why you're so against who I love. I told you three years ago, but you continue to ignore my love life completely. Aren't you worried about me ending up alone? I guess you'd rather me be alone forever than me be with a man.

I'm sorry, mum. I don't mean to sound rude. I love you and I'll miss you. I'm giving up, because I've kept too many secrets and they're all boiling inside me and it hurts. Everything hurts.

I love you. -Niall

That's when Harry started crying.

Dear Greg, 

I haven't spoken to you in a while. Mum and Dad haven't called me in a while, so I'm guessing you haven't smoked yourself to death.

I'm killing myself. I don't know when, but it'll be soon. I'm not going to explain it to you, because you never explained why you did drugs to me.

You payed me not to tell mum and dad you did drugs. I think you're in pain. I know what it feels like, but I don't want to numb the pain like you do. I don't know why. It might be a relief right now.

Goodbye. -Niall

Harry cried more, ending up wetting Greg's letter, but he didn't ruin it. Not completely. (He may have smudged a word or two).

Dear Dad,

I don't know why you hate me, but you do. I guess you'll be happy to hear I'm killing myself. I'm not telling you why. You don't deserve to know.

-Niall

Well. Harry thought. Niall sure approached his family's letters differently.

Harry tried and tried and tried to keep up with where Niall was going and what he was doing, but he was moving so fast and wearing disguises and Harry just couldn't.

Harry tried over a hundred times to contact Niall, but he just wouldn't answer. He wouldn't answer his phone calls, his text messages- anything. Harry wondered if his phone was off.

Somehow, even after reading all of those letters and getting zero word from Niall, Harry knew he was okay. He just had this feeling. Wherever Niall was, he was okay, and he was going to be okay.

"Harry?" Zayn knocked lightly. He didn't wait for a responce, just let himself in the room. Harry assumed the only reason he knocked was to let Harry know he was coming in. "Hey, buddy. How are you holding up?"

Harry sniffled, wiping his nose with another tissue. "I want him home, Zayn. Why- why won't he just come back home?"

Harry cried into his hands, dropping his phone, not caring where it landed. Zayn picked it up off the ground, chcked to make sure it didn't crack, and set it on Harry's nightstand. He sat on the bed next to Harry, rubbing the sobbing boy's back.

"It's okay, Harry." Zayn said, only it wasn't okay. Niall was okay, but Harry wasn't and this situation wasn't. And it really wouldn't be okay if the boys didn't figure out something to do. "He's okay. We're gonna find him, and we're gonna coax him back home, okay?"

Harry blindly reached for his phone, ignoring Zayn's comforting words. Zayn grabbed it for him, placing it in Harry's hand.

"It's okay." Zayn was more or less trying to convince himself now, as his words were falling upon deaf ears, and he wasn't doing a very good job.

Harry blindly typed Niall's number, pressing the phone to his hear. He was sent to voicemail, like always. Harry had been expecting that, though.

"Niall," Harry sobbed. "Niall please come back I miss you so much. I'll help you, okay? I'm gonna help you through this, Ni, please. I love you-"

The phone beeped, cutting Harry's message off. He dropped his phone again, but Zayn caught it before it could hit the ground. He placed it on the nightstand again.

"Okay," Zayn stood up, putting his hands on his hips. He waited a moment until Harry looked at him again before he continued. "Enough. Harry, you are strong. You love Niall, and he loves you."

Zayn was giving Harry a much-needed pep talk, trying to do what Louis would do in this situation. Because Louis was Harry's best friend, and Harry always listened to Louis. "You are going to get up and you are going to find him. We're going to find you. I know you love him. We all do. We're going to find him, and we're going to help him."

Harry rubbed his eyes, sniffling, then he nodded. Zayn smiled, patting his shoulder. "Come on, get up. We have an announcement to make."

They all tweeted it at the same time.

We're still on the search for our little Nialler! If you see him, please tweet us! #FindNiall #NiallComeHome #WeLoveYouNiall

The three hashtags were trending within minutes. There were tons of pictures, but they were mostly of fans' reactions to Niall being lost. And, of course, there were the questions.

#FindNiall #NiallComeHome #WeLoveYouNiall please find him omg I'm crying! Is he okay!?

#FindNiall #NiallComeHome #WeLoveYouNiall why did Niall leave?

@Harry_Styles someone spotted him in France a few days ago??

@LouisTomlinson where are you guys? when did he leave? what's going on?

@Harry_Styles #FindNiall #NiallComeHome #WeLoveYouNiall was he kidnapped or smthn?

The boys followed a bunch of update Twitter accounts, hoping they would give information of where Niall was. Maybe they would find him.

There were a lot of tears. From the boys, the fans- everyone. Everyone was crying and scrolling through Twitter and looking out their windows in hope to spot Niall.

The fans weren't all that helpful. None of them knew where Niall was. The boys kept on looking through the trends and their timelines, though, because they were desperate. Anyone would be.

They wanted Niall back. The fans did, too.

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