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Chapter 36

Liam left to his father's without telling me anything and it was his way of letting me know that he didn't wanna talk. Okay. Today was my day off from work and Zayn was going to work whole night so I was free to think about 'Me too, Annemarie.' and think about the ways of making Liam forgive me. I got up early and after a breakfast with my brother, we both left the house together. Niall offered me to drop me off at the mall, said it was on their way like I didn't know and I accepted his kind offer even if it meant I was going to deal with the two for fifteen minutes. 

"So, what are you gunna do at the mall?" Niall asked without looking at me. 

"I'll buy something for a friend." I said and Zayn turned around to give me a suspicious look. "It's Liam." I rolled my eyes, I already told Zayn that I broke up with my 'fake' boyfriend and he was really happy about it after asking me if he broke my heart so he could beat his ass. What a lovely brother I had. 

"Why are you buying something for Liam?" he asked with a flat voice. 

"Because I want to." 

"You've got enough money?" 

I flushed, I hated to talk about money when someone else was around. "Yes, Zayn I don't need your money." The last words came out as I was swearing, it was because I knew how he was making that money.  

"Why are you-" But Niall's ringtone interrupted Zayn. 

"Sorry guys." said Niall and clicked on a button on his steering wheel. "Yes, Harry?" 

No. I gasped and my body fell backwards on the car seet as the car stopped at the lights. My heart was choking me because it was beating in my throat, I wanted to get out of the car. 

"Where are you?" Harry asked with his usual cold phone voice. 

"We're on A201." Niall said and got on the road again, not realizing that I was about to puke in his car. 

"Good, hurry up Louis is waiting." I wished Niall could just put the phone on his ear, this was a sweet torture. I couldn't stop myself from listening his voice, even if it was distant, it was still sounding like a lullaby to me. I wanted to ask about the text message right there without caring about Niall or Zayn. 

"We'll be there in fifteen." Niall said. 

"Make it ten." he was so used to giving orders, wasn't he? 

"I'll just drop Anne off at the mall," I gave the best effort I could give to not to make any noise as Niall said my name. "tell Louis to sit down on his ass and wait for five more minutes." Niall was chuckling but there was no words from Harry. I knew he was still on the line. 

"Okay, fifteen minutes." There was no difference in his voice and then he hung up without saying anything else. 

This was the second time I heard Harry's voice in two days and I was already wondering when I was going to hear it again. 

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Alone in the house, I made myself some soup and sat down at the couch in living room. There was an episode of The Office, finally something that could give me joy. I thought about how to deal with this drug and job stuff all day and the only idea I had was collaborating with Haley. Zayn's weakness. I wasn't going to tell her about the thing I found in his room but I was sure I could make her do this with me. I got Liam's present, I didn't know if it was enough to make him forgive but I knew he was going to love it. 

I turned the TV off after finishing the great episode of The Office, I was tired and reading 'The Age of Innocence' before sleep was a great idea that moment. I washed the dishes and turned the lights off, went to my small room. The reading light Liam bought for me a year ago was saving me from getting up from my bed once more to turn the light off before sleeping. The only light was illuminating the page I was reading and it was somehow relaxing.