Chapter 29
Niall POV
“No Louis I told you that I will go pick up the car when it was ready and last time I checked it still wasn’t ready.” I said as I picked up the mess in my back seat throwing it in the trash.
“The guy said 5 and its 4:30 it should be already ready.” Said Louis as he kicked around a soccer ball.
“If the guy said 5 then he meant 5, not 4:30 and not 4:50, 5 o’clock on the dot Louis.” Grabbing the last bottle I tossed it in the trash can, turning to Louis I asked as I closed my door, “What’s the rush anyways? What do you need your car so bad for?”
Kicking the ball up in the air Louis runs and hits it with his head as he says, “I do have ladies I need to see.”
I laughed, “Really?”
Louis catches the ball and looks at me, “Yeah really, what’s funny?”
I smiled and shrugged, “Nothing I guess, I just wasn’t aware that you were you know, testing the field, so to speak.”
“I do have a life outside of this warehouse Niall.” said Louis.
Grabbing a pop from the ice cooler I smiled, “Yeah I know that.” Looking at Louis I could see the irritation I was starting to cause creeping onto his face, so quickly changing the subject I said, “So anymore leads with the chip?”
Louis drops the soccer ball on the ground, “No, nothing has hit our radar so it’s literary MIA right now.”
I groaned, “Why in the hell is it so hard to find this 1 chip?”
Louis kicks the ball at the side of the warehouse and says, “Well I don’t think it was made to be found so easily. If that was the fact then what exactly would be the point in making it in the first place?”
I stifled an eye roll when my phone starts to ring. Glancing into my car, I leaned over the seat to see ‘Princess’ along the caller ID. Keeping my phone plugged in the charger as I answered I said, “Hey let me call you back in two shakes.” I pause to hear her response when Mel yells, “No!” I looked at the phone to make sure it was Mel when I said, “Princess?”
There was movement in her back ground when Mel says quietly, “Please don’t hang up I need you.”
Pulling the phone off the charge I stand up straight and say, “Princess what’s wrong?”
I start to hear sounds of crying and that’s when I noticed her ragged breathing as she says, “Someone’s at the door trying to break in, the house lines have been cut and so has the power, Niall I’m scared.”
I take a breath running my hand through my hair as I pace, what the hell is going on? I thought to myself when I stop mid-pace and say, “Alright, I’m going to need you to calm down, can you do that for me?”
Mel sounds like she Is trying to control her sniffles as she says, “Yeah.”
“Alright. Where are you?” I asked.
“In my closet.” Says Mel.
I pause again running my hand over my face, “Okay, I’m going to need you to get to my room. Go to my closet and grab my black box of Jordan’s at the bottom right hand side. There’s a gun there. I want you to take it and stay in my closet, I’m on my way.”
Mel is silent for a moment then she asks, “You have a gun?”
Climbing into the driver seat of my car I snapped, “Now is not the time for questions Princess. Just get the gun and stay in my closet till I get there, I’m 10 minutes away.”
Mel says, “Okay.” as I hang up the phone tossing it into the passenger seat.
“What’s going on?” asked a puzzled Louis.
“I have to go, I’ll call you later.” I said as I started the car and pulled out the driveway.
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Speeding to the flat I was so happy that there was no cops in sight. I would have gotten at least 3 different tickets. 1 for speeding, 1 for reckless driving, and 1 for running mulitple red lights. Perks with having experience were I had to out run the cops in high speed chases, shit actual paid off.
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Pulling up into the driveway I see Mel's car sitting there untouched. Before I could even turn off my car I swung my door open, killed the engine, slamming my door as I ran to the flat. The door was covered in dents clear that some was trying to kick the door down. Good thing this school requires steel doors to be installed. Shoving my key into the lock I swung the door open to see glass covering the whole living room floor. Looking around I could see the balcony chairs were now on top of the couches. Bastard probably threw it trying to get in
Running to my room I threw open my door and walked to the closet. Opening it Mel pointed the gun on me as I quickly say, “Whoa! Wait it’s just me!” as I throws my hands up as and take a step back.
Mel rubs her eyes as she blinks and says, “Niall?” in a soft unsure voice.
“It’s me, so why don’t we slowly put the gun down.” I said motioning her to drop the gun. Dropping the gun next to her, Mel jumps up and into my arms as she start to cry. “Shhh Princess, everything is going to be fine. I’m here you don’t have to worry, I’m not going to leave you.” I say as I pulled her close to my laying her head on my chest. Struggling between chocked up sobs Mel asks, “Niall what the hell is going on?”
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Melissa POV
“I don’t know, but we need to get out of here.” Said Niall.
“And go where? Shouldn’t we call the cops?” I asked looking up at Niall.
“Princess the cops aren’t going to do shit, their going to come ask a whole lot of annoying questions then tell you they’ll find who did it, but by the time they leave they’ll get a fresh box of donuts and forget all about it.” says Niall as he runs his hand over my back.
“Then what do we do?”
“I’ll call the campus security tell them someone broke in, and that nothing is missing." he pauses, "I just don’t want you here when I do it.”
My mind is in a complete cluster fuck and even though calling the cops is the best thing to do, I trust Niall and right now what he is saying makes sense. Nodding I say, “Where are we going?”
Niall pulls from me as he says, “Somewhere safe.” Niall leans down and picks up the gun as he turns around to me taking my hand into his as he says, “Come on.” Following Niall through the living room I step over glass as I shove my phone in pocket. Niall stops at the couch shaking glace off my purse as he hands it to me as we walk out.
Niall opens the passenger door for me as I climbed in. Running around to the driver side I looked at Niall and said, “What about my car? I can’t leave it here.”
Niall groans as he picks up his phone and makes a call, “Hey. No everything isn’t good. I’ll explain later. No asshole I need you to pick up a car for me. Yes at my campus flat. I don’t care how you get here, take a damn cab! Alright I’ll put the keys under the hood.” Niall holds his hand out to me as I drop my car keys into his hands. Climbing out the car he pops the hood to my car as he sits the keys there. Getting back in the car he says, “A mate of mine is going to come get it. It’ll be fine.” Nodding I lean back and in the seat as Niall pulls out the driveway.
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We drive for about 30 minutes when we pull in front of an apartment complex. “Where are we?” I asked as Niall pulls into the underground garage and parks.
“Where at my flat.” Says Niall as he smiles and gets out the car.
Opening my door I walk behind the car meeting Niall as we walked to the elevator. Riding up to the 4th floor, the elevator slows to a stop as it slightly jerks up and down. Niall steps out first, with me following him, he turns to his right as he goes all the way down to the last door. 410 is written on the door as he pulls out a key and opens the door. Stepping aside he motions me to walk in.
Stepping through the threshold my jaw drops. This place is nothing like our dorm campus. There was a huge window that had a great look at the city, the kitchen was/is my dream kitchen with the perfect dining room to match. I walked to the living to see a huge flat screen mounded on the wall surround by game systems, games, DVD’s, and CD’s.
“Niall,” I say completely mesmerized, “This place is perfect and so unlike you.”
Niall smiles placing his keys and phone on the kitchen counter as he says, “I know, I thought the same thing when I bought it.”
Walking around I looked over my shoulder at him and asked, “Wait you own this?”
Niall nods, “Yeah this beauty is all mine.”
“If this is yours then why do you live in coed dorms on campus?”
“Partially because I didn’t want to take the drive out all there all the time, and because I wanted to experience living in an dorm with other people.”
I laugh shaking my head, “If this was my place I would never leave.”
Niall smiles and says, “I felt the same when I first moved in.”
Walking towards the fridge Niall says, “I haven’t been here for a while so I have to restock the place with food.”
Pulling at the hem of my shirt I turn to Niall and said, “Can I shower? I feel dirty.”
Niall looks up from digging through the kitchen draws and says, “Bathroom is 2 doors down and to your left. Towels are already in there and I only have dude soap, just a heads up.” I smile and nod as I start heading down the hall. “There is some joggers, and a jumper that you can change into in my room, feel free to pick anything.” Says Niall.
“Okay.” I say as I walked to the bathroom.
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Grabbing a towel I strip, and climb into the shower. The warm water and the steam acts as my relaxer as I let the water fall over me washing all the fear off of me. Why would someone try to break into the condo? What did they want? Who did they want?
20 minutes pass as I finally climb out the shower. Wrapping the towel around me I glanced out the bathroom to see Niall on the phone pacing back and forth. Walking to his room I closed the door and turn around and again my mouth drops. On Niall’s wall he has one covered in snapbacks, another covered with shoe’s, and a walk in closet. This would be a perfect room for a chick, I thought as I walked to his dresser grabbing a blue gray jumper that had ‘Skool Sucks’ written in white. I decided to leave on my dark blue skinny jeans as I let my wet hair fall down my back. Slidding back into my flat's I opened the door and go to walk back to the living room.
Getting closer to the living room I hear Niall say, “I don’t know who it was... No, she is a little shaken up... Yeah I know... All I know is once I find whoever did it, there going to wish they never met me...” Clearing my throat Niall looks up at me with one of his hands in his pocket as he says to his phone, “Alright bro well I’ll see you in a bit. Yeah, yeah whatever.” Niall laughs, “Suck a hard one bro! Bye.”
I look at him and slightly tilt my head as Niall smiles and says, “What?” I shake my head, “Nothing. Did you call campus security?”
Niall sticks his phone in his pocket and says, “Yeah there going to handle it, everything will be fine, and the window should be fixed in two days.”
I nod as I pull the sleeves of the jumper over my hands. Walking to the kitchen Niall says, “You alright?”
I nod, “I’m breathing.”
Pressing his lips together he nods and grabs his keys, “Great then let’s go.”
“Go where?”
“Well there isn’t any food so I have to go shopping, and I want to take you somewhere.”
“Where?” I asked again.
Niall walks to the door and opens it, “I think it’s time that I tell you something’s about me that you don’t already know, but to do that we need to go somewhere.”
I look at Niall, “Is it safe?”
Niall nods, “As long as your with me, trust me you’ll be safe.”
Taking a moment to think, I grab my purse, and walk out the door following Niall as we hop in his car and drive off.