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Liam sighed as shouts rang throughout Niall's apartment, the lad not showing himself to the 3 remaining boys that let themselves in. Harry and Louis' harsh remarks were thrown at each other left and right continuing from when they first entered the home. Tension was in the air after their 5th member left, the boys some how managing to carry through the remaining tour dates until their 2 month break arrived. Poor Nialler didn't say anything when they first arrived in London and to their apartment complex, the quietest he's ever been since they first found out the news.
It was no guessing that Niall and Zayn were the best of friends, more like close brothers. Some suspected it was Louis, but Niall and Zayn were always stuck to the hip behind the scenes, even cuddling on the couch in the tour bus together.
The heartbreaking news shattered Niall, leaving him hurt that he never got a proper goodbye.
Liam and the others did the best they could to cheer him up, but they gave up. They only saw him fake a smile on stage every now and then, but he never showed anything genuine but sadness.
Liam tried shushing the two arguing boys, them only listening when a sob was heard from down the hall. Both of their faces fell, all their anger washing away. Liam walked swiftly down the hall and to the door at the end, which was Niall's room. It wasn't locked but Liam didn't want to intrude on the boy. He knocked slightly before going in, the two others trailing quietly behind him.
There Niall was balled up in his bed, his duvet wrapped around him in a cocoon. The figure shook slightly as another sob wracked threw him. Liam looked heartbroken at the boy before him, feeling the up most worst of all of them. And they couldn't do anything, or at least they thought they couldn't.
Liam made his move towards the bed, laying beside Niall and pulling him into his chest. He tensed for a second before relaxing and sniffling. Harry climbed in on the other side of Niall wrapping his arms around him too, with Louis coming up beside them. It was one group hug that someone would wish to witness.
"It's okay Ni," Liam tried reassuring him, and the whole group too. His hands caressed down Niall's back in a soothing way, comforting him like a brother would. Niall wiped his eyes, them being blurry with tears. Heartache took over Niall as he thought of his best friend being gone.
"Why d-did he-e leav-ve?" He croaked, an onslaught of tears streamed down his cheeks. Louis and Harry watched on with guilt, and an ache to comfort Niall as best as they could. They were all baffled at the state of the Irishman, never seeing him so upset. He was always the happy one, the one to comfort everybody else in their time of need.
"I don't know Niall," Liam sighed, looking up at the other two boys helplessly; tears already brimming their tired eyes. Harry sniffled, hugging onto Niall tighter. Liam lied there, thinking of solutions to cheer up the boys, not realizing that a tear had already fallen.
All the boys felt helpless at that moment, but they knew one thing at the back of their minds, they'd never leave each other. This band held them together like glue, although it seems the glue is breaking but they'd keep holding on.
One Direction was far from over, this was just the end of the first chapter.