Chapter 17- Rise Up Little Man

(Liam's P.O.V)

I was still standing in the toy section of the mall, with a crying Harry on my hips and a crying Louis beside me, his small hand grabbing my pants. I was frantically looking around, hoping that Nialler would pop out and laugh at us, like he always do at home to scare us. But deep down, I know that it won't happen. I already lost Zayn,....I can't afford to lose Niall too. I don't think that I can handle all the What if someone took him? Kidnapped him? Niall is too small to fend for himself! Shoving all the negative thoughts that was lingering around me, I began pacing towards the front entrance, hoping that somehow Niall is there, but the only sight I saw shattered my heart.

Niall was crying,..

In the shoulder of a hooded figure.

And they both walked out of the entrance, lost within seconds between the sea of people.

“NIALL!!” I screamed as I ran as fast as I can, with a toddler in my arms and Louis behind me, but it was in vain. I already lost them. Tears were now pouring endless down my cheeks. I couldn’t see the face of the hooded figure had his hood up and his back against me. I couldn't and won't believe what had just unfold in front of me; Niall had been kidnapped.

Niall James Javvad Malik was kidnapped.

***

“We will put out an APB on him, do a perimeter search around the mall and watch the security camera for any clue,” I could hear the police officer told El at the front door, while I sat on the sofa with Harry curled up on my lap sleeping and Louis beside me with his thumb in his mouth, sleeping soundly too.

“We will contact Mr. Payne immediately if there is anything. Thank you for your cooperation,”

At the mall, I was too weak to do anything, my vision is blurred, my heart was beating erratically and my brain couldn't function properly. So, I did what I can, which was calling up El, crying and blabbering nonsense into the phone once El picked up. Luckily, I managed to choked up where I was. In matter of minutes, El, was picking up his mess; driving them home and calling up the police. I went auto-pilot after that, listening to what El told me to do and answering the questions asked by the police. I didn't help much though, because it would be easier if I could give more description to the police of Niall's kidnapper.

Niall.

He tries not think what Niall might be going through right now. He's safe right? He has to be safe....No, he NEEDS to be safe for the sake of my sanity, he needs to be safe. For me, for Zayn and for Harry and Louis. It's bad enough that he lost Zayn, and now he will be traumatized by this incident.

“Thank you officer. Thank you so much,” El thanked the police officer. Seeing the policeman, reminds me of Zayn. Does he still work as a detective? If he were still here, I can only imagine how panicked he would be. He would probably won't sit down and kept pacing to and fro, disheveling his perfect raven hair, and biting his nail.

“Liam?” El spoke softly as he moved Louis on his lap. “They're doing everything they can to find Niall. Right now, all we could do is wait,”

“I know,....Thanks El, for being here,” I told here. I wanted to cry, but I don't think there are any tears left, and I'm sure as hell I look like crap right now “But don't you think we should go look for him?”

“But what about Lou and Haz here? They're tired and they should probably have dinner first,” El replied carefully, not wanting to offend me as he caresses Louis brown hair. His cheeks were stained with tear tracks as he cried all the way home. “We could go and look for him after dinner,”

“Yeah-You're right,” I've been so caught up with worrying about Niall that I forgot I still have my two angels with me. “After dinner then,”

“You should stay with them, and I'll handle dinner,” El smiled.

“No-,”

“I insists Li, you need to calm down first,”

“O-Okay. Thanks El,” I choked, still feeling devastated and sad. El stood up and put Louis back beside me.

I adjusted myself so that Louis and Harry could rest their head on my left and right thigh respectively. So many things had happened; are these signs that Zayn and I are not meant to be together? Or is this just a test, a test to prove our love for each other? I love Zayn, I still do and I know that LOVE is a ruthless game, unless you play it good and right. Both Zayn and I have made our fair share of mistakes, and I know that adopting these three beautiful angel is not one of them.

Knowing Zayn is not a mistake.

Believing Zayn is not a mistake.

Falling in love with Zayn is not a mistake.

Marrying Zayn is not a mistake.

Loving Zayn is not a mistake.

Nothing about Zayn is a mistake.

***

“You should wake them up Li, dinners ready,” El said, peeking her head from the kitchen about an hour later, with a smile on her face. I returned the smile and nodded.

“Haz? Lou?” I shook their small bodies softly “Wakey wakey. Time for dinner guys,”

Harry woke up first, yawning with his small pouty mouth and stretching his small body like a cat. Louis, on the other hand, rubs his eyes with his fists and began looking around for something. Or someone.

“Where's Niall, Daddy?” He asked innocently. My heart shattered at the question and my throat felt dry as the Sahara desert.

“Daddy, where's Niall?” Louis repeated his question, and Harry nodded in agreement. I didn't know how to answer it, and I don't think they could understand the fact that their brother is kidnapped. I noticed that Louis eyes were beginning to tear up, and his lips were quivering. But I still remained frozen on the spot.

“Daddy! Where's Niall?!” Louis demanded, stomping his feet. I did the only thing I could at that moment; I stretch my arms out and pulled Louis into my chest, hugging him tight.

“Someone took him baby,” I choked out, tears were now streaming down my face, “Someone took him at the mall, but we WILL find him. I promise. I promise you that we will find him,”

“NO! I WANT NIALL!” Louis cried, trying to squirm out of my arms. He kept trashing around in my arms as he screams Niall's name. It broke my heart to him like this, and I don't want him to blame himself for what happened, but it wasn't and a child his age shouldn't feel like that. “NO! WANT NIALL! WANT NIALL!”

El came into the living room when she heard the commotion. She looked at me sympathetically and picked up Harry from the floor, who is also beginning to tear up. Louis kept on screaming and crying for Niall in my arms as I try really hard not to break down in front of them. I must pull myself together because I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. There's happiness waiting for us. In the midst of us crying and trying to calm Louis down, the door bell rang.

“I'll go get it,” El offered. She walked out of the hall with Harry on her hips, and I could hear her opening the door.

“Ed?!”

***

“I really don't know how to say this,” Ed began after fifteen minutes of silence. Harry and Louis once again cried themselves to sleep so I had to put them in bed without dinner. They could always wake me up in the middle of the night if they're hungry.

“What is it?” I pushed. I planned to call my parents and Zayn's parent to tell them what happened but Ed said that this is important to I had to hear him out first.

“Just please don't be mad when I tell you this okay?”

“I won't Ed. I promise. Why-”

“It's about Niall,” Ed cut me off, causing my eyes to bulge out.

“What?! How do you know-” I was ready to jump out of my seat and tackle him. This isn't funny anymore. It involves Niall for goodness sake!

“Zayn has him,” Ed spoke solemnly. And that is enough to make me shut up. I felt angry and happy at the same time. Angry because he kidnapped Niall but happy since this shows that he still cares. “Zayn took him from the mall and Niall is safe and sound. You don't have to worry,”

“Wh-Where are they?” I asked timidly, the whole information hit me like a bullet train. I'm still trying to soak it all in.

“They're at you honey moon lake cabin, Zayn had been staying there for a few months now,” Ed explained. The lake cabin; the place where Zayn and I shared one week of pure paradise with each other. We have so much memories there, I don't know why I forgot about that place. Zayn told me that one day he wants to take our children to visit the cabin.

“I need to go there-”

“That's not why I came here though,” Ed cuts me off, again, and it's starting to annoy me. I gave him a look for him to continue.

“I'm not suppose to tell you this because it is not my place, but I love Zayn like a brother and you're important to him. He's been hiding this for you for a long time and now, it's eating him alive,”

“I don't understand Ed. What are you talking about?” I asked him. Zayn's been hiding something from me? And it is eating him alive?

“He wanted to tell you in person Liam, but with so many things happening, he didn't get the chance to. But it's too late now,....

and he wants to kill himself,”

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