Lani POV:

"Jealous? Of me? Why?" I asked.
"Because... You had Niall." She responded. Niall? Wait.. I thought she dated Harry...
Echoing my thoughts, I said, "Wait... I thought you liked Harry?"
She sighed, "I only dated Harry because Niall didn't like me the same way that he likes you. That's why-"
"That's why you didn't like me..," I cut her off, "So is that why you aren't so fazed by the Harry and Jenny situation?"
"No, I treated him badly... And I shouldn't have done that to him. Plus, he deserves someone more like your sister."
I smiled, "Thanks. I think so too...," I paused, "I'm sorry, Paige... If I would've known I-"
It was her turn to cut me off, "No, I think you and Niall were meant to be. And even if something did happen between you two, I would never intervene," She began to scroll through her phone, "This is Will. And he treats me so well..." She showed me a picture of a tall man with gorgeous brown hair and blue eyes. Kind of looks like a mixture of Harry and Niall...
"He's cute. I love his eyes." I commented smiling up at her.
She looked dreamily at her phone, "Yeah, his eyes are my favorite part." She looked at the time, "Oh, man. I better be getting home. It was nice to finally talk to you, Lani. Maybe we could do this again sometime...?"
"Yeah. I'd like that." I waved as she closed the door behind her. Right after, Niall came in.
"Hey, babe. Were you just-?"
"Yeah. Paige came in to apologize."
"Oh," he said surprised, "Well, that's good. Did you like the concert?" he asked, picking me up and placing me on his lap.
"I loved it." I smiled, putting my arms around his neck. This might be the last time I touch him like this... My smile faded and his did too.
"What's on your mind, babe?" his eyes were full of concern.
"I'm just worried about my mom... Hoping she's okay."
He snuggled into my hair and neck, "She's fine, love. I'm sure she's fine."

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The next day came and I started to pack my belongings.
"Are you sure you want to leave early? You know we can't come back, right?" My mother asked.
"Yes, mom, I'm sure. It's for the best. I can't be in his life if he's just going to get hurt."
"But, your dad's in therapy. How could he get hurt again?" she asked me.
"That's not the point... And knowing dad, he will lie his way through therapy until he gets out," I sighed, "He got hurt because he was trying to protect me. And I fear that the more he's with me, the more he'll get hurt." I admitted.
"Wait... So what am I going to do?" Jenny asked.
I pointed a stern finger at her, "You are not going to say a word until we are out of the country. And you, missy, you need to make your choice before you leave. If you don't, that won't be fair to Harry or Zayn."
"Fine.... Are you sure you wanna do this, sis?" She asked.
"I'm sure. I have to." I responded while packing my bags despondently. I'm going to miss him so much. "But do me a favor, sis?"
"Yeah?"
"Give this to Niall," I handed her a letter, "After we leave the airport. I'll text you when we do. And, sis?"
"Yeah?" she echoed.
"I know you'll pick the right one." A sad smile appeared on my face as my mother and I left the hotel.

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The plane was about to take off, so I texted Jenny.
"Hey, on the plane. Love you and be safe <3" I turned off my iPhone until it was okay to turn it back on. I then blared Panic! At the Disco as I watched the British sky fade away.

Jenny POV:

Well, she's on the plane. I thought while walking up to the boy's flat. I rang the doorbell and Zayn answered it.
"Hey."
"Hey." I greeted him back.
"Wanna come in?"
"Yeah, I think we need to talk, actually," I said, playing with my fingers. "Is Niall here?"
"Yeah, you want me to go get him?" he asked.
"No, I have to speak with him alone, too." I said.
"Oh my gosh, did something happen to Lani?!" He asked startled.
"No, no, no, " I reassured, "She... she went home today."
"What?!" He shouted and I had to shush him.
"Shh! That's why I have to talk to him alone, okay?"
"Okay... He's in his room. Man, he's gonna be heartbroken." He wasn't the only one...

I knocked on Niall's door and he opened it with an excited face. His expression vanished once he realized it was me.
"Oh, hi Jenny." he said disappointingly.
"Hey, Niall. Can I come in? I need to talk to you for a sec." He looked at me with wide, curious eyes and welcomed me inside. I sat in a white chair in the corner and he sat on the bed across from me.
"What's up, Jenny?" he asked anxiously. I sighed and he started to panic, "Is it Lani? What happened?"
"No, Lani is fine."
"Oh," he brightened up a bit, "So where is she then?"
"That's what I came to talk to you about," I said, "She and Mom are on a plane back to PA." The blood from his face drained in that instant. His mouth opened as if he was going to stay something, but just stayed that way for a while.
"Why..?" Was all he could manage to say.
I sighed again, "Because she cares about you... And the thing that happened with our dad scared her. And she felt so guilty that she thought that it was best if she just left."
He looked at me in disbelief, "Why didn't she tell me?" he asked.
"Because she knew that you would try to stop her... and it would be harder for her to leave." I said.
"I... I can't believe she's gone." he said, leaning back on his head board in defeat.
"Here," I handed him the letter, "She wanted you to have this." He opened the envelope where a necklace fell out along with a letter. "I'm sorry, Niall." I left him alone to think as I traveled to Zayn's room.

Zayn POV:

She has to talk to me... About what? I heard a knock on the door and told them to come in.
"Hey." She said.
"Hey, did you tell him?" I asked.
"Yeah... He wanted to be alone so..." there was an awkward pause.
"So.. What did you want to talk to me about?" I questioned.
She sighed, Oh no, "You know how you and Harry have been fighting over me?"
I sighed too, "Yeah."
"Well, I have decided who I chose." She said with a sad smile.

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