Over Again

"Caleb!" I scoop up the unconscious girl and run down the stairs. "Caleb! Where are you?" Gracie's brother comes runnin into the room. He wipes a bit of sweat off his forehead, and sighs.

"Bring her to the couch," he says as I follow him. I lay Gracie down on the plush black couch, giving her a pillow to lay her head on.

"What's wrong with her," I ask him. He looks down, twirling his thumbs and sucking on his bottom lip.

"She's claustrophobic, Zayn," he finally says. "Especially around people like you."

"People like me," I stand up from my sitting position. "What's that supposed to mean?" Caleb puts his hands up as I tower over him.

"Look man, I just don't wanna see my sister like that again, she's already been through so much," he says, taking a step away from me. I sit back down, next to Gracie.

Wait, isn't Niall claustrophobic? Maybe he could tell me something!

"I'll be right back," I say to Caleb. He nods, watching his sister. He always was protective over her. Maybe even more than I was. Crazy.

As I dial Niall's number, {A/N: god I wish I knew what it was}, I tap my foot. I step ou of the house, onto the porch. I slid onto the little swing attached to the roof and start swinging softly. I remember once Gracie and I had endless Thumb Wars on this bench.

"Hello," I hear Niall's voice at through the phone. "What's up, mate?"

"So, you know Gracie, yeah?"

"Duh," he says like it was obvious. Oops.

"Well, turns out she claustrophobic. And since you are also, I thought I coul get some advice from you," I explain. I hear Niall chuckle.

"Dont laugh at me!"

"I'm not," he defends. "Theo and I are wearing the same shoes and pants. Greg posted a picture, and I was laughing at that." I mumbled an okay. "But anyway. She's claustrophobic, eh? I knew there was a reason I liked her."

"Niall..." I warn.

"Sorry. But anyway, big groups, but one room don't help. Neither does one person an the claustrophobic. Being alone with someone in a small room, yeah, that's a big no no for me." I face-palmed myself.

"Thanks, Niall. I owe you one. I gotta go," I said. "And send me that pic of Theo. bye."

"Bye!!"

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