Chapter Nineteen

*Niall's P.O.V*

*3 hours later*

I slammed my door behind us and locked it quickly. Andi shuffled over to my bed and sat down, her face in her hands. Still breathing heavily from running back to my room, while carrying the still shocked Andi, I was out of breath. I slid down the door and sat on the uncomfortable carpeted floor, glancing at my girlfriend every few seconds. Her breathing was ragged and her body was shaking like a cold, new born animal. Neither one of us was speaking, apart from her muffled cries into her hands. I had to many thought in my aching head to try to calm her down. Man, I needed a joint.

After a few minutes of no communication, Andi finally spoke, "Holy shit Niall, holy shit!" She was standing now and pacing back and forth. Her face was covered in black mascara and her once beautiful eyes were now puffy and blood shot. "What are we gonna do? What the hell are we gonna do?!" Andi was getting hysterical and louder each  time she asked me the same question.

I pushed myself to my feet and moved over to her, harshly placing both hands on her shoulders, causing her to yelp in pain. But at this point, I didn't care. "Andi, listen to me right now. You have to clam down and stay quiet. Nobody is going to find out, nobody saw us, okay? So stop it," I said in a hurried voice. She looked hurt.

"What the fuck do you think just happened out there, a goddamn tea party!? We killed somebody! Holy shit Niall! I'm so scared," she moaned in fear.

"ANDI," I bellowed sternly, which made her face go blank and eyes go wide. "We didn't kill Tony, he jumped himself. Nobody saw me going up, and nobody saw you. So shut the fuck up like I said two fucking minutes go!"

"Why are you yelling at me!? We just witnessed a suicide, which we provoked! Jesus Christ! The least you could do is give me a damn hug," Andi whispered in a sore voice.

I shook my head as if I had water in my ears, "No, its not just you Andi. I was there too, so don't make it out to seem like your the victim here. Like you always do," I spat at her.

Suddenly her eyes were filled one again with fresh, salty tears. I instantly wished I had never said what I had. Running my hand through my greasy hair, I look at the girl I had just verbally abused. Dirty face and hands, tear stained face, and a shaking bottom lip. What had I done?

"Oh dammit Andi, I didn't mean that I swear," I gush as I pulled her into my cut up arms and brought us down onto the floor. When we sat, I automatically felt a pool of tears seep through my shirt and tickle the skin on my chest. Holding her close, I whispered sweet words and apologies into her ear as she let out everything she had held in after the incident.

"What - what are we gonna do Niall? I - I just don't know what's going to happen in the morning," Andi stuttered out in between each painful breath.

"I don't either baby, I really don't. But, I promise I'm gonna make it okay for you. You have to trust that I'll keep you safe, okay?"  

She lazily shook her head and turn her eyes to meet mine, "I don't wanna leave you tonight."

I weakly smiled down at her, "I wasn't going to let you leave anyway."

She forced a small smile and turned back into my body and closed her heavy eyes. And that's how we stayed for hours. Our bodies intertwined and breathing together. My large arms wrapped around her frail limbs.

That's how we stayed for hours. Until the banging of gruesome fists awoke us with a start.

*5 hours later*

BANG BANG BANG! I awoke with a start and imminently clutch Andi closer to my body then she already was. "HEY! WAKE UP MAN, THE HEAD OFFICE WANTS TO SEE YOU AND YOUR GIRL. GET UP!"

"I'm - I'm up," I meekly call out. I look down at Andi and I see a wave of terror flash across her face before I could reassure her about anything. At a loss of words, I swallow my own fear, "Go get cleaned up okay? Chang your clothes too," I mumble as I  glance at her blood stained pants and shirt.

She nods and moves to her feet with some struggle, but eventually enters the bathroom and shuts the door. When I heard the water to the sink turn on, I got up and began to undress myself and find clean clothes to wear. Throwing a pair of sweatpants and a old, tight shirt onto my bed for Andi, I think and redress my self. I had to think of a story for us to stick too, I couldn't let Andi get in trouble for any of this. Not at all.

The door to the bathroom opened and Andi shuffled out, starring at the floor. I clear my throat and nod towards the clothes, "Get dressed and we'll talk on the way, alright babe?"

"Okay......," she trails off and glances at me.  I took me a seconds before I realized she didn't want me to look.

A minute of so later, I took her shaking hand in mine and lead her out of my room. Emerging from the room was like walking naked into a public place, everyone was looking at us. "Keep your head and eyes down okay?" I whisper to her as we make our way slowly to the main office.

"Alright," I say as we move past curious onlookers, "This is the story we're gonna go with. You had a really bad nightmare and you couldn't fall back asleep. You were so scared you came to my room because you trust me and because we're good friends." I give her hand a squeeze, which earns a smile from her.  "You stayed the night in my room and I slept on the floor. That's our story, so stick to it if she asks you. I'll try to do all the talking, 'kay?"

"Yeah," she says as we approach the main offices entrance. Andi glances at me one last time before I open the door and lead us inside.

"Andi and Niall?" I black haired lady asks us as soon as we let the door close behind us. I nod, and she motions us to follow her down a long tan hallway. Opening an office door, the unnamed lady gently pushes us inside and gestures toward a pair of padded chairs in front of a large cream colored desk. "Mrs. Karkoff will be in shortly," she said quickly before turning on her heels to leave us.

I grip my girlfriends hand and stare into her eyes, "It's gonna be okay, okay?" I bring her hand up to my lips and give it a quick kiss, as i was starting to hear the sound of foot steps approaching us.

Andi had only opened her mouth to respond when Mrs. Karkoff stepped into the office and shut the door behind her. Pacing over to her swivel chair, she takes a long and deep breath before setting her gray eyes on us.

"So, she starts, "I bet your wondering why you two are in here," she glances at Andi's outfit and gives me a questioning look. "Would you like to tell me what happened last night?"

"Well, my friend Andi here, had a night terror, which she has often. And she couldn't fall back asleep because she was so scared," I paused to let the first part sink in. I continued, "So, being the friend I am, I let Andi come to my room and stay there for the night. But no sexual acts took place, I promise."

Karkoff looked from Andi to me, and then back to Andi. "Is that story true?" She asked, leaning closer to her on her elbows.

"Yes, it is. I get night terrors when I'm on my period," she answered with a quivering voice.

"Mmmmhmmm," said Karkoff. A small smirk began to form on her lips, "Well, I have a video to show you two," she stated.

Clicking play on a video already pulled up a computer, we begin to watch a security tape of a empty hallway. Finally, after 20 seconds of sheer silence, a tall, lanky boy appears on screen for a few short seconds. But much to my dismay, it was clear that it was me. "Now, here is a clip 10 minutes after that," remarks Karkoff as she played the video of where Andi slowly creeps down the hall. Again, it was clear that it was her.

"Care to explain?" She questions, with a smirk still on her face.

Andi answers first, "That was when I was going to his room, Mrs. Karkoff."

She leans in again, "Oh really? Because this is the security camera from the hall leading to the door to the roof top, which I know you have access to," she implies.

We had just fallen into her trap, we're fucked now.

"And you know what else? Do you wanna know what the police found outside the facility this morning?"

"No," Andi whispers.

"They found a body of a janitor there, and it seemed to look like he was pushed off the edge," Karkoff said in a menacing  tone.

"Stop it," Andi said louder, struggling to keep her voice even.

"There was blood everywhere, on the walls, the floor," she went on.

"FUCKING STOP IT," Andi screamed at the women, letting her tear fall without any effort to stop them.

I had had enough of this women tormenting Andi, so I stood up out of my chair in anger. "Where the hell are the videos of Tony stalking and assaulting her, where are they?! Are you telling me that your going to blame me and my girlfriend for random dead body?!?"

Karkoff's voice was now raised and more stern then before, "There are no present videos of any of this harassment that you speak of. None. And this is not just some body, this body belonged to a loved worker and friend to this facility."

"Oh really? I bet he was fucking around with you too, cause that guy was scum," I spat at her.

"There's no evidence that shows we touched him! None!" Andi called out from next to me.

"I WILL NOT TOLLERATE THIS ANYMORE!" Bellowed Karkoff. We fell silent. Taking a breath, she continued, "The police had the body checked for finger prints, and they matched yours," she said looking at me.

"He jumped off himself, it was a suicide! He fucking set us up!" I was furious. Andi let out a moan into her hands.

"Well, thinks have already been decided. Niall will be brought into the station for questioning, and Andi will return home. Her therapist had show me your 'improvements' and suggested that it would be best for you to go back to your family and recover from there."

"Fuck that! I'm not leaving Niall," Andi shouted as she jumped to her feet. I couldn't even respond to this. I couldn't leave Andi at a time like this. She needed me, and I needed her, and now more then ever.

"It's been decided already. The police are waiting outside to take him down for questioning," replied Karkoff.

I stand up and grab ahold of Andi by her waist with my right arm, "There's no way in hell I'm leaving her. The police cant go fuck themselves for all I care."

Karkoff just smiles and presses a button on her office phone, "I think it's think the boy left. Come on in."

Then, the door to the office opened and two large, bald cops entered and placed their hands on my shoulders gently, to se if I would go calmly. Fuck that. I shook their hands off my body and pulled Andi and I to the far corner of the room, my body covering hers protectively. "I'm not leaving Andi and that's final."

"Son just come with us now, you don't wanna make us do this," said the shorter of the two men.

"Fuck off!" I sneered as I held tighter to Andi's quivering hand.

Just like that, the two men stormed forward, taking me by forearms and desperately tried pull me off of Andi. I was slowly losing my grip, as the other cop held Andi back from my body.

"Niall! Get off him!" She screamed in fury with fresh tears spilling down her cheeks.

"Andi!" I yelled back as I felt my hand slip out of hers. The cop began to push/pull me out of the office, and I tried to fight back, but I couldn't.

"NIALL" Wailed Andi as the man held her tiny struggling body down. This was literally killing me, hearing her scream like this, without me being able to save her.

Just before the door was closed by Karkoff, I managed to scream into the room, "ANDI! I LO-," but the door was now closed.

As the cop pulled me down the hall, all I could hear from the office was the sound of her painfully tragic sobs. I wanted to scream out to her, to tell her that she would be okay. That I was going to make it all better. That we were going to be okay.

But I couldn't.

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Holy shit you guys, what do you think is gonna happen?! Before you yell at me, I know I'm really late on this update after leaving you guys on a huge cliff hanger. But the truth is, I'm just really lazy about updating. Maybe if you left a ton of comments and voted I would update faster? ;) Thanks for reading this chapter guys, and as always, stay beautiful <3

-TaylorMarie