Niall's leg bounced as he held his phone to his ear.
CLAIRE
Hello?
Niall
Mother I need to talk to you
CLAIRE
Nialll! Honey, I was just gonna call you
Claire grinned as she heard her son.
Niall
There's something that you need to know
CLAIRE
Gone a week, I miss you already
Niall
I'm just gonna spit it out
CLAIRE
How are rehearsals going?
Niall
You probably guessed it years ago
Still it's kinda hard to say
CLAIRE
Niall we're so excited about the play
Niall
It's something that I've spent so long not saying
CLAIRE
I called your father, he swore he'd be there
Niall
Sometimes it's on the tip on my tongue
But only spoken aloud, alone while I'm praying
CLAIRE
Well, I'd like to tape it but honestly Niall, I'm not gonna be one of those parents
Niall
Silence seemed the only way
CLAIRE
Niall, perhaps now isn't the best time
Claire brows burrowed as she started to figure out what he wanted to say.
Niall
But now I understand its cost
CLAIRE
I'm taking Nanna to lunch
Niall
I search for answers on my own
CLAIRE
She's so proud of you
Niall
And find that I'm completely lost,
Mom, please don't say anything else, ok?
Just listen - I don't even know where to start
I can't get the words out
It's like they're all jumbled together
Mom, I love you and...
Claire rushed out something anything to get him from the topic.
CLAIRE
Berkley took their wait list
When they called I almost died
Would you really go to Berkley?
I didn't know that you'd applied
Niall
Mom, please listen to me
Niall yelled into the phone why wasn't she listening?
CLAIRE
Where did Notre Dame go?
I didn't know that you withdrew
People will be disappointed
Have you really thought this through?
Niall clenched his fist in frustration.
Niall
Mom this is important
Mom you need to listen
Mom don't shut me out here
Mom you need to see me
Claire rushed to get off the phone.
CLAIRE
Niall, please I'm so busy here
Let me call you later dear
Niall
God this is so hard to say
I need to know that I'm ok, Mom, I'm...
Claire rushed out another excuse she desperately wanted to get off the phone.
CLAIRE
Niall, please, I need a break
Whatever it is will have to wait
I'm going to hang up now
I really need to hang up now
Her finger hovered over the end
Niall
Don't hang up this took such courage
I'm dying here, I'm all alone
I know you know you know what I'm saying
Just let me tell you - Mom, I'm...
CLAIRE
Niall, please, I can't solve all your problems
Niall yelled out at her his eyes watered as she kept moving away from the convo.
Niall
Mother you know nothing of them,
And I'm not expecting you to find solutions,
Just be my Mom and my friend
See me
CLAIRE
Niall I assure you I'm in no state of mind to discuss anything right now
Niall
I've been waiting to tell you this since I was twelve
CLAIRE
Niall, I'm going to go now
Niall was crying now. And liam was gone with ivy or something so he had no one to hug.
Niall
You don't want to hear it
You don't want to see me
Can't bare to see me
CLAIRE
Niall you tend to dramatize
Niall laughed dryly as he wiped his eyes.
Niall
There's a reason for that mother
Open your eyes
CLAIRE
Niall , please, I have to go now
I really need to go right now
I'll call you
Claire really wanted to leave now. She wasn't ready for this.
Niall
When mom, when are you going to call?
CLAIRE
Soon, Niall , this week, this weekend
Niall had stray tears running down his face he just wanted Liam or his mother.
Niall
We can work this out together
CLAIRE
Maybe before then you'll work whatever this is out
Niall
This is always on my mind
CLAIRE
I have so much on my mind
Niall
Please don't hang up
CLAIRE
I have to go
Claire hung up leaving Niall to the sound of a phone buzz.
Niall
Please see me
Niall's eyes widen and he dropped the phone covering his eyes as he cried hard.
