Trigger warning. If you don't feel like reading it, you're free. Just know that you're not alone......
"Hey sis," Liam said as he leaned against his twin sisters locker. "Oke Li what do you need," Emily said turning around. She adjusted her glasses and was met by Liam and his 'friends'. Liam was the complete opposite from his twin Emily. There were Liam was one of the popular blokes in the school, Emily was the nerdy one. Liam was good at sports while Emily loved math and history. If you didn't knew they were twins there was no telling they were or even were related.
"Ehh yeah you know that history assignment?" Liam asked scratching the back of his head.
"You mean the one we were supposed to hand in two weeks ago? Yeah I remember that one," Emily exclaimed as she put her books into her backpack.
"Yeah can you do it for me please," Liam asked smiling knowing his twin couldn't say no to him.
"and what's in it for me?" Emily wondered this time.
"I'll sit by you at lunch," Liam smiley said while crossing his fingers at his back.
Emily looked sceptical towards her brother. "You know one day I won't be there to help you anymore but alright I'll do it for you," Emily gave in.
"Thanks you're the best," Liam said, "oww and side note it needs to be done before midnight."
Liam high-fived his friends and walked away. Emily wiped away a tear furiously and thought by herself what the reason was she was still here. Liam knew about Emily her weakness, that she just wanted to be loved by everyone and would do anything in her power to let that happen.
Liam thought he did a great job, but little did he know was that his eldest brother Niall was watching him as well and overheard the whole conversation.
Niall was currently talking to his mates and waited for Liam to walk into the hallway where the lockers of the seniors were.
"Excuse me a second," Niall said to his mates as he spotted his 15 year old brother, "Liam could you get here please."
Liam saw who called him over and sighed. He didn't know what Niall want but nine of the ten times Niall called him over at school that wasn't a good sign.
"Yeah what is it?" Liam said annoyed as he reached his 17 year old brother. He had to leave his friends to get to Niall who shot him nasty looks. Niall caught this as well and knew that Liam was in more trouble than he thought.
"Alright we need to talk," Niall said. "Why?" Liam wondered.
"Just come with me."
Niall let Liam towards the bicycles where it was quiet enough for Niall to have a serious chat with his younger brother.
"What are you doing tonight?" Niall wondered as he sat down next to a bike.
"Ehh nothing probably just gaming," Liam responded thinking the question of Niall was a bit weird, "why do you ask?"
"Than why on this earth are you asking Em to clean up your shit!" Niall spat out.
"Where are you aiming for?" Liam asked innocent not knowing Niall overheard the conversation of him and Emily.
"Oww don't play stupid Stalik," Niall sighed, "I heard you. You think you're the man because you don't have to do your homework and use your sister for it. You are just making advantage of Emily her insecurities. And why? Because he think this whole mother fucking world is turning around you? Boy you're so so wrong."
"Its not that Niall," Liam softly spoke up.
"Li listen," Niall sighed, "I thought I had everything. I was popular, captain of the football. The girls were laying at my feet. But than I torn my acl and couldn't play anymore. Only 1% of my friends stayed and I knew all the others weren't my real friends."
Niall used to be the school's captain of the football team. He torn his acl a few months ago so he was out for the rest of the season. Niall took it for the worst when all his friends turned his back on him, not wanting to deal with him anymore.
" And than something else," Niall spoke, "I don't know if you even care to notice but Emily is depressed. She is even so depressed I won't be surprised if she is taking her life sooner or later. I tried talking to her but she keeps shutting me out. I'm away too much from home and Louis is too fucking young to understand what depression means. The only one she can fall back to is you. And what are you doing? You're making fucking advantage of her instabilities."
Niall was furious at Liam for using his sister.
"Alright," Liam spoke wiping his tears away, "I haven't been the best but belive me Niall I don't want to be in the position I'm in."
"I have a deal," Niall said, "you're doing the assignment today on your own. I'll drive you both home after school and you're making it up to Emily yeah."
"Okay," Liam spoke. Niall sighed and left his brother alone with stuff to think about.
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"Hop in," Niall said as Emily walked towards her brothers parking spot. Liam wasn't far away and said goodbye to his friends. Niall shook his head and Liam adjusted his blazer.
"Why are you sitting in the back Em?" Niall wondered as Emily waited for Niall to scuff away so she could open the backdoor.
"Oww because Liam likes to sit in front," Emily sweetly spoke. Niall had to swallow his tears away. He had to talk to his papa who should be home. His dad was probably still working a shift at the hospital.
"Yoo," Liam said as he threw his bag in the SUV and sat down. Niall looked at his brother and nudged to him to speak up to Emily.
"Em," Liam started, "you won't have to do my history."
Niall watched his back mirror and saw that Emily was quite shocked.
"Oww oke," Emily started, "so you do your history while I do your maths and English essays than right?"
Niall immediately pulled over.
"You got to be kidding Em," Niall said in disbelief.
"Oww I don't mind. I have nothing better to do right? I'm only useful for making assignments and making sure Liam passes the year right?" Emily asked.
Liam just started in the distance knowing that Niall was kicking his ass when Emily wasn't in their sight.
" You're in trouble Stalik," Niall softly spoke when he turned onto the highway, "really in trouble."
The tension in the car was real. Emily was staring outside the window organizing in her head how she could fit her own homework into that one of Liam. It would probably be an all nighter but she would do that for her brother.
Sometimes Emily just wondered how people were coping if she wasn't there anymore. Liam would only miss her because she wasn't cleaning up his shit. Niall would genially miss Emily because he was the only one Emily could talk to. Louis was too young to understand what loneliness and depression meant. Emily just wanted to be loved by people and at this moment Niall was the only one holding her up.
Liam on the other hand tried to avoid eye contact with Niall because he knew he was getting his ass kicked by his papa and Niall. He wasn't looking forward to it but it had to be done.
Niall was burning from anger on the inside. He just couldn't get his head around Liam his behavior. Niall nedded to be there for Emily especially now because he saw that she was slipping through his fingers. Tonight his papa needed to bring Louis to swimming lesson while Niall had to be at the physical therapy for his acl. He didn't want to leave Emily behind but he knew he had to, but maybe his dad could get home earlier or Niall could do half a session.
Niall was just turning into the driveway of their house. Louis already jumped up and down as he saw Niall his SUV being parked into their driveway.
Emily hopped out immediately while Liam tried to stretch it for a long time but Niall wasn't buying it.
"get your ass out of this car before I'm making you," Niall spat. Liam sighed and slung his bag over his shoulder.
"Ni," Louis yelled as Niall entered the house. Emily walked behind Niall with her head hung low and immediately ran towards her room to do her and Liam his homework.
"Hello hello," Harry greated the boys as they entered the kitchen. He immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Lou," Harry said as he crunched down to get to the level of the 5 year old, "why don't you go upstairs to your room and watch some paw patrol. Maybe Emily can put it on for you."
Louis happenly nodded and ran upstairs towards the room of Emily.
"Alright what happened," Harry said crossing his arms. He hoped that Zayn was here since he could deal with these situations much more than Harry could since he was too soft for this.
"It's nothing," Liam spoke. Niall sighed furiously and had to calm his shit down otherwise Liam was getting Niall his hand in full force to his face.
"Liam you're going to tell right now what you did to Em because I swear to God you'll fucking regret it if you don't," Niall screamed into Liam his face.
"Niall one we don't swear in this house and two Liam what on earth is Niall talking about," Harry spoke.
"You have the balls to tell it yourself or?" Niall spat spying his brothers movement.
Liam didn't give a budge which was enough for Niall.
"Liam has been using Emily," Niall said watching Liam and his papa at the same time.
"What do you mean," Harry spoke now getting a bit frustrated with both of the boys.
"I mean Liam is using Emily her instabilities," Niall spat, "she's upstairs right now making his homework for math and making three English essays he had to hand in a long time ago. Not to mention that he tried to give her his history task as well meanwhile he was doing planning on doing nothing for tonight."
Harry got frustrated now as well with Liam.
"Go to your room," Harry said, "wait there till your dad comes home in a hour. You better have started your work."
Liam said words that weren't used to repeat before storming off towards his room.
"Papa can I just talk," Niall asked in a much calmer tone now, "it's about Emily."
"Ofcourse Ni."
Niall sat down and laid his head in his hands.
"I think," Niall started crying, "I think Emily will kill herself sometime. She's been so depressed lately and I don't know what to do anymore with it."
Harry was taken aback. Yes he and Zayn had talked about it. Zayn had talked to Emily and took her quite often towards a psychologist without the other ones knowing.
"Listen Ni," Harry said as he sat down next to his eldest, "I know and so does dad. Dad takes her quite often to a psychologist so please Niall don't worry to much about it alright."
"I just don't want to loose her," Niall cried into his papa's chest. Harry cuddled his son and tried to calm him down.
"You know what she said papa," Niall hiccupped, "that she was only useful for his assignments and nothing else."
Harry sighed and got his hand through his hair.
"I'll go up to her and talk yeah," Harry said, "you can do something for yourself or watch Louis for a bit because I think things will be turning nasty when your dad will be home within a minute."
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"WE ARE GOING TO SCHOOL IF YOU LIKE IT OR NOT," Zayn yelled to Liam. Once Zayn heard what had been going on he immediately stormed off towards Liam his room. Harry and Louis had left for swimming lesson just a few minutes ago so Louis couldn't hair the fight upstairs escalating. They were having a fight for 10 minutes already and Emily hided herself in the corner of her room.
Niall heard the commotion as well and wondered how Emily was doing. Niall needed to leave in a second for his physical therapy so he decided to pop by Emily for a second.
"Em you there?" Niall said as he knocked on the door. Niall found it odd that he didn't get an answer.
"Em you alright?"
Niall still didn't get an answer and marched into the room.
There found Emily. Funerable, ducked away into the corner. Niall immediately raced towards Emily.
Emily looked straight forward and didn't even budge when Niall embraced her in a hug.
" Hey Em what's wrong girl," Niall said. Emily still sat there and didn't answer Niall. Suddenly she began to hyperventilate and that scared the shit out of Niall.
"Emily," Niall asked, eyes full of fear, "Emily answer me."
She didn't and it looked to Niall that she would be passing out into his arms.
"DAD!" Niall yelled knowing his dad was just a room away. He kept his eyes on Emily while he heard his dad shutting the door of Liam and opening the one of Emily.
"What is it," Zayn asked as he crunched down next to Niall and Emily.
"She just started to hyperventilate," Niall said crying because he got scared. "I see," Zayn said, "Niall go down and to your therapy, I'll handle it from here."
Niall nodded and hugged Emily farewell before he left off.
"Hey Em," Zayn calmly said as he placed a bag he found on the floor over her mouth, "breathe okay. Just breathe my love."
Zayn got up and rushed to his room to get his medical bag. He knew he had left a shot of paroxentine in his bag. It would reduce the amount of stress and lower her breathing problems.
Once Zayn returned he didn't find Emily into a sitting position anymore but passed out on the floor. Zayn sighed and knew he had to administer the shot because he wasn't looking forward taking his daughter into the ER especially not after the fall out with Liam.
Zayn crunched down and set up a shot of paroxentine for Emily. He disinfected the arm and put the needle in. Once he emptied the syringe into his daughter's arm, he pulled Emily into the recovery position.
"Hey girl open your eyes for me love," Zayn said as he rubbed her sternum. Emily slowly came around and looked right into the distressed eyes of her dad.
"Dad," Emily croaked out looking odd. "Hey Em," Zayn said as he slowly pulled her back into a sitting position, "you fainted because you hyperventilated. I'm going to lay you down on your bed because you need to rest."
Zayn carried Emily in bridal style into her bed. Emily snuggled into her pillow and wanted to get up.
"Ho ho ho," Zayn said as he softly pushed Emily back by her shoulder, "just rest a bit."
"I need to speek to your tutor with Liam tonight," Zayn softly spoke, "we'll be back in a hour alright. I'll miss you girl but I need to go now." Zayn placed a kiss on Emily her forehead and walked out of her room.
"Dad wait," Emily spoke, "I love you." Zayn smiled and closed the door.
