Chapter 9

Niall heads to the sea wall soon after calling his personal driver that normally takes him around during the day. He may seem tough but today was terrifying.

“ Sir are you okay?” his driver immediately asked when he noticed Niall holding on to his abdomen as he can’t stand straight for some reasons. “ I am fine, arrg!… just take me home as fast as you can” Niall said trying to control the amount of pain he is feeling.

“ Are you sure we shouldn’t call your Doctor Sir?” the driver asked him genuinely sounding concerned. “ I need to sleep Max, not a Doctor” Niall simply stated.

Niall knew that calling a Doctor would only rise suspicion to his father on his whereabouts because Martin is always adamant when it comes to making sure he knows Niall’s every move.

Right after arriving at his apartment building, Max helped Niall to his bedroom. “ I’ll take it from here” Niall said with an emotionless face. Max nodded knowing Niall does not prefer company or opening up to anyone, “ tell me when you need anything Sir”, and with that he left Niall all to himself with his lonely world

Niall laid down and thought about the zone that he went to, he had been around those streets during the day and it seemed pretty normal. What is more crazy is that people didn’t seem to mind those men who surrounded him, instead they all eyed him as an intruder.

Why do they seem like an aggressive community that is unknown to the people?, what do they do out there?… tons of questions he wish he could get answers to, but how?

So many thoughts ran through his mind and he slowly found himself falling asleep. The moment he opened his eyes, the sun was shining so bright through his navy blue curtains that brought a vibrant vibe in his White and blue themed bedroom.

Niall carefully sat up trying not to hurt himself. Those men gave him a good beating last night but he knows damn well he couldn’t match strength with either of them. He took slow steps to the kitchen first for a bottle of energy drink.

Just as he was half way with the cold drink his phone rang. Checking on the caller ID, Niall furrowed his eyebrows knowing it must be Miles that sent her.

“What do you want?”, Niall asked with a flat tone, apparently not happy with the caller.

“That’s no way to greet a first lady now is it Niall?” The person from the other side of the call said sounding mischievous and over confident with herself.

“ What do you want Barbra?” Niall was impatient with her, if it was not for her being Mile’s wife, he could barely handle a three minutes conversation with her because of being way to full of herself.

“ Miles just wants to ask if you can do the appearance on the inauguration day… you know people will need the same voice for..” Niall cut her off before she could finish.

“ Barbra you know that is the day he has to take an oath as president right? i can’t do that for him”, Niall stated plainly.

“ Niall just… you guys are family, why don’t you do him this last favor?” Barbra insisted almost sounding desperate.

“ I see what you are doing Barbra, but i can not take an oath for what he should. That is just simply wrong in every way” Niall protested.

“ Niall nothing is ever right in this world… you did everything throughout the process, but he will run the country. Don’t you think that was already wrong?” Barbra tried to maintain her cool.

“ And what is in it for you huh? because i know you are not that sweet enough to want to see a beautiful bond among the Lewis”, Niall questioned her with mockery as he made his way by the window.

“ I just get extra score with Miles, love is crazy huh?… you should try it sometimes” Barbra chuckled knowing that he of all people is not free to do all that.

Niall stayed quiet for a while knowing that Barbra is doing this for Miles and they are nothing but orders that she is delivering.

“ You know Miles speaks very highly of you Niall… and.. he does this to keep you close to him, by the way he even thought that you doing it is an honor to him because of your hard work.

just think about it, i’ll call you tomorrow for the final answer. and yeah… greetings from Miles” Barbra stated after noticing Niall’s long silence and hanged up immediately.

Niall knew Barbra always uses his weaknesses to get him to do things that Miles is too embarrassed to ask, and he can’t help but think if it is the only way to keep his family close then he will have to do it.

He lazily heads for the bathroom to check on his wounds. He looks at his knee first and realize that the girl from last night must have been the one who took care of it, why did she even do it?, well it is true that people in Ocrya are way too kind but serving a person they cannot identify?

Niall suddenly looks at himself in the mirror and realizes his face is bruised but the bruises were apparently already taken care of, no stains of blood can be traced.

That’s when it hit him hard, Niall just realized that she must have taken his mask off to clean his wounded face. He bangs on the sink in frustration. “ Damn it!”