stay for the night (in the palaces of my mind)
It's tentative, the voice. Louis keeps his eyes firmly closed. This isn't real, he tells himself. This isn't happening. Heâd been so careful.
Zayn was going to kill him. Fuck. Heâd known better than to go out for a supply run on his own. But Susie had been sick and he hadnât wanted to take Mike with him when he was so worried about his little sister. She was only eleven years old, it wasnât like she could stay on her own.
He knows the rules. He knows that agreement that heâs made with Zayn. If I ever come back different-
He scrunches his eyes shut even tighter, as though that can keep the horrible truth at bay. He doesnât have to be different, he tells himself. He can just ignore-
Shut up, he thinks. This isnât real. Youâre not real. This isnât happening.
âIâm sorry you feel that way,â the voice in his head whispers.
Written for the @howdidigethereficfest for the song 'Palaces'.