Girls, so pretty and poised
And soft to the touch
But God made me rough
Girls, so heavy the crown
They carry it tall
But it's weighing me down

No, I'm fine
I'm lying on the floor again
Cracked door
You're only going to let them in, once
And you won't come undone

-Princesses Don't Cry

"Careful. " Zayn warned Harry again as he supported Harry's almost all the weight, leading him up to the plane.

After Anne and Zayn calmed Harry Down ,he refused to go back to Sleep. So he and Anne spent the rest 3 hours in the room while Zayn gave them some privacy.

Now they were here ,boarding the plane and Harry was still too weak to walk. Not to mention that his legs were not co-ordinating properly due to his brain injury as well not being used for 3 months and the fact that Harry is clumsy was like Cherry on top.

But still Harry refused to be carried by Zayn and Zayn didn't liked the Idea of someone else carrying him so here they were.

Thankfully Zayn helped Harry up to his seat without letting him fall.

"You can tame a seat. I'll have a word with the Pilot. " Zayn said to Anne ,who settled herself in a seat beside Harry.

After Zayn came back, he settled in the seat opposite to Anne and Harry.

"Seatbelts." Zayn said as he wore his seatbelt.

Anne wore her seatbelt and then Helped Harry wear his. They all stayed quite for the rest 20 minutes until the plane was steadily flying in the air.

Soon the air hostess came asking them if they needed anything but all of them refused to have anything.

"The flight is 14 hours long. There are cabins in the back side of the plane . You can take rest there. I'll help Harry there too ,so he can sleep in a more comfortable position. " Zayn offered.

"I don't want to go . I'm fine here. " Harry said curtly. His voice was still a bit dry and rough. Harry didn't looked at anyone instead he just kept staring out of the window.

Zayn and Anne exchanged a look but didn't said anything. Zayn took out his work bag and started working while Anne asked took one of magazine that was available on the plane to entertain herself.

3 hours passed like that and Anne finally started feeling tired.

"Harry. " Anne said and Zayn immediately looked up from his work . but Harry just kept staring out of the window without giving a reply.

"Harry ." Anne tried again and Harry still didn't replied. Anne looked at Zayn who was already looking at them.

"Harry . " Anne this time firmly shakes Harry's shoulder. This did got his attention. He looked at Anne with a emotionless face.

"I'm going to go rest for sometime. Do you want to rest ?" Anne asked and Harry just shook his head before going back to staring out of the window.

Anne stood up with a sigh as she walked away.

Zayn didn't said anything even after Anne went away. He and Harry sat in silence. He tried to concentrate on his work but he couldn't . His eyes betrayed him as they moved to Harry.

Harry's face was void of any emotions. His cheeks weren't chuddy anymore. And the dark circles were clear under his eyes. His eyes weren't even fully open. They were hooded. 

He was sagged on his seat. Some weird feeling creeped into Zayn's chest as he saw Harry in this condition.

He wasn't used to it. And he didn't liked it either. He decided to talk with Harry but as soon as he did the memories of their last conversation floated through his mind.

"You don't know how it feels to lose a child ."

"You are just a piece of stone."

Zayn shook his head ,Harry had no right to judge him like that. He didn't know anything about Zayn's past . But isn't it what Zayn did first ? He judged Harry . And now the cards are reversed .

Zayn looked at Harry one last time before picking up his laptop and few files. He can work somewhere else.

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Zayn came out of his cabin 10 hours later. He finished his work and then took a nap. He was woken up by a knock on his cabin door. The air hostess was there to ask him to get back to his seat and wear his seat belt as they were about to land in few minutes .

When Zayn returned to his previous seat. Anne gave him a small smile. She looked better than she did earlier, that meant she did got some proper rest.

Zayn packed his files and laptop quickly before getting the seat belt on. He tried not to look at Harry but his eyes betrayed him again.

It felt like  Harry hasn't moved much . He was still looking out of the window.  The only thing that changed was that his eyes just got more droopy.

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"Can you walk ?" Zayn asked once they were safely landed. He knew his family would be waiting outside for them with the car too,so it wouldn't be much of a walk but Harry looked like he was about to pass out any second.

Zayn knew Harry hasn't slept well since he was sedated. Those few minutes of sleep that just woke him up with more nightmare couldn't be counted as sleep. It just made him more tired cause Harry would cry after  each nightmare.

Harry looked at him as he blinked his eyes furiously as if he was trying to blink the sleep away which seemed impossible.

Harry did gave a small nod but as soon as he tried to stand up he was falling forward . It was good that Zayn was there to catch him.

"Harry." Anne immediately came closer but Harry moved away from Zayn and Shook his head a little with a small smile.

"My legs are asleep." Harry said and Anne smiled but it was obvious she wasn't buying it. She looked at Zayn who blinked his eyes to assure Anne that he got this.

Zayn slipped a hand around Harry's waist and Harry immediately tried to move away but  Zayn tightened his hold on him. Then Zayn grabbed Harry's hand in his and intertwined there fingers.

It was a perfect position to keep Harry safe from falling. Anne smiled gratefully at Zayn before she started walking.

Zayn and Harry followed behind.  As they reached the exit door of plane ,they could see Malik family and Jeff waiting for them near the stairs. Anne was already climbing down the stairs .

"Be more careful on stairs. "Zayn whispered.

Harry's head fell back on his shoulder and Zayn thought Harry was asleep when Harry whispered.

"I never said this ,but you are a good actor too ,Mr. Malik. God knows that if your family wouldn't be here ,you would have left me to die a long ago. Cause I was nothing but a medium for you to have a child. Nothing else. And now that the child is not here ,I'm just a useless burden ,right ?"

Zayn looked at Harry with wide eyes who slowly lifted his face from Zayn's shoulder with a overly sweet fake smile.

"Bhai ! Harry !! What are you both whispering about ??" Saffa shouted and Zayn immediately gulped down the pain he felt . Before he started helping Harry down the stairs. Without looking at him.

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Hey !!

Stay safe.

All the love.

-H