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Holly

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"I'm Beth."

My heart drops immediately as the unbelievable words are spoken. This messed up girl in front of me is Beth, the Beth who apparently, according to everyone, burnt and died in a torturous way by Harry's lead. I don't know if I've already just gone insane and I'm seeing things, or Beth really isn't dead. But then again, if Beth isn't dead, what is she doing in here?

"B-Beth" My hands start to shake, "but you're... Dead?"

"Yeah, well, that's what they think" Beth fiddles with her fingers.

"H-Harry burnt you?" I face palm, "I don't understand."

"Actually, H-Harry got Niall to kill me, Harry isn't as strong and powerful as everyone thinks he is," Beth quietly says, "Niall didn't want to kill me, so he, forever since before the day you entered The Dollhouse, has been hiding me here."

"I don't know what to say..." I make a confused expression, taking everything in.

"He doesn't let me out, I hardly eat, I haven't showered, I haven't brushed my teeth, I'm going insane." Beth says, hardly scratching her knee.

I sit in front of Beth, staring at her broken face.

Beth tries to put her hand on my cheek, but I flinch.

"Don't. Please don't touch me" I say, moving back.

"Why are you in here?" Beth says, her eyebrows raised.

"I don't know. I just... Wanna get out" I say, tears dwelling in my eyes.

"Are you about to cry?" Beth asks.

"No." I lie, sniffling.

"I'm going to sleep."

"You actually sleep? How can you sleep with all these dead bodies?"

"I've been in here for over four months. I get used to it, I guess"

"Oh, o-okay." I quietly say.

"Why don't you go to sleep?"

"I'm not sleeping here. Harry is going to find me." I cross my arms.

"Haha, he's got you under that little charm too?" Beth sarcastically chuckles.

"What?"

"Don't worry." Beth says before she lies down, right next to me. I hold my breath for a little in fright.

After ten minutes, Beth is already fast asleep. I close my eyes shut, trying to block everything out, but still sitting in the same position as I have.

"Please help me." I whisper, shutting my eyes and eventually falling asleep.

| The Next Day |

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Harry

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I wake up with a throbbing headache, looking around the red painted room in confusion. And then I remember, I'm at Niall's.

I turn around on the bed to see Liam sleeping on a small cream coloured couch, him loudly snoring.

I get out of the guest bed, and go into the bathroom.

I look at myself in the mirror. My eyes are bloodshot and puffy, my brown curls are messy and everywhere, and I can barely keep my posture.

Soon, Liam walks in, him not looking too good either.

"Ugh," Liam groans, resting his head on the door frame, "drank way too much."

"Where is Zayn?" I ask.

"He's already up, downstairs having breakfast"

"What time is it?"

Liam checks his wristwatch, "10:48AM"

Liam and I go downstairs, and we see Fran, Liz and Niall sitting on the couch, Zayn and Louis on the bench eating toast, Macy and Janet are chatting by the fireplace, Mina and Juliet are sitting cross legged on the floor playing cards, and Lola is just standing at the steps, filing her nails. The rest must all be sleeping.

"Finally awake, aye boys?" Louis says, smiling, while Zayn smirks.

Liam and I walk over to Zayn and Louis, taking a seat next to them on the bench stool.

"How long have you all been awake for?" Liam asks, pouring himself some orange juice.

"Only, like, half an hour" Zayn shrugs.

"Is Holly still sleeping?" Louis says, yawning.

"She went home with Maxine and Clive, Mina told me she was too drunk to do anything."

"I thought you didn't like Clive?"

"And? I don't like him, but I trust him. Also, Holly is friends with Maxine, so."

"Right." Louis nods.

Suddenly, Ara walks up to Zayn, Louis, Liam and I.

"Uh, I was just on the phone to Maxine," Ara says, "she told me Holly never stayed the night at their place."

"What?" I say in confusion.

Mina and Juliet catch attention to the conversation between Ara and the boys and I, and come near quickly.

"What do you mean? Holly did stay with Maxine and Clive. I swear, they really hit it off! Like, besties" Mina chuckles.

"Okay? Then why would Maxine say th-"

I'm cut off by Juliet, "she's probably still drunk."

"First off, don't interrupt. Second, I didn't see Maxine have one drink the whole night."

"Something's not right." Ara shakes her head.

"So, you're saying Holly is and never was at Maxine and Clive's?" Liam joins in.

"Yeah! There's something fishy going o-"

"Ara, c'mon, she's probably just sleeping in a guest room upstairs." Mina rolls her dark green eyes.

"I don't know, probably, it's just... I don't know" Ara shrugs.

"I'll check if Holly is upstairs" I say, getting up from my chair.

Juliet stops me, "Harry, she's fine, just leav-"

"Juliet." I give Juliet a serious look and she gets out of my way.

"I'll be back." I say, before walking up the stairs.

I open every bedroom door in Niall's Dollhouse, and I don't see Holly in any of them.

I return downstairs and announce Holly is missing.

"Missing?" Liz gasps.

"What! The bitch escaped? Ha." Lola says, rudely.

"She didn't escape and she is not missing!" Mina throws her arms in the air, "Stop jumping to conclusions, people! Seriously! All for a little whore who doesn't even-"

"Mina, enough!" Zayn yells at Mina, and she stops interrupting.

"Mina is right; it's too early to jump to conclusions" Niall says.

"I'm worried. This is my little sister were talking about." Dakota suddenly says, a bit of a sad and worried expression on her face.

"Wait, Dolly and Dakopo are sisters? Oh, I see it. The blond hair, blue eyes, you're both tall, this, this, this, that, that, th-" Fran is cut off by Lola.

"Shut the fuck up? Seriously, dude?" Lola's eyebrows come together.

"What's this 'Dakopo' coming from? What the?" Dakota says.

"Well, I know Holly isn't anywhere in the house and I know she isn't with Maxine and Clive." Ara sits down next to Niall.

"Then where can she be if you've checked everywhere?" Macy says.

"Wait," Everyone turns their attention to Ara, "there is one room I didn't check."

"What?"

Ara takes a big breath, "The Death Room."

"Why the fuck would Dolly be in there?" Fran says really fast, making it hard to comprehend also with her extremely strong Yorkshire accent.

"Well, I'm willing to check in The Death Room" I stand up.

"You guys are not serious..." Juliet crosses her arms and rolls her sparkling brown eyes. God, she can be so annoying.

As more people start following me upstairs to The Death Room, Juliet seems to get more annoyed.

"Seriously!!" Juliet stomps her foot before her and Mina follow me upstairs.

Once were outside The Death Room, everyone is scared to open it, scared to reveal all the bloody mistakes, scarred memories, and whatever can unravel once we open this door.

I slowly turn the knob, and light beams into the dark room.

"H-Help!!!" I hear Holly scream. She runs outside, immediately pulling me into a tight embrace. At first, I'm shocked. One, that she's hugging me, and two, that she was in The Death Room. I hug back.

"The fuck was that? Dolly... Shit- I, god, this bitch. See ya!" Fran waves before heading back downstairs with Macy, Liz and Louis.

Niall's face goes confused, "Did anything unusual... Uh, happen in there?"

Holly pauses for a second, "N-No..."

Dakota runs up to Holly and hugs her. Sometimes I actually forget they're sisters, they don't seem very close.

"She was gone for like a few hours, c'mon." Lola rolls her eyes.

"How'd you even get in there?" Zayn asks.

Holly takes a few seconds to respond, "I... Accidentally locked myself in here. I thought it was the, um, bathroom."

"Harry! Come down for a sec!" I hear Louis yell from downstairs.

Everyone goes downstairs, except for Juliet and Mina, who stay with Holly.

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Holly

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Louis calls Harry from downstairs, and I wave him goodbye as everyone goes back downstairs. All except Juliet and Mina.

"Why... Why didn't you tell them it was us?" Mina says quietly.

"I don't want to talk about it here, let's just go into one of the bedrooms, okay?" I sigh and roll my eyes.

Mina and Juliet walk into one of the spare bedrooms, and I fake smile, walking behind them. I lock the door from the inside so no one can hear or see us.

I turn around from the door, and my angry side takes the best of me, my false smile fading away.

"Fucking bitches!" I scream, hardly slapping both Juliet and Mina. They step back.

"How dare you?! Fuck you!" I put up the middle finger.

"That's what you get for steali-"

I slap Juliet again, "Shut the fuck up!"

I pace back and forth, "Mina?! Are you fucking serious?! Lock me in a room full of dead bodies?!"

"Shut up, Holly!" Mina pushes me back, causing me to fall over on to the carpet floor, and as I'm weak and on the floor, Juliet laughs at me.

I quickly get up, "You two are idiots! Honestly, how dare you!" I point to them in shame.

Mina shakes her head, "You think you're top shit, Holly, well guess what, you're a fucking whore bitch-"

"Fuck you!"

I punch Mina in the face as hard as I can, and just my luck, in my situation of uncontrollable rage and bitchy violence, Harry walks in.

"What's going on?!"

A/N: holly is so dumb she didn't lock the door right lol. also I'm probs gonna get a comment like 'that escalated quickly' or 'calm down' HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOUR 'best friends' LOCKED YOU IN A DARK ROOM FULL OF DEAD BODIES. Ok thank you I love niall horan.