I sit on the edge of my বিছানা while Niall paces in front of me. "I don't understand, Kate." he starts. "Why are আপনি অভিনয় so weird around me?" I look up at him helplessly. "It's not like you're weirded out দ্বারা me being famous, right? So I don't understand what the deal is. It's like everytime I'm around, আপনি go into this shell and don't let anyone in." Niall continues, running his hands through his blonde hair. "I know who আপনি really are, but আপনি don;t প্রদর্শনী it! আপনি act shy all the time, আপনি act like you've been hurt really badly... if you've been hurt Kate, I want to know! I want to know so I can protect আপনি and make the hurt go away!" I stood up and threw my hands to my side. "Enough!" I ব্যক্ত angrily. Niall looks at me in surprise. "Sit down, pretty boy." He cautiously sits on my bed. "I am hurt." I say angrily. "I am very hurt. I have tried to get over it, but everyday has just been so hard since আপনি left. Niall, আপনি didn't even say goodbye to me! How did আপনি expect me to feel everday since then? I felt like I had done something wrong, something to make আপনি hate me, something to make আপনি regret every saying আপনি loved me. Do আপনি remember that Niall? আপনি ব্যক্ত আপনি loved me before!" I cried. Niall's eyes soften and he pulled me পরবর্তি to him. "I never got to say it back to you." I whispered. "And then আপনি left a few years later... but it still hasn't change for me, Niall. I stil care... I still প্রণয় you. I always have." He hugs me tightly. "I was afraid if I told আপনি I was leaving, things would only be harder." he admitted quietly, playing with a strand of my dark brown hair. "You were wrong." I whispered, barely audible. "Well that doesn't matter now. It's in the past, and I'm here now." Niall says, coming closer to my face. "Please don't." I beg. "I thought আপনি wanted this?" Niall asked, confused. "I do, Niall. I really do. I just don't want our first চুম্বন to be at a time like this." Niall stood up and took my hand. "In time, I will make up for all those chances I should have kissed আপনি at. I promise that." I smiled and he wiped away my tears. "It's always been you." Niall says. "Nobody compares to you."