Zayn Malik was a member of One Direction until today, when the band announced he was breaking free of the boy band shackles to pursue a “normal” life.
This news has sent teens everywhere into a tailspin as they struggle to come to grips with the news.
Through the magic of knowingly shared social media, we have some alarming visual evidence to prove all is not well in Teenland.
Here are some brokenhearted youngsters learning the world is an unfair place and life has no meaning.
I’m cutting vertically for Zayn Malik. Forever in our hearts. #WeLoveYouZayn pic.twitter.com/H9z8jYTO9o
— akeel (@akeelney) March 25, 2015
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SHES CRYING BECAUSE ZAYN LEFT OHMYGODSKJDD pic.twitter.com/XlqaMKRlHU
— RIP ONE DIRECTION (@haramnormani) March 25, 2015
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Zayn tweet something. Tell me this is a lie. — 1D Worldwide Updates (@1DPaparazzis) March 25, 2015
My heart just broke into a million pieces. Literally. This physically hurts. #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/qIoiElijQU
— //158// (@1975_NIALL) March 25, 2015
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I send my love to every directioner! If the tables had turned and it was JB who was quitting music I would die. #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik — SATAN (@biebsft4idiots) March 25, 2015
I JUST WOKE UP AND ZAYN LEFT IM CRYING SO HARD I HATE THIS LIFE
— zach (@zachsnacks) March 25, 2015
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I’m still shocked I literally didn’t tweet anything after I read that article about Zayn. I don’t know what to do — OTRA Manila (@1DOTRAPH) March 25, 2015
There are literally hundreds of thousands of similar tweets and Vines.
This spinning orb is a sad place right now. A bit of the light has dimmed. And it just feel so final.
Honestly, I feel for the teens. Had there been someone on hand capturing my reaction when Barry Sanders retired or the Smashing Pumpkins broke up for the first time, it wouldn’t have been pretty.
Funny to others, of course, but definitely not two of my finer moments.
[H/T: Buzzfeed]
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