Liam Payne's older sister is thinking about him six months after his death. Ruth Payne shared a heartbreaking tribute on social media, including an old photo of herself and her brother and some of the thoughts and feelings she's been dealing with ever since he died this past October, following a tragic fall from a balcony in Argentina.
© FilmMagicThe photo shows the siblings smiling for the camera, with Payne looking very young and pointing towards the camera, likely before or around the time of his success with the band One Direction. Ruth is seen smiling alongside him, with their heads huddled together.
She shared the tribute on the sixth month of his passing. "My head is still screaming for you. Each morning on waking, I feel like I am plunged underwater, gasping for air that never comes to relieve me," she wrote. "Living without you is impossible, so for now, I exist."
© GC ImagesRuth shared some of the memories she and Payne shared, and how the positive moments are tinted with sadness over the unfairness and suddenness of his death. "I can really smile at memories of us, like last year when we were doubled over laughing at us trying to make something we'd seen on YouTube, but memories are always tinged with sadness at how unfair it is we can't make new ones."
She concluded the post by sharing her devotion to her brother. "I can't process what's happened and the finality of it, you know I will never stop doing all I can for you. I miss you loudly, quietly and in all the moments in between."
What happened to Liam Payne?
Payne died in October of last year, after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was traveling to visit his friend and former bandmate Niall Horan, with him attending Horan's concert with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy.
Payne appears to have died alone in his hotel room, with his girlfriend and friends having left earlier. He was 31 years old and had a history of struggling with addiction.
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