In huge, heartbreaking, inconceivable, worldwide, epic, unbelievable news, Zayn Malik, the super hot heartthrob from British boy band One Direction, has taken a note from Ginger Spice's 1998 playbook and hopelessly abandoned left the group. The band announced his departure on their Facebook page:
The news is so important, in fact, that the AP tweeted it as Breaking News:
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Nothing matters anymore. How. Do. We. Rebuild. After. This?
Kids who should be in school right now have taken to social media to mourn the untimely exit of the dark-featured singer.
The outrage and disbelief spread quickly on Twitter, where fans excessively employed emojis and hashtags to emote about their grave loss:
https://twitter.com/SizweDhlomo/status/580775692184526848
https://twitter.com/paynswodka/status/580775549053845504
Even TV star Jackee Harry (Sister, Sister, 227) weighed in:
😭 TUMBLR
Tumblr is filled to the brim with melancholy text posts and photos of crying teens. Where can they go from here?
😢 VINE
And finally, Vine is completely submerged in teen tears. Say it ain't so, Zayn…
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BE FREE BABY ANGEL!
Akilah Hughes is a comedian, YouTuber, and staff writer and producer for Fusion's culture section. You can almost always find her waxing poetic about memes and using too many emojis. 🍕