Niall's P.O.V.
I moaned soon as I picked my head up because it felt like my head was going to explode. I breathed in and it caught in my chest, forcing me to double over in coughs. I could feel my face burning as I most likely turned red. I heard footsteps which led to my room.
"Niall," I heard Greg shout.
I looked up at my brother, whom I have lived with for a year now. We play on the same soccer team, Greg is head captain and I am co-captain.
"Again?! I'm getting tired of you faking like your sick the day of big games!"
This wasn't fully wrong, I had faked sick the last few big games. The nerves always get to me and I end up trying to get out of it. "The big ear infection of 13" happened in 2013 when Greg and I had a game. I was in eighth grade and I was caught there with my girlfriend at the time. "Flu of 2014" was last year when we had a game, caught at the same ice cream parlor the team went to for victory celebration. My excuse of the ice cream helping me wasn't very convincing to Greg.
"That was only two times," I exclaimed, trying to defend myself.
"Only two times?! You are the co-captain Niall. Get up and go to school, Jimmy is driving us after."
I pulled the blankets off and got out of bed, getting dizzy and falling in a matter of seconds. I started coughing really hard. I winced from not only the force, but the sound of them. My face felt hot again. I looked up to see that Greg had missed that whole thing. I tried to stand up again and this time I stood alright. I walked forward and then stumbled into the wall. My breathing hitched so I covered.
"Hitch! HihShoo! HihShoo!"
Once I regained my posture from the force of the sneezes, I walked towards the stairs. My legs felt like noodles as I tried my best to walk down the stairs. My legs buckled and I fell down the last two. I got up and saw that Greg was about to head out the door.
"Wait", I called.
"What Niall", he asked, turning around.
"I feel really sick."
"Niall you need to grow up."
"I have and I mean it that I am sick. You gotta trust me."
"I want to, but I can't. You've lied way too many times Niall. Go to school and if you don't then you are grounded. If I find out that you left early, you will never step foot outside this house unless I tell you to. You are not fooling me again!"
And with that he slammed the door. Now I have to find a ride or I'll be late. I weakly walked up the stairs to go get my phone so I could call y/n and ask for a ride. I went into my room and immediately my eyes landed on my bed, where I wanted to be. I wanted to just lay in bed and get some sleep so I could feel better. I have a headache, most likely a fever, my nose hurts and burns at the same time, my nose is runny and stuffy at the same time, my throat hurts especially when I cough or swallow, I have a hacking cough, I'm sneezing, I feel dizzy/like I'm going to faint and my legs feel like noodles. But Greg made it clear- I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL. I grabbed my phone and opened up y/n's contact. I pressed the call button and waited for her to answer.
N-Niall Y-Y/n
N: Hello?
Y: Hey Ni.
N: Greg and his friends left for school. Can you pick me up?
Y: Sure what are best friends for? Um Niall?
N: Yea
Y: Are you feeling alright? Your voice seems a little scratch.
