The Pizza Boy

16. Hospital

It happened so fast. The taxi came from the left and Niall was none the wiser. I think it was luck that the rest had not pulled off yet. Maybe it was the scream that came from the girls the people will remember, or the way Niall's body was flung like a rag doll across the bonnet of the car. His full body weight crushing down on himself as he hit the ground. The tiers of the taxi left black marks on the road and the blood from Niall stained everything.

His eyes rolled backwards, and they feared the worse. Harry was the first to drop his bike and run to Niall's side. He pulled his head onto his lap and cried when his eyes were grey, not blue. Zayn and Liam kept the girls on the pavement and called Jay. Louis stood there for a moment, in shock. He didn't know what to do. Firstly, he couldn't believe what just happened, reality hadn't set in yet.

'CALL AN AMBULANCE!' a random man yelled to Louis. That's what broke his trance, that's what made him snap back. He ran straight to Harry and Niall and took out his phone, dialling 999 immediately. Harry was trying to stop the bleeding from Niall's nose and wake him up, but he got no responses.

'The ambulance will be, be here in 5.' Louis rushed out, crying as he held onto Niall's motionless body.

'Harry.' He whispered weekly. Harrys head shot round, tears streaming down his own face.

'Yes, love.' He tried to answer, but his voice cracked.

'Promise me...promise me he'll be okay.' Louis sobbed out in hysterics. Harry knew he couldn't promise him that for he didn't even know himself so instead he took Louis' free hand in his and gave it a tight squeeze. There was nothing they could so until paramedics arrived. A crowd had formed around them, but both the boys were too busy clinging to Niall to notice.

The sound of sirens broke up the crowd. The ambulance made its way through and the paramedics were quick to put Niall onto a stretcher. He was being wheeled onto the ambulance and Louis went to get into the vehicle with him.

'Sorry, son. Family members only.' One of the older male paramedics said, stopping Louis from getting in. Louis looked at
Harry who was now wiping a tear and holding a crying Daisy. Harry nodded to Louis and Louis turned back round to the guy.

'I'm his brother.' He stated. The man knew Louis was lying but saw the pain in Louis' eyes.

'Go on then. Sit on the blue box and hold on, its going to be a fast ride.' He assured Louis. Louis nodded and held onto Niall's hand and watched as the women around him stuck needles into Niall and checked his pulse.

'His pulse is weak and getting weaker.' The women stated, Louis noticed another guy shoot the woman a knowing look.

'WE'RE LOOSING HIM!.' she shouted again, aiming it towards the driver in hopes he would speed up, to which he did. Louis gripped his hand tighter and the tears started again. memories of Niall and him from their childhood flashing through his mind. He didn't want Niall to go just yet, it wasn't his time.

'Starting compressions.' She said as she started the timer on he watched and leaned over Niall's body.

'NO!' Louis couldn't help it, he didn't mean to scream, but he did.

'It's aright son, we'll save him.' The man assured him. Louis never let go of Niall's hand, he kept his grip strong, almost as if he was trying to keep him tied to life.

The ambulance pulled into the emergency entrance and took Niall straight into the operating room. Louis ran closely behind him, never wanting to leave his side.

'This is as far as you can go, hun.' One of the nurses interjected, taking Louis' arm. Louis shook his head rapidly.

'No...no, I need to be with him.'