I Wish

Chapter Twenty One

Chapter Twenty One

     The next thing I knew, I was on an aeroplane next to a sleeping Niall several thousand feet above the Earth. I looked out the window and saw nothing but water. The sun was really bright and I had to squint to focus on anything. I stretched. I looked around and saw the rest of my friends and my sister. It took a few minutes to realize that we were on the plane home without Harry, Louis, Liam, Zayn, Little Mix, Cher, Chase, Caspar, Jack, Finn, Sam, or anyone else. I didn't even get to say goodbye to them. I nudged Niall's arm.

"What?" He sat up slowly and looked around. "Hey."

"Why am I on a plane?"

"Cos we're going home."

"Why didn't you let me say goodbye to everyone?"

"You did."

"No, I didn't."

"Yes, you did, babe, you were really tired. You probably just don't remember."

I thought about it.

"Wait, how am I even on this plane, I didn't go through security."

"Yes, you did."

     I was confused. I didn't remember saying goodbye to anyone or being in the airport or even waking up. The last thing I remembered was falling asleep in Niall's arms in the hospital.

"I did?" I asked.

"You're cute." Niall smiled and pulled me into a hug.

"I don't remember anything since the hospital."

"Babe, you got like three hours of sleep last night."

I closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat.

"Wait." I pulled away from him and examined his face.

He looked at me.

"How do you feel?" I ran my finger across the stitches in his lips.

"It hurts but I'll be okay."

"Yea?" I moved my hand from his lips to his hair and played with it.

"You know what would make it hurt less?"

"What's that?"

"If you kissed it better."

"Would that help?"

"It really would."

"Okay." I said. "Maybe later, I'm kinda tired."

He laughed and I echoed him.

"Okay, fine." He smiled. "But you have to sleep on me or it's no deal."

I held my hand out and he shook it.

     I smiled and laid my head down on his chest and he wiggled a bit until we were both comfortable. I tried to fall asleep but I was kept awake by a weird noise coming from farther back on the plane. Without opening his eyes, Niall handed me a pair of headphones.

"Thanks." I said.

"I don't know what that is but it's really annoying." He complained.

I looked at him. He still had his eyes shut.

"Guess what." I said.

He opened one eye and looked at me.

"You're cute." I whispered.

He laughed.

"Kay my turn." He smiled. "Guess what."

"What."