caught I h.s

Chapter 13

A/n: in light of recent events, I'd just like to say that zayn will continue to be in this fanfiction x

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We enter the room to see a female officer sitting at the edge of my mother's bed, seeming deeply engaged in conversation with her. At the sound of our entrance, she looks up and smiles warmly.

"I've just explained everything to Ms Dorchester," she explains.

"Okay," Officer Campbell replies. "We just need to ask her the obvious question then."

He positioned himself at the end of the bed, sitting down and turning to face my mother, whose hands were clutched together.

"Ms Dorchester, we understand that you have no recollection of the incident?"

"No," my mother shakes her head. "Nothing at all."

"Okay," Officer Campbell hums under his breath. "That's all we were really looking for, so I think we'll be off now, then?" He looks pointedly at the female officer.

She nods and picks herself up off the bed before smiling warmly at my mother and I.

"You can trust that you are in safe hands, and I wish you the best of recovery," she says, and Officer Campbell smiles.

"Thank you," my mother and I say in unison.

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"Dear Lord, we have assembly today," Ella groans as I walk to class with her, Riley and James trailing behind. The morning of the school day had been relatively uneventful - Harry and I putting the finishing touches on our Biology project since it was due at the end of the day.

"I heard we have a couple of guest speakers," James pipes up.

Ella and I turn around, stopping to talk to the pair behind us.

"Really?" I say with an air of surprise. "That should make things more interesting."

"Hopefully," Riley raises her eyebrows. "Usually they get really boring people in."

"I guess we'll find out in an hour," I shrug. Assemblies here were every Monday, during the period before lunch. It was quite good for napping, actually - I'd caught numerous people dozing off at random intervals during the usually tedious occasions.

"Scarlett," James calls. "You just passed our English class."

"Oh yeah," I reply, still out of it. "Bye, guys," I say to Riley and Ella, who continue walking to their class.

I walk in after James, our teacher pursing her lips at us expectantly. "Unfamiliar text practice today, ladies and gentleman," she says when we sit down, addressing the whole class. Both James and I roll our eyes.

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"Holy shit," Riley gasps under her breath when she sees the guest speakers we have for assembly.

I gasp as well, but for a different reason.

Niall and Zayn stood at the podium on the stage, Niall grinning widely at the hoards of people in front of him and Zayn standing composed and looking as gorgeous as ever.

"How the hell is it humanely possible to look that godly? And both of them?" Riley stares.

Harry, sitting on my left, snorts loudly. I slap him lightly. "It's true," I say to him.

"My mother works with these guys, it's a bit weird to hear you calling them 'godly'."

"Your mum works with them?" Riley says, looking at Harry. "You need to like, hook me up or something."

James, sitting next to Riley, glares at her. "In your dreams."

The quiet buzz within the auditorium quietens down when Zayn clears his throat, clearly trying to get the attention of the student body.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he begins, looking around the room. "It is my pleasure to speak here today. I am Zayn Malik and this is my apprentice, Niall Horan." He gestures to the blond beside him.

"I'm not his apprentice," Niall says, nudging Zayn slightly so he can speak into the microphone. "Don't listen to him. We're both doctors, he's just older than me and therefore has more experience."

Zayn shakes his head, laughing. "He never lets me get away with that one." A quiet burst of laughter rumbles throughout the room.

"Anyway," Zayn continues. "We're not here today to talk about your health - however we're here to give you all some tips of what to do if you are in a dangerous situation, or if an incident has happened to you or someone you know."

My mouth goes dry, and I know they are doing this because of what happened to me. Somehow, as Zayn talks about the emergency line you have to call, Niall's eyes search the audience and find mine. He smiles reassuringly, and I return the gesture, but I feel numb. My mind still shudders to remember the day.

I zoned out for a bit - at least I must've, because when I was brought back to reality, Niall was explaining how to do CPR - and he was using Zayn as a model.

"Scarlett! What are you doing?" Riley says excitedly. "This is the best assembly ever!"

"Right," Niall mutters, placing his hands above Zayn's chest. "You can all see my hands?" A mumble of agreement ripples through the audience.

"Place one over the other, and then, using the heel of your hand, compress down on the chest about here," he demonstrates, pretending to pump down on Zayn's chest. "Do this to the rhythm of - I'm assuming you all the song Staying Alive? By the Beegees? Well, yes, do this to the rhythm of that song."

He went on to explain the full procedure of CPR, and when to use it, and for how long. It was actually quite informative, and I found myself listening intently.

"Then, if they're still unresponsive, there's mouth to mouth," Niall says, Zayn still lying on the stage floor.

Laughter erupts throughout the auditorium, and Niall raises his eyebrows. "This, I will be explaining, not demonstrating," he says, elaborating the word 'explaining'.

They both stand up, grinning. Zayn shakes his head. "Every time."

Niall and Zayn begin to explain the mouth to mouth procedure, and they also touch on numerous other things within the topic. Before I know it, the bell for lunch goes, and everyone starts applauding the two doctors.

Someone even yells "thank you!" which is a definite first at assembly by the way Harry roared with laughter.

"Hey, Bio assessment next period," I nudge Harry as we exit the auditorium.

"Oh, joy."

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A/n: heyy I am so sorry for not updating for ages, school sucks + the whole zayn thing kinda put me off this for a bit but it's holidays now and I'm trying to get back into it so fingers crossed x

Sorry it's a bit short also hopefully they'll start getting longer as I get back into the routine