ready to run [l.s]

chapter thirty six

A/N:

dear cass,
just wait till for
your promposal next
year bae😏🤞
-your prom 2022 date

ANYWAYS!!!

ive combined both nialls court hearing with liam and zayns:)

also im sorry this took so long, ive been overthinking stuff and ive had no
motivation atm!

TW// self harm, alcohol abuse, eating disorders, suicide

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court: day 3- no pov

nialls leukaemia was getting better. his mental health though? not so much. with cass being his girlfriend, that helps. more than the girl knows.

"I KNOW!" the girl said a bit too loudly. niall stood in her bedroom doorway. he had just shown up, cass not knowing he was there as she was talking on the phone with her friend.

she was staring at her closet trying ti figure out what to wear. she was wearing a baggy shirt (nialls shirt), joggers and nialls favourite beanie.

"no... but guess what!" there was a pause "NO MORE CANCER!" cass shouted in glee to her friend.

"wait what?" niall spoke out, the girl turned around a but shocked "cass, love... thats amazing!"

"i gotta go, talk soon" she hung up, her phone flung on her bed "when did you get here? how did i not notice?" she quizzed her boyfriend.

"fee minutes ago" he smiled "but, you are cancer free?" he repeated her words "when were you gonna tell me?"

"after all this court stuff" she spike sheepishly, a light blush to her cheeks. niall smiled "you know what?"

the girl cocked her eyebrow "what?" she said in a condescending voice. the boy rolled his ehes before speaking "after court today, im taking you on a celebratory date. dont ask any questions its a complete surprise... and an adventure"

"you have nothing planned"

"and will have nothing planned, but im fast on my feet" he wink before walking over to her closet and grabbing a simple pair of jeans and nice blouse.

"here! get dressed, weve gotta leave in ten minutes. harry has a bandana for you. its white so itll match your blouse"

"youre a total loser you know that?" cass stiffled a small laugh before punching nialls arm. he shrugged "i love you" with that he smiled back.

"i love you too" she kissed him "loser"

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court.

its very nerve wracking place. even when your family, bandmates and girlfriend are there. you dont know how to act.

so majority of the time your legs shakes, you keep your head down and you stay silent. dont forget that the tears in your eyes never fall because you are so numb... even if you still feel things.

its an odd mixture of emotions. yet here he is, up on the stand. talking about everything he has gone through...

"... my knee has been fucked my entire life. ive had a few surgeries on it in the past. the most recent one was the worst"