Daytona Baby [N.H]

35

Olivia Campbell

We waited three hours for Niall to get out of surgery. I stared at the same spot on the floor at my feet, nervously bouncing my leg for three hours just waiting, waiting, waiting to see how it went. Liam, Louis, Nova and Harry were all in the waiting room as well, and Aven was in the room Niall would be transported to after the operation.

When the doctor finally came out to give us the news, we were all relieved to hear that the surgery was a success and we could see him for a few minutes. He warned us that Niall is still on some pretty strong drugs, but we all know it's nothing he can't handle. If anything, he might be enjoying it.

Upon our arrival in Niall's room, even seeing that he was awake and laughing, it still pained me to see him hooked up to those wires and monitors. And even the way he could barely lift his head off the back of the bed just showed he was weak, only putting on a brave face for us.

I hate hospitals.

The boys and Nova were all standing around the end of his bed, and Aven sat right next to him. I didn't want to force myself in when everyone else wants to talk to him, so I stayed a few feet off to the side. I don't think he even knows I'm here.

After a few minutes, I noticed Harry back away from the group as he answered a phone call discreetly, then he slipped out of the room before anyone else saw.

Suspicious.

"Awww, Wednesday," Niall's voice brought me back to reality as he dragged out the nickname for Nova. "You came to see me, how sweet."

"Yeah I did," she said, chuckling softly. "But no promises I'll do it again when you get alcohol poisoning." We all laughed, knowing that's always a possibility. Not that it will stop him.

Niall clutched his chest in fake hurt. "I thought you cared about me."

"If I say yes will you stop being a pain in the ass all the time?" Nova teased, with a hint of truth that he pisses her off constantly.

"Now, where's the fun in that?" Niall gave her a cheeky wink. Seems like he's back to his normal self.

Nova rolled her eyes. "Whatever, I tried."

Suddenly Aven perked up, looking around the room. "Where did Harry go?"

Her observation made the rest of them realize that he was, in fact, gone. No one had an answer, and even though I was the only person to see him leave, I wouldn't be any help in telling her where he ran off to.

"I'm gonna go see if I can find him," Aven decided after no one said anything to answer her question. "Sorry, Niall. I'll be back later, okay?" She said to Niall.

He waved her off. "Don't worry, sweetheart, I'll be here."

With that, Aven quickly left the room and Liam took her seat beside the bed. The door clicked open again just a few seconds after she left, causing our heads to turn, and we were met with Niall's doctor.

"Sorry, guys, I hate to cut your visiting time short but there are some things I need to look over now that Niall is awake. You can come back later," he informed us politely.

We all understood, of course, and after saying a quick goodbye to Niall, we were making our way back to the waiting room. Again.

I didn't even talk to him. But I wasn't gonna be a bitch and crowd him when there were other people there to see him, too.

"So, how long do we have to wait?" Liam broke the silence with the question that was surely on everyone's mind.

"After we check a few things now, we're going to let him sleep," the doctor started to explain. "His body needs to recover from the amount of drugs he's on and we will keep an eye out for any complications as a result of the operation, but it appears that everything went fine. We just don't want to take that chance."