Hold You (Niall + Dakota)

*10 months ago*

~ Dakotas P.O.V (At the hospital) ~

As I was sitting on the end of lillans hospital bed (the little girl that I had become close with while I have been here) she came into the room hugging her Niall doll to her chest, crying. She came up to me and gave it to me. “What’s this for sweetie?” I asked her nicely. She looked at me sadly and said “The doctor said I only have about 2 weeks to live, the treatment for my cancer would kill me so they can’t do anything about it.” I hugged her and she kissed my cheek. She is such a lovely girl, when she told me she was here because she has stage 2 cancer in her stomach I couldn’t believe her, she was such a bubbly kid and she never stops jumping around and talking. “So I decided to give my Niall doll to you. Because you have been really nice and friendly to me the whole 8 days you have been here. I love Niall and this doll means so much to me. I want you to look after it when I go to heaven.” I stared at her as a tear made its way down my cheek; she looked at me patiently and whispered “you don’t have to take it…” I looked at her and an idea popped into my head. I smiled at her. “I know someone who deserves it more than me. That person has changed so many people’s lives. Especially your life. They should have your special doll. They are coming to take me home today, you can give it to that person when they are here…” she looked at me with a pained expression in her eyes.  “Please don’t leave me.” I looked at the Niall doll and told her “I will visit you as much as I can. I swear.” I grabbed the pen off of the side table and drew the infinity symbol on her wrist then on mine. “Everyone thought I had died but I came back to life, you never know what will happen” I kissed her cheek and tickled her sides. She giggled and swung her arms around accidently knocking off a flower vase.

“Knock, Knock.” I knew that voice anywhere, my boyfriend of 11 months. Niall Horan, the beautiful Irish singer of the band One Direction. We met at a signing; he signed his number at the bottom along with the lyrics of WMYB ‘the way you smile at the ground it aint hard to tell you don’t know you’re beautiful’. I smiled at the memory. “Morning beautiful... How are you? The doctor said I can leave when they have my results!” I exclaimed. I looked over at Lillian and she was staring at Niall with tears streaming down her rosy cheeks. “I’m fine Kota... but I should be asking you that question babe.  Are you okay?” I blushed and decided to avoid that question because no I’m nowhere near okay, I died yesterday. Lilly was looking at me with a worried expression. The doctor walked in with a frown. “Dakota we have your results, come with me.” Niall gave me a hug and kissed my forehead. “Lillian tells Niall everything about you and why you’re here. Then give him the doll and explain why it means so much to you and why you’re giving it to him...”  I whispered into her ear and walked out of Lillian’s room and into mine with the doctor.

“The reason is…” I held my breath and shut my eyes, ready to take in the good or bad news.

“A fraction of your brain has no nerves. It has become useless, your body was in shock and your heart shut down. There’s no cure, which means…”