How To Save A Life: A Louis Tomlinson FanFiction

Chapter 16: Family Forever and Always

Bella's POV:

I awoke after what I assume was a minute later. Lou was crouched over me, checking me over, God knows why... Why was I on the ground? I fainted, that much is obvious. I'm not an idiot. But why did I faint? I couldn't remember...

I blinked a few times, and then mumbled Lou's name.

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Lou's POV:

I flinched at the sound of... well I guess just at the sound of a sound... When you're in a house with a dead man, and a girl who you're praying isn't dead, you don't expect to hear a lot of noises... But as Bells' voice registered in my mind, I could feel the relief seep through my body, starting in my ears, until it tingled in my toes. She was alive.

"Bells? Bells, are you alright?" I asked. I'd been checking to see if she'd been shot, but I guess it'd just be easier to ask if she had been... Her angelic face smiled at me.

"Of course I am! Why do you ask?" She smiled. Right then, I realized two things.

1. She wasn't shot, otherwise she wouldn't be smiling.

2. She had forgotten why she had fainted. Or maybe she just was denying that it had happened...

"Um Bells? Your,,, Um..." How do you go about telling someone that their only living relative now is dead?... You don't. Because that shouldn't have to happen to someone. Someone shouldn't have to go through that. Not Bells. Not anyone. But especially not Bells. She deserved a fairytale. She was a princess, so she deserved a princess life, with no complications.

"Bells your dad is dead." The words rush out of me before I become to weak to tell her. And she faints again. I don't blame her. I wouldn't want to be awake to deal with this either, if it was my father, even though my father was a jerk, or so I'm told.

I always was mad at my father for never visiting me, not once. But now... looking at Bells.... I want to thank him. For not being here to ruin my childhood imagination of him. Bells' dad and mine were like twins. Both jerks, both abusive, the similarities list on. At least I could act like what my mum told me about my dad was all lies. I could pretend that my dad was really some awesome guy who would have taught me how to kick a football, bought me ice cream, and taught me how to walk, but had to leave for my own good. Bells couldn't have dreams like that, because reality smacked her in the face every time she entered her own house... And that.... well that would just suck.

I moved Bells upstairs to her room, onto her bed, and waited for her to wake up. I'm surprised actually, at how well I have handled this situation... I just saw a dead body, and I didn't even freak out. But I guess that's just because of Bells. She needed my strength, and I had to be there to give it to her...

I thought about calling the police, but I figured Bells wouldn't want to wake up surrounded by cops. It's probably best if I wait until she awakes to call. Luckily, she was only out for a few minutes.

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Bella's POV:

This time as I awoke, I didn't need Lou to tell me why I fainted. He was dead. My father was dead. My last living relative was dead. I...I... What do you do in this situation? How am I supposed to react to this? Relieved that he can't hurt me ever again? Depressed that my father died? Cry?... Jump for joy?...

I slowly stood up from my bed, with the help of Lou. He must of moved me here so that the first thing I saw wasn't my dead father laying next to me. How thoughtful, seriously though. As I walked out of my room, Lou followed me, inches behind me, speechless. Maybe he was too scared to speak because he'd just seen a dead body. Maybe he was scared of how I'd react. Maybe he just didn't know what to say at a time like this...Well that made two of us...