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Niall's Last Days (3)

Tuesday was a good day and the boys decided to start making videos for the fans. They wouldn't release them until later down the line but they needed their fans to know what the true story had been.

They laughed and had fun but Niall also began to get a headache throughout the day. They had to have a break during the concert to make sure that Niall was dosed up on painkillers. He threw up blood again after the concert, but he managed to hobble to bed with Harry helping him.

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On Wednesday, Niall got worse. He didn't seem as upbeat and he was shaking. Some of the fans noticed but Niall was nice and explained that he was feeling a little under the weather and that the boys were looking out for him.

That night as they ate pizza in their hotel room, Niall had his first seizure. He and Louis had gone for a ham and cheese pizza while Harry and Liam had opted for pineapple and cheese pizza. Niall had been losing his appetite over the last few days and so his meals had been getting smaller and smaller.
"When your voice broke Harry, that was the funniest thing," Liam said and the boys laughed.
"Ok, ok," Harry said and Niall looked at the floor. Everything felt funny.
"It happens to the best of us mate," Louis said as Niall put his hand onto his chest.
"Niall?" Liam asked and Louis and Harry immediately directed their attention to the him.
"Niall? What's wrong?" Harry asked.
"I feel weird."
"Can you breathe?" Louis asked as he put his hand gently onto Niall.
"Yeah, but..." Niall said before he stopped, fell and began seizing.
"Shit!" Louis cried out. "Get Paul."
"I'm on it," Liam said before he left the room.
"Niall. Niall, you're ok. You're ok," Louis reassured Niall as he grunted and gripped his hand.
"Lift his head up," Harry said and they lifted Niall's head up before he tucked his jumper underneath Niall's head.
"Breathe mate, we've got you."
"You've protected his head, good," Paul said as he rushed into the room and knelt by Niall's head.

Ten seconds later, Niall's seizure stopped and he lay still.
"Just one of you talk to him," Paul told the boys.
"Niall? Can you hear me? It's Harry," Harry said as he brushed his hand through Niall's hair and Paul was taking his pulse. "I'm right here Niall, just open your eyes for me," Harry said and they all waited with bated breath. "Niall?"
"Hmn?" Niall groaned and Louis and Liam both gasped in relief.
"Can you hear me Niall?"
"Yeah."
"You've had a seizure Niall but you're ok."
"Seizure?"
"Yeah, but we're with you."
"I'm. Tired H," Niall said as he took Harry's hand.
"You've had a long day Ni."
"Can I go to bed?"
"Yeah, we'll get you into bed. I'm just going to chat to Paul for a second, ok?"
"Alright."
"Is he ok?" Harry whispered to Paul.
"His pulse is fast and he's sweaty but that'll be from the seizure. Normally, I would want him to see a doctor but given the circumstances, that wouldn't do much good. I think we should let Niall rest tomorrow. Your next concert is on Friday and with the state Niall is in, it might be his last."
"Shit,' Liam whispered as tears appeared at the edges of his eyes. Niall then began snoring and everyone looked at him.
"It's late," Paul said. "You should all go to bed."
"Agreed. Come on Liam," Louis said as he got Liam up and Harry carried Niall to his bed.

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The next day, the boys spent some time in the empty area having a laugh and spending time with their crew. Niall had several seizures throughout the day and the boys supported him. Harry had worn a fluffy jumper just to support Niall's head.

They were all scared, but knew that they didn't have much time with Niall left. They recorded a few video's for the fans, one they released and it got half a million views in an hour and 5 news reports in three hours. The rest of the video's they would release later down the line. In one of the later ones, Niall had a seizure.
"Niall? Are you back with us?" Liam asked as Niall began to come to.
"Yeah," Niall replied. With each seizure, it was getting harder for Niall to breathe.
"Good," Louis said.
"Have you still got the camera?" Niall asked and they looked at Harry.
"I have yeah. Do you want me to film this Niall?"
"Yeah. I should let everyone know."
"When we release these, everyone will know what's happened," Louis said.
"I want them to hear it from me. The media will twist it, they always do."
"We won't let anyone say anything bad about you Niall."
"Put right those who do," Niall replied to Liam with a smile.
"Ok. Start the camera Harry," Louis said.
"Hi everyone, it's Harry here. By the time you see this, you should know what's happened, or about to happen for us. So, there's no nice way to say this and Niall wants to tell you himself so here he is," Harry says before he turns the camera towards Niall.
"Hi," Niall began. "I um... there's toxins in my blood. I'm being poisoned, and I only have a few days. I love you, the music. The boys. I love..." Niall said before he coughed and blood splattered onto the blood.
"Ok Niall, alright. Get him some water Liam," Louis said and Harry moved the camera back to him as Liam darted off.
"We're looking after Niall and we're making the most of his time with us."
"It's getting hard to breathe," Niall said in the background.
"I know mate, just relax, I'm here".
"We love you, and so does Niall," Harry said before he stopped recording and he sighed.
"Niall?" Louis asked. "Niall?" He asked again and Harry looked over.
"What's happened Louis?" Harry asked as he saw that Niall had closed his eyes.
"He's just dropped unconscious. Niall? Can you hear me?"
"Niall? Niall?" Harry asked as he shook Niall.
"Is he breathing?" Liam asked as he came over.
"He's got a pulse but it's getting worse," Louis said. Harry went off to get a security guard and Louis and Liam stayed with Niall as his heart fought on.

None of the boys slept as they watched over Niall, his breathing got worse over the course of the night and the boys were filled with stress as they paced around the room.

The next day, they took turns nursing Niall and sleeping. The concert came around and Niall was determined to make it. His family took over from the boys for two hours before and Harry, Louis and Liam were pale and dripping in sweat when they arrived for hair, makeup and clothes.