My Guardian Angel (Liam Payne fanfiction) [UNDER EDITING]

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

I couldn't breathe. I started to shake, causing me to drop my phone, disconnecting the call. My vision was blurry from the tears gathering in my eyes. "Liam.." I muttered, my voice sounding drousy. "Christina, calm down." I heard Kellin say softly, touching my arm. I flinched at the touch before I exploded.

"HOW CAN YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN WHEN THE GUY I LOVE COULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW?" I screamed, standing up while clutching my heart. It was beating faster than normal and I felt like I was having a heart attack, or something else. An anxiety attack.

It had been so long since I had an anxiety attack, but I knew the feeling: uncontrollable shaking, shortness and lack of breathing, and the sudden urge to vomit. Those were the only symptoms I had ever gotten when I was younger, and I didn't like it.

I covered my mouth suddenly and ran to the bathroom, emptying out my stomach. I was still shaking when I rolled away from the toilet, clutching my stomach, tears running down my face as I raised my shaking hand to wipe the tears away.

"Oh, my God. Kellin, get in here!" Julia yelled when she saw me shaking on the floor, barely breathing. I saw a familiar brown headed boy through my tear filled eyes. He lifted my hand and I could see just how bad it was shaking and I immediately got scared, only making it all worse.

"Christina, I need you to breathe." Kellin said gently, not releasing my hand. I took a deep breath that literally allowed no air to reach my lungs. "Liam.. he's.. hurt." I choked out, nearly collapsing in the process. Kellin's eyebrows scrunched together. "Who's voice was that at the end of the phone call?" he asked me quietly. I didn't reply, having been unable to find my voice. "Was it Daniel?" Kellin asked. I nodded once.

Kellin stood up and ran a hand through his hair, obviously at loss for what to say. Julia was in the doorway, staring helplessly at us.

I was still shaking but I had calmed down enough to speak at least. "W-what are we g-going to d-do?" I stuttered, clinging to the wall to help me sit up. Kellin's head whipped around to look at me so fast I barely saw it. "What are we going to do? Seriously, Christina? You're in no condition to get up, let alone do something about this!" he exclaimed. I flinched at his tone.

He breathed for a moment before his expression softened. He kneeled down beside me and put his hand on my trembling knee. "Shh, Christina. It's okay. We're going to find Daniel, and Liam." he told me softly, his eyes boring into mine. "Promise?" I almost whispered. Kellin held out his pinky and I locked mine with his. "Promise."

Julia was walking slowly around the guest room I was staying in as I lounged in the bed, steadily recovering from my panic attack. Kellin had left the house sometime ago with my phone. "What exactly is he planning to do?" I asked Julia as she folded a pair of my jeans and tucked them neatly into a small suitcase she had loaned me.

"He went to the phone store to see if they could track Liam's phone. It may be where he's at." she told me gently. She and Kellin were being extra careful around me. They knew I suffered from depression like Kellin had, but neither knew how to handle someone with extreme anxiety. Not that I blamed them.

It had been over an hour since the phone call. My mind was racing with thoughts of what could've happened since then but I was forcing myself to stay calm because I really wanted to get out of here and find Liam, not have another anxiety attack and have to stay here the whole time.

Julia finished packing my belongings along with a few of her old clothes she had gotten for me, including three shirts and two pairs of black jeans and some black converse she no longer wore ever since she became a professional writer.

"I just hope he's okay.." I thought aloud accidentally. I blushed madly. Julia looked up, smiling sadly. "He's okay, Christina. I bet everything he is. He's probably just.. bait." she said the last word hesitantly. I looked at her curiously. "Bait for what?" I asked. "You." Julia replied after a minute.

As much as I didn't want to belive it, I knew deep in my mind it was true. Daniel was furious at Liam, yes. More than likely wanted him dead. But Daniel was also smarter than anyone I'd ever met. He wanted me dead more than he'd ever want Liam dead, so it was basically obvious what was going on.

I would give up my life for Liam in a heart beat. That was something else Daniel knew. He knew if I had to choose between myself and Liam, I would choose Liam. It was all too easy. All Daniel would have to do was ask me the question "you or him" and just like that, I'd be dead. But more importantly, Liam would be alive.

I was deep in thought and didn't snap back into reality until I heard Julia call, "Kellin, is that you?" I stared at the door where she was standing. "What.. what are you doing?" she suddenly asked, backing away slowly. She had just reached the part of the bed beside me when Kellin appeared in the door way. Holding a gun.

Tears were streaming down his face as he aimed the gun at my face. "I'm so sorry. He told me he'd kill me." Kellin whispered, so quietly I barely heard him. I barely had so much as a second to react before he pulled the trigger.

And right before Julia jumped in front of me, taking the bullet.