The ran pelted the black umbrellas. I stood in a knee length, black dress staring at the gravestone.
Danny Phillip Middleton
8th July 1991 - 8th February 2013
Darling son and brother. Will be missed terribly.
The words were engraved into the stone. I read them over and over as tears fell from my eyes. I wasn't listening to anything anyone said. My mind just thought back to Declan's dark eyes as he stared at Danny who knelt on the floor. Then the gunshot. That stupid gunshot.
'Bea.' I heard my mum speak beside me. I didn't reply.
'Bea, come on. Let's go home.' I felt her hand around my arm and she pulled my away. We walked to the car through the rain. I opened up the door and sat in the back, staring at the window.
When we arrive home, I didn't talk to my parents. I didn't say anything. I stepped up to my room and fell face first on to my bed, covering my face with my pillow. The gunshot replayed in my head. Danny falling to the ground. And the promise I made to Declan.
I knew that even if I told the police about Declan, he'd still murder Niall before they found him. He had connections. I didn't want to risk Niall's life; even if it did mean getting Declan out of my life forever.
I heard my door open slowly. I didn't look up, but I felt a hand on my back.
'Bea.' It was Niall. More tears fell into my pillow.
'Bea. Why haven't you returned my calls? You've been ignoring me all week. I know it's been tough. I know that. But just don't ignore me. Talk to me.' I heard Niall's crutches fall to the floor as he sat beside me. I turned over and rolled on to my back. Niall lay down, beside me and wrapped an arm around me.
'I can't tell you.' I sniffed.
'Is this payback for the kiss with Britney? Because I thought we sorted that.' Niall mumbled into my ear.
I sat up and stared at him, lying on my bed, one arm bent behind his head, the other stretched out.
'No. No, we did. But I just can't tell you. I'm sorry, Niall.' I said, staring at him. His blue eyes reflected under the dim light that hung from my ceiling. Niall's cast was hanging over one edge of my bed, the other stretched out over my bedding. I heard him sigh and he closed his eyes. He opened them again and stared right at me.
'Bea what happened?' I looked away. Niall sat up and turned my head to face him just as a tear fell down my cheek.
'You hung up suddenly the day you 'found Danny'. He was in the middle of the woods. How did you even find him? There's something that you're keeping a secret and you won't tell anyone. But Bea, you can trust me. You can always trust me.' He said.
'You don't get it, do you? I can't. Or else you'll get hurt.' I muttered.
'What?' He muttered. His hands fell away from my face. I stood up and turned my back to him, looking away.
'You're shutting me out, Bea. And I don't like it..' I heard metal scrape across each other, and Niall hopped towards me.
'Bea?' I looked at him and his eyes suddenly turned wide with interest.
'We need to break up.' I said. I wiped a tear from my cheek and stared at him, arms crossed.
'Wait, what?' Niall took a step towards me and leaned on his crutches.
'Get out, Niall.'
'Bea, we've been through this. I thought it was all sorted out. I thought you didn't care about Britney.. You said..'
'I know what I said, Niall. But it's not about that! I..I love Declan.' I spat out his name like it was poison in my mouth. I bit my lip to stop the tears puring down my face. I frowned at him, trying to make it seem like I hated him. I could see him believing me. I had to keep going.
'I love Declan. Not you. I've known it for a while. I just couldn't tell you that. Sorry..'
'I.. I thought you hated him, Bea.' Niall stood upright and looked at me. Tears started forming on his eyelid. I closed my eyes and blocked his face out of my mind. This was hard enough without him crying. If I made him believe that I hated him, he wouldn't want to know everything about what happened to Danny and why I refused to talk about; which would protect Niall.
'Yeah well you thought wrong; now get out. Now.' I turned around and I heard him hop out my room. I only let myself cry when I heard the door shut and Niall was gone.
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