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22 : Break-up

"He can talk normally, but he's physically paralyzed. He'll recover definitely, but it'll take time. I'll just go and get these medicines for him from the pharmacy." Mrs. Horan said and was about to leave.

"I'm starving mom." Niall said.

"I don't know what you should eat at this condition. Well, I'll check out with the doctor. I'll be back in twenty minutes. All of you please stay here until I come. "She said and left.

"I'll wait outside." Professor Denver said and walked out behind Mrs. Horan.

"You can't walk?" Liam asked.

"I can't even move my legs a bit. How do you expect me to walk?" He asked.

 "Niall...tell us what happened." Louis asked eagerly.

"Louis. Keep your voice down. Denver is outside." Liam said in a low voice.

"Why are you in your jersey?" Niall asked.

"Because today was our first match...against Jake's team. We won." He said happily. "Now tell us what happened."

"Well...I was practicing my usual defenses, when suddenly I saw a shadow like figure of this lady approaching me. She came so close I could see her face so clearly. Her face was like as if it was morphed with some hundred banshees. It was scary." He said, paused to find all of us just listening to him anxiously and continued.

"The strange thing is that all this happened so fast. I saw her from a distance for about four seconds, and she approached me within two seconds, and I saw her face for just one second. "He explained.

"Creepy." Harry said. "And? Did you hear any voices?"

"No. Nothing. I heard a faint scream of Louis screaming when he saw me fainting. That's all." He said. "I thought I died."

"No. There's NO WAY you could've died." I said boldly.

"And why do you say so?" Zayn asked.

"Oh that um...you see...we tried to summon her, remember? In the hopes that Niall might come back? And that man ONLY I and Zayn saw...twice? It must have worked." I said.

"To be honest Audrey, that sounded ridiculous. " Elsa said.

"I don't find any other reason he woke up." I said. "And by the way Louis, who was it you saw in today's match?"

"I don't know. Just a shadow. It was like...it had no shape.  Just a figure." He said.

"But, why did you tell us that there was NO WAY Niall would've died?" Elsa asked.

"Never mind. That just kinda...popped up into my mind." I said and walked towards his bed.

"Can you help me sit up?" He asked. "I'm tired of lying down like this. It's been hours in this same position."

"Okay." I said. "I believe this bed can be moved up automatically...somewhere from the back, right?"

"It does have that ability, but it's not working." He said.

"Oh. Okay. I'll help you get up first, then um, Harry, place a pillow behind him while I'm still holding him." I said.

"Sure." He said.

I slowly put my left hand under his back and my right hand on his left shoulder. He then reached out and grabbed the back of my neck with his right hand and I slowly raised him.

"Careful. It hurts. Don't put me down." He whispered. I could see the pain in his eyes.

"No way." I said. "Harry, pillow."

Harry placed the pillow behind Niall while he was still in my arms. I then slowly lowered him. It was a bit painful for him, but he managed.

"Ah. Finally. Thank you." He said, trying to adjust himself.

We then told him all that happened while he was asleep. The bloody message, the symbol beneath it, how Lisa's dad thought I was the one who did it, my meditation, how we tried to summon her, but instead HE turned out, and that HE could only be seen by me and Zayn, and the football match.

"That's a LOT. That symbol MUST mean something. And who's this HE now? And why is it that ONLY Audrey and Zayn are able to see HIM?" Niall asked.

"No idea." Elsa said. "I think they both are JUST seeing things, you see. I think it's because they've been worrying a bit too much these days."

"I know what I saw Elsa." Zayn complained. "I think it's about time you also start worrying then."  

"Enough Zayn. This is too much. I don't believe in all this." Elsa protested.

"Elsa, listen. He's not the only one seeing HIM." I said.

"WHY? Why is it that ONLY the two of you are seeing HIM?" She asked.

"Elsa and Zayn.  Stop. You both have got into enough fights since all this started. I don't want the two of you fighting anymore. Why don't you believe in what Zayn says Elsa?" Liam said.

"How CAN I Liam? This sounds like a fairy tale." She objected.

"You both have knowing each other for years. This is the first time I'm seeing you both fight like this. " Louis said.

"Tell her Louis. Why would I simply complain about such things? I say it like it is. I never hide anything from her. What should I do?" Zayn asked. He was really upset now.

"Fine. It's over Zayn. I'm done with you." Elsa said and was about to leave the room. Harry tried to stop her. "No Harry. Leave me alone. I've had enough of this." She said and stormed out of the room with tears in her eyes. 

"When one thing becomes normal, something else happens. There's always a reason to worry about." Harry said. 

"I'll talk to her. Zayn?" I said. "Are you-.."

"No need Audrey. She won't listen to you. She won't listen to me. How do you think she'll listen to you?" He said. He was about to cry, but was holding back his tears.

"Don't worry. She WILL." I said and walked out of the room. I saw her sitting on a bench outside, crying with her hands covering her face. Professor Denver was nowhere to be seen.

"What you did was wrong Elsa." I said.

"What did I do?" She asked.

"He's just telling you what he saw. He's not hiding anything from you, is it?" I said.

"It's hard to believe all this Audrey. That's all." She said, wiping her tears.

"Maybe you can't see HIM because you've got a strong heart. Zayn on the other hand is not mentally strong enough. But you are. That's why he's able to see such things." I tried to explain.

"Then why are YOU seeing HIM? Are you also mentally weak?" She asked.

"Yes." I said. "Not always, but yes, sometimes I am mentally weak."

"I shouldn't have said all that to him. What should I so now?" She asked.

"You better not talk to him for today. He's REALLY upset now. Talk to him tomorrow." I said.

"Where's Professor Denver? I thought he was outside the whole time. Did he leave?" She asked.

"Oh yea. Where is he by the way?"