5SOS - BABYSAT BY IDIOTS

Chapter 179

After texting Hannah, I went downstairs and nobody was anywhere. Umm, did they tell me they were going somewhere? I went to the kitchen and saw Michael at the stove cooking something. I wasn't sure what he was cooking though. He saw me walk in and said, "Oh, hey there, beautiful, what's up?" Wow! That was nice of him! I liked being called beautiful. 😊 I smiled and said, "Not much. Um, where is everyone?"

Michael: Calum, Ashton, and Luke went out shopping for some groceries and I offered to stay here to look after you.

Nicole: Oh, okay. I was upstairs texting Hannah.

Michael: Hannah? Why Hannah?

Nicole: I don't know. She started texting me. But guess what? You won't believe what I'm about to tell you.

Michael: What is it?

Nicole: Hannah's the one who bailed Carson out of jail.

Michael: WHAT?! How in the world would she get money like that? And where's her parents?

Nicole: She never told me but --

Michael: Ahhhhhh!

I gasped and covered my mouth as the side of Michael's face started smoking. "Michael! Are you okay?" Fire from the pan shot up and had hit Michael's face. He groaned and covered his head and I could tell he was in LOTS of pain. I didn't know what to do. So I literally said, "What do I do!? What do I do?!" Michael tried to calm down and he said, "Call Louis! Ugh, he'll know how to help! Tell him to get here quick! I need the first aid kit!" I replied, "Okay! I'll get you the first aid kit and then call Louis! Just-just calm down! Umm, oh, my god." I ran to the closet outside of the kitchen and grabbed the first aid kit. I ran back to the kitchen and gave it to Michael. He said, "Call Louis! I'll try to help myself! Ahh! Quick!" I ran to the living room panicked and with adrenaline rushing through my body. Is he gonna be okay? I don't know what to do! Tears formed in my eyes wondering if he'd need to go to the emergency room. I quickly called Louis on the home phone. 2 rings and then he picked up.

Louis' POV

"WE, ARE NEVER, EVER, EVER, GETTING BACK TOGETHER! WEEEE ARE NEVER, EVER, EVER, GETTING BACK TOGETHER!" We sang on the way home annoying Harry like crazy. We were laughing at him as he leaned against the window shaking his head but smiling. All of a sudden, I got a call from Nicole's house while the music was still blasting. "Hello?" I said into the phone. Nicole sounded panicked when she said, "Louis, you need to come quick. Michael's hurt and I don't know what to do!" I could barely hear her over the loud music but I think I heard her right. I said, "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just a second. TURN THE MUSIC OFF!" And at that moment, Niall turned the music off. "Michael's hurt?" The whole car got silent. I knew I shouldn't have been driving and talking on the phone at the same time so I told Niall to hold it up to my ear.

Nicole: Yes, he burned the side of his face and I have no clue how to help him!

Louis: Okay, okay, calm down, love, we're coming over there to help! Stop crying, honey, it's gonna be okay.

Nicole: I don't know if he's gonna need to go to the emergency room! He's hurt really badly!

Louis: Where's Calum, Luke, and Ashton?

Nicole: They're gone for groceries and me and Michael are the only ones here and I have no idea what to do! Please help!

Louis: Okay, shh, shh, we're just around the corner, love, we'll be there in a second. I need you to grab the first aid kit and --

Nicole: I did that and Michael told me he'd try to handle it himself while I call you!

Louis: Okay, we're in the driveway and we're coming in!

I hung up the phone and all 4 of us jumped out of the car and ran inside the house. I could hear Michael grunting. We all ran to the kitchen to see what was going on.

Nicole's POV

I saw Louis, Niall, Harry, and Liam all come into the kitchen all of a sudden and rush to Michael. I was freaking out. Harry rushed to me and brought me to the living room and said, "It's okay, Nicole, you did the right thing. Michael's gonna be okay. Shh, shh." We sat on the couch and Harry hugged me and rubbed my back to calm me down.

Louis' POV

I told Liam to call Ashton to tell the guys to come home quick and I told Niall to get a wet towel. Michael was hurt pretty bad. He must've been too close to the stove. When Niall came back with the wet towel, I told Michael to tilt his head as I put pressure on his head with the towel. He groaned and it was hard to see him in this state. Imagine how hard it was for Nicole who had no idea what to do. She was the youngest one in the house. Michael tried looking after her but it ended up being the other way around. Luckily, the fire had only burnt a little bit of Michael's head but he was left with quite the mark. It was the side of the forehead and he was sweating. I said to Michael, "You're gonna need to bandage the side of your face for warmth and put a bandana around your forehead for pressure." *Picture on first page*

HOURS LATER

It was 8:10 PM and we were all watching TV in the living room while Michael was getting some rest in his room. One Direction decided to stay over for support of Michael. I was still a bit overwhelmed about what had happened but I was okay. I was holding up and trying to hide my emotions from the guys. I guess I just felt guilty that I couldn't do more for Michael. I mean, what if it were just me and Michael alone again and something even worse than this happened and I just froze? It would be terrifying. When it was 9:15, I was told to go to bed and get some rest so I did. Well... I did the going to bed part. The getting some rest part was a little tough for me. I just couldn't sleep at all. I was up in my bed 'till midnight. I finally made the courageous decision to get up and go to Michael's room. I saw he was sleeping peacefully but looking at his condition made my stomach churn. This is all my fault. I can't believe I did this. I just stood at Michael's door staring and thinking about everything. All of a sudden, Michael immediately woke up and I gasped. Now look what I've done. I was about to leave until Michael called my name. Oh, I'm in trouble now. He gestured for me to come to the bed. I walked towards the bed and felt more and more guilty after every step. He spoke to me saying, "What are you doing up at this time?"

Nicole: I couldn't sleep.

Michael: Nightmares?

Nicole: No, I just haven't slept at all.

Michael: Well is something keeping you up?

Nicole: *sighs* Kind of.

Michael: Is it what happened earlier today?

Nicole: Yeah.

Michael: Nicole, I want you to know that you were very brave when that happened and you helped me. If you weren't there, who knows what would've happened?

Nicole: But I barely helped at all. I was too scared. It's my fault.

Michael: Nicole, honey, how could you possibly think its your fault? You're the one who called Louis, you're the one who got me the first aid kit, and you're the one who supported me the whole time. Because you were there, I was calmer.

Nicole: You were?

Michael: Of course. You kept me together. Thank you for that.

Nicole: But are you gonna be alright?

Michael: Well Louis said that I could take all my bandages off tomorrow and I'll be okay.

Nicole: Really?

Michael: Really. Now you should get some rest. Take it all off your mind, Nicole.

Nicole: Alright. Good night, Michael?

Michael: Night, Nicole.

I walked out of Michael's room relieved of what he had said. Finally all my worries are gone! I can sleep!