Waiting for Superman - Louis Tomlinson

Chapter 12

My arms were in pain, and I had no idea where I was. I didn't want to open my eyes for the fear of where I might be. I can't remember anything that happened, and I feel really light headed. There's someone or something next to me, but I don't know who it is. They are warm. Maybe if I moved closer I can gain some of their body heat.

"Mary?" I heard somebody whisper. Mary? I guess that's my name. "Are you awake?" The voice asked again. I'm guessing I was awake considering I can hear them.

"Huh?" I asked opening my eyes I slowly sat up putting a hand to my head.

"Niall, lads, she's awake!" I heard the voice ask.

 What? There are more people where am I. Who is sitting next to me?

"Mary?! Mary! Are you ok?!" I saw a blond haired boy, who sounded Irish, standing in front of me.

Three other boys were behind him and there was one boy next to me.

"Where am I?" I asked covering my ears from the loudness.

"You're in a hospital....you passed out from blood loss a few days ago." the Irish boy spoke again.

"Blood loss? Who are you guys?" I asked confused as I looked at them.

Sad looks washed over their faces as they glanced at each other.

"Y-you don't remember us? Mary, it's me, Niall..." the Irish boy spoke again.

So, he is Niall, who are the others, and why is this boy sitting next to me.

"I-I don't know you....Why are you here?" I asked a little scared.

"Mary, we saved you from your abusive dad. My mum adopted you." Niall said.

"I'm sorry. I don't remember any of you. I don't think you're supposed to be in here..." I said shaking my head.

"Mary, look, there is Louis. Do you remember Louis?" Niall said turning my attention to the sad looking boy sitting next to me.

"I-I...." I said shaking my head as I looked at the boy who began to tear up as he looked at me with the last bit of hope he had.

"Liam, go get the doctor and the nurse...tell them she's awake...." I heard another boy say from closer to the door.

"Mary, please, you have to remember me...." Louis' voice cracked as he held one of my hands trying to hold back his tears.

"Miss Maybec?" the doctor said coming into the room. I nodded and looked at him. "I'm glad to see you're awake. I'm going to ask you a few questions. Did you remember your name when you woke up?"

"No, sir." I said shaking my head.

"Do you know when your birthday is?" He asked me. I looked at my hands in deep thought than shook my head. "Your birthday is on Christmas. Do you know what happened to you that sent you to the hospital?"

"No, sir. Sir?" I asked, and he nodded in response. "How long have I been in the hospital?" I asked curiously.

"A week. Would you like for me to tell you what happened?" the doctor asked I looked at him contemplating on whether or not I wanted to hear the story then nodded.

"Yes please, but can the boys leave? I don't know them..." I said, and Niall sighed.

"Do you mind?" The doctor asked the boys.

 They all shook their heads and started leaving except for Louis. He just stayed next to me and held my hand.

"Louis. Come on. She doesn't want us in here..." Niall said waving Louis over. He just gripped my hand tighter and shook his head in protest. "We have to, Lou. She asked us nicely to leave..."

"I'm not leaving her!!" He shouted with tears running down his cheeks making me cringe from the loudness.

"I-it's fine. H-he can stay..." I whispered loud enough for Niall to hear.

He looked at me hesitantly then left the room, and Louis relaxed, loosening his grip on my hand.

"Last Sunday, you had a fight with Niall talking about how abusive and hate filled your life has been. Talking about all of that triggered your depression in a way that you hadn't experienced until then. You cut your arms 25 times, and Louis was trying to get in before you bled out because you had locked the bathroom door. When Louis finally got in the bathroom, you were passed out from the blood loss. Niall called an ambulance and they brought you here. You were unconscious for a week. We had to do a blood transfusion because of the amount of blood that you lost." The doctor explained.

"I know I've lost my memory, so what caused that?" I asked trying to understand.

"You're depression caused the memory chemical, serotonin, to get out of your body. You're depression took over so much that you can't even remember more than half of your life. You most likely remember the part of your life before you became depressed." The doctor told me. I looked at my scarred arms sadly. (A/N: this is actually true. I did research so it wasn't made up XD)

"Will I get my memory back?" I asked hopefully.

"Possibly. If your friends help you to remember, but if you show no progress in a month, I don't think you'll be getting your memory back." The doctor told me as I sighed.

"Thank you...." I said nodding.

"When is she getting released?" Louis asked finally speaking.

"Today, if Miss Maybec is ready..." the doctor said looking at me.

"I am....I don't like hospitals....I-it just reminds me of my mother..." I said remembering from when I was three.

"I'll go get Niall to get the papers...." Louis said before he got up and followed the doctor out of the room.

I sighed and looked at my arms, tears falling from my eyes onto my scars.

"Wh-why...?"

---on bus---

"Why are we on a bus?" I asked confused as I sat on one of the couches.

"You came with us on our X Factor tour...." Niall said as I looked around.

"Oh, you're famous?" I asked no one in particular.

"yeah. So are you..." Louis told me.

"What? Why?" I asked.

"You're a famous youtuber. You haven't done anything in a while just from stress, and you being in the hospital for a week." Liam, who I just learned the name of, explained.

"Oh....does anybody know about me being in the hospital besides you?" I asked all of the boys.

"Just the tour director, but I told him that you were my sister. He agreed that we should all be there when you wake up." Niall said as I continued to look around the bus.

"Did your tour get postponed?" guilt washed over me as I stared blankly at the wall in front of me.

"No, we all wished you could've been there for the first show, but luckily we were going to be in this town for a week anyway. It all worked out." Zayn, whose name I also learned in the car ride back, said.

"I-I sort of have a head ache. Can I go to sleep for a bit?" I asked looking at them.

"Sure..." Niall said.

 I nodded and stood up then walked to a random bunk beginning to fall asleep to the sweet familiar smell around me.

*Louis' POV*

"I-I sort of have a head ache. Can I go tosleep for a bit?" Mary asked looking at them.

"Sure..." Niall said.

Mary nodded and stood up then walked to my bunk then laid down and began to fall into a peaceful sleep.

"That's not---" Niall started, but I put my hand on his chest to stop him.

"It's fine. Let her sleep.." I smiled as I watched her curl up in a tiny ball.

 My poor Mary. I wish you'd remember me.