Random: (Zayn Malik fanfic)

Chapter 11

"Jade?" I whispered as I walked into her room. Tracy was standing behind some nurses, watching intently. I approached the huddle and squeezed through, only to find Jade laying there, her eyes wide and confused.

"Mumma-" She tried to speak, but ended up coughing. 

"Hi, baby. I'm here. You see? I'm right here," I reached for her hand and gripped it tightly. Her large eyes kept searching the room, blinking and as wide as a deer in headlights.

"Mumma!" She started to scream. I felt something surge through my entire body. "Mumma! Mumma!" 

"Baby, I'm right-"

"Mumma!" Her little voice screeched. I pushed the nurses out of the way and bent down to Jade's level, lowering my face to hers. I sat onto the edge of the bed and cradled her in my arms. 

"Jade, I'm right here. Hear me? I'm right here," I whispered into her ear. Her heavy breathing settled and her body relaxed in my arms. "Look, angel, I'm right here." I pushed her away slightly, hoping she'd see it's me. But her eyes just wandered.

"Doctor, I-"

"We're going to run tests. I must ask you to leave." I started to panic. They're not pushing me away from my baby when she just woke up. I shook my head and reached for Jade as the nurses held me back. I turned around to see Zayn with red eyes and Tracy biting her nails.

"No!" I yelled. I felt hands grip my arms and pull me back, away from my little girl. This isn't fair. She just woke up. I just saw her beautiful, brown eyes. They can't force me away. "Let me go!"

"Raven, relax. It's going to be okay-" Zayn tried to settle me down, but I just tried breaking free of his grasp. I eventually gave up as his arms snaked around my waist and pulled me out the door.

"No, I need to be in there. She's scared! She's-" I tried to go back into the room, but a nurse shut the door. 

"Raven, you need to calm down. She's okay. She's awake. She's alive. Let the doctors do their work." He placed his hands on my shoulders and massaged them lightly. "Just come with me to the waiting room, ok?"

I nodded in return and took some deep breaths. Tracy was following behind, ringing Kris to tell him the current news. "You should call the boys, Zayn."

He shook his head. "Not until I know exactly how she is," he said quietly.

"Can't you see? She's fine. She's awake-"

"You're going to pretend that she could see you, when she couldn't?" He turned his head to me sharply. "Ray, she couldn't see you."

"She was scared, Zayn! She was panicking!" I tried to defend Jade, but it started to sink in that she really couldn't see me.

"No, Raven. Something is wrong. That's why they're doing tests, Ray! They're seeing what's wrong!" He pulled on his hair and fell into a chair. He began to mumble stuff to himself as he rocked back and forth.

I stood still, surprised at his outburst. I saw Tracy standing outside, pacing back and forth on the phone, looking upset. Am I really that blinded to see that something is wrong? I sat down next to Zayn and placed my hand on his knee. He peeked up to me through his thick eyelashes and wiped away the tears. I cupped his cheek and wiped away the wetness with my thumb. 

"We're here together. So, let's get through this together," I whispered. He nodded a couple times and looked me in the eyes. I leant in and kissed him, allowing our cares to just go away for a moment. 

"I love you both, so much," he said softly.

"I know the boys miss you and management wants you to go back to the concerts, but I wouldn't be able to get through this without you, Zayn," I said honestly.