When no one's watching

Chapter 28

3rd person's pov:

It had been two months.
Two months since summer vacation had started.
Two months since Zayn had been in a coma now.
Two months since Liam had tried to take his own life.
And two months since Liam had visited Zayn in the hospital for the last time...

After the cliff incident the boys wanted to inform Liam's parents but Liam begged them not to, not telling them why.
The three friends were extremely concerned about Liam and they knew that he needed serious help. But Liam refused with all of his strength and so they were helpless.

The three of them decided not to go on any vacation but to stay with Liam and try to help him somehow.

They were still visiting Zayn every day for multiple hours, except that Liam wouldn't go with them anymore.
He was refusing to visit Zayn again, not telling them why either.

But on the inside he knew, or thought that he knew, that Zayn didn't want to see him because it was all his fault and he was the reason that he didn't wake up anymore.

Someone was always staying with Liam even of he wasn't all too happy with that.
Still, the seemingly constant occupation didn't stop the severe bruises from appearing on his body.

It had gotten worse, a lot worse.
The bruises were covering his whole torso and so even if it was summer Liam was wearing his long-sleeved clothes as usual.

Every hug was torture and he had to keep himself from not crying out in pain.

Niall, Louis and Harry knew that Liam wasn't fine and they knew that he was completely instable, especially without Zayn's support which had always seemed to make it better.

They were trying not to give up but it was hard for them since Zayn didn't show any activity or sensory the last months.
The doctors were starting to doubt that he would ever wake up again.
But still, they visited him every single day showing him that they cared and would be there in case he'd wake up.

Also Liam got worse every single day.
The dark circles under his eyes seemed to widen and his precious smile had faded away.

One day Niall and Harry were visiting Zayn while Liam and Louis had stayed at Liam's house.

Liam had been very moody that day because he felt mistreated.
Of course, he really appreciated the caring of his friends but he needed his time alone which he hadn't gotten at all the past two months.

Just as Niall and Harry came home, they heard Liam yelling something.
Quickly they made their way into the living room where they could now hear Louis and Liam fighting.

"What's going on here?"
Louis and Liam both looked at Niall and Harry who where just standing in the doorway.
"Oh so Liam wants to leave to a somewhat secret place alone but he obviously can't for pretty self-explanatory reasons."

Louis shot Liam a sarcastic smile before again turning towards his boyfriend and Niall to get their consent.

"He's right, Li. I know you don't wanna hear this but last time you left alone didn't end up well. And we made an agreement, if we won't call your parents or send you to a hospital you will be under watch of us."
Harry walked closer towards them and smiled sadly as he remembered the traumatizing scene of seeing Liam almost jumping off of the cliff.

Suddenly all of them flinched as they heard Liam yell.
"You know what?! I am definitely old enough to decide on my own where I wanna go and if I go by myself. Just shut up because none of you has a single little clue about how I am or how good I can cope with this bullshit! Leave me alone!"

And with that words Liam left the house, slamming the front door and leaving his three perplexed friends behind.

Liam's pov: