Monster

09

We're at the hospital and Harry's being quiet. I feel so guilty, I should've just left it alone and not have strung him along.

"Sorry," I said softly looking over at him. I felt a sense of distrait and awkwardness between us.

"What? Why are you sorry?" He looked at me confused, I shake my head and look around.

"I feel bad for bringing you into this. It's not that big of a deal and should have just ridden it out instead of coming here" I look down at my hands and then back at him.

"You came to me needing help, i'm helping you. Don't feel bad for coming for me to help. You've done nothing wrong" He said sternly so he could get it through my head.

I nod and then felt a sharp pain in my chest. I closed my eyes and grunt. He gets up and comes closer to the bed.

So far the only thing the staff has done is bring me into a room, done an x-ray, and give me some pain meds. It helped a little bit but not much at all.

The door opens and the nurse walks in, "Okay I'm going to go ahead and give you an IV to get you some heavier pain medicine then I'm going to check your sides to see if there is any bruising" She said as she put gloves on.

I give her a slight nod.

I hate needles.

"Okay can you roll up your sleeves for me please" she said as she started to prep the needle. I nod and slowly roll up my sleeves.

Thus revealing the bruises on my wrists and arms. I have completely forgotten about these. I have been so focused on my ribs that it has been erased from my mind. I look away and down at my feet embarrassed.

I take a glance at Harry and his eyes are locked on my arm. He then looked at me, "You hate needles?" he asked thankfully not talking about my arm.

"What is your favorite movie?" he asked trying to distract me. "The perks of being a wallflower" he nods.

"That's a good one, a solid movie" I felt the needle go into my arm. I quickly tense up which causes the nurse to stop.

"Okay take a deep breath for me, you're okay," Harry said softly trying to help my nerves.

"Tell me your favorite song" I close my eyes as I felt the needle.

"Vienna by Billy Joel," I said as the nurse finally stopped.

He nods and smiles at me, his smile is so cute. He has very prominent dimples.

"Okay, now I need to check your side. Mind raising your shirt a little bit" I nod my head slightly and lift up my shirt.

I don't bother looking, I look at Harry, and his jaw clenches, and looks down at his feet. I felt the nurse touch it which caused a lot of pain. I look over and see red and blue bruises all over my side.

I started to feel ill, I take a deep breath and close my eyes. I take a deep breath as she's felt around and examined the bruising.

"Alright, So you have a bruised rib. You will need to rest and do not lift heavy objects or drink any alcohol for the next few weeks. You will feel nauseous and in pain. You will have to take medicine to help with the pain" she said as she rubs her hands with hand sanitizer.

"I'm going to keep you here for an hour so you can get this IV in you to help you feel better tonight" I nod and she smiles then walks out the room.

I glance over at Harry and he's still looking down at his shoes.

My phone starts to ring next to me I grab it and look at the caller ID.

Shane.

I felt a pit in my stomach, Harry glanced over at me and I just put my phone on silent and ignored the call.

"You can stay with me," He said breaking the silence with me. "I have an extra bed in my room" He shrugged.

I shake my head, no I can't. I've been bothering him too much.

"No, I can't. I'll be okay, thank you for the offer though" I was quick to say no.

"I'm not taking a no, I need to know you're safe" his voice was stern which caused my anxiety to heighten.

I just give him a nod as I feel like that's the only answer I can give without him getting mad or annoyed.

Harry pov:
We make it to the hotel's parking lot, she hasn't spoken much. I can tell she's under a lot of anxiety.

"I need to get my stuff from my car... if that's okay?" she said softly. I give her a smile and nod, she opens the car door and walks to hers.

When she unlocks the back I see all of her stuff crammed into the back. Stuff on top of stuff on top of stuff.

"Were you going to sleep in your car?" she just nods and grabs a duffel bag. I take the bag for her, "No carrying stuff" I said as I put the bag on my shoulder. She just nods and closes the door.

We make it to the hotel room and she shyly looks around. I put her bag down on her bed, "This can be your bed if that's okay? or you can take the other one whichever you feel comfortable with" I want her to feel comfortable.

"Yeah this one is okay, I'm going to get changed," she said as she pulled clothes out of her bag. I give her a small nod and she walks away to the bathroom.

I text the boys.

H- Mackenzie is in my hotel room, she's going to be staying until we leave for the tour

Z- Wait what? Why?

Li- You know the rules Styles, You can't get close to her.

H- Dude she was going to sleep in her bloody car. She came to me in severe fucking pain. She has bruises all over her and bruised ribs.

N- What the fuck are you on about? What happened?

H- Her boyfriend Shane.

Lo- Shit.

H- I'll figure out his information. We can take care of it another time.

I lock my phone before the boys oppose.

Mackenzie then walks out of the bathroom, I throw my phone on the bed.

"Hungry?" I ask grabbing the food service menu. She shakes her head and puts her bag on the couch nearby.

She's wearing a short-sleeved shirt which exposed her neck.

Her neck so covered in bruises and her arms as well. She gets into bed and pulls the blanket over her trying to cover up as much as possible.

"Want to watch a movie?" I try and get her to want to do something to hopefully distract her.

But she again shakes her head, "Sorry I'm just really tired" I give her a small nod and turn off the light next to me.

"You don't have to say sorry, Goodnight" She gives me a small smile.

"Goodnight"

She lays down and less than five minutes later, she's asleep.

What am I getting myself into.