As we waited for our luggage to come on the baggage claim I asked Niall where we were going to take our bags to since most hospitals do not appreciate a bunch of luggage. We talked about maybe a hotel but Niall thought we could just go to one of the boys' flats that are empty right now. I knew absolutely nothing about navigating my way around London so I let Niall decide which one we would go to, he finally decided that Liam's was the closest. He told me that we would have just gone to his but it was more towards the outskirts of the city, but Liam's is just a few blocks from the hospital. Our bags finally come and we rush to get a cab. I take Niall's phone while he loads our things into the cab, quickly I text El."We are in London. We are taking our luggage to Liam's. Is there anything we need to do before coming? How are things?"
Within minutes the phone is vibrating in my hand. "Good! That should work out great. Perrie just landed, could you wait for her? Grab me some clothes from my bag that's at Liam's, and Dani would like her iPad. Better in some ways, worse in others. It just depends."
"We will wait for her, tell her we are at gate 4. I will see you soon. Thanks El."
When I tell Niall that we need to wait for Perrie he gets rather frustrated until I remind him that she is doing just as badly as he is and probably shouldn't be going around London alone either. She is fast finding us and we hurry off. We sit in the back of the cab with Perrie, me, then Niall. Even though she doesn't know me, she grabs my hand. I try to be reassuring but I know she is terrified. Niall on my other side lays his head onto my shoulder and just watches out the window after telling the driver where to take us. The stress and worry that fills the car is suffocating.
Within the next half hour we are back on our way to the hospital. The closer we get the more tense things are. Perrie hasn't said a word, and Niall is almost holding his breathe. Finally the car pulls up at the entrance. Perrie is the first to go into the doors. Niall suddenly stops and turns to me.
"Em I can't do this. I can't go in there" the tears start to fill up his eyes, " I-I can't see them l-like that." I had thought that I was able to handle anything but this was terrifying. I am only 17 what do I know about helping a boy go see his 4 best friends, his brothers, that are injured.
"Yes you can Niall," I grab his hand and hold it tight, "just keep a hold of me and I will help you. You are strong enough to do this." I pull him into a hug, in his ear I whisper," Somehow from deep inside you, where you love these people, you will find the strength to be strong for them. Come on, they are expecting us."
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Niall's POV
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I can't find enough strength to take a full breath. It's like the air has turned to water. I know I should go and be with my brothers, but I am so helpless. I should have been there with them. I should have stopped it, I knew it was going to happen from my dreams, there had to have been some way to prevent it. I am ripped from my thoughts by Emily. She has my hand and suddenly I can think again. This just focuses the fear. With Em I am anchored and she promises to stay with me and help me do this.
Slowly we walk into the hospital entrance. Inside the flurry of activity is enough to make me hold onto Em's hand extremely tight, I look and see that her fingers are going purple so I lessen up. Never have I been this apprehensive. Not when I auditioned for X-Factor, or on our tours. Em walks up to the desk and asked for the rooms of the boys. Soon we are in an elevator heading up to the 3 floor to their rooms. It jerks to a stop and the doors open.
There is El, Liam, and Perrie.
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