I walk off the stage with his hand in mine. I am speechless. I have never seen Daniel so sad. I want to tell him everything will be alright but I don't want to lie. Right now everything is far from okay.
The pain in my head and stomach returns. I have been having migraines for about a month now and they haven't gotten any better. I'm glad I made it through without having to go to the hospital or anything. Daniel must have noticed I wasn't feeling well because he offers to carry me to the car. I just nod, not having the strength to talk.
I fall asleep in the backseat next to Daniel. My head resting on his shoulder.
Daniels POV
We are in the car and Leah is sleeping. I know I should be upset but why is she so sad. She deserved to win. She deserves to have everything good in this world. Leah told me about her stomach pains and weekly migraines, but I don't think migraines cause this much pain. I think she is having an anxiety attack.
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She wakes up with a pained expression on her face. I can see her cheeks are red. She starts crying again and my heart hurts. I hate seeing her like this.
"Hey Jeff can you pull over I think I'm gonna throw up." Leah asks my dad through the sobs.
"Sure honey just one second." I put my arms around her to comfort her. Once my dad pulls to the side of the road she opens the door and vomits. If I wasn't holding her she would have fallen out of the car. She is so out of strength right now. I need to be here for her.
We sit here pulled over for a few minutes, making sure it won't happen again. Once she claims to be feeling less nauseous we continue our drive. Her head is in my lap as I play with her hair. She's so beautiful, even in the weakest moments of her life, she's still beautiful.
Leah's POV
I wake up with the sound of the engine turning off. We must be at the hotel. I barley remember pulling over to throw up. My head lays on Daniels lap. He notices I'm awake and helps me up. He gets out first and I follow behind him. I try to get out but I can't control my legs. I fall onto the cold hard asphalt and I feel a sharp pain in my head and lungs. I black out. The pain is gone.
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I wake up in the hotel room not remembering what had gotten me here in the first place. Then I remembered that I won American idol and have not been feeling well all night. I look around the room and see my mom and sister. Daniels is sitting next to me on the bed and Daniels dad is talking on the phone. My mom comes to talk to me for a while before they leave to get me dinner. Daniel agrees to keep me company. They all head for the door and soon enough its just me and Daniel.
"Daniel I'm scared." I tell him. I love being honest with him. I never have to be worried that he will judge me because he gets me and he understands.
"What are you scared of?" He asks concerned.
"I think I'm gonna die. Something's wrong with me. Im afraid cause I will lose you. I don't want to leave you." I cry.
"Don't say that Leah, I don't wanna hear that. It's too much. Yes there is something wrong but your a strong beautiful girl you can't just give up." I look at him. I look into his eyes. His bright blue eyes. A tear roles down his cheek. I feel bad for him. Watching me go through this must be terrible.
"Daniel, thank you for not giving up on me."
"I can't just let you die. I can't-" he pauses to take a breath. He's still crying.
"... I just can't do that Leah." He says and wraps his arms around me.
"I love you too much to let you go." I am crying right now from his words. I realize how cold it is and Daniel must have noticed. He takes off his sweatshirt and puts it on me.
"Thanks." I smile at him. It feels nice to smile after all that has happened today.
"Don't go please. Stay with me until I fall asleep." He nods and kisses me on the forehead.
"Goodnight beautiful." He says as he pulls me close to him.
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I wake up at one in the morning with throbbing pain in my stomach and I feel like I can't breathe. I feel like I'm going to throw up again and I still can't feel my legs. I try to crawl out of bed but I fall and hit my head on the nightstand. I let out a scream. The pain is worse than anything I have ever felt. I try to focus on something else but it just makes it worse. Daniel is by my side within seconds. Soon my mom and sister and Jeff (Daniels dad) are all gathered around me. It feels like I am falling into a deep sleep. I lose grip of reality. I see Daniel. He is scared. He is sitting there by me holding my hand as he cries into my shoulder. I just want to hold him so tightly and never let him go, but there's nothing I can do. It feels as if I am watching all of this happen from a different perspective. Like I already died and I am watching myself suffer. I wake up in an ambulance and I can't find Daniel. I start to panic.
"Hey honey calm down. It will be alright. You will be okay. You'll make it sweetie..." I hear my mom say as I black out again.
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A/N: so this part took a while to write but I hope it doesn't suck. Two or three more chapters until Harry comes in yay!!!
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Fanfic"How many nights have you wished someone would stay? Lie awake only hoping they're okay I never counted all of mine If I tried, I know it would feel like infinity" I look up at him on the big screen and I see tears rolling down his cheeks only then...
