Broken Together

Chapter 15: I Didn't Want This

My eyes shoot open "AHHHH OH GOD PLEASE NO STOP IT!!!" I sit up quickly slamming my forehead on the bottom of Liam's bunk

"Ow! Shit!" I mumble rubbing my forehead

"PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!" I hear Louis shout and I look over to see he's asleep but screaming and thrashing as tears stream down his face

Harry climbs down from his bunk and I stand up cautiously. "Louis" Harry says soothingly but firmly as he holds his arms down on his mattress before he hurts himself

"Louis c'mon Louis wake up it isn't real you're safe" Harry tries to tell him as he screams sounding like he's in pain

"What's going on?" I turn around and see Liam's now up and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes

"He's having a nightmare again" Harry says in between his chats for Louis to wake up

"PLEASE YOURE HURTING ME!" Louis shouts in agony as now Liam and Harry try to wake the clearly terrified Louis

Eventually he opens his teary eyes looking around frightened.

"Hey it's alright you're okay it was just a dream" Harry wraps his arms around him and he softly cries into his neck

"I-I was just wa-alking and he hit me fr-rom behind" Louis hiccups as Harry holds him and Liam's rubs his back

I sit on the end of his bed wanting to be here for him but not knowing what to do

"I know I know. It's alright though you're safe now I promise" Liam tells him

"He pull-led me into the ally a-and kicke-d me...he-e took eve-rything from me" I listen to him feeling awful as he grips Harry's shirt so tightly his knuckles are white

"Shh it's alright" Harry runs his fingers through his hair

"What's going on? I heard screaming?" Ben comes into the room flicking the lamp on next to us

"Louis had a nightmare again" Liam says softly

Ben nods and leaves coming back with two pills and a glass of water handing it to Liam.

"Here Louis" Liam nudges the boy

"N-No I don't want them" he shakes his head furiously

Harry pulls him off of his chest a bit "C'mon Louis they'll help you sleep"

"No I do-ont want to sleep-p he'll come back" he cries weakly obviously trying to stop the flow of tears but just can't

"No he won't I promise. Just take these and you'll be able to get some rest alright?" Harry promises him

Louis looks at him unsure. They exchange some glance with their eyes like their talking without the necessity for words "okay" he agrees quietly and slowly taking the pills

"There you go" Harry wipes the tears off his face once he's calmed down

We get up and Louis lays down his eyes drooping from the medication "get some sleep"

They pull the covers up over him and sigh in relief once he's asleep "is he gonna be alright?" I ask worried

"Yeah" Harry nods "this happens but the sleeping pills will get him through the night and he'll be okay by morning" I nod