Daydream (editing and reposting)

Chapter 42- Hit the waves!

*Niall's POV*
So today was Louis' and Liam's turn at choosing what to do, which meant surfing. I hoped I would be able to escape but no, surfing it is. We got dressed, Charlie making sure we had a bag full of food and drinks (soft and a few beers), her bottles with water in and her painkillers. Obviously Charlie wasn't going to surf but she wanted to sit on the beach and watch.

We met the others in the lounge area downstairs, Liam being the organised one spoke to us.

"The 4 girls, other than Charlie, will go to the surf shop and hire 4 boards and 6 wetsuits, 4 for them and two for Niall and Harry, boys give the girls your sizes, we'll also need life jackets for all of us so 8 in total. Niall you and Charlie will go in his car with the seats in the back down load the boards and the kit and drive to the beach where us boys will unload it, Niall you can then drop Charlie and drive back to the hotel and then walk down to the beach with the girls. Everyone got it?"

Everyone nodded.

Me and Charlie went and put our bag in the car and then I had the issue of getting the seats down, it was a new car and I'd never done it before.

*Half an hour later*
"Jesus Christ mate it's really taken you half an hour to work out you have to press that and push. Wow Niall Horan everybody!" Louis said sarcastically to the girls and the rest of the boys who were standing around watching. I turned my classic shade of red and the others laughed.

"Shall we get going then?" Harry asked.

Charlie and me got into the car after the 4 girls had texted us saying they were ready. I drove up and helped the girls load the boards, wetsuits and life jackets into the back of my black Range Rover.

Me and Charlie drove down the tiny lane past the hotel and down to the beach to where Harry, Liam and Louis were waiting. They unloaded the boards, the wetsuits and life jackets and carried them to the beach.

Just when Charlie was going to get out she spoke with an uneasy tone "Niall my crutches are going to get wrecked on the beach I don't know what to do, I want to see you but..."
I interrupted.
"Well we have two options, you use your crutches and we head into town to get some more or the boys and me carry you."

She thought about it for a moment, "I guess carrying me is the best option, I don't know where you can buy new crutches!"

"Okay then" I said to her.

"LADS !!!" I yelled at the boys.

Louis and Liam appeared dressed in wetsuits.

"Can you carry Charlie and her things onto the beach and make sure she's comfortable? She doesn't want her crutches wreaked by using them."

"Course Niall" Louis said to me.

Liam picked up Charlie and Louis picked up the bags and the rug. I watched them disappear down to the beach then drove back to the hotel and parked my car.

The girls were waiting for me when I got out of the car, it was time for surfing to begin! We had a pleasant walk down to the beach, the girls saying how much they enjoyed being with me and the lads and how we should do this again. I was glad, hopefully we could do this again we were having so much fun and as Harry had said to me, we could be normal again, it was almost like the X factor days again.

Liam and Louis took the girls out in pairs, Davina and Meha first and then Shay and Marion. They all had fun although a lot of falling off was involved they came back smiling but soaked through.

Me and Harry had just sat on the rug with Charlie chatting and watching the girls fall off but Liam and Louis actually having some success.

Soon it was our time to hit the surf, I believe those are the words, I kissed Charlie on the cheek and headed to the waves. Harry, Liam and Louis was waiting for me.

"How long does it take to say goodbye to your precious Charlie" Louis teased, I knew he was joking.

We hit the waves and tried to catch some waves, I say try, as I failed. I maybe got one ? Two? Harry was a natural though at catching them, he didn't quite have the knack of standing up!

Walking up the beach to Charlie, with Liam and Louis (Harry wanted to try and catch some more waves), I saw she was alone I wondered where the others had gone and started running towards her, a hard task in a wetsuit.

Getting closer I saw her face pale and streaked with tears. "Babe" I called out, "What happened ? Are you okay ?"

Unable to speak she gestured to her ankle. It was red and very very swollen.

I moved closer and wiped her tears.
"Lads help me move her off the beach Can you get my car?"

I held Charlie close being careful not to move her foot.

"What happened babe ?" I asked her.

"The girls went to the natural pool over in the next bay and I wanted to see you better so I stood up and tried to walk, but it hurt so I sat down and then it went like that."

"Okay I need to make a call to someone." I replied to her.

I called the surgeon I had arranged Charlie to meet after, "Hello yes do you remember Charlotte Hesketh? Well there's been a slight problem..." After explaining what happened he said what he was thought would be the best option.

"Charlie babe I phoned the surgeon, he said to elevate it give you painkillers and if it doesn't go down by tomorrow I've got to drive you down to London." I said, concerned about what the doctor said. "He said it's probably just sprained again" I said reassuring her. I held her close to me.

Louis and Liam appeared on the beach after driving my car down from the hotel.

"Okay Charlie let's get you off here" Liam said. Directly to Louis he said "Can you go over to the next bay and tell the girls what happened they'll be in the natural swimming pool."

Louis disappeared.

I lifted Charlie up and carried her off the beach with Liam following behind with the rug and things.
Helpfully the boys had put the seats back up so I slid Charlie onto them.

"Niall you go in the back with Charlie and hold her I'll drive." Liam said to me.

We got Charlie upstairs in the hotel and just as I was about to make her comfortable she fainted.

"BABE YOU OKAY?!" I was worried.

"Liam what do we do??"

"Okay okay we keep calm and we check pulse and things. I'll do that you phone the doctor again." Liam replied

Just as I was about to phone the doctor Charlie came round.

*Bet you weren't expecting that hey !*