MEANT TO BE?

Chapter thirty-two

NIALL'S POV

I stroked her hair as she lied, curled up in my lap asleep.

BZZZZ-BZZZ

I picked my phone up off the table, careful not to wake Marisa.

How she doin?-Louis

She's fine, just sleepin-Niall

I replied back. I sat back and watched some television. Minutes later, I thought I heard something. I hit mute and listened again. Then I realized it was Marisa, talking in her sleep. I smiled down at her. It was cute. At first I couldn't understand what she was saying. I listened close and started to make out a few words.

"Please, no"

"Leave..... Alone"

She started to move in her sleep. She almost rolled off my lap.

"Hey, you ok?" I gently shook her shoulder, trying to wake her.

"Hhmm?" She mumbled.

"You sounded like you had a bad dream, you alright?" I asked.

"Oh, yeah. I'm fine." She responded. "What time is it?"

"About eleven." I replied.
She rubbed her eyes and sat up.

"How come your still here?" She questioned.

"To make sure you were ok." I reached my hand up and traced my thumb along her cheek.

"You didn't have to." She said.

"I know, I wanted to." I replied smiling. She looked at me with a wierd look on her face.

"I'm not a kid Niall. I can take care of myself you know." She said in a bit of a harsh tone.

"I know that Riss, you are hurt though. You have a concusion. I just want to make sure your ok." I explained to her. She only sighed in response. After thinking for a minute, I decided to tell her I told Louis. Out of my cowardness, I still haven't told her.

"Maris, I have to tell you something."

'What is it Ni?" She asked looking back up at me.

"Louis knows." I blurted out. She looked at me for a second or two, trying to understand what I meant.

"I knew I shouldn't have told you." She said. She stood up, before she could go anywhere I grabbed her wrist.

"Marisa, I didn't have a choice. He was very persistent and would not let me leave without telling him. Besides, you can trust him." I tried explaining to her.

"That's not the fricken point Niall." She said, trying to hold back tears. "It was bad enough when my parents found out. They didn't care, they only made it worse. When I finally did start getting help, she told people. Pretty much everyone Niall. They all treated me differently. I hated it. I just wanted things to be different. So I saved all my money and moved out here. I moved here to be closer to my only aunt that cared. Niall, I was terrified to tell you this. When you found out though, I thought I could trust you. But I obviously can't." She wasn't crying, but tears were falling from her eyes.

"I'm so sorry princess." I said pulling her into a hug.

"Don't touch me!" She cried out, balling her hands into fist and hitting my chest. Effortlessly, I pulled her into a hug. She layed her head on my shoulder and continued to cry.

"Don't touch me." She mumbled, staying in that position.

"Sshh, shh. It's ok. I'm sorry." I said trying to comfort her. "It'll be ok, I promise."

MARISA'S POV

I can't believe he told. What if Louis tells? I don't want to leave again.

"Niall?" I looked up at him. He brushed a piece of hair out of my face.

"What is it babe?" He asked gently.

"You have to make sure Louis doesn't tell the others. Please?!" I begged.

"I'll make sure he won't, promise." He replied. I rested my forehead back on his shoulder. "Thank you."

We stood their for a moment more. We were then interupted by Niall's phone ringing.

"It's Louis." He said answering the phone.

"What did he want?" I asked once he had hung up.

"Simon wants to meet with us early tomorrow before we go to the studio. Louis is on his way to come pick me up." He answered.

"Make sure-"

"Don't worry. I'll make sure he doesn't tell." He said, cutting me off. He leaned in and kissed the top of my head. "Promise."

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