Shattered

Masters of Deception

Eleanor's Pov

The next week passed largely without event. Louis' condition did not worsen, however neither did it improve. O.C.U.L continued with varying degrees of success.
Movie nights, truth or dare games and a continuous stream of company all contributed to Operation Cheer Up Louis. Zayn and Niall had even managed to sneak a kitten into Louis' room, much to Perrie's disapproval.
Although it did provide hours of entertainment as it scurried across the floor batting the screwed up napkin Zayn had given it. The feline then settled down on Louis's bed before the duo promptly fell asleep.
Where the mysterious kitten came from or how they managed to get it into the hospital room was never discovered as Zayn and Niall refused to share, simply stating that they were masters of deception and were unwilling to reveal their secrets.

At present the room was empty except for Louis and I.
Perrie and the boys, with kitten in tow had left to give Lou some much needed rest.
I was staring out of the window, watching the cars drive past on the snowy tarmac. Christmas was nearing and lights twinkled like stars. The little coloured bulbs seemed to be strung along every available surface.
Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of a much harsher light. It was flashing, but in a pattern of two colours only. Red and blue. I craned my neck to get a better look. Police cars! My mind whirred  over the possibilities. Were they here for Louis? Had the paparazzi found us?
My mind was so busy considering all the options, I hardly noticed the knock at the door.

Liam poked his head round the door.
"Eleanor" he called.
Hurriedly I hushed him by putting a finger to my lips.
Louis slept on.
Exhaling with relief, I tiptoed towards the door and shut it behind me.
"What is it Liam?"
"You need to come with me... The police are here" stammered Liam.
I gasped, the police were here for us.
Hastily I followed Liam to our private waiting room where the rest of the gang were already waiting.
An officer was stood facing the door and began to speak as soon as Liam had closed the door.

"Upon further investigation of the scene of the incident..." He began.
".... We discovered that Louis' accident was in fact no accident. It appears that the trampoline was moved purposely. We have managed to get fingerprints off the edging and have matched them to this man. This is our culprit" he said while holding up a photo.

The man appeared to be roughly 30. His eyes were a similar shade of brown to Zayn's but held none of the warmth.  His hair was short and stubble prickled his chin and cheek bones. However his most noticeable feature was the large indistinguishable tattoo stretching across his left shoulder and up onto his neck.

The police officer lowered the photo and placed it back in his bag. I shook myself out of my trance as the police officer continued.

"We are doing everything we can to find this culprit, we have sightings of him in London but he has deceived us at every turn. Presently we are unsure of his motive. It is not clear whether Louis was his target or the band in general so I suggest caution when venturing out alone."

Seemingly unknowingly Perrie reached for Zayn's hand which he took in his. Harry swallowed nervously. The police officer seemed unsure of what to say next so bid us goodbye and left, leaving us to our thoughts.

My mind was racing. Someone did this to Louis. Someone went out with the intention to hurt him. I hurried out of the waiting room back to Louis'.

Only did my heartbeat return to its regular pace once I was snuggled in bed with my arms around him. His breath tickled my neck as I edged closer avoiding his leg. Despite the comfort of being close to Louis, sleep never came. My mind was still filled with worries and questions. But no matter how long I led there I kept coming back to the same one.
Were we safe here?

Hi :)
Sorry the update was a little later than I promised...
Hope you liked the chapter, the next one is much more action packed but is PG13
I won't say anymore as I don't want to spoil it.
Don't forget to vote and leave your thoughts and opinion in the comments;)
Remember to comment on what you think the double meanings of the chapters are ;) I think this one is quite obvious!
As always thanks for reading
M

P.S ... Shattered is almost up to 1.5k reads thankyou so much :)