One Direction Saved My LIfe

Chapter 14

Niall’s POV:

I woke up in a hospital bed. Emma had her head in Harry’s lap and one leg in Louis’. They were all three asleep. Liam was in a recliner at the foot of the bed and Zayn was in one on the other side of the room.

Liam must have seen me looking around, because he told everybody to get up because I was awake. How long had I been out? The last thing I remember was playing football with the lads in the front yard of our California house; I remember Em’s step-dad came up. Yeah that piece of shit actually showed up at our house. I have no idea how he found out where we were but needless to say I was extremely pissed.

Emma got up and came to the side of the bed. “I’m so glad you’re awake, baby!” she said with tears in her eyes. She looks like she hasn’t slept much and hasn’t been eating real well. I looked at her and said, “What happened?” “What do you remember, baby?” she asked “I remember playing football with the lads and your step-dad came up, we argued for a bit and that’s all I remember.” Her eyes started to fill with tears. “You were shot.” Zayn said for her. “By Em’s step-dad.” I looked at Em’s face. She had this look like it was all her fault. I was trying to protect her, I remember now. Louis spoke up. “After he shot you he was going after Em.” Harry finished for him, “I got the gun that was at the house and shot him cause he shot my best friend and was about to shoot my sister. I was not going to let him shoot her to.” I looked at him with great full eyes. “Thanks for protecting her, Harry.” I said to him. “No need to thank me, I was just trying to save her life. She’s my sister now just as much as she’s your girlfriend.” Harry smiled at me.

Liam came back with the DR. He asked if everybody could leave the room so he could check me out.

Emma’s POV:

Liam came back with the DR. He asked if we all could leave the room so he could check Niall out and see if he was ready to go home. He finally told us we could come back in and that Niall could go home if he was careful and not rip his stiches. Liam and Zayn went back to get Niall a change of clothes. While me, Harry and Louis stayed there with Niall.

When they got back I was curled up beside Niall on the bed and Louis and Harry where on the three person couch. They gave Niall his clothes and he changed, Liam pulled the car around and we helped Niall get in. we drove back to the house were we were staying.

When we got there Niall and I sat on the couch and Harry sat beside me and Liam and Louis sat on the other one. Zayn went upstairs for a little while. “I just want to know how he knew where we were.” Niall said puzzled. “He was a big business man and knew how to get people to tell him what he wanted.” I told him. “How did he know we were together though?” Niall asked again. “Well,” Zayn said coming down the stairs. “You guys are all over the tabloids and I’m sure he saw this.” And he handed us a magazine. It had me and Niall leaving the restaurant that night on the cover and the title was ‘Niall Horan takes his new girlfriend to the most expensive restaurant in Washington.’ “I know why he came...” I said my voice trailing off. “Why?” Louis and Liam asked at the same time. “If I ever did anything to bring attention to myself he would beat me, and if I ever got anything that coasted a lot from a restaurant he would beat me for that to. So when he saw that I had ‘brought attention to myself’ and was at an expensive restaurant he got mad, I guess.” “Well, you don’t have to worry about him anymore, babe” Niall told me. “Yeah, I know.”

When we all got done talking we all headed to bed. Niall laid down on the bed and I put on a t-shirt of his. I snuggled into his side that wasn’t hurt and drifted off to sleep. This would be the best sleep I got in a week.