El, Perrie, and I get a cab to take us over to the new hospital. The ride is horribly silent, the radio the driver is on has completely stopped playing music to give many updates about the explosion. People have flooded the streets trying to get a better view of the demolished building. It's a complete mad house. London, that had always been a place I viewed as somewhere near heaven, has turned into a world of fear, confusion, and panic. Its terrifying. The news reporter is talking to people on the streets. They are sharing their theories and worries, how they think it happened, why they think it happened. Then finally it comes, someone makes it up that the boys, the girls, and I the mystery girl, must have died in the fire. I can hear the fan girls that must be near to this interview, start to cry and yell about how it must be impossible. All of these theories, all of the lies, the suspicions start to fly in my head mixing with my own fear. I feel like i am going insane, I am suffocating.
I lean forward,"Can you turn that off?" I snap. El and Perrie look at me like I have gone crazy, if only they knew how very close they were. Under the surprise I can see the gratitude of not having to listen to it anymore.
It seems like eons have passed when the cab finally pulls up to the back entrance of the hospital. It takes us nearly two hours to convince the hospital administration to let us up to the ICU with the boys. I would have thought El and Perrie would have been well recognized, especially here in their home country. Their faces are covered with tear smeared soot, mine likely is very similar. I guess that would make them harder to recognize.
This care unit is set up very different than the last. Instead of every patient getting their own room there are three to an area. Zayn, Louis, and Harry are in one; Niall, Dani, Liam in the next. I leave the girls to the first room and head to the second to check on Niall. He is still out like a light. I know he will be out for a while. Dani must be in the bathroom since I don't see her. I walk over to Liam, he looks both happy and sad.
"Hey. So Liam how has your day been?" I ask raising my eyebrows, jokingly.
"Grand, you know having a building explosion and fire, getting a ride in a helicopter. Just an average day in the life." he chuckles,"On the upside the doctor said that Dani can go home, but I have to stay here they think I am a risk."
"Ah, that stinks," I lean over and give him a hug. "Now you get to party with me and Niall, in this uh..... fine room."
Just then Dani comes out of the bathroom in a wheelchair and starts to gather up her things. I quietly excuse myself to go check on the others. I peek into the room, the dividers are pulled back. From my position leaning at the doorway I see the most endearing and depressing sight that I have for a very long time. On the far side by the window is Louis, hooked to all his monitors, he looks pale vulnerable and nothing like the boy that would do anything for those he loves. Eleanor is sitting in a chair, his hand in hers with her head resting on them. I can see that she is asleep. Harry is in the middle bed. Still asleep he looks so much younger, almost like a child that has blissfully slipped into a world of dreams, with no fear or worry. Then there is Zayn venilator and all. He has gone a sickly shade of gray. Perrie is sitting much like El, but she is not asleep. I hear her soft sobs and her shoulders shake just a bit.
The compassionate part of me screams for me to go and comfort her. I pull up the extra chair next to her she leans over, crying on my shoulder. I just sit there trying to get her to calm down. We are startled when El slips off of her chair, waking herself up with a squeal. It was just something small, something kind of lame but all three of us burst out laughing. Perrie and I leave our post to go help her up when we fall down too we sit there laughing and hugging. The pressure making this feel even better. We are like sisters.
Our joyous laughing fit is interrupted by the sound of raised voices from across the hall. Slowly we get up and walk out of the room. Abruptly we stop outside of the other boy's room. We knew we shouldn't but we listen to what is being said.
"No Liam. I am done with all of this. There is nothing that I can say other than that. I. Am. Done. No more us. Too many people have decided to make my life miserable for it, I will not put up with it anymore. To top it off, if I hadn't been with you I would be able to walk still, more importantly dance. Because of you and your 'precious' fans I no longer have a career or a future. Thanks alot."
"Babe.." He is cut off.
"Don't you 'babe' me. I still love you Liam, but I can NOT take this anymore. Someday we might be friends again but not now. You can see Loki on when you are in town. Goodbye Liam."
Dani comes out making the wheel chair go far faster than any of us thought possible. El steps forward and tries to stop her, "Dani, plea.."
"No El. You have been such a great friend to me but I need space from all of you." She turns toward me, "It's been nice meeting you Em. I hope you know what you are getting into. I really am sorry, but I will go insane if I have to listen to the horrible things that are being said about me." She reaches her arms up and gives all of us a hug. "Call me in about four months, then we can meet up and maybe try to work things out. Later girls." We all stood and watched her go in shock, extremely unsure of what to do. Our trance is broken by the sound of soft sobs from inside the room. Perrie is the first in the door and the first at Liam's side. All three of us sit with him and try to comfort him until he finally falls asleep.
Eleanor and Perrie decide to go back and sit with the other boys, I decide to stay with Niall and keep an eye on Liam. I sit in the chair next to Niall and find myself sitting just like the others were earlier. After today I am one of the girls.
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I am so sorry that it has taken so long to update! Summer has been absolutely crazy! I will work on doing better. Please comment and Like, and share too!!!! Thanks!!!!
