♥ I Never Thought I'd Love You ♥

~Chapter 64: What Should I Do Now?

~Chapter 64: What Should I Do Now?

            Harry smiled at me. “Cordelia, what really happened to you and Niall? He won’t tell me, and you haven’t been following me up lately either.”

            I sighed and leaned on his shoulder. “I really don’t know. It’s stress and hate and drama, all rolled up into one. I guess there’s been a lot of misunderstandings too.”

            “Well, what are you going to do about it then?”

            I shrugged. “I really don’t know actually. Niall is the first guy I’ve ever been with, and I’ve had a lot of experience over this year with him, but I’ve never had to deal with this problem before.”

            “I feel like you’re the kind of person to try and keep a relationship when you have one, Cordelia. You’re not much for hook-ups, are you?”

            “No. I feel like relationships should be taken seriously. Don’t you?”

            “Of course.”

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            The next two days passed by slowly, painfully, and quietly. I continued to bring Niall food, since I knew he wouldn’t provide it on his own in his current state. The fourth day came, knowing I had half a week left to make a decision. I was eating breakfast when my phone rang with an urgent call.

            “Hello?” I said as I picked up the phone. It was Harry.

            “Cordelia, please come to the hospital quick! Niall has fainted and we need you by his side right now!”

            I hung up and drove to the hospital as fast as I could.

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            “What’s the matter with him?” I asked, putting my hand on Niall’s cold forehead.

            “He hasn’t been eating at all lately,” Janelle replied quietly. Harry put his arm around her as I turned back to Niall.

            I knelt down next to his bed. “Babe, what have I done to you…?” I whispered quietly. I kissed him lightly and decided that we should all give him time to rest up. Everyone left the room.

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            “Niall’s not in his room, Cordelia!” That was the second heart attack I had within an hour that day. I rushed through the hallway, but stopped when I heard Niall’s sobs echoing through the empty hall. It was coming from Maura’s room. I walked quietly to the door and pressed my back to the wall so he couldn’t see me.

            “Mum… you need to wake up… Nothing has been going well lately… Everything has been hard and difficult. And your health has broken Cordelia and me apart… I’m not mad at her because I know that she didn’t mean it… But it’s just difficult to look at the person that hurt your mother and love her back. I can’t even look at the lunches she makes me, let alone eat them. Please, Mum, if you don’t wake up, I don’t know if I can continue being with Cordelia anymore. Management doesn’t want us together either… I don’t know how long we can keep this us, because they said she’s bringing me down. I don’t know what to do anymore, Mum. You need to wake up.”

            I could feel warm tears running down my face as I heard Niall say those words. I covered my mouth with my hands as I tried not to cry out. I ran down the hall, passing Janelle and the rest of the boys. “Cordelia!” they all called.

            I ignored them and kept running.

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            I paced around outside, crying and wondering what to do. “I need Janelle,” I said out loud, crying. I drove to Janelle’s house and got out. I had one of her spare keys, so I walked inside, breathing in her personal aroma. I ran upstairs and organised my stuff, waiting for Janelle to return. My phone vibrated in my pocket. I took it out and read the text I received from Janelle: Cordelia! Why did you just run past us?! What happened?! GET HERE NOW. I texted back: Come back and I’ll tell you all about it.

            A few minutes later, I heard the sound of the front door opening. “Cordelia!”

            “Up here, Janelle,” I called down.

            She came up and I spilled out everything to her. It felt good to be able to tell someone everything. Except the part about Cornelius and I. “Well, Janelle… What should I do now?”

            “Truth is, Cordelia… I don’t know. There are consequences for every choice you make right now. You’ll have to wait until Maura wakes up to talk it over.”

            “But Niall seems restless already!”

            “He’s not that kind of guy, Cordelia.”

            “He will become like that if he gets pushed to his limit. Which is where he’s already at.”

            We were both silent for a moment. “Maybe you need a rest, Cordelia.”

            “It’s 5 in the afternoon, Janelle.”

            “A meal?”

            “At 5?”

            “Is there something wrong with a meal at 5?”

            I smiled. “Not at all.”