Stole My Heart (A Ziall and Larry Love Story)

Chapter 25 - Trip Down Memory Lane

*Author's Note*

Right guys I hope you enjoy this update because I thought I would fill it with drama because I won't be updating until at least the 1st August now because I go on holiday to Bulgaria. I have two things to say/apologise for: 1. I don't know how to make cookies and 2. I have no idea if the Hospital I named is real or not. Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter which is dedicated to @ZeWritingMachine and please read, vote, comment, follow anything you want and I will see you all when I return. Thanks - Scott xx

Harry's POV

At least an hour and a half had passed since Helen gave me the pills to keep Eleanor asleep and I was starting to feel uneasy. I'd already managed to find Louis' files and return them to Helen and since then I'd been a nervous wreck sitting beside Louis jumping at the slightest of sounds anticipating the moment Eleanor regained consciousness. There had been no sign of any of the boys today at all, not even Liam and he was the one who suggested a rota! I would have been more annoyed about them not turning up if I hadn't had the day I'd had so, as it happens, I was kind of glad about the solitude. It gave me time to think about everything and it left me with a lot less explaining to do regarding the fact that there was now two unconscious bodies in the room. I glanced at the clock again noticing that the pills should have worn off about ten minutes ago but I didn't worry too much about that because the bottle only gives a guideline anyway. What concerned me more is that Helen is due to come and take Louis' levels again in the next five minutes and if Eleanor chose that moment to wake up I didn't think I could handle round two between them. In fact, I wasn't convinced that everyone would end up surviving it.

Liam's POV

I left Beth's house feeling slightly disheartened but more determined than ever. I drove around for a while wondering where I should go. I didn't want to go home yet because I wasn't sure if Niall was there I couldn't face him just yet. Besides, I knew Zayn was home and he seemed to be avoiding everyone lately so I chose to give him some space. I contemplated visiting Louis but I wasn't overly comfortable with the idea of bumping into either Harry or Eleanor. For some reason I wanted to be alone for a while to clear my head, maybe take some time to figure out how I could win Beth's heart. Without really planning my route I ended up driving to a quiet hill just outside of the city. It was somewhere I went a lot with Danielle after she brought me here on our third date. She used to come here as a child a lot and it had become her favourite place where she could escape from the world with just herself or the people she loved. It had a lot of fond memories which made my heart ache slightly because this was the place where we first confessed our love for each other right after she told me she came here with people she loved. I'd teased her, asking why she brought me and she'd got all shy and blushed a bright red and after a slightly awkward silence we'd both blurted the words out at the same time. It was more cheesy and corny than sweet and romantic but that's what made it special. This was also where we first had sex, just on the other side to where my car was parked, in the small enclosure near the stream. It had been late at night and I'd surprised her with a picnic and things just started moving fairly quickly.

Now I was back here alone with the memories of Danielle making my heart ache and my longing for Beth trying to pull me back to my car. I walked over the top of the hill and down to the stream. I was near the enclosure just on the right hand side so I started walking along the river bank towards the left knowing that this would lead me further away from the city. There was no body in sight as I walked for at least 6 minutes before I could see the steep waterfall coming up in the distance. Usually Dani and I would walk down to the waterfall and sit on the grass at the side and watch the water cascade down onto the rocks below but right now I felt like turning back. That is, until I spotted something at the top of the waterfall. Or rather, someone.