loving on the line

chapter 11

(hey guys firstly thanks for reading this far. so this chapter will be in third person. also i'm not a doctor and I don't know a lot about treatments and so on!!! so bear with the medical side of it <3 kippy)

The boys walked down the hall of the arena, sweat dripping down their faces, smiles all around. "that girl, at the front, seriously funny" Harry grinned. Louis wrapped his arm around his best friend and nodded. "okay so five shows and then off to Australia right?" Niall asked Liam. "yeah I think so, god I feel like I've been in America for years" he smiled as the five boys entered there changing room. Immediately the mood changed, their standing in the corner of the room were three people from senior management. "boy's I think you should sit down" Paul tensely suggested. "what did we this time?" zayn huffed as he reached for his phone. "jeez" Liam whispered as he scrolled through all the miss calls on his phone. "fuck someone wants me" Niall said, as he to look at his phone. "boys, boys I need you to listen" the guy from management begain. "a few hours ago.......... err... one of your companions who has been travelling with you went into hospital".

"it's been four hours, seriously tell us what's wrong with her" Niall moaned. The five boys had been waiting in a small room for four hours and because they weren't related they weren't allowed to see her. "This is bull shit seriously" Niall said again. "I know mate but what can we do?" Louis said sympathetically. "we can get anything we want, anything, come on Paul work your little Paul magic". "Boys I've tried" Paul replied. "well where's Steph and Danni then?" Harry yelled. Harry had been pissed ever since he wasn't allowed to see macey. This weird feeling had been growing in the pit of his stomach and the more it grew the more Harry wanted to punch someone. "thank god" someone sighed as Harry was pulled out of his day dream. "Danni, thank god , how is she, is it serious?" Liam asked embracing Danni in a hug. "why were you aloud in?" Harry spat. Steph a little taken back sighed and took a seat next to Niall. "well we brought her in so we were already in the room" Steph muttered avoiding eye contact. The room now had a strange tension in it. "so...." Niall asked breaking the silence. "ummm " Danni said standing up uncomfortably and shifting her attention to a painting on the wall. "she's had a relaps" I fimalure voice said. Mary entered room followed by a few people obviously from macey's management. "a what? err geez, that's bad" Liam gasped. "now look boys, macey's technically and adult but since shes legally with our management and shes been travelling with you, your allowed to be included in talks, and see her" Mary smiled weakliy. Just as she finished two doctors walked in their heads bowed. "hi i am Dr. Brook" the man said offering his hand. "hi im Mary, and this is" Mary introduced everyone important in the room which wasn't the boys. Harry had grumpily told Louis to shut up and get off the phone to Eleanor. Harry was beginning to feel over looked in this conversation and he didn't care for it one bit. "look guys, macey has fallen out of remission, shes relapsed" Dr Brooks said. "not again" Liam sighed. "oh god she only just made it last time" Steph cried. "should've known" Louis said "yeah I know me too" Liam agreed. Harry wasn't following and nothing was making sense and this made him feel inferior. "what the fuck is everyone talking about" Harry yelled jumping from his seat and addressing the room. " do you guys know what's wrong with her already? you do, how do you all know?!" "she told us Harry" Louis said trying to calm him but itstead adding fuel to the fire. "what why would she tell you!?" Harry yelled, the way he said it hurt Louis. "umm hazz take a seat" Steph said pulling him back into his seat. "and you! how do you know?" "Harry I was their through her whole ordeal, it was during school back in Australia I would visit her everyday! I helped her through the cancer so h-" "she has cancer?" Harry interrupted. The room went silent. "she had cancer and didn't tell me! why didn't she tell me? why would she tell you!" Harry boomed pointing at Liam. "were best friends" Liam said defensively. "well what about you did she tell you?" Harry yelled pointing at Niall and zayn who both shook their heads. "look mate, I only knew because El did. they went to hospitals for check ups and I drove them, that's all" Louis explained. Harry had had enough "arrrrr" he screamed as he put his fist right through a wall and stormed off. Harry made his way down a labyrinth of stairs and found himself in the cancer ward. He smiled weakly at a little girl who obvisiouly had cancer, her head was shaven and a tube ran from a tank and into her nose. she smiled lightly but winced at every breath, Harry didn't need this shit but he did needed macey. He needed her sweet smile, and the crazy things she would talk about making him feel warm inside. He needed her advise and the way she listened so carefully understanding everything he would say. But he also needed a distraction and the cuvy blonde opposite him seemed to fill that void.

disscution was heating up back in the waiting room. "I think the best cause of action is to treat her now get everything stable and then send her back." "yes get her stable but then send her over to me, ive dealt with this and know her case back to front" Dr Pelts said via Skype. "Her parents are back in Australia too" Steph added in. "But her lifes in London, her friends and some family too, she will be most comfortable there" Niall said. " shes already her though why move her?" Paul suggested. "I just want whats best for her" Liam sighed. "agreed" everyone nodded. "so when can we see her?" Liam asked the only really question he wanted to know. "shes just having another check up and we need to discuss privetly a few more things" Dr Brooks explained "but soon" he added softening the answer. "i'm gonna go find Harry" Liam said before dismissing himself and wandering down the hall. Half and hour later he found a blonde woman looking particularly happy, maybe she had just meet mr Styles. "excuss me you haven't seen a boy around have you? 18, tall curly hair?" he asked. She blushed and pointed to a patient room. As Liam enetered the room was hot, stuffy and dark, inside stood Harry buttoning up his plaided shirt and putting his headband on. "Don't tell me you screwed that blonde" Liam spat he couldn't believe Harry did this, well not today anyway. "go away Liam" Harry grumbled. "you don't get to make that call" "well I kinda do so go hug your girlfriend or something" Harry retorted. "Harry why would you go and sleep with someone?" "because I can do what I want" "maybe doesn't mean you should" "stop being the hero Liam! she may have fell for that crap but im not" Harry yelled. somehow Liam didn't think harry was referring to Danni. "look, she didn't want people finding out, she was finally getting somewhere in her career, she didn't want people to look at her differently especially you Harry.... and that's a compliment". Harry slumped down onto the messy bed and buried his face in his hands. "Thanks sorry for being a dick" his words muffled by his hands. Patting him on the back Liam and Harry began to make there way back to the room.

an hour later the boys were aloud to visit macey. The sun had well and truly gone to bed and come up again and the boys were running on empty. maceys room was still dark with blinds drawn, the only light was from the many machines hooked up and beeping around the room. The noises unsettled Niall as the boys timidly made the way to maceys side. Louis let out a gasp at the sight of her small frail body. Just yesterday macey was a healthy bright person but the body in front of them belonged to someone else. There were bags under her eyes, her lips pale and thin, tubes came out of her body and a face mask was plastered on her. Harry was lurking in the back for some unknown reason Harry was feeling things that he hadn't felt before and it scared him intensely. "babe be strong, we're going to fight for you okay? just focus on fighting this" zayn whispered before kissing her forehead and making room for everyone else. "Don't" was all Niall could manage to say, he couldn't handle all this, so he exited the room. Liam took up most of the visit talking to macey and urging her to get better. He stroked her hand and kissed her before carfully hugging her and leaving with Louis trailing behind him. Harry took one look macey and broke in half. How had she managed to wrap around the boys like she had? how could she have become friends with everyone? macey hadn't just managed to become Liam and his best friend but the whole groups. Harry knew just how much she ment to not only the group but her adopted home England. she had struck everyone with her real, down to earth, bubbly personalty and he knew he wasn't the only one who was needed her. But the real question was what was macey to him? was she really only just a friend?