Never Leave My Side (A Niall Horan Story)

I lay in bed looking over at the clock, it's almost nine, and da isn't home yet. Dad should be home soon. Maybe I'll ring him soon? I don't know if he has left work or not, maybe I should wait until dad gets home and see if he knows.

I close my eyes remembering Niall's message again, and I hear a sudden knock on the door. I open my eyes and look at the clock. It's nearly nine o'clock, who would show up this late?

I walk quickly out of my room and down the hall, and skip faster down the stairs, to the front door. I peek out of the curtain to see who it is before I open it. Worry rushes through my body as I yank the door quickly open, to see a police officer on the other side.

"Evening, are you Miss James?" Asks the officer.

"Umm, yes." I reply with a nod, not wanting to know why he is here.

"I'm afraid to inform you that your dad has been in a terrible accident." He says, feeling the need to reach out to me. He sighs, but continues, "I'm sorry to tell you, but he died on impact." He finishes quietly.

I fall to my knees, feeling them give out on me. I don't stop the sobs from coming. I start having trouble breathing but soon find it again. I feel the officer sit next to me, putting his arm around me trying to be some sort of comfort. It's not really working, but bless him for trying.

Something comes to me, and I look at him with wide eyes, "Where is my da? You said my dad, but where's my da? He was supposed to be home an hour ago." I finished in a panic. Just in time I see my da's car pull into the drive way. I stood up as soon as he shut the car off, and ran to him, barely giving him time to get out.

He looks at me and hugs me tight. "What's wrong, love? Sorry I'm late getting home. I was stuck behind an accident." He says holding me. I cry even harder, pointing to the officer. "What's going on? Is everything okay?" My da asks.

"No sir, I'm afraid it's not." Says the officer walking up to me and my da. "We need to talk."

"I'll go inside." I say hugging my da tight, and kissing his cheek. I don't want to hear the news again. I walk up our stone path to the door, turning around before opening it and walking in. The officer waited until I was inside before talking to da.

As soon as the door clicked shut, I heard the phone ring. I glanced at the clock. Only nine-thirty. I walked into the kitchen, looking at the caller I.D. "Niall Horan", it read. I pushed the answer key, and put the phone to my ear.

"Hello?" I say, trying to make myself sound normal. I don't need him worried.

"Hey, what's wrong? And don't say nothing, I've only moved away, I can still tell." He says, already worried.

"I don't want to talk about it." I reply, letting the tears fall now.

"Sapphire, please tell me. You tell me everything. I'm really worried about you. I want to help." He says urgently.

I love that he is so caring. "I don't think you can help this time." I tell him, still not wanting to talk about it. I feel like I could be sick.

"Sapphire, are people messing with you again? Do I need to come back to get someone?" He says. I can sense he is getting upset.

Oh well, he is my best friend. I decide I could tell him. I don't want him upset with me. "My dad was killed in a car accident an hour ago. I just found out thirty minutes ago." I pause. "The officer is outside telling da right now." I finish up, crying even more now.

"Oh God, Sapphire. I don't know what to do." Niall says. I can tell he is crying too. "Do I need to come back? I will have mum bring me. I can go wake her up right now." He says in a rush.

"No. No Nialler. You let mum rest. Me and da need time to ourselves to wrap our minds around things." I tell him, wishing he was here, so I could hug him tight, and he could hold me. Tell me everything will be okay. I let out a sigh not knowing what to do.

"Sapphire, I'm really sorry. I have to go. Expect a call from me tomorrow as soon as I get home from school." He says in a sad tone.

"Okay. Have a good day." I say as I hear the front door and see my da appear in the kitchen.

"I love you Sapphire. Stay strong for me." Niall says.

"I love you too, Nialler. And I will try my best." I say before hanging up and running to my da. I hold him tight, and he holds me tighter. Both of us in a mess of sobs.

"I'm sorry I wasn't home." He says. "I hope you always remember how much I love you, Sapphire. I hope you never forget. I will always be here from now on." He says hugging me tight.

I cry more, looking up at him, looking into his eyes. "I love you too, da. More than anything."

So I hope you guys are enjoying these chapters. Please let me know what you think about the story so far, and if I need to change anything. Thank you guys for reading!