~ Nikki's POV~
'He's after us again.'
'He's after us again.'
I couldn't get those 4 words out of my head. What if he finds us. All I could do was sit in the back seat and think. Think. Think. Thinking is all I've ever done. Of course, when I think, it's always me thinking of the worst case scenarios. I'm a negative thinker. Always have been, always will be.
"Hey Nikki, are you alright back there? You haven't said one word in 15 minutes." Niall broke the eerie silence in the van.
I took Niall's question into thought. Was I alright? Haha, hell no. I was anything but 'alright'. I need to find some way to get away from all this shit. Ever since Niall showed up, he's just caused me more trouble.
"N-no Niall, I'm not alright." I finally managed to get out. He sent me a concerned look.
"I'm anything but alright. In fact, ever since you showed up into my life, I've been worse. It's because of you my mum died, it's because of you my dad is in so much grieving pain, and it's because of you that there is a fucking mad man after us trying to kill me." I nearly yelled the last part.
Niall looked taken back. He was in shock that I had just taken all those words off my chest. I watched as Niall's hands got white as he gripped the steering wheel. His face flashed red with anger. Before I knew it, he screeched to a stop on the side of the road.
"W-what are you doing Niall?" I stuttered. Okay, now I was scared.
"Niall, take me home right now." I gained my courage back up.
"No." He replied. His voice was rough and demanding. "I'm not taking you home."
"Why?" I screamed.
"Because Nikki, you're not safe there."
"Oh yeah, because I'm 1000 times safer here with you." I groaned sarcastically. Niall said nothing after that. It looked as if he was pondering the thought, as if he knew it was true.
"There is no way in hell I am going to take you home." He bellowed.
"Fine, I'll just walk home. I don't care if we are 5 hours away or 5 minutes away, I'm going home, away from you. Niall, you're nearly a stranger to me! You show up randomly at my house, try to get me to go on a date with you, then you hold me captive in this damn van. Fuck Niall, you even took me to a waterfall place and asked me what my whole life story was! I don't even fucking know your middle name, and here you are expecting me to tell you all this shit about me. Niall, please, I beg of you to take me home and get the fuck out of my life!" I was crying by the time I finished yelling at him. I looked up and saw Niall's face had softened up and he was no longer angry.
"Okay, I'll do that, but can I do something first?" He said, barely audible to me but I still understood him.
"Depends what it is." I replied. Niall slid into the back seat with me and looked into my eyes.
"I wrote a song for you, will you listen to it?" He looked at me pleadingly. I nodded my head as he began to sing the first notes to this unfamiliar song.
"Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images
You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick
I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
Images
And when you left you kissed my lips
You told me you'd never ever forget these images, no
I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you are just fine
Did I make it that easy
To walk right in and out of my life?
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do..."
Niall finished the song and looked at me.
"Nikki, I'm a mess and I need help with my emotions and shit. I can't help my self alone, so, will you help me?" He whispered.
I shook my head. "Sorry Niall. Get someone else to help you. I have enough problems in my own life to help you with yours. I loved the song though. It was beautiful. Thanks." I was on the verge of tears, but, as Charlie Sheen says... "The best way to not get your heart broken, is to pretend you don't have one."
AWW SO SAD! :(
hope you enjoyed the update. The song is definitely not mine. I'm sure you know that. It's by the beautiful 'A fine Frenzy' and the song is called 'Almost Lover' . Anyways, updating soon! Baii
Haylee Tomlinson
