They Don't Know About Us

Broken Promises

Ch. 36- Broken Promises

*Niall's P.O.V.*

I walked out of Zayn's room, and down the hallway. I passed a few fans who seemed to enjoy staring at me. I walked into Nicole's room. I shut the door behind me. Everything was silent. An eerie kind of silent. I took a step in, "Nicole?" I quietly asked. Nothing.

I walked further into the room, to see that she wasn't in bed or in her room. I began to get really worried. I took a few steps toward her bathroom. My hands trembled as I reached for the doorknob. I think I know what I'm going to find. I slowly turned the doorknob, and pushed it open. The bathroom was dark, and the lights were off. I reached my hand to the wall, and switched on the light. That's when I saw her body in the bathtub. She was completely naked, and blood was covering her. Blood ran down her face, legs, and chest. I crouched down beside her, and saw her stomach. In the left side of her stomach was a knife plunged straight in. All you could see was the handle. Blood was still pouring out. Her arms were wrapped around her chest, like she didn't want anyone to see her.

It was very obvious of what happened. The rapist must've tried to murder her when she was showering. If she was naked, then.... Did he also rape her again? I collapsed by the edge of the tub, next to Nicole's unconscious body. This is too much! I can't grasp all of this! I felt tears pouring from my eyes. I need to get help right now! I pulled out my phone from my pocket. I quickly dialed Zayn's number.

"Hello?" Zayn mumbled into the phone.

"N-Nicole is dying!" I cried, "You need to get help now!"

"What the hell happened?!" Zayn asked frantically.

"I can't talk now, just bring help to her room," I commanded, trying to calm my voice. Zayn hung up the phone. I grabbed some towels that were in the bathroom. I covered the areas that were bleeding on her body, trying to stop the consistent blood flow. I felt tears slip from my eyes, as I saw her face. She looked like she was in pain, even when she was unconscious.

"I-I'm so sorry for l-leaving you, N-Nicole," I whispered, I was now sobbing, "P-Please forgive m-me someday..."

Suddenly, I heard the door slam open, and footsteps. I saw some people in medical uniforms quickly walk in. I saw Zayn standing in the doorway, watching. They hovered over Nicole's body, examining the damage. They carefully tried to treat her. A new group of medical people came in with a stretcher. They carefully lifted Nicole onto the stretcher. They were talking in fast voices telling each other what to do.

"W-Where are you going to take her?" I asked, frantically.

"We're taking her to another room to remove the knife and give her surgery," One of the men told me.

"Let me come!" I begged. The guy shook his head, "No, she is in critical condition. We need to do this quickly without any distractions," He told me.

"Please!" I begged, "I promised her I'd always be by her side!"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let you come."

I saw Nicole's body on the stretcher being lifted up. They started to carry her away. Her body was covered in a few towels to stop the bleeding, and so people wouldn't see her naked body as they took her to surgery. I followed behind the guy I saw talking to previously.

"I already broke the promise to her!" I yelled, I felt tears pricking at the corner of my eyes, "Just let me stay with her!"

I saw the guy motion for Zayn to come over. Zayn quickly ran over to me and grasped my arms to hold me back, "Niall, she has to get stitches. Just wait."

"She needs me!" I yelled, as they walked out of the doorway. I struggled to escape from Zayn's grasp, but he held tightly onto my arms.

"Stop it, Niall!" He yelled at me, "She'll be fine!"

"How do you know?!" I yelled at him, "She could be dying for all I know! I promised her I wouldn't leave her, but I did! The minute I broke the promise she nearly dies! I can't leave her again!"

"Calm down, Niall," Zayn said to me. I yanked my arm away from Zayn's grasp, "Why don't you find your girlfriend covered in blood after being stabbed and raped?! Then, you can tell me to calm down," I growled at him. Zayn looked a bit shocked by my reaction. I started to go for the door again, but Zayn stopped me.

"Stop it!" Zayn yelled at me, angrily, "I know you're mad at yourself, but trying to be with her at surgery won't help! It's not your fault for leaving her! You left for ten minutes to come talk to me because you didn't want her to see you cry. You were trying to be brave for her when she needed it most."

"Brave?" I scoffed, "How was I brave when I didn't do anything?"

"You comforted her," Zayn answered, lowering his voice, "She needed someone by her side when she was hurt, and you were right there to make her feel better."

"Y-You didn't see her face," I mumbled, "After she was raped, she looked me directly in the eyes and told me to not leave her. She was so scared, and I just left."

I sat on the floor, and leaned my back against the headboard on the end of her bed. I covered my face with my hands, trying to wash away all the painful sights with my tears. Zayn sat beside me. He didn't say anything. He just sat beside me, it was a new way to comfort me. Words just weren't working, so silent support was his only option. I pressed my face into my knees as I cried for Nicole.
"Get the hell back here!" I heard someone yell. As I was running, I turned to see a shadow of a man chasing me. It was the guy that stalked Nicole, I know it. I ran as fast as I could, turning onto an abandoned alleyway. I ran as fast as my feet would carry me down the length of the alley. I felt my feet pounding against the rock hard concrete as I ran. I stopped when I saw someone sitting on the ground in the middle of the alley. My pace slowed as I tried to see who it was. I saw the familiar cascade of brown curls and beautiful blue eyes staring into mine. Her eyes usually looked at me with kindness and love, but this time they stared at me with hate. Her eyes had a cold look to them. As I walked closer, I could see that she was wearing a light white dress. She was sitting on the cold concrete, the dress covering her small legs. Her hands were held together, and perfectly placed in the center of her lap. Her hair fell perfectly from her head, and her face was pale and flawless.

What really stood out though was the red. Her dress was stained with red.... Red blood. Her face had blood dripping from her forehead, and her arms were also bloody.

The beauty and terror of her caused me to walk even closer to her frightening but majestical body. I was finally in front of Nicole. She stared coldly into my eyes.

"I always enjoyed blood...." She whispered, "Cutting was my one way to release all the beautful blood filling me. Don't you think it's pretty, Niall?" She asked me, a cold tone in her voice. I was at a loss for words. She shook her head, "I thought you would have nothing to say. I was right. You really don't seem to care. I'm over here dying, and you don't even try to save me. I thought you said you'd always be by my side.... What happened to that promise? Did it just vanish in thin air? I didn't want you to leave, but I let you because I know you wanted to get away from me. You are away from me now.... Are you finally satisified?"

I finally found the correct words to say, "N-No, you have it wrong!" I protested, "I-I didn't want you to see me cry! I wanted to be brave for you, so I left."

Nicole glared at me, "You were never brave for me. A man who breaks promises isn't a man for me."

"Please, Nicole stay with me!" I begged, "I love you!"

She smiled coldly at me, "Good bye, Niall..."


I saw her body fall to the ground, and her eyes closing. I could see a pained expression on her face. The same face she had when I found her unconscious in the bathtub. The scene suddenly changed to the bathroom. It was now when I had just found Nicole. Her naked body unconscious in the bathtub. Suddenly, her eyes opened. She sat up, so her hair cascaded down, hiding her breasts. The tub hid the lower half of her body. She tilted her head and looked at me for a moment, "Why are you sad, Niall?" Nicole asked, her voice quietly, "I'm here with you."

I felt tears running down my cheeks. I shook my head, "Y-You're going to leave me!"

I could see her eyes fall to the ground, "I guess you do know...." She whispered, "But, you shouldn't mind too much. After all, you're the one who leaved me. You knew he would come back. You just told me that he wouldn't so you wouldn't scare me. If you knew, then why did you leave me unattended?"

"I-I'm sorry," I whispered, my voice weak. She sadly looked into my eyes, "Sorry isn't good enough."

Her body fell to the ground. I watched her angelic body remain unmoving.

"Wake up, Nicole," I whispered, waiting for her to stir, "Wake up! WAKE UP!"

"DON'T LEAVE ME!" I yelled.

I woke up, screaming. My head shot up, my eyes shot open. I looked up to see I was still in Nicole's room. Zayn, Liam, Louis, and Harry were all staring at me.

"Where is she?!" I asked, nervously, avoiding there awkward stares.

"Getting stitches," Louis replied, still looking at me oddly, "You were asleep for a few hours mate."

"I have to go see her before she dies!" I yelled at him. Liam grabbed my arm as I tried to get up, "Niall, Nicole is not going to die."

"Yes she is!" I protested.

"She's going to be fine, the doctor on the ship told us that she will live." Harry replied, "She will soon wake up. When the doctor came in, he told us that her stitches are going to be finished soon. That was a hour ago, I expect her to be waking up soon."

"I have to see her now!" I exclaimed. Harry grabbed my ankle, because he was sitting, "Stop acting like this, you have to wait!"

Suddenly, the door opened, I saw a man in a medical uniform walking in, "Sorry to bother you, but Nicole should be waking up from her surgery and minute now.

We all jumped up, and quickly followed the man to Nicole.