Pieces of Time

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Ashton's POV

Luke picked up Winter in his arms and Mrs. White screamed as we walked away. When we were almost a block away, Michael and Calum let her go and rushed toward us.

"Is she okay?" Luke said concerned as we rushed to the house.

"I have no fucking idea. MICHAEL! CALL THE DOCTOR!" I shouted.

Calum quickly handed his phone to Michael as we drew nearer to the house.

I threw open the door and Luke quickly placed an unconscious Winter on the sofa. Michael and Calum came in next, Michael still on the phone, and while Calum was closing the door, Miles pushed past him.

"Hey!" Calum warned grabbing him by the collar.

"It's alright! He's okay!" I shouted as I was knelt beside Winter.

"I don't know what to do!" Luke yelled standing over her panicked.

I checked for a pulse and Winter was still alive. "We just have to wait for the doctor to get here." I said trying to act calm.

I didn't know that exposing the truth to Winter would throw back all the progress we made with her illness this past week. It was completely selfish of me to lock myself in my room after seeing the woman who birthed me. Winter needed me and I was failing her.

"What's wrong with her?" Miles asked with tears streaming down his face.

"She has a heart condition." Michael said without looking at him.

After a few minutes, the doctor arrived and checked Winter. He was the doctor that was suggested to us from the doctor in America. We went to see him the day after we landed and he agreed to take her as a patient.

"Well Winter is okay and she should wake up in a few minutes. Please try to avoid strong emotions and don't leave her alone for the next 10 hours at most." The doctor continued to explain her situation, and we all listened intently.

The doctor left and we all sat down to catch our breath.

"That was terrifying." Luke sighed.

"Terrifying was her mum." Calum said. "No offense." He gestured to Miles.

Miles stayed quiet for a while in a state of shock then spoke. "It was all my fault. I knew it all and I didn't say shit!"

"Wait, so that shit was serious?" Michael shouted. "All of that happened too quickly." Luke added.

"How did you know mate?" Calum asked.

"Well-" I started shyly. I wondered how the guys would take it. After 2 years I recovered my memory.

"Ashton." Miles shouted confused. "Last I heard, you were fucking dead."

"What?" I shouted. The lads looked at each other confused then we all starred at Miles.

"You thought he was dead?" Michael laughed. "Nothing can kill this guy." Calum added.

"We got a call

Winter started waking up and we all turned our attention to her. I grabbed her hand gently as I sat beside her. "Hey, are you okay?" I asked.

She small smiled at me as she looked toward me. Then she started starring at her surrounds and gripped my hand in fear. "What the fuck happened?" She shouted. She didn't seem upset, she seemed confused, which was a good thing. The last thing I need was for her to be angry while I was trying to explain everything.