Loving an OuTkAsT

Chapter 5- New Beginnings (The End)

1 week. Niall has been out for 1 week and all of us are staying as hopeful as ever. Louis, Harry, Liam, Hayleigh and I would take turns watching over him. Louis and Harry would normally start off the day, Liam and I would take over and Savannah and Hayleigh would finish off the day. We just wanted Niall to know that he will have our support through this.

"Hey, get some sleep, Liam and I will take over." I told Louis who was slowly falling asleep on Niall's hospital bed.

He nodded before taking a sleeping Harry in his arms and left the room, Liam sat on a chair and pulled me to his lap.

"He'll make it." I told Liam without looking at him, I stared at the boy who laid in front of me and he seemed so peaceful. The way he was before I told him how I felt about him. If only things could go back to how they used to be.

"I know he will" Liam's voice reassured me, his arms snaked around my waist and pulled me closer into his chest. My stomach started doing flips at this close proximity.

"I'm going to get some coffee, want one?" He asked, pushing me off of him and making his way to the door.

"No thanks, I'm good." I replied.

Liam walked out the door and left me and Niall alone, I found myself walking to the edge of his bed and held his hand.

"Niall, I know you can hear me, you're going to be fine. I want you to forgive me, you had nothing to say sorry to me for Niall. It was all me, I shouldn't have jeopardised our friendship like that but it was killing me. I needed a sign from you to know whether you liked me or not. I now know that Hayleigh is the one that makes you happy and I respect that. Just please, wake up." I cried out, my voice sounding hoarse as I tried to fight back the tears that threatened to escape my eyes.

"Zayn..." I felt a tug on my hand and my eyes shot to Niall whose eyes were partly open, staring at me. His voice sounded croaky due to the amount of sleep he has had.

"Niall? Niall! You're awake!" I screamed, letting the tears flow out of my eyes and onto the hospital bed.

"I'm sorry, I felt so bad, I cut myself to make myself feel better, and I shouldn't have put you through so much pain Zayn. I had to cut, I had to make myself feel pain. Obviously I wasn't thinking straight cause seconds later I was bleeding a fountain of blood. I forgot about my condition and panicked. I then saw Hayleigh and I tried running to her and fell." He explained wincing in pain after a few words.

"Sshh... rest Niall, I'll get the doctors." I told him.

"So, we're good?"

The door opened and I saw Liam standing there with two cups of coffee, one obviously for me because he knew I'd want one after seeing him have one. He understood me and made me feel important, the same way Hayleigh probably made Niall feel. I found myself smiling at the boy I'm falling and turned my head to the boy I fell out of love with.

"Yeah, we're more than good, friend." I hugged Niall and he returned the action.

I knew then, no truer words were spoken. I had Niall, we would be friends till the day would end. I learned that today, no matter what happens we would always have each other. Then I have Liam, the guy who would go through hell to make me happy. He is the match I've been seeking to rekindle the fire within me. Looking into his brown eyes, I know...

My world is no longer shrouded in darkness.

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A/N: It is officially over. Another story done and dusted. I'm quite proud I finished it and more to the fact I get to submit it to the contest! :) I know it's not the longest of endings but I'm falling asleep on the keyboard and I felt it needed that ending. It needed a simple ending to end a complicated story that is Zayn's love life.

Thanks everyone :)