Baby Boom || Liam Payne <Complete>

Chapter 20: This Burden I Carry

"Is it weird my stomach's hurting and I haven't even ate yet?" Eleanor asked. Perrie and I looked at her uneasily.

"Well you do look at little pale, El? Are you alright? What's happened? You were fine a couple seconds ago..." I trailed.

"I know. But now I feel funny. It's hot as well. Could you turn the heater off please?" She asked me. I looked at Perrie as she looked at El like she was mental.

"Babe, the heater's off and it's like 20 degrees in here." Perrie explained. Eleanor looked confused.

"Here," I helped her up from the table. "Why don't you lay down and take a nap for a little while. Maybe you're just over exhausted from the plane or something... What else are you feeling?"

"Well, I feel......" As she said this, she struggled to walk through the hallway stumbling. "I feel nauseous." She stated. I hadn't thought anything of it at first. Just that maybe she was sick and caught the stomach bug or something.

As I lay her down in bed, her breathing was ragged and she was sweating. Her eyes instantly closed and she moved her hands to the top of her stomach. I pulled the blanket up to her waist, and rushed over to the bathroom in the room. I opened the cabinet and took out a washcloth. I put it under the tap and rinsed it with cold water. Ringing it out afterwards.

When I returned to El, her cheeks were more flushed and she was congested. I put the wet, cold told towel on her forehead and went to go blast the temperature in her room. I closed the door after tending to her and sat next to Perrie on the couch.

"Let's not tell Lou about this sudden bug, alright?? I don't want to add to the stress he already has." I told Perrie.

"Yeah. That's a good idea. What do you thinks wrong with her?" Perrie asked me.

"I don't know. But I know we'll have to take her to the hospital if it doesn't go away by the time she wakes up." I sighed. "How was she on the way over here? Or when you guys slept last night?"

"She was fine on the way over here. Apart from telling me the story about you, she slept the entire way. Last night, she slpet fine but she was a little hot. I had to move the covers off of her." Perrie explained.

"Damn it." I whispered. "She might have a fever. Although I don't know how. Maybe one of her friends was sick while doing the photo shoot out in LA?"

"Possibly. Or she just over exhausted herself and this is her consequence. That happens to me all the time. Especially after tours."

"Yeah possibly. Here," I handed her the remote to the TV. "Put on The Hunger Games while I go make some popcorn, yeah? Take our minds off of this for a little while." I said as I got off the couch.

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The movie had just finished and Perrie was knocked out on the couch. I was laying on the floor petting Wi-fi as she laid next to me. That's when I heard a loud 'thump'. Almost as if someone fell. And it came from down the hall.

Eleanor

I hopped up from my current position and ran to their room. When I opened the door, Eleanor wasn't in bed. I heard more sounds of movement but this time they were coming from the bathroom. I rushed over and started knocking.

"Eleanor?" I asked quietly. "Eleanor, honey open up please. It's just me." I heard sniffling and a couple of sobs.

"El, you're scaring me now. Come on open up." I said as I jiggled the locked door knob. "Eleanor don't make me do this." I warned. Sh still didn't answer so I took matters into my own hands. I backed up from the door and rammed into it with my side. This reminds me way to much of when I heard Jakob's cries the day that man broke into their house and killed Jasmine.

It only took me one more shove to get the door open. However, I was terrified as to what I found.

Blood..... There was blood everywhere and Eleanor was on the floor. She was in a bath robe and was silently crying. I stood, frozen for a second, and took in everything. The blood was originating from her lower region.

"Perrie!!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. I rushed to Eleanor's side and tried to help her up. "Come on El. We have to get you to the hospital right now. Perrie!" I called once again.

"What?!" I heard her voice from down the hall.

"Get Jakob ready! We're going to the hospital NOW!" Eleanor was still crying. "Babe, I need you to tell me if and where it hurts." She shook her head. "Are you sure nothing hurts at all?" I asked frantically.

"No..." Her tiny, pained voice said.

"Work with me here El."

"It feels almost like a burning..." She finally bargained. After she broke down in uncontrollable tears again.

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"I'm scared."

"I know El.... I know. We'll be able to go home soon though. Then, when we get back, I'll make you hot chocolate with big marshmallows in them." I tried comforting El.

"Girls, whatever happens, we are not telling Louis. Okay?" Perrie and I looked at her funny.

"I can't make a promise El. If it's pretty serious-" Perrie was cut off.

"I'll tell him when he gets back but we won't tell him while he's on tour. I don't want him coming all the way back from his promo tour just for me."

Perrie and I sighed but gave in. There was a knock on the door anf it was then the doctor decided to join us.

"Good morning Ms. Calder," He said looking up from his clipboard. "Ladies." He nodded to me and Perrie. We returned the gesture. He sighed and pulled out a stool to sit on right in fron of all of us.t

"Eleanor, I'm not sure if you were aware of this but you were 1 month pregnant." Eleanor gasped and I immediately knew what he was gonna say next.

She was 1 month pregnant. Al the blood I saw coming from her lower part meant that she-

"Eleanor, I'm so sorry, but you had a miscarriage." He said.

Eleanor looked at him with wide eyes and her mouth open. Like she couldn't believe it. To be honest, I couldn't either.

"What was the cause?" I choked out.

"Well, that can be determined. Eleanor, has something made contact with your stomach recently? Maybe a hard hit?" When he said that my mind immediately flashed back t the airport. I think El had realized it to because she looked at me.

"I had arrived here in London yesterday and when I had seen my friend over here," she pointed to me, "I kinda tackled her in a bear hug. Could that have caused it?" She asked gingerly.

"Actually, yes. It happened from the impact." Once he said that I stood up from my chair and charged towards the door.

"Jess, it's not your fault!" I heard El and Perrie call. But I know that wasn't true. If I hadn't let Eleanor hug me the way she did, we wouldn't be here. We could be at the house playing games or watching more movies and eventually El would've found out she was pregnant and couldv'e gave birth to a beautiful baby boy or girl.

This really and truly is all my fault. I burst through the exit doors of the hospital and sprinted out to the unoccupied garden area where no on was. I sat down roughly, running a hand through my hair.

"I'm so stupid." I whispered. I looked up towards the sky and started yelling.

"I'm not a strong as you think!! Why do you keep putting obstacles in my way?? She didn't deserve this!"

I fell onto the ground and sobbed. I carelessly and desperately wiped the liquid coming down from my eyes. But it was no use.

I'm sorry Eleanor...

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