On the Run (Zayn Malik fan fiction) [UNDERGOING MAJOR EDITING]

Chapter 23

~Chapter 23~

Zayn's POV

All the lads were laughing their arses off because of what Niall had just done, to be quite honest I let out a few chuckles here and there myself, but I was also a tad scared. I had this odd feeling both in my heart and in my gut. I looked over at Harry because he had suddenly stopped laughing.

"Wait, how long has Heather been down there?" He asked a little panicked. Everyone quickly stopped their laughter when they heard that. My heart stopped. She's been in there for about 5 minutes... My eyes grew wide.

"She doesn't know how to swim!" I exclaimed as realization hit me like a ton of bricks.

"Oh my, that's why she didn't wanna go into the water!" Louis exclaimed. I quickly got up from the sand to dive into the water. As I ran past Niall I gave him a look that would have definitely killed him if it could. I quickly set my mind back onto my girlfriend. As I dove in, the water was freezing but I didn't care, I only cared to find my love! I can't believe I didn't see it before! I just hope I hadn't figure it out too late...

Heather's POV

I was in a white room with a sofa right in the middle. I looked down and saw that I wasn't in my bathing suit, but in this beautiful white dress instead. It was strapless and it went up to my knees. I was also wearing these beautiful white sandals that complimented the dress beautifully.

"Where am I?" I whispered to myself.

"Your in between my darling." Someone responded. I spun around and saw a woman standing there. She looked familiar but I just couldn't remember from where. As I was trying to remember her face, what she had just said popped back into my mind.

"What do you mean 'in between'?" I asked confused. What did "in between" even mean?

"It means, well.. it's like.. hmm, this is harder to explain than I thought."

She thought about it for a while then spoke again. "It basically means that you aren't quite dead yet." She responded.

"Wait, yet?" I asked a little panicked. I can't die! I had my whole life ahead of me!

"Well there may be some complications. It all depends on you Heather. You decided weather you'd like to die and cross over to the gates and see what happens to you from there, or go back to Earth.." The women said.

"I want to go back!" I exclaimed. I truly did.

"Really? Because from what I've seen you haven't really been yourself lately." The women said.

"Wait, are you like my guardian angel?"

"I guess you can say that." She responded. "Heather what is holding you back?" She asked. I was confused at that question.

"Holding me back from what?" I asked

"From being happy. From being that happy Heather you use to be before your parents and before Ruth turned on you. What's holding you back from living"

"I can't be that Heather anymore." I stated quietly.

"And why not?"

"Because it wouldn't be right to my parents. It'd be like saying that I don't care they're gone. It'd be like I'm happy they left me when I'm not!" I yelled.

"Heather, they want you to be happy. They want you to be you! That's all they ever really wanted." She said. I felt a tear roll down my cheek. How am I suppose to do it. I can't just go back to being that person. But I know I can try to be better and I will improve.