From the Beginning (One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Beth's P.O.V.

I walked in the door with Niall at about 11:30. Sara raced up to us and was quick to ask how our date went. "It was amazing," I didn't hesitate to answer.

"You can tell me all the details later," she smirked. 

"Where is everyone?" Niall asked.

"Erica and Liam went to bed but the rest of us are downstairs. Zayn is still sleeping," Sara explained.

"Zayn is still sleeping?" I pitched in, kind of worried. "How long did he stay awake for?"

"About 20 minutes. In total today he's been awake for an hour," Sara cringed. I dropped all of my stuff and ran to Zayn who was sleeping on the couch downstairs. Niall and Sara were right behind me. 

I booked it to Zayn, not even saying hi to anyone else. Placing my hand on his forehead with my cold hands, he still didn't budge. "This isn't right. I'm taking him to the hospital. It doesn't matter how bad his concussion is, he shouldn't be sleeping for this long," I explained. 

"I'll go inform Erica and Liam," Sara ran upstairs. Everybody raced upstairs and got ready to go. Harry grabbed his keys and filed everybody into the Rover while Louis, Niall and I got Zayn up and out to the vehicle. 

"Zayn, stay awake, Bud. You have to stay awake," I would gently slap his cheek to keep him alert. He was quick to keep falling asleep but we knew he couldn't control it. 

Harry pulled up in front of the hospital and Niall and Louis helped me pull him out and put him in a wheel chair. Louis pushed him inside as I ran up to the front desk with Niall to fill out his information. Once we explained the state of his condition and what happened previously, he was in a room within 5 minutes. 

I sat nervously in the waiting room while holding Niall's hand on my right and Taylor's hand on my left. She had Louis beside her holding her other hand. We were waiting for the doctor to tell us what was happening. Zayn had already gotten a CT scan on his head so we were waiting for the results. Time felt like it was in slow motion. Doctors and nurses were racing around, in and out of his room constantly checking his vitals. As time wore on I got more and more nervous and all I wanted to do was walk up and slap the doctor in the face.

What felt like 2 days later, the doctor walked into the waiting room and up to me. "You did a smart thing, bringing him in when you did. Any later and he could have died. Zayn has an unusal amount of swelling in his brain, caused by the impact of the metal that hit him. He's going to have to go in for immediate emergency surgery so we can relieve the pressure and tone down the swelling," the doctor explained.

"Can we see him?" I asked. I felt a tear escape my left eye but to my left, Taylor was in Louis' chest bawling.

"I'm afraid not, the nurses are already preparing him to go and he's sleeping anyway." I heard Taylor whimper beside me but I just put my hand on her back. Louis was already trying his best to console her.

"Do you want to go for a walk?" I turned and asked Niall. He nodded silently and got up out of his chair. I grabbed his hand and told everybody we would be right back. On our walk, I noticed Niall wasn't saying much. I understood why but it killed me to see him like this. "He'll be okay, Ni."

He nodded slowly but was still looking into the distance. He managed to squeak out an "I know," but it was still too quiet for me to relax. I guided Niall into a quiet hallway without any rooms. I pulled him into a hug and he placed his hands on my head and kissed my forehead. I stood there hugging him for a couple of minutes, trying to comfort him as best as I could.