My Darling ♥

chapter 61

Lizzy's POV.

my head is throbbing. my arm is throbbing. my wrist is tingling. my finger burns and i can't move it. 

i groggily open my eyes and take in my surroundings. 

i'm in a hospital. 

i see a bandage on my arm and my wrist, and i can feel one on my head. i look down at my middle finger and see one of those little things that measure your heart rate and i follow the chord attached to it to find a big machine recording my heart beats.

i grimace at the piercing bright light coming through the window. within seconds, the light is gone.

"who's there?" i ask. my voice barely comes out as a whisper, i'm surprised he heard me.

a pair of large, cold hands covers mine and squeezes. 

"Niall?" i croak.

"yes" he says.  

"what happened?"

"you hit your head. me and Zayn brought you here. the doctors say you have a minor concussion. they said that once you wake up they have to check up on you and then they'll tell us when you are allowed to leave" he explains. 

"i'm hungry" my stomach growls.

"Zayn will be back with food soon"

"okay" i nod. my eyes start to droop. 

"no. please don't fall asleep. you've been asleep for too long" he says, squeezing my hands tighter.

"how long?" i ask.

"a few days. the doctors weren't sure you were going to wake up. i've never been so scared in my life"

"but i did" i say.

"yes, you did" he gives me a crooked smile.

i saw tears linin his eyes. "are you okay?" i ask.

he sniffles and nods. "i'm fine"

"do you remember our conversation about being 'fine'?" i say. 

he nods and looks down. 

"so which fine are you? mine or yours?" i say. 

he looks at me and i see a tear roll down his cheek. "yours"

i take my hands away from his and wipe the tear away. i scoot over on the small white bed and pat the space next to me. he looks in my eyes, then at the space. 

i re-assuringly nod and he gets up off the chair he's been sitting in for who knows how long. i lift the covers and he slides into the bed next to me. i lay the covers back down on us and i cuddle up next to him. 

he puts his arm around the back of my neck and i wrap my arm around his torso. i rest my head on his chest and begin to close my eyes.

"don't you dare fall asleep" he says.

i laugh lightly but then my head throbs more and i grimace.

"what's wrong?" he sounds panicked.

"nothing" i shake my head. "i'm fine"

"which fine?"

i sigh. "in between" 

"okay. let me know if you need anything"

"i would like some water and advil" i say sarcastically.

he begins to get up but i tighten my grip on him. "no! i was kidding" i laugh. .. and grimace from the pain. 

"but you're hurting. i'll go get a doctor" he gets out of the warm, uncomforatable bed. 

i whine. "nooo" i reach out to him.

he looks back at me. "i'll be right back. i just need to get you a doctor"

"no" i whine. "i don't need one. just come back here" 

he sighs. "but they need to know that you're awake"

"we'll tell them later" i say. "please, just come back. the pain goes away when you hold me" 

i see something change in his eyes. he comes back to me and slips back in the covers.

he puts his arm behind my neck and pulls me to him. 

~~~

I wake up in Niall's arms. 

he's sleeping.

he looks so adorable. 

i smile at him and cuddle closer. 

"finally, one of you is awake" Zayn sighs.

"i've been waiting for hours" he complains. 

"oh." i say, my cheeks flushing red.

"it's good for Niall. he hasn't gotten much sleep in the last few days" he says. "he's been waiting for you to wake up"

"so i heard" i feel guilty.

"he thought you weren't going to wake up. i was beginning to loose hope too"

"sorry for the scare" i say. 

"it's okay. get your rest.. if you need any more" he laughs. 

i attempt a laugh but i stop myself. i remove my arm from Niall and hold my head. i squeeze my eyes shut as tight as possible and hope the pain will go away. 

Zayn rushes to the side of the bed. "Are you okay?" he asks. panic in his eyes. 

"yeah. my head is throbbing" i wave it off.

"i'll go get the doctor" he says and exits the room. 

i'm too tired to call him back. 

but i probably need the doctor. they need to know i'm awake and if something's wrong with me they can fix it. 

my eyes feel heavy and i close them. drifting off to sleep for the third time today.

~~~ 

"wake her up!" i hear Niall scream. 

"you need to calm down!" i hear one of the nurses yell at him. 

"She's going to die becuase you don't know how to do your job properly!"

"Niall!" Zayn says.

"You need to calm down right now if you don't want to be escorted out! you're lucky you've stayed this long" the nurse says and stomps away from him.

i feel a needle slide through my arm and puncture my vein. i shoot up and scream in pain.

"you're hurting her!" Niall screams. Zayn has to hold him back

"can you please take him out of the room" the nurse asks Zayn. Zayn nods and drags Niall out. Niall punches and kicks Zayn, but it didn't effect Zayn. "no! Zayn! stop!" 

I give Niall a sympathetic look and a tear slipps out of his eye. 'it's going to be okay' i mouth to him. he nods and calms down a little. 

'I love you' he mouths.

i smile, oblivious to the pain. 'I love you too'