My Darling ♥

chapter 71

Niall returned with two grilled cheeses and a bowl of chicken noddle soup. 

he sets the plate with the two hot sandwiches on the glass coffee table a few feet in front of the couch.

"i wasn't sure if you wanted a bowl of soup too?" niall  says.

i shake my head. "no thank you.. i don't really like chicken all that much"

i hear Liam gasp dramatically.

he joined us while Niall was making us food.

i look over at him, Harry was holding back a laugh. 

"why dont you like chicken?" Liam asks with a hurt expression on his face.

"well.. umm.. it-uh.. used to be my mom's favorite" i let out a breath. i lick my lips to clear the dryness. i swallow the small lump in my throat and blink away the small tears threatning to escape. "she used to make it all the time. i used to love it, but.. the memory is too much" i shake my head, trying to clear all the memories of us sitting down as a family in the dining room, smiling, telling each other the highlights of our day.. eating my mom's favorite lemon breaded chiken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and hawaiian rolls. 

"oh" Liam's voice takes me away from my haunting memories. i look up to see his face drop. "i'm sorry.. i didn't mean t-"

i cut him off. "it's fine, Liam"

i reach over and grab one of the grilled sandwiches that are layered with american cheese. 

i bring it to my mouth and lick the cheese off the edges of the crust that melted onto my tunge. i take a big bite out of the top corner of the bread and chew the delicious sandwich. 

when i get to the middle of the sandwich, the still hot cheese burns my mouth.

i almost throw the rest of the sandwich all the way across the room. i quickly set it down on the plate and run to the kitchen to get cold water.

i hear niall running after me.. actually, i think i hear three sets of feet running after me.

i get an empty class that was randomly sitting on the counter. i quickly fill it with cold water from the tap, and when i go to take a drink.. i forgot that i still have food in my mouth.

i accidently inhaled it. 

the glass slips out of my hand and shatters all over the floor. 

i gasp when it hits the floor.. because i have no shoes on. the glass shards go all over my feet and give me a ton of tiny little cuts.

.. but of course, that doesn't concern me just yet.. because i am still choking.

i litterally smack my throat, hoping it would make the food come out.. but it only made it worse. 

i tried to gasp for air, but the small piece of bread coated in burning hot cheese is blocking my air flow.

i feel my face start to turn a different color and i almost fall to the ground. i feel someone catch me.

as he lays me in his arms blackness starts to take over my eyes.

i feel him start to run. he lays me on the ground of the living room.. seconds later, i feel his thumb and the palm of his hand puch hard into my chest. 

i let out a choking sound. i feel the food loosen up in my throat.

he does it again and the food shoots up and out of my mouth. 

i let out a sigh of relief. i can breath again.

i take a big breath and put my hand on my chest.

i breath heavily, still frighttened.

i hear footsteps enter the room, then something drop on the carpeted floor.

"Lizzy!" i hear Niall's voice.

i slowly open my eyes to see Niall in the doorway.. but if he didn't save me then who..? 

i move my eyes and see Harry's body kneeling over mine, his hands still hovering over my chest.

as i look up at him, i saw that his eye color shifted to a sparkling emerald instead of the deep jade color from earlier.

"are you okay?" he asks. his voice is shaky, and i can tell he was worried.. but why?

"ye-yeah. th-thanks" i stutter under his stare.

nothing more was said between us, just eye contact. 

there was something in his eyes telling me that there was so much he wanted to say.. but there was something holding him back.

Niall rushes over to us and harry lamely climbs off me and walks away, not forgetting to look back at me before he dissapears down the hallway to his room. 

Niall kneels next to me and holds his hand out to me. i take it and he pulls me up off the ground. when i get to my feet, he doesn't let og of my hand.. he pulls me into a hug.

he squeezes me tightly. "Are you okay? i was so worried. i'm so sorry. did i make it too hot? i should've let it cool off before giving it to you. i'm sorry" he appologizes in one big breath.

i push away so he can look into my eyes. "it wasn't your fault. it's okay"

"but-"

"i'm okay. i promise" i say and pull him back into the hug.

i love his hugs. they're all warm and soft. he smelled good. like food. 

"i think i should take you to the doctor just in case" he says.

i shake my head and push away from him. i go back to the couch and collapse on it. i cover my face with a pillow and cross my arms over the pillow. "i don't need to go to the doctors. i just got back from that horid place. i'm not going back, and you can't make me" i mumble through the pillow. 

"i knew you hated it in there" he says more to himself. "okay, i won't take you back. but i did call 911, i can call them back and tell them you're all right now" he says calmly.

i throw the pillow off my face and sit up so quickly i heard my back crack. "you called 911?!!?!?!"

"yeah. you were choking" he says simply.

i faintly hear sirens speeding down the road a block away from the hotel. i listen as they get closer and closer. "damn it, Niall!" i scream.

"what?! what did i do?"

"you freaking called 911! i told you i'm fine"

"you were choking! i didn't know what to do!" i see a faint tear struggling to stay in his eye. "i didn't want to lose you. so excuse me if i called a damn ambulance!" his voice went from quiet to screaming.

before i can saw anything the door is knocked down and firefighters rush through.

they come straight to me and one of them grabs my arm. he looks at Niall, "is this the girl?" he asks, confused.

"yeah" Niall says.

"it doesn't look like she's choking" 

i shake my arm out of his grip. "i'm fine" i say harshly, and storm out of the room.

i'm not sure why i got so mad.. i just can't control it.

and before i know it, i'm barging into Harry's room.