You & I

The Help

Chapter 2 The Help
Recap:
"Who was it anyway?" I asked in shock. The line was quiet for a moment. "Zayn?" He said clearly shocked.
Liams POV
We were currently at the hospital with Zayn. He was stabbed by some mysterious man. Louis was pacing around the room crying softly. We all knew Perrie and Zayn were hanging out, I told Niall. I don't think Louis knows though, Just then the nurse ran in. "He's in critical condition," She said softly. "Luckily he was rushed to the hospital before he lost most of his blood." She finished. Her name tag read SUE.
"How long will he have to be in the hospital?" I asked preparing for the worst.
"Well since he was stabbed in the lower abdomen, we don't know. He could be out in a couple of days if his stomach and liver are working." She said calmly. She left a couple minutes later. Louis ran over to me and started to cry on my shoulder.
"Liam." He whispered in my ear.
"Yes lou?" I whispered back.
"I.. was...the...one...who...hurt...zayn." He said in between breaths. I just sat there with my mouth wide open.
"Lou?"
"Yes Liam?" He replied barely above a whisper.
"Why did you do that?"
"I don't know, Liam. I thought he was gonna attack me first, i guess. But that is no excuse." he whispered with guilt. I saw Perrie running into the waiting room with her make up running from her crying, her eyes were bloodshot, and her breathing was unstable. Louis stood up to hug her but she pushed him away with a look of disgust.
Louis POV
I stood up to comfort Perrie but she just gave me a dirty look and collapsed into the chair. "Perrie, I-" I started to say but she cut me off.
" I don't know what you think you're doing but I'm just trying to be here for a friend." She snapped.
"Look Perrie I know we've had some differences but can't we just be friends?"
"No, you STABBED him, for pete's sake. something like this isn't that easy to just go over by an apologie, WE'RE IN A FRICKING HOSPITAL FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!"
"Wait how did you know that?" I cautiously asked.
"I WAS THERE!!" Perrie yelled. "You didn't hear that!!!" she said quickly after she gasped, realizing what she said.
"Perrie," I said softly.
"What could you possibly want!"
"You know my secret. Now I know yours. Can't we just get along?!"
"What secret of mine do you know?."
"You and Zayn." I said with seriousness in my eyes. Her eyes went wide with realization.
"Okay, on one condition." She agreed.
"And...That is?"
"Don't tell one living soul about Zayn and I, or you, Zayn, and I are dead to both Niall and Maya." her voice cold as ice and her eyes cold dark.
"Okay, no need to get dark." I remarked, rising my hands up in surrender. She just shook her head and watched for the doctor.
I saw the doctor come back out with papers in his hands. "So...when is he able to leave?" I asked as I came up to him.
"In a few hours, he's just asleep now. We fixed his liver and stomach, and now he's just resting."
"Can I see him?"
"Yes, just be careful, he is still weak."
"Thank you, doc." I said while walking into the room Zayn was sleeping in. I sat in the chair next to the bed. "I'm so sorry mate. This is all my fault. You shouldn't be in here, I should." i said with tears in my eyes. I walked over to his sad little bed and watched him sleep peacefully. I felt so guilty seeing his IVs in his arms. I gently hugged him and watched his eyes flutter open. "Louis," He said softly. "Its okay Zayn," I whispered.I saw perrie enter the room. I could tell that she wanted to alone. I left the room and Perrie gave me a quick nod as a thank you.
Perrie's POV
"Hey." I whispered as I entered the room.
"Hey." he returned with a lazy smile.
"I have some news."
"You aren't breaking up with me, are you?"
"No,Louis knows about us but-" Zayn cut me off.
"Louis knows!" His voice so dry you just knew he needed water.
"Yes Zayn just calm down, he only knows because he saw me when you were knocked out. he was the one..." My voice trailed off.
"He was the one what Perrie!" He exclaimed too loudly. Liam came running in. "Are you guys okay?" Liam asked out of breath.
"Yes Liam we are ok. Can you ask Louis to come in here now?" Zayn asked annoyed. I sat down in the chair next to the bed. "Sure guys.." Liam said slowly.
Maya's POV
"What are you doing here?" I said once I saw Niall and his gang.
"Could ask you the same thing." Niall said
"Perrie told me she was in the hospital."
"She's here talking with Zayn."
"Wait, what?"
"Yeah, she came here and went into his room to talk to Zayn, you didn't know?"
"OF COURSE I DIDN'T KNOW, WE DON'T HANG OUT WITH YOU!"
"No need to scream."
"I have a right to scream."
"Come on." Niall said grabbing my wrist, taking down the halls, through the main door to the cold, white, wet outside. It was white, snowing.
"It's freezing out here, why did you bring me out here?" I practically screamed the irish boy in front of me.
Nialls POV
"You needed to got out of there, if you didn't you would've had a panic attack."
"I haven't had one since I wa- How do you know about that?"She asked cutting herself off.
"Don't you remember?" I asked, she shook her head meaning 'no' "We all used to hang-out."
"Yeah, that was before you and the boys went all bad."
"This is true."
"What happened to you guys, you guys were the ones that everyone loved, now everyone is scared to even breath next to you."
"I'd ask you the same thing, you were the one that always snuck out with me, before everything. You and I would always just sneak out to the lake." she smiled at the memory. She still remembered.
Flashback"
"C'mon it won't be that bad, your parents won't know I promise." Niall said as we were walking out of the school.
"I don't know."
"Live a little, it won't kill you."
"If I fall out of the window it will."
"So you're going?"
"I guess."
"Great! Be ready by eleven thirty." I nodded.
Eleven twenty-six. Four minutes. Should I be nervous? I heard a yell. "Maya" I walked over to my window, eyeing the drop. I closed my eyes and starting going downward. "See it wasn't that hard was it?" he teased. I shook my head.
We walked to the lake and sat on the dock watching the stars and the moon. I laid on my back and closed my eyes.
End of flashback.
"That was the past, Niall. Before you got into the wrong crowd."
"One thing hasn't changed."
"And that is?"
"I still love you