Lovin' Styles

Problems - Chapter 74

Harry's POV:

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw Riley walk out of the room with a grin on her face.

 "No more wheelchair," she sang as she danced over to me. I beamed and we hugged before she gently kissed me on the lips.

"So, what would you like to next, m'lady?" I asked teasingly.

"Can we have a picnic?" Riley looked at me with a playful glint in her eyes.

"Go change, and we'll go." I promised and she squealed before skipping off to change into her normal clothes. I was left sitting in the hard, plastic hospital chairs, until Dr. Li approached me. "Hey, Dr. Li!" I said cheerily.

"Hi, Harry. I have some good news. And some bad news."

I felt my stomach tighten and I twisted the bottom of my shirt around my finger. "Uh-huh?"

"As you probably know, Riley doesn't have to use the wheelchair, or use the brace. But, as we examined her spine, we noticed that she has spots in her spine, that have... cancer. Riley has cancer."

Riley's POV:

I quickly jumped into my leggings and UGGs, before sliding one of Harry's shirts over my head. I couldn't stop smiling, and I approached Harry just as his face paled. I saw Dr. Li sitting in front of him, and Harry nodded and grimaced.

I hid behind a thick white pole, leaning in to hear the conversation.

"Riley has cancer."

My heart fell to the bottom of my stomach, and my smile immediately fell down to the floor. 

Cancer. The deadly illness that kills millions of people around the world. 

Well, shit.

Dr. Li hugged Harry before walking away with a sad expression.

I skipped to Harry, pretending I didn't hear a thing. "Ready to go on that picnic?" 

Harry gulped and forced a smile onto his face. "Yeah, uh. Sure." I grabbed his hand and he flinched, but continued to walk towards the parking lot.

"So, I saw you talking to Dr. Li. What's up?" 

"Um..." he cleared his throat. "She just wanted to fill me in on your medications."

I sighed - I couldn't believe this. Harry wouldn't tell me the truth! I'm just gonna keep playing along. 

"So, what medications do I have to take?" I questioned innocently.

"Uh, some painkillers, and some other stuff... and... yeah." Harry looked uncomfortable, stuffing his hands in his pockets. He avoided looking at me as we walked to the car.

"C'mon, Harry! I know I have cancer! Can't you just tell me the fucking truth?" I screamed.

Harry dropped his keys and stood there, looking at me.

"You know?"

"Yes, because you were too scared to tell me the truth." I spat.

"I wanted to protect you!"

"From what, dying?"

With that, Harry turned on his heel and walked away. I stood in the now-empty parking lot, fuming.

What did I just do?

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Niall's POV:

"Yes, she's here. We've found her."

"Thank you, officer." I hung up the phone and grabbed Skye in a hug. "They've found her, they've found our little baby!"

"They found Izzy?" She gasped. Skye erupted into tears and cried into my shoulder.

"Let's go. She's down at the station right now." 

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"Izzy?" A little girl looked up. She still had the same brown hair, brown eyes, and missing two-front teeth, but she was broken. Beaten. Lost. 

Her eyes had lost their sparkle, her arms were littered with bruises, and her hair was tangled. She was wrapped up in a blanket, but still shivering.

Skye ran over to her and grabbed her in a hug.

"Help, help!" Izzy screamed.

Skye slowly backed away. "Iz, it's me."

"Who're you?"

Skye choked on her breath and collapsed on the floor in a fit of sobs.

"Um, excuse me, Officer. We're here to pick up our child."

"I'll go get Officer Wilden for you."

I gently picked Skye off the floor and cradled her in my arms. "It's okay," I cooed.

Officer Wilden approached us. "Nice to see you again, Mr. Horan. And who is this lovely lady?"

"This is Skye, my girlfriend."

"Ah, yes. Now, we've found Izzy, as you can see, but there are some complications."

"She doesn't remember Skye."

"She is suffering a bad case of amnesia. While she was out, she slipped on a sheet of black ice and banged her head on a metal pipe. We've checked out her head, and she's also had mild dehydration, and a few stitches here and there. She'll be okay."

"So, about the amnesia, will she remember anything?"

"I'm very sorry, but, no, she won't."

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I apologize for the longgggggggg wait for this chapter! This chapter is really juicy though, so I hope that made up for it! Thank you for 11,000 reads! Bye lovies, and if you have one like me, enjoy your snow day!

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